FIRE AT PALMERSTON.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 13 December 1911, Page 3

FIRE AT PALMERSTON.

(By Telesrapu-Press Association.) . Palmerston N., December 11. =; ,\u\ °V\ t - l ? reak of . »re shortly before a o clock this morning, four business places in High Street were destroyed they were occupied by Sowman (crocer), Smith (butcher). Dalgety and Co.. and ,l! J. .While (commission agent). The fire started in Sowman's shop, in a private room used by an assistant, wli.i was away at tho time. A high wind was blowing, and at fivst this uouplusscd the brigade. At one time it was thought that the whole block would go. The wind, forinnately, dropped, and the brigade removed the roof of White's office, which was only partially gutted. Sowman had'a heavy stock of Christmas season's goods, and is a heavy loser. He was not insured. Dalgety and Co. lost a number of books and records, which were either burnt endamaged. Among the papers lost was a set of records extending over a period of thirty years, which had been saved from a previous fire by the manager. Insurances—Sowmai.-'s and Smith's shops, owned bv Mr. I'abonc, JM.ii) in the Phoenix Ollic?; White's office and Dalgety \s office, owner! by Mr. White, .fcltlll in the Phoenix Oflice; White's furniture, ,£.-)0 in the Phoenix: Daisy's sleek, .till!! in the Alliance Oflice; .Smith's, -ttiU in the Guardian.'