THE CHRISTHURCH FIRE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 120, 13 February 1908, Page 9

THE CHRISTHURCH FIRE.

I HEIGHT.O.F JJUILDINGS. | STRONG ROOMS. ' , (Bt! TEIXOmpn—SFECIAL COBBESPONDENT.J j Ciiristchurcli,',Fobruary 12. ■ In «iurse j: of,ii.lctter to tho "Press" the Hoii. (digram, quotes, a report. h& ro"'j I, Dcbember, -1903;; wlion he «as Mayor or Ghristclnirch j-ft'om tho Superinten-' dent of the Fire 'Brigade,- in which the 'latter •/■ gave parti.qiljsr's pumping. capacity .of .-. .engines,; and. continued.: "In TSsßb_'df!'ir.serious fire, any two or three tanks- i' " would j iii jf fbiv,. minutes.Our only t&rarso would |o .to fall'hack upon,; the' Avon, js, ..s'omo,. distance from', - our heavily- ' V.,., warehouses and largo business pro- ■ The following linns would bo very continues, i' Er aln i', a list of exactly eleven firms, saifd' included in theso eleven names aro those SS'tHS P-l-C., AshbjC Bergh,' SVardell Bros.,"'; Strange .„.Mfid„,,Co.,::^aiid. Ithp. Kaiapoi . •''TV?.! ■? !r,V n 'sp... Black . ~.i .- .Strange' 'and;. ._,ln_ihe conr'so-of conversation/.'' writes' Mr. AYjgram,tiojsuper'intbiidcut-instanced ,tho bjo.ok''iin.."\yliich!.'last. .Th\irs3aj's' disaster.,..;C;i£Cr occurrwl.as'iho-. niost.'dangerous mV.tlie ; .city,:*; awl gavrc h')'s... j : cas'ojil. iim.,writing..,this.. letter Smith's Know- , edge; hot sector.. spoken to'. •Rfllii sjijße .bitt only i" s-.-j,'-~JH f .tciyxtol'isk.. th 1 testimony,.to ittic-'.ability'<,4*; »of .an' qiheer.Aflio"' served'uiider -mei.for two ; ;■ oV■i"»ni:s.j y:- ■ ,^tifioS^',^vjlj.;'jj^'.u'aUli;'-be"rpiila'ceU, ; \vifch j . largerj,,". iPHSSs'i jto :rtstnc.t..;.cl.ie.-jipight". of "such buildings.''; I ~ 1 vejr); ; :stro!ig'lopttions, on ,tho;danger..o{' ether.::' pgp^r^stV/^niorig'-^iip^l.'^'.VjiareC.'e^/V standi jhji. A . .>. -oj>inio_'n,)fc{iat'iiijo".bas.Tarrived ...when j'tho'. .'"--ii niighC''Veil.* 'legislate',! oil"' the - j',.'.;;; a : , i Ashb'jV'BgigiiVaridv.Cpi's,.Uirong:rp.Pm.'>whieh_ had been'adtugedjtrit-h" water by ' thorFiro Brigades for; was opened .. .. -;-i ,on ;: rM(|nday aftern001 - ; .Thero was - a good V v deal or speculation in rcgardlt-o tho condition .iu f' : which 4 , 1,ir-'.fi o : ont,e])ts(: would,' be" found.... jl- - only effect of; tho;^i l sasti3r..which;Pverto6k-'tho'building was :. that;: tlfo Mgtfr-' Was-'-slightly. damp, - Messrs. / : ; i C , o.'s''Strohg-room l ' contain- -' iiilg;a la'rg(f ijUrftftSiy of b'aolts arid papers,"waß : . V.;" 1 , 11 a&ii)pStl^dl'" : Tho;;%(-roiig-ro'o!Vi,- which ,: is'-some \ t\\^ntyi'fße{i;,longj' ; ife : sit\iated : at the rearT-of-*":' ;.tb.o.-i:furti!tury':'warehousij, :i ilfiitroye-d*by : 'tho -fire; : '<ll was; foilnd'that the ■'f \i ?krgq Jedgbjs-uiid"pther books were- practically v !unio-jtircflV"aVM'iipt'-h*'paper was crett'-charrw'ii! ; st\The; Siigges'Son l r> :: ? '] ,bS;;p.r6vidM-V)th'lali''prgahis(d;salvage'corps'.;*;; hosl:bpen -forired as a result'-of-'last- Thurs-' ;' 1 !- 1 tlay.'s .fire, and, is receiving' somo attention. ;. iu_ !argo fe;to;enrolj,suitable men corps de- 1 Bignod ; a ■ occurs. 1 Thftff meft'-f ari '-sort; 0 badge; sp:'that%cy;'imav bo oasilv.identified, t 'when" required, r 'Such I .' a- • j corps j 'given."instruction ; in tho; 1 best -j inieitliods of ''epriductin§. yi-J i

that; p"^i-cat J ;-d(!al of: liimecessaryj;loss' Und ■:v' j jataagd it's memben ■&mibo;|r&tod 4 tb' .bd' irtncst. 1 ': VA;■; good; "mhiiyf:: ap-, i] .i^tea<f4 4 .cmditions/.''--"t'!j »nayobdeij 4 8K9wn; to;lMyvery;far,ffbm'honest. •• •'?* i ■r' f.ltsis ■ ; the bricks"required ifoiith'e now b\iildi'rfgs'will be- obtained locally. "• l j ! ;T(jert>! are fifteen brick kilits- in this district, j and.'they can easily turn out fifty thousand : ; ;. .bricks' a iday.'viTho- firo which took. placo.:in' ~M i Ghristchurpli' dti" Tuesday,.'inooiihg was the .-r 'in'- sorpn 'mpntliß y~' ft* ' | ,-'fl r v, I'.-p ' S "-v. . - rs ' .'IvJ i charges of theft.. -<■ •> 3;rio;,.(?T' , TmEGnAPn tL -PiiEGS; -ASSOCIATION*.), •'; • ■: : 1 : jV\-•• i-T^y-plC.hrjstohurcii,'.Fobruarj; 12: '. "j"'! A' r gob.d4cleal tin V..; ■gMt j}ight,Jand tV.'poljcftaa'j' % ! ;Court._t,o-day reter and,. !.;;. <•:? .' ivorthj; '.• WooHjßp';-Oompaiiy,, u apfl. .drapei?" to- tno valuo r .-;r;T i of over ;£2oi,,tlic-property-V6f. Gott Bros. VAo-.-cusadj^crc^it^andia-i:* ;> ' j