TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1729, 10 April 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

FATAL FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH.

A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.

Christchurch, Monday. A fire broke out at 7 o’clock to-night in tho southern portion of the city, and four buildings were totally destroyed, viz., Clayton’s shop, Burris’s saddler’s, and Baylis’sboarding-house, Mrs Burris, who had only been confined a few days, was - got out safely, but a 2£-year-old child perished. A strong south-west wind was blowing, and the brigade had difficulty in saving the property. „ The insurrnces are not yet procurable.

RAILWAY COLLISION IN THE SOUTH.

THE ENGINES DAMAGED. Dunedin, Monday. A collision occurred on Saturday between the Oamaru. train and an excursion train conveying school children to Puketeraki. AtPuketeraki station tho driver of the Oamaru train, when coming round a curving, thought the excursion train was on the siding, and on discovering it was on the main line, he reversed his engine and pulled - the train up, not, however, before striking the leading engine of the excursion train. The cowcatcher of each engine and the front portion of two carriages on the excursion train were also damaged. One lady was cut about the face severely.

A FISHERMAN DROWNED.

- Blenheim, Monday. A fisherman named Frederick Douglas, of Tory Channel, was drowned in Queen Charlotte Sound on Wednesday last. The boat in which he, with a companion named Pierro was sailing up the Sound, capsized. They clung to the upturned boat. A heavy sea was running, and a bitterly cold southeaster was blowing. After about three hours and a-half terrible suffering and suspense Douglas’ limbs became numbed, and he slipped off into thirty fathoims of water. Pierro was rescued about half-au-hour later, nearly exhausted by cold and exposure, by a Sounds settler in a dingy.