Bush Fires.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 172, 14 February 1888, Page 2

Bush Fires.

Bush fires arc raging in every direction, and in some localities great destruction to property Ims resulted. No h-o; than eight village settlers at Hustwell's cluuriug have had their homes

niiii everything belonging 10 thorn »lestrovod, ami are almost rained. On I'rnlay night, during the fioroo gale. Woodville hid a narrow escape. For about three hours the whole town was in imminent danger, when a fortunate slrft in the direction of the wind occurred, lessening Uie danger considerably. All the people in the town turned out. and were haul nt work all night saving property. Two houses near the town were destroyed. At Wuingawn Mr itiilgenay’s h nise and Mr (ireeu's hut have lieeti burned down. A prospecting party of four Musterton settlers were caught by the lira in the gorges of the river and hail a narrow escape. They lost their outfit and tools. Numerous haystacks mid a mile of fencing have gone at Featlierston. Some of the settlers have left their homes, as they were endangered. Many of the fanners sutler by the destruction of their winter feed. The I’uhipulii (Auckland) forest fire lias extended in the busli helonging to the homestead of settlors at Opuawhangn. Those houses situated on the outskirts of tiic settlement are now in great danger, and the settlers are watching day and night, ami working hard to stay the progress of the lire. It is estimated that u hundred square miles of forest arc under lire.