THE LATE FIRES AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1641, 11 January 1883, Page 2

THE LATE FIRES AT CAMBRIDGE.

,T0 TUB JSDITOR. Sik. — I read a paragraph iv your paper a short time back,' reflecting oh the negligence of the night watchman in, not discovering or being present ,at ,the fir 6 of the house of Mrs Maxwell. Now, sir, it ia very evident that the watchman cannot be at two 'placea ato ne time, and as his beat extends over a mile, I cannot see how they can blame him for not discovering a fire that may break out at one end of his beat aiid lie may be at the other. ,, I consider that the man is a great acquisition to the safety of property,' (especially in the absence of water supply) fot'jhg.has now, discovered several 'fires at'ttie' Vtbreakitha't might;' have caused great "destruction" of property it it had not been for his timely, aid,; especially in the case of Dickinson's Tire (last' Xliuraiay } j4tjjl) If he had not beenJ3pass t mg?there at the time hejUd, jthe^whoje/pj^ukfj-stre^t jvvpuld,have' beei) ( |^.|^nie!Ei;;an(V4 a t^/a i bseuce of any water^n'pthing could, baye saved the Cwfewftefon, and the losses v>ou|t( Wtoo *mueh to conteiiiij plate, r ;Lt}iUsrinstead. of, .casting aiiy refleqlionsion tho'.maiv the tradekintu of (^wMclgtjotiglitHo^i^ooahfiybi^eflvi^ <t« i'«» i " >i. ( U * !r ™^ i "3Cj«^«uJ -fitif will 'nnf