DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
The whole of the Opeia H<>u?e imildmg *.\ms completely gutted — nothing lemaimng but the bale wall?. The chaned lemaiih of the die^s and family eueles aie all in a heap at the lear of the pit— the ii on pillais which fciippoited the enelo alone ieHiitiinitig. The fire burned iieieely foi hali-an-hour, when the loot hlkl a portion of the west walls came down with a tenible cia^h, the concussion being so great as to knock down .1 quantity ot lancy gocd^ in A->her'- causing damage to the extent of ,{/-"'• 'j'lie tuo iiont shops heioniring to the Opei a Hou-c\ occupied by \\ liliamo\ster saloon, and Shake^, iiaii-dies-er, aic but little damaged by Hie, but the contents aie mined hy watei.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 251, 31 March 1888, Page 3
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124DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 251, 31 March 1888, Page 3
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