THE NEWTON FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5129, 25 April 1878, Page 2

THE NEWTON FIRE.

As stated in onr yesterday's issue, as Bn -, the Fire Brigade obtained the coi™^ n *» good supply of water, they practically W the fire under control. So successful they thf.f; they ultimately succeeded in tXS tinguishing the flames in Moua Vi e(r y Q ex " although it was. half consumed and ti' greater part of the roof burned aw r s Had they obtained the water in the fit instance from plugs where a good supply »!t procurable, it is more than probable th* the greater part of the block in the Queen's Hotel was situated would ha been standing to-day. There ia - little to add to the particulars we publish? yesterday morning. Misa Lumsden'a »,. miees wero wholly uninsured, and she is considerable loser. The block w a3 ow " by Mr. Seccombe, oE the Northern Brewer 7 Kyber Pass Road. The omuibua of M, H. Schumacker was somewhat scorch k before it was got out of the shed at the rea of the building, and a few minutes lon K r delay would have made its rescue m possible. The house of Mr. Burgeas, express man, was entered durinj; the fire and purse containing £4,.which lay in a drawer* carried away. Yesterday forenoon the pressure of water at the plug at which th hydrant was first attached was gauged an d found to be 31bs.'per square inch. ' XL. pressure found at the plugs on either side of this one was 351bs. per eqaare inch. There seems to be a scarcity of hydrants. Instead of one, there should be several at th disposal of the Fire Brigade, in of emergency or accident. The plaj, t! which the hydrant was at first at taehed, we understand, connects with the main pipe leading from. Ponsqnby reservoir and which feeds the city service mains, M( j has but an indirect connection with the pi M which sustains the weight of the water in Kyber Pass reservoir. This accounts for the difference in the pressure of the three plugs tested yesterday. The insurances are as follow :— New Zealand Oompast : Jlona Viow building t^ National Company : llotel building wy. Phiexix Company : Furniture and stock in Queen's Hotel £}>}