FIRE LOSS OF £3000.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 6

FIRE LOSS OF £3000.

;GREAT BLAZE AT•TAUMARtfNUf. NINE BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED. ; (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . : !, : !\. Auckland, October 12.. The "Star's" Taumarunui correspond-ent-wires that a.'disastrous fire occurred at ; .Taumarunui at 2.15 a.m., destroying the premises of Patterson (photographer), Carney (fruit and lollies), Gardner (billiard saloon), Thwaites: (chemist), flattery:' (hairdresser), .Gockfiold (fruiterer), ■Fisher-and Co. (btitehers), Kiely (Cvown Supper -Eooms),>and: Moycnberg (cycle depot).. Some goods were saved, butmost of the stock, etc.,', was. completely de-. stroyed; . Barnetfs 'building was- badly burned; Tho stook: was removed, but n-asiound so damaged as to bo practically valueless. A lot ■of gqods was removed from Tanthorpe's, andhe suffers a.heavy.loss by.-theirsmpval/.... - -.;

v '-■-..'. ■-"•'■ :. ..'.■..."■-'. Later. y: The- fire, at Taumarunui commenced iri; Gardiner's billiard, Saloon. .It spread, to. Cockfields-'premises.'on] the north side, taking in.Carney's, Thwaite's,. and Patter-. soil's shops, and' it .also seriously threatened i Simmons's Hotel, which was only, saved by .the' strenuous effort's of: the fire brigade.'The. block destroyed, was mainly composed of,old buildings, and had there been any wind; the -.whole': side of ■ the street, must .have gorie..,'..; ..i ' ■ ...'■■ "The insurances so far are as follow;— Messrs. 'Simmonds,. Patterson,- Thwuttes, and Carney, (loss. , Cookfield; and Slattery,;no insurance; Sir.' .Carney,' ■ JSiS; : over■ stock; Mr. Simmonds, on the; hotel, ,£GOO (dain;age £50);, Mr. ;Meyenberg,; -£50 in/ the State■ Office' , (loss "£!0)r Mf::.Kiely, .£IOO in the New -Zealand: Office (loss .:Jm); .Gardiner's .saloon,..,dß7so.',\in!,:the.■ Victoria Office, £295 in the Sun'jOffice, and «£2OO over; thoitables,',which,, are..; owned, .by Messrs.' Barton and' M'Gill :(]oss estimated ;^50);:;:>:; -;.'..;: .:.%*■;..:., ■•''■■,{ .■■■■ Mr:: Barnett sustained serious loss, but his' 'insurance-'is, Mr.:: losses "by'■.'the.removal: ,of. ; stock, and; damage;;to premises, : . ■":': ...The buildings destroyed were.those occu-Vpie'd-by ;; Mossrs;.'-Patterson,-Thwaites, Car- ' riey, : Kiely, : Gardiner, Slattery;, Coclcfield, Fisher, and. Meyenbarg.... Lack of water and .fire-fighting appliances ..w.ere'.'Tesponsible. for the heavy, losses.- It is-estimated that ;.th^otai; : loss {isiabbut^OOq.;; ; ; ; : :V:, !; ;:;;i. ;|f^K^:Bi^BEO^j^MM::;,;:;;V:,^-: ; ■\ThereiTCre.'two'outbreaks-of; fire in.the city -y i e^rday,V-but , :>'only i ;;'i'bne;' r Vin', the' event,' proved' serious;. -At ,6.35 ; p.m. tho ' brigade -was called ' house The'ibccnrpants, ;were...engaged.;in.."scrimp 'm'iriif? ■■■! one '■ of ; the' upstairs rooms, V and lia(l: • suspended from '• the ceiling, to •lightv'their-work.;'..The''flamed from ;:the -limp set-the ; sci:iirii.On'fire;!''and';the roora.'was:. flames:■> v.The;^ occupants ■ '■ were:unable7to"suppress"Uthe:. outbreak, ■iinaidbdy.'and' summoned i;,tho .which'qnickly-had'the .flanios-.under xbntrol.'V This was not "[accomplished,.-- , howr 'ever,; ; befpre;'the v :fire had , ;travellcd :to'the "otfier - : upstairs - rpomsi;-■ all':; of.' J which';. were >'mofe l '-or : :loss' : damaged.'"The ',house; '.is.. 'owned: byiMr'/iDuncan-. M'Kay, ; ::and' occupied tiy' Ifr. ■Meyers.'Dunbar.,;. The-bnild-.-■i'ri'g':'-Tw''-n^i*d-^ < ' l ! :^O'Hn'':tl|e,; -'Aiisti , ar: ■lian-'villianrt'.'Offi<»i ; '/aiid ; .*the; ; .---;.funiiture : ; for~-'ilsQ^ : in :'the' .Norwich: 'Union ; Office.; The;damage .is:.estim^t«d;at'ahout;^£2oo;.

-AT-.TKE WHAEF> '■■■ ; ' '>*: \ ': At '4.10: p'.rn. .yesterdajy-ii small outbreak of. fire was.discovered outside-the No; -.7. Shed onthe: '.ings';lying-Tinderri«Stt-"a ; '" bench .'. became ■i^iM^by'"'^^'--!!^^^^^'^^^;. , . The, brigade' called aid' tiuickly suppressed , the .flames, v The* bench, and. some - tools lyingr- on' it were■'. .charred, ■• but. .the' total sbght;JA^'.; ;: .^...;. i ;; : : ij7 ; ■ ,■,'■

: >:,'■:, r (By./Iteiefjrapli.—Press Asspci'it'pn , )*..• ■■: 3' ' : ii%&■s -ft- ■; Aiibklarid;;lbctql>er, 11; .... '\ Aii.Veight-roon)ed;f house''.-; in : Brighton Rpadi:" Parnell, ;was\ completely -destroyed by •, fire about three" o'clock : this morning., ;ihe ; :house; ; was owned(by,:;Mr.jA. M'Kay;', and: was ; oocupied.:by: himself and'fainily,: including ( his'.son,-■ Mr. ;V .G.C M'Kay,.; and his 'wife.'•; Mr.'-GU M'Kay. hadVbeen to the theatre' with his. wife, andj'.wheh.they, retired about.midnXght.rtheyilefttijsmall fite'itf'the!grate in.the'-frbnt.room,-.with' some clothes-drying before it., It, is from the'fire, is.-; supposed , to 'The house ; .was 'insured for:.£100 in;.the. Northern Office,; and .£loo' in' the "Koyal -Office,';: and .the furniture for:J2100.- vf :V; ■■;.:■ E^>,':^ ! .V.:-\;' : ;, : ft ■■

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