FIRE IN BLENHEIM.
(UNITED PItESS ASSOCIATION.) • Blenheim, September 15
At 1.30 this morning n; disastrous j tin- broke out. It is difficult to say ; »vlii'ibi'i'.it originated at the back of Andrew's bottling store or in Holmes & Bell's warehouse.' .The latter is full of general merchandise, o'f which there is a. large stock in hand-and quantities in bond. . Both.places are completely gutted, .and"very little of the. contents saved. Had it not been fofßodger i Barlesmah's. brick, office the. whole block would have fared badly; but the brick' acted as a. barrier. The night was very culm,-as-is--usually the case in Blenheim. The fire Brigade had two engines at work, Mr Andrews svjis insured for £ 100 on his stock, and |250 on the building, it is believed in the National, . Holmes ts Bell's insurances have not yet been ascertained, but-they will run into some thousands. Later. Further particulars of tho firo show that the.Brigade prevented the fira spreading on the east side to tiie Marlborough .Hotel, which' was .much scorjhed, as were also one or ; two build' ings.on the north side of Higb : street. Lichfield's sample rooms in Weymanstreet'were in great dange/, aud with difficulty saved, Had thefire obtained a hold here,the wholeof this.splendid, bldck of buildings,"including the.' Bank, of New Zealand, aud the Masonic hotel would liave. stood a ppor-show. Very little of Holmes and.Bell's largo stook. was saved. Andrews lost everything.' fortunately there was no wind, Andiews was at his store till 11.30 last night, and detocted no sign of fire then Mr H. M. Lyon,. Secretary of tho Under-writers'.'AsßOciation, is at present in Blenheim. - .
Tho following is a correct list of tho insurances Holmes and Bell—Free storo: Building—Union,-£1000; stock —Victoria, £2OOO j National, £SOO j Standard, £1.000; Phoenix, £1000; Equitable, £IOOO.. Bond: BuildingColonial, £400; stock—Colonial, £250; Pbfflnix, £SOO. ' The Colonial has £l5O reinsured with the Liverpool, London, and GJobei
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2702, 16 September 1887, Page 2
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309FIRE IN BLENHEIM. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2702, 16 September 1887, Page 2
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