BIG FIRE AT HASTINGS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5161, 21 October 1895, Page 3

BIG FIRE AT HASTINGS.

liji Telegraph—Press Association. Nai'lEk, Monday. A serious firo broko out in J1 listings, shortly before 8 o'clock last * night, resulting in tho destruction of a pood portion of the business part of the town. Tho lire slarlcd in a small shop occupied by 1\ Home, bootmaker, forming a portion of Bethel's (saddler) premises. Tho flames had a strong hold beforo tho Brigade got properly to work, and in the course of two hours, five of the most centrally--1 situated business premises wore burned to the ground. From Home's and lieihel's, the firo spread to Blytlio A Co.'s drapery establishment, S. Ridgeway's (clothier) shop, Ecclca' (chemist), and Lys 1 (tailor), all of ivliio'i were quickly destroyed. Tho Brigade checked the tlames at Forman's # butchery, next to Gorman's Carlton Hotel, the corrugated iron facings of the partition between Lys' shop, helping to prevent the spread of the tire. Tho wind was blowing, and il is marvellous tlmt the whole town was not destroyed. Tho water supply was altogether inadequate. Till'] IXSUItAXUES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Nii'iKi:, Monday. The insurances on the buildings destroyed in the Hastings lire, are: —ilidgeway (clothier) stock, £ooo in the Manchester', building, £IOO in the Liverpool, London auliGlobe; Blyllic A Go. (draper) buildings and liftings, .Co.'iO in the National; stock, £l2O in the North German; Appurley's building, £IOOO in the North German; Eccles' slock, £2OO in the North German; Lys' stock, «//; Bethel's (saddler) building, £230 in the New Zealand; stock, £2,50 in tho Alliance; Home (bootmaker) . „,7