Fire at Hamilton.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2071, 27 January 1898, Page 3

Fire at Hamilton.

At 12.30 o’clock on, Tuesday morning the hoarding-house belonging to Mrs Hyde, situated in Victoria * street, Hamilton, v?as totally destroyed 'with almost the whole of her furniture and effects. One of the Argus staff, who happened to go into the street at the above-mentioned time, noticed a giare in the direction of No.. 1 township and at once called attention to it. Our reported' - mediately proceeded to the . scene, ae ompanied Ly other members of the staff. On arriving at the scene it was found impossible to save any- \ - the bulking, A few of the neighbours had assembled, and they were directing their attention to pulling down the picket fence to prevent the fire spreading to the adj oming properties. . • i Qn questioning. Mrs Hyde we learnt - that ‘she was aroused by a crackling noise’ hi the front room. _ She at once i : realised: from the-quantity of smoke ! i n the room that the place was on fire, and she forthwith roused her three children, the only other inmates of the - building, and saw to their safety, Mrs • Hyde says that the outbreak is entirely a mystery, as there had been no outbreak occurred for the last three months. The insurance on the build- ., in g and furniture is £l4O in the Royal, . but Mrs Hyde will sustain a hfeayy loss, as in addition to a sum of £26 in ' notes whieh for safety she had under >• her pillow, and which she was unable to save after seeing to the safety of her children, her loss in furniture and bedding will be a most serious one, as.they were only partially insured.Waikato Argus.