FIRE IN A CHURCH
(Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 28. Fire was discovered in St. Mary of the Angels’ Church, a picturesque wooden structure in Boulcott street, this evening and soon gained such a hold that the total destruction of the building appeared for some time almost inevitable. The western portion of the church, where the steeple is situated, is gutted, but the eastern end is only damaged by smoke and water. When the alarm was given Fathers Mahoney and Hall rushed into the building and saved the sacramental service and stripped the altar, but the vestments in the sacristy were destroyed. The organ was at the eastern end of the church and was therefore saved. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The church was insured for £I6OO in the United office. '
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Southland Times, Issue 17796, 29 May 1918, Page 5
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135FIRE IN A CHURCH Southland Times, Issue 17796, 29 May 1918, Page 5
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