DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT TIMARU. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION .] Timaru, 22nd May.
A most destructive fire occurred here last night, by which Bruce' a Waitangi flour mills were almost totally destroyed. The fire was first noticed on the top of the fourth 6to>y, and in half an hour the whole mill was in flames. The building was erected about three years ago at a cost (including machinery) of £12,000. With the stock of wheat, flenr, &c, iuside, the loss is estimated at from £16,000 to £17,000. The insurances, so far as ia at present known, only amount to JE7OOO, divided as lol'.ows :— New Zealand £3000; Union, £2000; Liverpool and Lancashire, £1000; and South British, £1000. Fortunately the night was beautifully calm, otherwise the extensive sawmills adjacent would have been destroyed. The boilers and cylinders alone were saved. There is not the slightest clue to the origin of the fire.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18810523.2.17
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 119, 23 May 1881, Page 2
Word Count
147DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT TIMARU. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Timaru, 22nd May. Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 119, 23 May 1881, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in