FIRES.
SIXTY-FIVE LIVES LOST. United Press Association—By Eleotrio Tel egraph—C opyright. (Received Feb, 18,11.40 p.ra.) OTTAWA, Feb. 18. The miners who were imprisoned by the fire in the colliery at Cumberland, British Columbia, were suffocated. They consisted of 27 whites, 29 Chinese, and 9 Japanese. [Pek Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Feb. 18. At the Dargaville fire on Saturday, Janies Carmody, an old age pensioner, was burned to death in his bed. The other occupants of the building escaped in their night clothes. Nothing was saved. The servants had a narrow escape. . The boarders Barry and Gemmell were badly burned, and had to be removed to ihe hospital. The insurances are unknown. GISBORNE, Feb. 18. The schoolhouso at Muriwai was totally destroyed by fire last night.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12429, 19 February 1901, Page 5
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124FIRES. Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12429, 19 February 1901, Page 5
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