Fire at Kingston.
Three Men Burned to Death. Two hotels were totally destroyed by fire,. at Kingston yesterday. The fire originated in Kerr's upstairs, and extended afterwards to Anderson's. Three men were roasted to cinders : John Dougherty and E. McCann; the third unknown. Small personal property only was saved, there being no appliances available for extinguishing the tire when discovered. Anderson was insured for about £800 in the New Zealand and National companies. Kerr was insured for £600, only upon the hotel. Both were new houses near the railway station. John Ahem, a well-known miner, was instantaneously crushed to death yesterday while working in shallow ground, only four feet deep, at the Eight Mile, Arrow.
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2877, 6 May 1878, Page 2
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115Fire at Kingston. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2877, 6 May 1878, Page 2
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