GREAT FIRE AT ADELAIDE
.;. "DAMAGES BETWEEN £70,000 AND £80,000. . # By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright ; (Received April 7, 5.45 p.m.) Adelaide, April 7. : A fire at Martin Co.'s largo drapery establishment; caused great destruction. Th» stock is valued at £100,000. Every insurance company in the city is involved in the loss. The amount of damage lias not yet been ascertained. (Received April 8, 1.9 a.m.) \V : -'.;. : . • Later. i Martin's building and stock were valued for; £115,000. The damage is between £70,000 and £80,000. " ' The whole of the western wing of the large three-storey building "was gutted. Great damage was done by. water and smoke. The eastern wing is still smouldering in the basement. ; One hundred and thirty employees and a number of customers were inside at the time of the outbreak. The male employees lined up the main entrance, and.assisted all females to escape before they. themselves attempted to leave.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11621, 8 April 1901, Page 5
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