BUSH AND GRASS FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 56, 25 February 1908, Page 4

BUSH AND GRASS FIRES.

AIA)N<: TilK waxi; Uur Wauu correspondent writes: -On Tunr«liiy the files wore very liercc on tlio I'iiuiliu road. They swept cvervthing U'l'urc them in IJei'l liros.' section. Jin- cattle thai were there liuil it rough time, ami it is reported Unit some thoughtful gentleman opened the gate and let the animals mil, otherwise a number of them would have perished in the flame-. Late in the afternoon the wind changed from south-east to nortl - east. Things were then only "middling.'' for the lire* were sweeping across what had been covered by lire previously. Mr. A. Wells sull'ered considerably, the wind driving the lire towards the house, which was placed in a very dangerous position. Inn Mr. S. Well-, with the assistance el others, who fought the llames all liiglil. managed to save the house. The lire then moved on very rapidlv lo the section towards the river, taking evorvthnig that came in its way. from one boundary fence to the other! (In Fridav the wind went down a little, and the liros, which hits ju-t burnt evorvtliin-r llie night before, died down for a spclf. wailing for another wind to ri>e. The fires tha, |, ll( | ,„.,,,,, M ,. (1 ( >x.-nli ;l 1.1 - an I Mr. ,1. Uwn\ -cction-. got across the river into .Mr. W. iulian's "section in Saturday morning, and started to make the pace, but fortnnalely (hey were "becked ley |,ea, v ~.,;„ ',,„ Saturday