FIRES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1667, 10 February 1904, Page 31

FIRES.

GREAT BLAZE AT BALTIMORE.

NfeW YORK, February 8. _ 'A tremendous fire is raging at Bolt-i----v more, in the wholesale dry-goods quar- ‘ ter. Seventy business houses were destroyed in two hours, despite the use of dynamite to destroy buildings, and thus prevent‘the spread of the flames. 1 Six hundred houses' have been burned;? 'The firemen are apparently powerless. Already the damage is ; at sterling. ■ '-?■ moil v -S - •-.CibttO-l'a Melbourne, 9?m\ TroedelV-printing works, in lane, were gutted by fire. Barg© ma§sbfc r of burning paper; were scattered over xne cite by the gale, but a drenching rain prevented firebrands doing damage. Over 160 hands have been;.thrown out of employment. The amount of damage is unknown. The stock is insured for .£12,300. ; CHRISTCHURCH, February 8., “A fire occurred at the Islington 1* resizing Works early on Sunday morning. One wing of the building was completely destroyed, including the glue, manure, tallow, departments. Efaft •ifßutt&cSstf- oit7 the: building and plant but of tflrts ’Afferfs the part destroyed. . Ihe whole/cekU&e companies doing business in TTiiim nffrrtrrl amount, Iwi liMWili<libtttf6b has not yet been nmr+ai Hik.ravn pflunants have been made It JT. Thompson s store was totally do-

strayed by fire this mornipg.ji S/he loss •is estimated at .£I3OO. Ta'e v; btblding was insured for <£4oo and cue stock for £550 in the Imperial Omce. , AUCKLAND, February 8. ! A fire occurred on oaturciay at me Kauri Timber Company's 5 pat Waitainga. The mill lianas (about fifty) and others confined the outbreak to. the mill and saved the general xooriv Atfiiarf, etc. ?i'ne damage is covered by insurance in the company's oivn tuna. The is estimated at £6OOO. . ■ A fire destroyed a house at Bavfieiu, Owned and occupied by ridwaru Owen, and partly damaged the furniture, xiie nouse was insured for £525 in the London and .Lancashire Office, and me furniture for. £2OO by the same company. The fire occurred during a cnurcii service on Sunday iiiorning. xns pareon ana congregation of the Wesley Church, wJrch was next, door, suspended service, ana rendered valuable assistance.