SERIOUS FIRE AT NAPIER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 42, 30 May 1910, Page 5

SERIOUS FIRE AT NAPIER.

SEVERAL BUILDINGS DESTROYED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. A MAN INJURED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, List Night. Shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday night a Are ibroke out in T. Slade's private hotel on the Marine Parade, and quickly spread to the adjoining buildings, doing a large amount of damage before it was subdued. The private hotel, a wooden two-storey 'building containing thirty-two rooms, was, with its contents, completely destroyed. A cottage of seven rooms, also owned by Mr. Slade. and used in connection with- his •boiarding establishment, was completely gutted. The majority of the boarders lost everything except what they were wearing. George Rymer's residence and a cottage occupied by Edward Ashton and owned by R. L. William* caught fire, arid were both completely destroyed. Slade's stables and those of John Skews, cab proprietor, were also destroyed. The horses and vehicles, however, were saved. The flames readied the scullery of Skews' house, but were then checked by the brigade. Other buildings were considerably scorched. There was a strong westerly wlnJ when the fire was at its height.

A man named Jaoies O'Connor, aged about 55, who slept in a portion of the loft of iSlade's sta.bles, was badly hurt by jumping to the ground. He lost Iris clothing and about £2O in cash.

Insurances are as follows: Slade's private hotel, £I3OO on the building in the Liverpool, London, and Globe; furniture, £640 in the Australian Alliance. Slade's cottage, £2OO on the building in the New Zealand Insurance Company, and £IOO in the Royal Exchange; furniture, £IOO in the Australian Alliance. Slade's stables, £IOO in the Royal Exchange. Skews' dwelling, £2OO, stables £3O, and horsefeed £lO, all in the Phoenix. Rymer's building, £7OO, and furniture £2OO, in the National Insurance Company. Ashton's furniture, £2OO in the Queensland office, Williams' building, £3OO in the Alliance Company. Two of Slade's boarders, namely, Mr. S. T. Jenkinson and Miss R. A. Midglev, had their personal effects insured for £SO each with the Norwich Union. Rymer's residence was built about four years ago at a cost of £llOO.