FIRE IN YORK PLACE.
A lw<s-storey wooden house, containing ,6omo seven rooms, and situated in York place, a littlo below, Albert strbet, was almost completely 'destroyed by fir© about 3 ( o'clock this niorning. TKe Firo Brigade
ivas on the sceno vety shortly »ft«r tho alarm Wits given, but tho firo had d stiions libld, and thoujli. the flames were suppressed iit a brief space of time nothing biit tho charred wal'rs wero left standing. Tho building, which was a very old one, was owned by Mr C. 1?. Chapman, and was occupied'by Mr Thomas Fitzpatrick, a retired eabhian. Mr Pitznatrict, who haa been; in ill-health for somo time, has beon skying at Waikoiiaiti lately, and hia wiio aiM daughter went out to join him en Saturday last, since which day no ono ha 9 been , in tho house as fir as ooifld bo ascertained. ' The origin of the firo is therefol"o linkr.owii. Nothing couldr bo loarned regarding insuratlces boforo we wont to prtss.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13206, 13 February 1905, Page 5
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163FIRE IN YORK PLACE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13206, 13 February 1905, Page 5
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