FIRE AT THE MANAIA.
Mr I ft D'Arcy's Residence Destroyed,
About six o'clock last evening, the Queen-street firebell rang out an alarm, and it was speedily discovered that tbo lon-rootned bouse on the Manaia, occupied by Mr Thos. Q. fl'Arcr, and owned by Mr William D'Arcy of Waog'anni, was' on (jre, A number of people, including a detachment of the Masterton Fire Brigade, proceeded to the scene, and every effort was made to Btay the progress of the conflagration, but the tire L'Su tflo sreat ft hold, and attention was directed to saving tbo 'u^h tR : mosj of which was got out. ' itotujrig definite js known as to the origin ot the fire, but Mr D'Aipj thinks it must have been caused by a spai'l: from tile chimney falling on to thoßhinkle roof, wbiola was dry and old,
We understand that the building was insured for L4OO in the Now Zealand office, but no insurance was on fiie ponserjuently Mr D'Aroy is a heavy loser, especially aft, for the last nine years he'has df voted a good deal of time to improvements, particularly in the training of grapo vines over the house.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4341, 10 February 1893, Page 2
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192FIRE AT THE MANAIA. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4341, 10 February 1893, Page 2
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