FIRE AT MIRAMAR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 5

FIRE AT MIRAMAR.

;S':^SNoiv?;, ; >,-n as- received 'by' ■ telephone':.: : from ; i£:.;vJUirainar.Shortlyiafteri'midnight that i Mr. v ■ "'£s Stratford's"timber'yardneaivthe"cutting was Iβ >-;on,'fire and would probably be totally; destroyed:' .;>. : hewsrpated that, : ai an.,early-,hou'r tliis , ■- ;.:;ittorniag,- ; ;the. fife:.liad-;doVeloped : into; a big v ■.; and thfe: rnill ;wais';dbbrnedi although it ; : ;•.;.-'■ ;- : 'WMj,anticipated;;ffiat>3imber.vnot;.Btackey ; .-ad-" : .-{;;, l;"-'iacent;:to*tKG)millvwpuld: ./In .the ;■■'. JC^earlyistages-qf/jthe;'conflagration- : at attempt ,:^;^-jvvaß/irhade3'ib'y^thdEe:'whb;;were first';on -the >( .^r-EoeneJto'.subdue/the,'outbreak';Svith'• buckets' '.-.;'■ ":■ •,- :butv;,the;; flames' -took .-lipid v soi , ' : rapidly .- that,; £iv y-: : very4soori;Vthe building' ; was\'unapproach- .<■■,'■. •■;..!■ iablej'^andv.the .hastily-assembledjl.bucKe't;. brif A!;i gadavwaa'.compelled ..telephone . ;:■■.:;';. message for■: assistance.', was ■. sent .to : ; tho Cen-•■;';-;■;>;■;tralv.Kre. Station, but: the. reply received was -.•■./■.;■;',<»; ,'the' effect' that ;ihe'- brigade;, did: not' feel ■;:.;■:;^^■warranted.in proceeding;"spiar.;ont"of hoimdsj ; ; ; .and .thus; leaving city. property - "practically, V; '(. .■ L ;Unprptected:'.;'The:;Origin of tlie '. fire*; is. un-. ?■■: vknown, aridiit ■isnmdc'rstoqd■ that the. pre■..y'j- finises were;not; insured:.■■"'.■-. : .;' :L .;: ; ;-;;