THE TIRE FIGHTERS' EFFORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 6

THE TIRE FIGHTERS' EFFORTS.

NO BRIGADE. AVAILABLE.

There is no fire brigaflc .St Upper Hutt, altliougli the ortablrtteent of such a body lias Jatejy -be&i 'a '.s'u.fe.t ef ajsou«s,oa, AH that ivasVavaililJie ■i» the- way .pf; feKfiglttJujj. ajipiJanees wa* a. hydrant ai td ; jt lOsoi mOket '««•<»* Www*!*. ; 0f MX. «■. b Gpsg Board water wswetor) heftd,td a,band of aawW h?o-fightors) which incilnded Mr. A. Jfuu|w, Mr. Sm#, .rf the Govwmtmx LabovaW, -Mr Bengfe, Mr. JBligan, ■and otW 'fl !C r, e i Vas pSome dolay in obfajiimig the key of the b«jlffi»g it « 1 ch the fe-dfant aHd..hose were .stored, fn f i " had been minecte4 w fi,rfLw difficulty. *a s owed- troni th<* feet'. that ' S ?'" e ,.f«*"-cd down tlio h-v4,.a11.t- - show off a bit, of brass nashcr. . Mie workedits way «BOMjgh the ljtfnu* and the fee! ana, lodging at tiio ,s M nowfcii impeded tb ftw of water, There was a, good prcsitire, "and the- single kad e,t hose dia excelfent se : rvi.qe,. It ira« at tost directed to .saving fhe Provincial iifltei., and when tirfs fiad been .pUslicd ttas hasp was tiu-netl oji atout 2 i ■a.m. upon goutral storoi a : substantial -brick bufMrng, in tl.re inkh ior of \vtifcJi tte fire Ity this time .pbtained a strtong ho:id. Bere, tofl, tlip ftro-!ighteK ..siiepeqtldil jit BxtiHguisjj.iiig ■tiie iiamesi EiDt iiftt Qntij tilt* 'imlf dt tjio burld-ing aclj&fij.tng tho. .site of tlio cspjosion luvd tioeii gutted, 'I'lio y01.H.11,. teer war-kel's ];». ; boiiKHi Very ptaek-i}}: aiid teok all sorts of risks in ■f.tawfcriiig m:coirtiotisly about tte irout of tlie tewing liiii-Jdiug. 'i'hsy Woro assistedta soii)o extent by peoplo iwiug Kmtlon. lroses aiid but tli.esß aids at best were feeMa,

Sifliio j'eseirtmeftt is felt at HppKj Butt irt the favluro of fho C% ifire ■ .iJ.rigaiTo to i-piWor a-ftjf assistaijc.o, Mr, > 11. l{g : i)iiis«ri fiing up tl» brigade eaply I «i tho mwHing, «iiid .got into totidi altoi- ■ sonlo arg.iifl).o]it wiiit tiio CJftJf Ksojuviigfl . ateM ;pnpic.irt of tlie f«, H.c repbftc.d ! Mio steteof tifeiis iit : C«)!Sr %tti ifitett*' trolling that men. Jvad Irpen Itilted jhi*J tliiit it Was :foai:<:d,t.te firo sprosi, . and asfccci that jf- possible a light iitOtor : stolid be sont out. Afet> 1.10 asfecd that l , thfi Central StuUon, 51 ttitstDjttv to dispatch assistaiicej sUoutd canmvmvkito 1 with tlt& P-etofte Brigade, The persol]. ' \v3jo tflgk tliD.ilj6s.sage at i the..-Osjiiral., Station-, Mr, Kobniscu states,■replied; .

-. ■..■;y,.,.... J ■_~-,■; .-■-,- .;,,>. "AJI ri.ghV but- )io a.fes'is.tan.co of a:n ; y kifi4 arrived. KSffo/ts" maiio , to gst into ■tatch. with. sLotfer -liu-tt aiid Be'tofe did liot Eucce.oi All that ■ivaiited from tire City Brigade was a foi\; lengths of , hose aud: the iieses.sary h,y4f,a'ir : l;S. It was felt that jii view <it tlio terrible statp of ailfairs at tho towivsliip the iGtty Bi-igado liavo istfaine.d. 4 point and Sent out the appliances .laeii-tioued iji ii ' ■.

SHijej'inteiidtnt'Tait, wlieii ifhe .foroi gojivg toiniilaiiit was niejitioitod "to ,h.ii»i ■sftictthat lio received a; mess.ago at a-in., yesteixjay asMng. tiip city 'lirigaclfl to go eu.t to tJppor Jiutl, aiicl' sfa't'iiig that Jinlf tiip -town ivas on ftrft, |Vnir iVniiVitatiori:? were interupted far a i ; iij].e. s tut, ivii<ni lie .get iuto touch again ■ Jl.is foiHid tjiitfc only tivo bujldiiigs Avcre sni firs, an<t tlyose t-wfl of ;iro .gfeat pnder *ho drewnstancos lio felt it ■Ji.uiio impossililo te sdiid the city brigade toa fire tweniy-oiio iniJcs away, especiajlj. us Sattotlay liiftlit 4«d Sunday iho'rfthsi? v/ei-e a pi).rticiifarly -dangeMus irttip 'for 11. .ttre b*igiide to bq absent from itS: post, f-lio city brignde-> Sir. fejt did not Tjviivd gpkg a l'iMo- way out or bo-unds) but -yppor Hiift was , :a'.tf (jotlict too fe. AitotfteripdWt'was that b<3 was Jittt at all svete Ttliaft Mio , at; Iris cpinjiiantl would ; frt the Upf cr Huti hydi-aiits, No Siiggestjoii was .t>/jci.e ifl the message wliicii reached lii-fti dibOut stiidajig orit loses and l.iydrfe!<is 1:1 a)) ordfn-ary motor-car, wpittoer ar-y »e- - to hi.ih to get ifcte i*jjic3i with tJ.iq Petone fi.ro br.igado, Ni> dmiht, K|i\ 'iait .reftarjceS in Goecltision, the distressing erfeivmstaiices tW affair and the de.plora:blo lo.gs of life, bad «]>- ■set tho pepjplp at lOfiper H'i.itt, but t'W iiro in Jtsolji was not of aiiy giieat m<*r Jirtudc, aiid tlm :dty yissAo .could not have j'flivdeted. any assistance Whic'h would havq warranted its idnwibyinij ■so far horn its iKeadtiuarters; " It is eoiisjiiered by cyc-wiiiiies-seS that Mr. Goss and others" did snleiidiS actvice with tho hose and ityilKani' ava'iL. able, aiwJ averted a ■ ; hugp..c:a!i;fla-g^t;ion. L\icWy im a ■ht'oatb;' cf wind B't : irr.eil .8* WiGti«i6«r tins hotel ■taught inseFeral-tflaqes) wou"Id : assurefl' iy liavo' -.conduGteil Jlio floMio? to oilier structajeS ill tlie bu : s:iu«sa thoroughtare.