A NIGHT OF TERROR.
| HTJBRI-AITE AT MASTBRTOR.' '■'■ BIHLDINGS DAMAGED AND TREES UPROOTED. (By Telegraph;—-Special tp "Star.") "... MASTERTON, thi. day. Last night was a night of terror to many people in' Masterton. Early in ■the evening a northerly wind commenced - to blow,-and this gradually increased to .a gale, which at midnight was blowing with hurricane force. Buildings were .unroofed, big trees up- . rooted, chimpeys blown down, and boarded fences demolished. Sheets of ' iron-wejre-blown in all directions, and ;- were a danger to those, out late. Many ' people expected their homes to suffer, serious damage as the result of the terrifle force of the wind. During the gale a fire occurred in the Central Hotel Buildings, but was fortunately put out by the brigade before it got a strong hold, otherwise a very serious conflagration would have' re* sujied. :.'.. " The gale is Still blowing.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 122, 22 May 1920, Page 6
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141A NIGHT OF TERROR. Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 122, 22 May 1920, Page 6
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