FIRE SEAR ELLERSLIE. DESTRUCTION OF A TEN-ROOMED HOUSE. Auckland, April 9.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 254, 11 April 1888, Page 5

FIRE SEAR ELLERSLIE. DESTRUCTION OF A TEN-ROOMED HOUSE. Auckland, April 9.

At 7.30 o'clock on Sunday evening a fire uccuned in a ten-ioomed house situated in the Ludie-> Mile, just on the boundary of Kilei.-hu. The house was the property of Air J. L. Ke*in, licensee oi the Park Hotel, and was let by him to Mis J. James. The iuo \\a-> lir~tdi^co\ered by a neighbour, Mr Wall. £>hoitJ} aitenuuds a number o people Mcie uttiaeted to the spot by the iitiin<_s, and the^ did their utmost to save of the iiunitiue, and if possible to pte\etit the progiess of the tiames. Ainong-u those who woiked uniemittmgly weio MetaLo J. Chadwiek and Andrew (iu\. In consequence ot the willing assistance tendeied some ot the furmtuic, was -a\ul ,md the lire was prevented from clt^nojinL; t,he adjacent washhotise. Unloitunattl^, however, only a small portion oi ihu lumscholii eliects \\as sa\ed tiom the tuo tiouL iconic. These weie rh&t reached b\ those \s ho biust open the tront door, and the lapu! .-pre. d ol the tiames precluded the \olunteei aahage corps troni getting to tht' other toom^. the iiie originated accidentail^. His -James is at pie&ent on a visit to sunn) tuends at til. HeLer s Bay, and yo-teiday -ome ot h^ v iamily went to see iici. The Misses Jame:> remained at nome, and m iitn the two sons leturned in the L'\enii)<; their tistois out to church, ka\ uvj. their bi others m the house. Messrs Jainrs remained lor some time in the study, ha\m^r a lighted keiosene lamp on the mantelpiece. bubsequently they went to the llemuera Church, leading the lam}) burning. Alter they left one of the brothers* remarked that it \\a^ dangerous to leave the lamp alight, it i^ oudent that trom this lamp the lire originated, aa the first indication ot the tire ua- the llame coming through the loot by the chimney, near which ihi& lamp was placed. .Mih James had a lease of the premises, u Inch had still a year to itin. Having considerably impro\ed the place she had enteied info negotiations to get an extention ot the lease. Mrs James will theiefore be no "ainer by the tire. Her fui nituie Mas insuied tor C'27o m the Equitable Insurance I ompany. The building- \\a& insured by Mr Kean in the youth Bi itish Company for £ 400. As the pi onuses Mere built tor Mv Keans own occupation, none but the best matcutil"* wll'c used, and consequently his pohcj' does not cover the lo&s, He estimates that the buLUing cost from 17)60 to t'6oo.