FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1917, Page 2

FIRES.

HOTEL DAMAGED, By Telegraph.—'Press Association. Hok-ittks, STo*. $. A firf. broke out at 0.30 o'clock list night in tlio Masonic Hotel. It had a big hold when it was discovered, but the brigade, dieted by a fine Witter suj); ply, made a brilliant save. Tlife ityper storey was gritted. The insurance was £7OO in tlie South British en the building and nothing on the stock and furniture. The proprietor, W. Stewart, will l'ose considerably. RACING STABLES ©RSMtOYED. [ Christ, church, 9. last eyeliihg the racitig stablds of "Beri iiTardeA, the well-known trainer ..of trot- ! tors, at; Islington, -tfeM 'tlsstroyed by [fire. When .Tardaji reached Islington the [stables iVere well abltue and'beyond all [li'djle of being s'aye'd. The valuable htirScs [in this building' -tVnrfe sijyed, and afiArt fr'oin singeing anid fright seemed little die worse fill' the - adventure. Jarden. owed the. recovery of his I horses primarily to the pluck and rftSotirc'e of-one '«4 the 'staulo boys', Waytinltiil <Ulis'eP|j who dallied irtto tlfn burn 4 ibg £tablfes and had reseilcd'tiircre of.the fur horses—Author -Dillos, President Wilson, Dillon ftell, and SfstcMigfitf before lie fill uhfioriscious. Author TMilon was (Hfßfcillt to fiiiftov'e, and tlie boy had to use a fork ta prod the horse to f.»ae the fla-nres. Author Dillon's tail was badly singed, but otherwise lie sustained no injuries.