FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 69, 21 March 1903, Page 3

FIRES.

PER PBESS ASSOCIATION. ! Received 21,1.26 a.m. j Sydney, March 20. | A big fire is raging at bond warehouse at M Point, j Luckily the is detached on two side?, and there is no other lirge buildings in the vicinity. Some dwelling j houses and an Lionel were fitvnted at the bach of one side, and the tenants aade a hasty exi*. The firemen, by splendid efforts, confined the fira to the bond. Thrre hours from starting the building was practically gutted, and the side wal's fell with a tremendous crash, smashing a couple of vacated houses, The fire is still (11.15 p.m ) burning fiercely inside the walls, but it is in hand. The cause of the outbreak, ! amount of diimago, and insurance are unknown. It is understood the holders ,ef goods in the bond are largely insured, and thxt the d*mage will run into cf thousands.

j Received 21, 1.15 a.m j Sydsey, Ma'ch 20. I I The fire at Hentschs was the largest I and most destructive since that at Anthony Horderri's. Heutsohs bond I : was an immense five eto- ied building, I , roverine half an acre, and o*ned by the Harbour Trnst. It was occupied by Oswald and Fowler and stocked wi'h an ; immense quantity cf spirits, furniture,' iand other goeds in bord, roughly jestima'ed as worth half a million. !>The fie tpread like magic, and the flimes illuminated the country for |miks round. The outbreak was conII fined 'o the bui'ding.

OUTBREAK AT THE BLUFB. Bluef, March 20. A disastrous ffro occurred at the Bluff at 1.30 this morning;, by which I Boc Hou°p, the proper'y of Ani drew Scott, sod occupied by McTntyre ,as a boardiog-hous', Moffet's chemist shop, Price and Bulleid'n ' ; rnpfry c-sfc»b----l!>hm<>nt, a Cluh Hotel tpnan v , 0, 'Sutherland, the Titir~a Dairy Supply Company, FTuddart Parker's fffice, and Hotton's billiard-room, were entirely destroyed, wt.ilst; the top floor of the Bark <i New Ze. land wcs gutted. The buildirgs burnt were situited in the c«ntn» of G re-street, and comprised 'the finest block in the town. t The fire burnt', fii'iously, and a heavy ! south-west gale which was blowing greatly hampeied the efforts of the Fin Brigade. I Practically nothing was s*v«d hyan> iof the tenants, the fire sweeping the , block with K'artling rnpidify. Invercabgiix, March 20. The insur nces on the Bluff fire, so far ns ascertained heie, a-r : Clubj Fo'el (totaly destroyed), .£1785 io Manchester and £825 in ite N t w