THE SYDNEY FIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 145, 13 July 1901, Page 3

THE SYDNEY FIRE.

■ ■»- PE* PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, July 12. Tha failure to return to their homes on Wednesday night led to the discovery of the other victims. Dash wood and Porett w. re attending the engines in the basement of the hu'lding atd were warned to fle°. Two corop niens got out through a door. It is supposed thty tried to escape through a window, not knowing it was guarded with iron birp. Meantime the fire had spread t-o rapidly tfcat rttreat by the door was cut oft.

Nicboll acd Malcolm were with Cltgg on the 11 pper floor. The foreman who warned thein to flee for their live-" hid great difficuly in escupirg. It is believed th<-y fe >r;d to face the burtiog ttairwey, and made their way to the roof, Oi lookers s'a'e that saw a second mm topple back in the fl mes ju-t before Clegg j-imped. Horderiig w> re doiog business in the Exhibition buildings all day. The firing of charges of dynamite to dect'oy H ordern's wa'l? was carried out at midnight. The police had great difficulty in keeping back the large crowd. The woik on'y paitially successful, and a ».,] :i:;d chimney stack ate s'ill standi, gil a dangerous condition. Fljing debr s broke a few windows and ioflicted slight injuries on one ''or two of the crowd, Wh>m tie debris caused by the djnamite exp'csioti at Hordem's is rein ved nsumption of (he Georges'reet tram Fervice, stoppage of which is causing a scri us block, will be possible. Be'idfs the sum previously mentioned in connection witn the Kentst'e't fire, tbe Nfw Z a'and Co nop my hid an addit:o r al ,£SOO on msciinfry, and the National (f New Zealand is involved to the extent cf .£2,250.