FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 158, 8 July 1903, Page 2

FIRES.

PER PKE3S ASSOCIATION. Marton, July 7, Colonel Gorton's fine residence neir Bulls was dostroyed by fire early thi< morning. Only two servant; gi>ls were in the housa a t'uu time, and they had a narrow escape. Oulouo) and Mrs 'Gjrton Uft for Wellington yesterday, as he Was to sail for Monte Vidaa on Ju'.y 10th. Nothing was saved. The servants cannot accjunt for the firp. The insurance on the house is £1125, and on the furniture £3OO in the New Zailand offiae. The loss is es'imated at £IBOO. Christchubch, July 7. IIA firejwhijh started in an outhouse at the rear of Messis Griereon and Davis' wine and spirit store last night spread to the warehouse, and before it was quenched £l5O worth of damage had bs»n done to the etock, which is c JVired by a poli y in the National Mortgage Go. for £SOO. Ttia building is damaged to the extent of about £IOO. The insurance is unknown, ALBION HOTEL, PATH A, DESTROYED. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, says tht) Presa, the nightwitchman, Baxter, discovered tbe ki'chen of the Albion Hotel, Patea, to be on fir;'. He promptly aroused tbe inmates, who had barely time to oscapn in their nighto'otbcrs, and rang the firebeil, but when tha brig ide arrived the strong wind had so fanned the fl mas that there was no hope of saving the building, and the firemen directed their energies to saving the adjacent premises—a work of considerable difficulty successfully accomplished. The building was an old one and was about to ba replaced by an up-to-date structure. It was owned by Messrs Palmer and Deverill, of Waverley, tbe lessee being Mr Bergin. It is believed there was no insurance on the building, but that the furniture and contents were covered. The origin' of the outbreak is a mystery, as everything was safe at 11.30 on Saturday night.