TWENTY-SIX BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 78, 3 April 1867, Page 3

TWENTY-SIX BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

LOSS OF THE MONTMORENCY BY FIRE. [by electric telegraph.] Dunedin, April 2. A terrific fire commenced at about 20 minutes to 11 o'clock last night, on the premises of Mr. Wilson, ironmonger, Princess-street north; and,within one hour, despite every effort, the following buildings were totally destroyed :—Harding's Octagon Hotel; Day and Co.'s timber-yard; Law, Somner, and Co., seedmen ; M'Neil and Simpson, butchers ; A. and T. Burt, plumbers ; Garrett and Co., coach factory ; premises of Herbert, Haynes, and Co., drapers ; Patterson and M'Leod, grocers ; G. R. West, musicseller ; James Demans, photographer; Sortegan and Carr, tailors; J. Reid, chemist; Zeircks, fancy warehouse; Theatre Royal ; Criterion Hotel; S. H. Johnston, plumber ; a dwelling-house adjoining the hotel on the opposite of Princess-street; E. Begg, music-seller ; Hamilton and Waiuson, furniture dealers; Sclandan Brothers, oil warehouse ; W. Gregg and Co., coffee dealers ; Schnack, hair-dresser; W. Sinclair, tailor ; J. R. Crawford, surgeon ; F. Tofield, watchmaker. From Moray Place to the Octagon, the only building saved is a brick house belonging to Mr. Corkett, occupied as the South Australian Hotel, but, although it has escaped total destruction, it is much damaged. The greatest excitement prevails in Dunedin. It is impossible to estimate the extent of the loss at present. The English ship Montmorency is ieported to be totally destroyed with her cargo by fire, at Napier.