Fire at Dunedin,

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 161, 13 June 1883, Page 2

Fire at Dunedin,

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

[PEJJ UNITED PBE3S ASSOCIATION.} . x Dunkdin, June 12. A fire broke oat ia a new railway goods shed at about half-past 8 o'clock. tbis evening. It was completely destroy^J^lejS__than_ an hnqr, Tfc wflgfull of. goods, a considerable portion of the cargo of the Westmeath, and the whole of the goods per Tarawera, , which came ia this morning, having bean stored ia it. No details are at present known. It is a qaestioa whether, as the goods being stored from ship-board, j insurance risks are at an end. .There was no water available for a long tme, as the shed was on the reclaimed gronnd. Thonsods of people were on the scene ;pj the tire. / ■■■ ; '" : - ■ ' _^ t - -■:■'- TfrOizlT oT'lKe burns pTihe'd Iras 450 ft m length, and it had cost nearly £3000. Two night watchmenwere on Haty, oae.of whom was apparently told: off to watch this and another important shed. He had gone round it at a quarter past 8 o'clock, 1 trying all the do >rs, &hd nothing appeared to be; wrong, but wjthia less than half an. hour tha firebell rang. All the goods per Tara?, wers, a quantity by the Wakatipu, and' a few packages by tha Westniesth, were m it. Eleven railway . trucks loaled, were m the shed. A large number of leading importers are losers. A, six lean horae-power gas engine, intended to drive 5 the printing ana electric light machinery f in the Daily Times office, was. burned, ! • : . . . .".'■■- Latest. [ There were fourteen track loads of goods from the Tarawera put into the shad this evening, One importer of jewellery has goods to the value- of £5000 m it. k ; ;