FIRE AT TE AROHA.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 245, 10 March 1888, Page 2

FIRE AT TE AROHA.

Shortly befoie 4 a.m. on Sunday moming last the dread cry of "fire" was licnrd in To Arolia: Within a, few minutes the school boll rang out, and speedily a large crowd collected at the scene of Iho fii o, which pioved to be Mr Jlanis' store, Whitaker street ; Mr IJowe'h butchers shop, nnd Mr Dibsell's bakeiy and geneial store, being on either aide. When discovered the flames had obtained complete possession of the building-, and it was quite evident nothing could be do:»e to save it; ami but little as legaids tlie stock ; attention was directed tow aids pi event ing the fl.imes fiotn spieadiii"* to the adjoining shop, the propeity of Mr Bindley, and occupied by Mr Howe Mi-hhih Bradley, Feigns^on, nnd a number of willing helpeis dinplaud pieat eneigy and by mears of wet blankets, etc., pic vented this building taking fiie, although it wn^ muth scorched. The stoic and its contetits were speedily burnt to the ground. During the day two men were put on by the Town Board, and completely extinguished the sinonldeiiua embers. It Mas most foitunnfe the night was calm, had it been otheiwisc, the flame must h.ive spiead and deftio)od seveial othei adjacent buildings. A large IWilner's safe was quite waiped by the heat, and the books scorched, but in no m ny deployed. Jluch symptithy is felt for Mi Hauisin kis misfortune, and the loss lie lias sustained by the stoppage of his business, over and above direct loss of property by the fire.