FIRE AT HAMILTON.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2006, 16 May 1885, Page 2

FIRE AT HAMILTON.

Ar about 10 o'clock 1 ist night a tivo loomed unoccupied cottage at the junction of Anglesea-stieet and Ohaupo road, Hamilton \Vi>st, wa-. desttoyod by hie. The house is the pinpoity of Air T. Vincent, who at picscnt lesides at Huntly. No one seem-* to liave boon piesent when the fire broke out, and befoie any assi,tanco could bo rendoicd the building w««a a mass of flames, and in the spaco of half-un-hour nothing remained but a heap of aslio^. Fiom enquiries madu, it appear.s that Mi and Mrs Vincent intended to take up their residence in the cottage in a few days, and on Thursdny Mis Vincent came up to put the place in order. She wa* seen at the place yesterday afternoon, but not subsequently. It is not, however, probable that she was in the house at the time, as the first person on the scene, Mr I). Ward, broke open the bcdiooin window befoie any part of the hou-.e but the front parlour was on tire, and heard no one inside. Mrs Vincent was prob.ihh stopping the night at a friend's. The supposition is that she must ha\e lighted a luo for the purpose of ailing tlu> iooiim, and that the the coniimiiiic.ited with tin* wood-woik. Tins conclusion i-, strengtlioiird by the f.iet th it the flame-*, when fiist obsened, were near the fireplico in the fiont room. We believe tho building was insured in the Imperial, but foi what amount wo hi\e not ban able to .i^ceitain. Thi> fuinitmc wis coveied by a policy of t'lOO in tho Colonial.