FIRE AT A TANNERY.
GREAT DESTKI/CL'ION OF PROPERTY. (Per Press Association.) _UHIUSTCUUR(H,Dee. 1. Aditiiiti-ons fire oocuired to-night nt the Woolston tannery, owned bv Uowion Bros. Out of till tlio builcfings. covering six nci-is, the only portion not absolutely gutted was the curriers' shed, mid even that was badly burnt. A great stock of leather and aides and most of the machinery were destroyed. The proprietors state that the insurances, which are not yet ascertainable, will certainly not cover the losses. Fully 150 men were employed at the tunnely, and the los.it) the wage earners will be sci ions The lire is supposed to have origin i ! e! in the vicinity of the boiler ousc, lui from what cause is not known.
A chemical engine steamer and railway steamer were .soon on the spit, but all i-lmnee of saving the buildings was hopeless from the first, They were mostly composed of wood anil corrugated iron, and the great i|iia,nti ty of grease and oil used in the busieess assisted the llamcs. The (ire was discovered shortly before seven o'clock, and was s ill smouli'oiing at eleven.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7993, 2 December 1905, Page 2
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185FIRE AT A TANNERY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7993, 2 December 1905, Page 2
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