FIRE AT NAPIER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 997, 11 February 1882, Page 2

FIRE AT NAPIER.

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■ The liiosfc disastrous flw happening !)Pi'<s % years past occurred thin ovetiing, jngt "after 8 o'clnok-. It broke out in a building occupy by Mr. Fair, draper, (late of whj)' tlio stook of Hacsrs JViiw and /$/!$ a .month ago, It is cmrjeatipi}' tjjgVafi , of gns was ihe cifliafi, as llm to ppppd 1 to burst out simultaneoualy in'all parts of i jthij shop; and spread with unexampled, 'lfl tjvepty '-minuter fifteen, po'inu'wor/jli '6f property was; destroyed; ' The sro'-ijjj|asJa WjiJPtj beien. 'sliod, andjef'tjie; fir a nut. ifjiip : delay, as the fire ; had to fee built, tjjp jjnjlej: '/aJM ap.d steam i got up. In the meantime flip" engineß and hose supplied from liighpressure seemed to have no effect, After Ffiiv's' premises were destroyed, the ptScpapi'GpflifcftJj solicitor, 'and Camel], next west." afl4 sPlsji contents wore snml, much dstwgecl to dnne,in. removal, . 'Large nnd.Townlpy's furnitnstablisbment next caught,- and a small building at the side was gutted, all the carpets and oilcloth in stock being, Most of the : furnituw.'waj' Stoow/'anif''ljh'j'-toj&j, by almost; erlnjnmtf fio, n}?jn building. Tart of Peddipfy old hotel \raßi turned, •'lip, was'saved. ' ; ••.;

ft wihij,6Bßible to give the exact losses. follows-Value of buildings," which" were - r d|itly bbii|M;ifrom trustees of bankrupt, estate and Irness) for £6600; yOarDelPa ;Iqbb , about £4OO, chiefly .through damaged removal Large and Townley, about £soo''By fire and 200 by damage; Peddie, about £2OO by fire and damage to'furnitured Yefiioved. - Coi'iiford'a loss is slight if all the deeds in his safe are secure, whiclr cannot" be ascertained yet. The ■ Rev.wJf Campbell'" is" the 'bwner of the buildings destroyed. Inenrances as far as known, are—£looo caoh in Royal Scottish, Union, Victoria, and '; Imperial, all on Fair's stock; National, £SOO (refused from Victoria). Carnells stock. £2OO in South British. LBrgo and Townley to full amount of loas in Union. It is not yet known where the buildings are insured. Latee, 11.48 p.m. Blackwell losea £160; not insured. The contractors for Paddle's new Hotel lose about £IOO. New Zealand has £2OO on buildings, £IOO on Cornford's books and furniture Large and Townley ; Union, £300; Now Zealand, £2OO j South British, £700; Victoria, £330 ; National, £SOO. Peddle: Union £6OO.