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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 470, 15 April 1867, Page 2 (Supplement)

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GREAT TIRE IN DUNEDIN—LOS3 ESTL. MATED AT TTO.OOJ. {Tram tho New Zealand Advertiser.) Dunedin, April 4, 6U5 p.m. A fearful firo broke out on Tuesday night, about 1m f-pust- eleven o’clock in tho premises of Mr Wilson, ironmonger, Prince**'street North. Tho following houses have been totally destroyed : Harding's Octagon Jioiei ; , Day and Co., timber y ard ; Law, bonuup and Co., sceiiaaion j A. and T. Tiurtt, plumbers; M‘-viel Simpscn, butcher ; G. A. West, music-seller ; Garret A Co., coach factory, Herbert Haynes aud Co., drapers; Paterson and M'Leod, grocers; James ds Jago, photographer; Soilegen and Carr, tailors; J. Tteid, chemist ; Zierck's fancy warehouse ; Theatre Koval, Criterion iio* (el ; S. 11. Johnston, plumoer ; u dwelling house adjoining the hotel on the opposite side of i .Tmeesd-street; ID Degg, music* seller ; Hamilton and Watson, mri.itun» dealers ; ireanhin Drothc;.-., oil wan house; Gregg and Co , Coli'ee dealers ; Schiiuek, iiair-urosser ; W- Sinclair, tailor; J. ii. Cruwio.’d, surgeon; i'. Toiieid, watonmaker. The total estimated leas by the Cro i* about iMa'.OJU, of winch only about Td 1,0.0 is insured. teveral were not injured. The embers are still burning. Tender* have been called tor by sumo lor the erection of new boil.dog*. The inquest is nmv being held, and*i» not expected to coose tj-du_,. Three vv i - nesses hen e been examined, and ml agree as to a gieat and Unexpected light having men observed in \v ilsou’s back »hon, suddenly, tielore t:ie lire uroke nit. | Law, !Soinner and Co. insured on the day of ioe tire for an extra Kip 00. Jago :loses over illgOOO. jle eouid not eject *u insurance. Vt dkie has lost coiieideraniv. [ A large quantity ot goods have campipeered in a most mysterious manner. [ j,ae enquiry, winch commenced at four Ip.m., lias been atljouniet until to-uioiTow, lue to.lowing are tho losses by the iu* Uuruuee Coinpa.nes : Royal ... £4IOO l.oerpool and Loudon ... 4TUU New Zealand ... 3t>oU Anstraiabiaa ... 2J50 Victoria ... obUO Cl.tgo ... lo^ii Rayerial ... ioJO LuuTuu and Lancashire ... 6UO Nuriliera ... 500 Australian Alliance ... suo April 5, GTO p.m. j Tho enquiry into the origin of the iat» Are was resumed a; 3 o’clock tins ai. er- | noon. W ilsou H i:S subjected to a long [aud searching examination, ana the case , looks serious against him. The enquiry was again a journed HU half-pa-t 7 I hi* evening, lucre arc only two wanes*** to oe examined.