FIRES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11128, 21 January 1899, Page 3

FIRES.

A BLAZE ON BEACH-ROAD. T\VOi COTTAGES DESTROYED. The fire-bell tang 6ut an alarm about a miarter to 3 o'clock tnit? iawniccf, ti flre having tol'okeil out in a foitr-roofliod cottage on Beach-road occupied by Blr Sexton and owned by Mr Durney. In a f;*,f short Space et time it spread to the adjoining fiftttag I ?.' «c<ettpiad by Mrs Barfcl'e; arid owned by Mr D. Wo,od, and this was also {iractically destrovefl. Mrs Sexton (her husband is away working in the country at present) says that she retired to rest about 10 o'clock with her two Children, but was aroused about half-past 2 by one of the children Crying otit, and then she found the place ill. a blaze. Tiiere -#as very little time to sa£e mucl'i, fc'i' th 6 building tefrig M old ike, quickly went. Willing hands, lidtfever, were able to turn their attention to Mrs Bartle's house, from which tho bulk of the furniture was removed ere that place caught, The brigade were slow in getting to the scene of the fire, but tliat was not their fault, as there was some delay in procuring a liorse. Once the water was got to play on the burning buildings, however, the flames were soon got under. 3VTr Sexton's furniture was not insured, and he will thereftfi'O be c considerable loser. Mrs Bartle also had no insurance on b<*V furniture and lost a lot of effocts, though she «^ more fortunate than her neighbor in this rasped;. , insurances on the buildings were not ascertainable this morning. [by telegraph.] t Marton, Friday. Tte Ra'ngitiifi Advocate, office. t Was again det fire to last night. A good deal '6f t\>e now typo and cases were destroyed. They. were insured in the Standard office for .£l5O. Slight damage was, also done to the machinery, which is also covered by insurance; Nelson, Friday, A fire last night gutted Messrs Hogg and Co.'s malthouse and storeroom, and the contents (malt, barley, and hops) were partially destroyed to the value of .£llOO, which is covered by insurance, with the Norwich Union office, with partial reinsurance in the New Zealand. The building was covered by a policy for .£420 in the Norwich Union, partially reinsured in the National and South British. The flre is believed to have been due to smouldering Backs*