THE FIRE IN TAY STREET.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 67, 2 November 1864, Page 3

THE FIRE IN TAY STREET.

As we statecf m 6uaf"lasf*i»Bue,* tiwiimill'df * thY fire extended ' ftpmltsharitifte tAMx&lsfo fa ■hop ■w4i : "dw^^g^9^W-cs^k?^o^^''^^' •ituatejiratjbhec^mer"of 15eySpon ancTDee streets. The extensive stores of_Me_siirs. Cochran, Granger, andßlackwood escaped, but it was only by the most exta*ardioa^^ex§rti<mß;on; the part; of Ithe police and the inhabitants i- who had rushed to tKe rescue, who Were moat active in. rendering nil the •ssistanc© they could 'in^he removal of goods and the procunngipf/ wateivv The^^ttege p|^£r. K. M'lvor atrthe-TCar of his \ f stores likewise escaped, although itHTOSpTet^w^^corched'^b^ intense heat. The propertyionsumed or destroyed will therefore stand aCfollows^r-, <[■ r . Stores^rMeswfgV Clark"©, witli large' shedbeMridr^EsfimateS lqsi, £600. Insured for £300 with the New -Zealand Insurance Company. ; - Hatch 7 ArHayes^pr^ damage of in jcemoyal* with the London and Liverpool Insurance Company for £800^ fiif,;! A '10 Z-lIUJH-'I Ji-ZOlv-iJG. Mr. XL M'lvor's stores— Original coat, £5,000, oiiip'Wßxdß'v pTesent.yabie lofibuildmg,. £l,Boo ]or 5^000.': JVahieHofv goodal ■destroyed-r^noti yet Mcertaihe'd. + Goods insuredjto extent of :"£l,00Q ; building; £2,500,- as follows ;— £soo,_ each with the! * London r and J Liverpboli the Victoria,^ th» Royal, the Northern; and-the North 1 British Companies ;:and £1,000 wiUi the Otago Insurance Company^ :Kl* ■■ -f.---/-:-.:- ; ;i^ ~~'; r< -'^'^\ o-Mr.^GrfGfoodwilUe'B zprflmises.^yiz.,: the'G-lobe Hbteli andttheishbp and dwelling-house occupied ty himseM^-Totally: destroyed, 1 and'wholly/uningured: V-.> lcO:T!,)'i.-€/:. 4 . .'.. .'^^'-^^ly' ' ::^' } - ' r The^house recentlyoccupied by Dr. Gxigor was totally consumed vibut we have not ascertained if the'lossis covered^by^ insurance, .-if • ::m. ;V rfncocaraiii .<arapgerv;-andvßlackwo.od ? Bißtoreßr7Here the building waslsayed jl but the; etock •uffored material damage in removal.!; iThe^in■urances effected are as follow : —^£2so with the LondonraiidMaverpobr Insurance Company, £500 the Eioya^ £500 with the Otago, and £500 with the Imperial .Insurance Company. • . : - ; • P ' " Many other parties likewise iemof edsieir goods, but we have received" no estimate bi loss or damage incurred. f The stock: and furniture belonging-tdlMr.; Goodwilliewere .rescued ere^flie flames reached his premises, and the stock, &c, of the Globe Hotel, m>he "occupation of Mr. E. Hargm;"w'ereHkewise i saved;r-- - s ~ We refer our readers to the-report of the inquestinto the. priginj)f the late s fire for any particulars not already aUudedto. ~ "SCSETiXC^ OP INBTTBA»CB A&EKTB. Ameeting Jof thelagentlof_tbe various insurance eompameain In^eTCorgill was neld in the officei of Messrs. MoMson,' Law' and' Co., Esk-street, on the afternoon of Monday - (the day of the fire). There were present :-^-Mr. Law, (Eoyal Insurance Company) ; Mr. Nutter.^^Northern) ; Mr. Hussell, (New Zealand). ; Mr. Mitchell, (North British) ; Mr. M'Phersqn,: (Victoria) j Mr. Brodrick', (London and Liverpool); Mr. Dalrymple, ' (Otago) . It was determined that the agents' of the above-mentioned, companies should bepresent »t the meetin ' to beield the following day for the purpose of. takingstepsfor the formation 5 of a fire brigade, and that they should co-opefate with such fire brigade. It was alsoresolved that Mr. Macdon&ld, solicitor,- be" retained to watchthe proceedings, at the inqueßt into the circumstances at-: tending the fire,,which was to, be held next day.