FIRES AT HAMILTON.
Wednesday last was a day that will be^ long remembered round Hamilton. About nine o'clock in the morning a strong hot wind began to blow, and continued to increase as the day progressed. By mid-day it was blowing, a perfect gale, and as hot as a furnace. By two o'clock in the afternoon the whole town was enveloped^ in smoke, and_ it was quite evident that numerous and extensive fires were going on in several directions. They continued to burn during the whole afternoon, and their glare could be seen in all quarters after nightfall. We have, as yet, only an imperfect knowledge of the damage done, but we already know that it is very considerable. Many of the small farmers on the Grange Burn have been entirely burnt out, losing theit crops and in many instances having their fences completely destroyed. — Hamilton Spectator, Jsn. 3.
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 20 January 1863, Page 3
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149FIRES AT HAMILTON. Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 20 January 1863, Page 3
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