FIRE AT BISHOPDALE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 February 1907, Page 2

FIRE AT BISHOPDALE.

A DWELLING DESTROYED.

About half -past ons on Sunday morning Constable Kelly noticed a b tight glfre in the Sky io the dircc-ion of Bishopdale-, and considering it m » s h fc c b a ° t the rellectijn ttt a burning bejw" he at once gottnd^d the alarm-. {*"?,, *'£„ Brigade lost no tim* . in preceding .to Bishop late, bUj .the burning -honse *** t<j»'-:ar ftom a ttre plug for th< td to be ftbte td jendet »n,v nsilMi:;^. TKd Ul'e proved to be in a lv v c owned by Mrs York, aud occupied by p_r Joseph Marris and his V.iio. Mrs MtorVis was away f.om Nelon. aud Mr Mom-j was steeping in the hcibe alon^.,, H? 1 returned home, al^uU 0 " 0 on SMtt"day WghS in'd lit ft lite in the front room. Mr Morris retired to bed about midnight, leaving the fire burning. There .was some wood for kindling a Are on the hearthetone. At about 1.30 ho «as awakened by the fire, and *»"«£«» whole house abla*o. . He made ft^rried , exit, securing WUy his Slothfes, an empty ; iWtWk ihtcau, md some bedd}Hg.. Mr Morris estimates his loss at fully £20 above the insurance,, which amounted to #100. .The building „w • » ' insured in the Sun Fire Ofhce for ±,200, I and the furnituro in the South Bntis...