FIRES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 74, 23 April 1909, Page 2

FIRES

OUTBREAK IX WELLINGTON. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Wednesiluy. ..Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon I a lire broke mil in Warnock anil Ad-1 kills' large drapery establishment, Lambton Qua v. .Some thirty girls, who were working' upstairs, got considerably excited ami frightened. They were rescued, by the Government Buildings' messenger atelV brigade. The building was badly damagiJ by fire and water before the] Humes were subdued, and the stock suffered severely from the deluge of water poured in by" the city fire brigade. Tile building is owned by .Messrs Hamilton (lilmer and A. Maguire, who arc insured in the Atlas Company for £1550. The contents are insured in all for £7200, distributed ax follows:—Royal Exchange £ISOO, Liverpool. London an,| Globe £121)0, Norwich Union £SOO, Alliance £1250, North British £SOO, Sun £'.•so, Royal £1550, London and Lancashire £250.

'J he adjoining, building, occupied by Reynolds Brothers, is owned by II r. Allan, and the stock is insured in the Norwich office for £l5O. Both adjoining buildings vuffcrcd and the contents suffered tomii damage by the smoke and wnttr.