THE FIRE AT BOMBAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8684, 29 September 1891, Page 5

THE FIRE AT BOMBAY.

Our correspondent writes On Thursday night, September 24, about twelve or between twelve and one o'clock a six-roomed house, owned and occupied .by Mr. E.

Fuhey, Bombay, also the dairy, was totally destroyed by fire. Mrs. Fahoy and one of her boys, about nine years of age, were the only occupants at the'time of the fire, Mr. Fahey haying left the same day for Auckland with porkers* Evidently, from Mrs. Fahey's account, the fire originated in the kitchen. She and tho boy retired to bed about eleven o'clock, leaving tho kitchen fire, as she thought, safe, and some time after twelve was awakened by/the fire. She got her boy out, but was unable to save anything,::.. She coo-eoJ, but could make none of her neighbours hear. Mr. James Evans, a son of Mr. ,H. Evans, was the first person on the scene, on his way home from the social being held in the hall. The fire, had too good a hold then to do any good. He only watched that the fire did. not spread to the outbuildings, etc. Constable jVlcGovern, of Pukokohe, was' notified next morning, and visited the scene of the fire.