Fires.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 15 January 1904, Page 2

Fires.

(Per ri-hss Association). (iIKIKM.MIXIC, .lan. M. A fire occurred this afternoon (halfholi'day) in the premises of Cox anil Co, grocers, Cludstono Uoiul. 'l'lie fini brigade got smartly to work, mill suppressed Ihe lire, |,ut the woollen building, which wus owned by the Hunk of New South Wales, was so 'much damaged that it will probably he condemned. The stock was also much damaged. The building, wus insured for £t>()o in the National and Norwich Union offices. Insurances on slock were £2OO. each in the Sun, l.on I,jn and Lancashire, £4OO in llm Victoria (re-insurctdj, £;; no in the law Inion and Crown. The stock was removed from t> adjoining buildings of Messrs ITimrosc and Leslie, saddlers. ami ,1. W. Hull, fruiterer, but the damage was n ( ,t greal.

Later. An examination of the salvage shows the dam. a g„ to Cos and Co's stock by Live lire to-day was not so greal as was at lirst anticipated. The loss on stock is estimated at £it"j().

The lire had started in the lining boards on the upper stony, and it is supposed was caused by ruts.

AUCKLAND, dan. 14. A lire occuiaud at KlaulktiuHiVknuimi on Wolin«*tay N niigbl, wi|m-ii the Hotel, ciwiUiivlna 17 rooms, anid a Ijtukietoouse (-bo'th the propel fy of Mill. Dcimiu'U) were coinplofe'ly destroyed. The- lire wus diucuwiwl by Mrs InuuK, wife of the lk-unset, anil slflj ipickly consul other inmiutes, ,J. Irenes, two guests, and a 'domestic siervaltvt. The occnpajits made their way on to the roof of a vcraiijdia.li in a lmlf-sullocute.il condition bv means ol a winJow. lleiug two ited to use tihe esca'pe they ronmiinfld out until Mr Drinnan neseuud them from a position of great damper. Nothing w.imtcver waw su'ved from the hotel tiliu iuimates esea,|Jm,g with merely tihe flaUivs they stood in. No cause can be assigimid ' for tine outbreak. The total iiKJuralnc-es on the hotel, •'lock u.rjJ furnitiiire amc/u'nt to £looo,ibut a« the value of fhe Jipuse ami contents is estimated at nearly double that sum both tlw owner and icenwec are heavy losers. The bakehouse was not innurud.