LARGE FIRE AT MARTON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 153, 15 November 1912, Page 5

LARGE FIRE AT MARTON.

SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED. A HEROIC RESCUE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Marton, November 14. A disastrous fire occurred at Marton at 3 o'clock this morning, the White' Hart Hotel being totally destroyed. The building was owned by Hatrick and Gibbons, Wanganui, and occupied by H. F, Cameron. Splendid work by the fire brigade saved the Town Hall, the White Hart stables and the Assembly Rooms. The boarders and the proprietor lost everything, the only article saved being a motor cycle belonging to Dalgety and Co., who occupied an office. The offices occupied by Burgess and Co. and the Marton Jockey Club were gutted, but the contents were saved. One wall of the stables was burnt and the stock damaged.

There were several miraculous escapes, but a number sustained burns and shock to their systems. 11. F. Cameron was severely burned on the face and hands. Miss Evadne Cameron (his daughter) received burns on the face and hands. J. Mullooley was severely cut and burned, and was removed to the Wanganui Hospital. J. Barr (Horopito) had his arms and hands burned, and was suffering from shock. J. H. Carter sustained a severe shaking, and J. Carter a sprained ankle. Most of the accidents were sustained through jumping from the balcony. Mr, Corkilj, inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, escaped in night attire through tying sheets to the balcony. R. Scott, contractor for the sewerage works, made a sensational 1 rescue of young Cameron, aged 7, whom he found, after groping in a bedroom full of smoke, unconscious on the floor. The insurances on the building include £I2OO in the Alliance, £SOO in the Ocean Accident, £250 in the New Zealand Insurance Co., £SOO in the South British, and £250 in the Guardian Office. The White Hart stables were insured for £SOO in the New Zealand, and the fodder for £135 in the Commercial Union. Cameron's insurances are not available.