FIRE IN CATHOLIC CHURCH
BUILDING BADLY DAMAGED. (Pie UHITKD Peicee ASSOCIATIOW.J WELLINGTON, May 23. A i- e ,M aS d , lscovered in St. Mary of the Ango.s Church, a picturesque old woodeu structure in Boulcott street, this evening, and it soon gained such a hold that the total destruction of the building appeared tor some timo almost inevitable. The western portion of the church, where tho steeple is situated, was gutted, but the eastern end was only damaged by smoke 'V ld , wato ,r- When the ala?m was given Lathers Mahoney and Hall rushed into the anril ft VCd , lhe "C'amental service and stripped the altar, but the vestments in the sacristy were destroyed. The organ Office. "" inSUr6d f ° r £16J °
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17327, 29 May 1918, Page 4
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