FIRE AT GISBORNE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5305, 12 February 1879, Page 2

FIRE AT GISBORNE.

[by telegraph.] GisbornE) February 111, 8.35 p.m.,, A terrible fire is raging, The placed burned are Best's, draper and grocer, and Nasmyth's, jeweller. The Albion Hotel ' is now in flames, and AdairV store, with its vast stock of merchandise, has just caught. It is probable that the whole town will 10 jj.in. Thd lire has swept from the Bank of New Zealand to Adaiif's inclusive ; comprising the Albion Xtotel, Bradley V stables, Good's jeweller, Nasmyth's jeweller, Dr Curries, Cooper and Griffin's shoeshop, Adams' stationer's shop. It is now destroying Adair's. There is a very strong wind, but fortunately it is from the south, otherwise there would be no hope for almost the Whole town. The fire originated in Nasmyth's or. Best's. Willing hands removed much of the goods, but they were greatly knocked about. There is no possibility at present of ascertaining the loss* bait it is enormous. Thebriok walls of the new buildof the Bank of New Zealand stopped the progress of the fire up the stfeet* 10.36 p.m. Adair's has entirely gone. Knneram's cottage, next to it, is now burning, but the fire will stop there. A heavy shower is pourings whioh is very welcome. The engines have been manned by the leading citizens. There was a scarcity of volunteers, said to be because they were not treated well on former occasions. A string of persons handed buckets backwards and forwards between the river ani the Masonic building, lately bought ,by the New Zealand Insurance. The buckets were forwarded to men on the roof. The balance of evidence, so far as it could be gathered, is heavily in. favor of the opinion that the fire originated at Nasmyth's. There are tons of property in the Government buildings.