Bush Fires in Unknown.

Manawatu Herald, 6 January 1898, Page 2

Bush Fires in Unknown.

DEPLORABLEDE^^^BHB Further particulars j^^^^^^H devastation by the bil^^^^^^^H Huon road, l the Up^^^^^^^H Longley aijid theQUmP deplorable. * Dwellings, churches, post offices, farms and homesteads have been reduced to ashes. Every soul in the locality would have perished had it nob been for the shelter of a bridge; where the people huddled together*, partly in the water, and remained | for hours. < Two men were burned to death «i < Kettering, and others are missing. One result of the fire is the almost entire destruction of the raspberry and other small fruit drops. The heat wave added to thtf fires da* stroyed all the fruits, even ipx localities [ untouched by the actual flames. Large quantities of live itock have been burned to death. I r Heavy rains are ohecking the bash fires. i The historic Carnarvon 'Village al Port Arthur (57 miles fronU Hobart, on the southeast corner g$ the island, famous for its conneofrfon with the old penal settlement) hais l£en wiped oufe. The penUentiarjy, was amongst the buildings daflg stroyed. jM ■ At the Hercules mine the resfl dences and laboratories wera d<9 sliroyed. j " u jjß In the mining districts matn

persona took refuga iv shafts, und some were badly burned. The Government and tho public are seeking assistance for the distressed districts.