THE FIRE AT GORE.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 9

THE FIRE AT GORE.

- >-; *— [uv anLßGß.vrii— ruKss association.] • GORE, 29th Jar.uarv. The fire which played havoc with Qot* this moraine destroyed an imposing block of buildings, erected about two yeais ago on au obtuso angle formed by Mersey and Main streets, It, was" thretstoricd in front, and handsomely finished, and behind in circumflex from Holland's Arcade extended from street to street, terminating in graceful archways. The Arcade" contained many shops. 3 [any of the shopkeepers were not inyured. Theie was a fair timount of salvage, but tho losses rue to thirty thousand. Tho cause of the fire is not 'known. The shops weio Ht by private electric iiifrlallatian, and no fires had been used in the iirst shops attacked . for months past. T wisnty-lwo rhops and oilices in all w.ere destroyed.- It was wilh the utmost difliculty the fire was prevented from ppremliiiff poufh a!on<j Main-street pnralfl'l to' the railway station. Insnranecfi avn lospcs-— M'Gibbon and Co., £2500 in thr National office on the building (!ojs £1500 over insurance), and £4200 on f£lsoo losM ; Burley and Co., no insurance (loss £250) ; Law lor, i:o insurance (lo&s £175) ; M'Cnnachy, £200 in the Australian Alliance (loss .0100)'; Federal Company, £250 in tho Yorkshire on stork in the Arcade showroom flo<s £150) ; Federal Conjpany, £1000 on buildings (portion occupied by Steans) ; Kteav.^, s^oo in the New Zealand, on - stock and fittings (loss considerable) ; Holland, £4000 in tho Standard on Ar cado and other s-hops. and £500 in the Ocean Accident on windows (loss, over £3500 above insurance) ; , Horns. 1 office furniture and fittings, no insurance (loss £80) ; Mrs. Kenning, no insurance hasi £200) ; Henderson, no insurance (loss £130) ; Cavr, no insurance (loss i! 350 ); City Grocery Company, £650 in Standard (loss £40Q) -, UaleWse and Brim*, £200 m the:XoHh British and JSAOO in the New Zealaud (loss £200); Miss D. Colter, £200 in tlie Stnndard (ln«s £400) ; Lawlor, no insurance (loss, £?5); lnder, £150 in the Stnndard (loss £350) ; Neave, no insurance (loss £75) ; R.- Buchanan, £300 in Iho Sun (considerable l«w) ; Simon M'Douald, n6 ins>nrance (loss £100) } Jamie. £200 in the Standard (loss £100) ; Mrs. Mulhare, no insurance (loss £200) ; Simon Bros., £400 in tho $<nUh British (loss considerable).

In order to cope with the dust nuisance the Auckland Tramway Company proposes to sprinkle the lines with a mix* turo which it is claimed will hold the dust in check for about six weeks.