THE FATAL FIRE IN DUNEDIN.

Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2600, 13 September 1879, Page 3

THE FATAL FIRE IN DUNEDIN.

:j»:;i.'. i FURTHER Glaring the whole,o^ Tuesday last, the. Cor- 1 jjp!;atipn f l»bo^ejß.,.w,Mr i e :jj einplov i ea, removing, _, .^r« o at. l t]b^sgeaecotthe l ia,te .fir©,■ ; ,;Portio na - ipf tfie remains ofrattothe^body'i were';found '■' iatfßgia*!'buildingthatmorfling^'-Tliey were ",■. those of a'yoiliiig'Miaj appare'otjy about 26:'. -years.ofagej.uu^the.position in which,;the ; remain! were fonndrr.namely, at the extreme north end of the,building, shows that' it is; if, barely possible that thej'can bo those;6f the ' late,MrWiUd&'ieldißßtiiion:, : ■ J ' : ; t .A^Jklijbtla'past 4 p.m,;aiiqtlieF body was,, discovered on the, second floor, of. the building.,, Ifc was thatt-of a man,< but t waa not ' identified; - -1"-'V;'1,1 ■■'■•'■',: •■' '', '";. - :tl Mr Waters bißljejreß thatl i twenty-five perfloni;w«fe •leepingin the two upper stories , ,pf his house on Monday night. One or two <■ persons are reported to be missing, and the', list of jthe dead bodies that have been found , : ia the iiuiniiVarii^s^follows':^'^'' " J [ w ' ■j, .; , Robert Wilioni>f»d 58 ye»rs ;J . .-.. ■ . v .j . , ..\ .Banh.Wil«ODi.a(ed a 4QjMri;' •■-•.. ,; .. „ Fradoriek Wiltpo, ftg*d 19 y«ar»; ..:' ■-•;■>. '■"li l S»rth.Wil«o)», ftfed 8, j«»rt j ,■■•}•..; •,;.'• ■•■ ..' ■ ■:.: ■■■ ',:„;! 'Laurenos WiUon, agad 4;years; - n '. 0. :i A .OlA.lUrtin,,»g«d33,yeari; ■.'>-----•'' I ;,,.; 'jj.JohnjTiiyJlor^tgad^.y.wrs!;,-:..,.,: ..<•■.■•, :!( ., ,jll*rj%retM^P»rtniij,,ag«d2o*year«; '■ - i. ;.'/;' /ManfisupppMd^aJmn,:, »,i •::-.■■-,. c. J'"■' r '• M»n, iupEWfd to b» ; W. B. Dodion; . >! m-i i^^Mao, lupppfed to be. B. ;Wilaon, junr;, >io-,7 .'B#y, nameanknowai,•!;:-.. i.,k.:<- .;•-,. ■ n ' t i;Thi9 i»mei; ■pre»d with ';feßrful •'rapidity," I and;sdme'6f thosd .ijrho auccpededm reaching;, tlii windows, of^hp'j.Jhjdjilding vainly called „, for help, land,had ;to jump adistarice of over - thirtysreet-br^be burnt.-- 'Mr; Waters and ■'' hit wife were-the' 1- firist Jto •le«ic£pe".fronl the :; |building^nd"injl'le»V.mg| ? awakeaed a man-, ;'aertrent;' reamed Brpdsnck^iwho also>escaped., t ' 'Thijobgh the presence ofunind of a yoiing i; nSatii'named Detniiwhd-was 1 cook at; Mr!,' 'Wja'^M 1 Gife^somflf ei^hf;or/ntnd;'of,;tlie-,' !Deani, fiied from t^e, second f100r.,,, - 1-" -^jOfae of the f mpst^iHkiuS'iik^r&^^lrka' J iTiaVpf tw6Ky'ouhg°m^n namedcPftt^.^Rantjio in We third-«toryr~Next-tolb:etr~robm was 7*"; tViilkonl and the servant Maggie M'Cartney, ; stairw^y.iw.ap /Mt and Mrs Wilion's bedroom, ■ iti|yhich t Mrs Oliphant,also:slepl;> Onvtne< '.opp6sil«jsid.e t of-ltlJ*f aßßage.wia alongrpoin •'> ' Wokioj ijo.thejbacki in;which ifour Servant-' ' t^iris)^aiyng,vfor/-plai;es'tat'<Mrsf.'Wilgon?sit-' 1 ileg'isiry offices,.slep&n Q-rantlwaa..awoke by > ;"ahcry' Df^'.VEire,^ aod>rroused^Jenkinson; • Thijiyiib a;candlei»and found thenroom full' of smpl:e.,'« liookiOgid.ut'PfthefrontJwindow, i they sawtheflames;CPmirigbuti.of the fcafe ■■' win^pVs-on the.jfrottndjflobr. :At the, Bame •' m6tiienittt,wP.men,'jevidently boarders ?at the ;cafeVca|mej,tPitheiifj door,; attracted by the ' light, anij!cryiqg,'"iiPpr, Go.d> sake show- us ■■'' ;an biitliet.^ .<. Grant opened^ the.door, and the ■; ;'room filing iwitblsmokeiq he: jand iJenkinson.l • made for'the passage; to explain 1 ib'ln'e two;mealtolonow.uthem'(and!i'o!ghow ' themPthe Jtaira.'r OnßLoftbe'tncn took hold, . ; an4J;enkin«on!heldion'e itill: nearly.at the '■- 'top'oHbe.stairs,:«tongue.of.flam'e was roar>,<: ing; aloiigilbe.,passage.i .Howi^theyl reached - 1 the',bpiitpn>J fl°br (neither t knowe,< but: after gettingl outsidel and haying (a breath of fresh ' !air."\TjherSubject bfi;what:badibecome of the> '; twolmen-andiof the SiWilßoa children was ! : Drpached.: i^he twoi: agreed to :go- upstairs again, anJyjklthpugh vthey .described .the Heat - ■ as something.fearfuli especially onthe second > 'floori'theyidid gefcup^GMnt leadingivi i .'. J ! Just|on; thejanding.Grant found Louisa ' WiUon, whom he toot in his arms. . It was' impossible, to ;go;•, further, aud. anotlier - scramble. dor,n stairs.succeeded. J Both state that wh'ep; they turned back they idespaired of ir^(jhing/ther.bottom :again.,: However, '; ttejridi^ispyibothi gettiDgj burned on the -^ h'andi, | and also ion thel: face slightly, with - 'the Addition of a gdod.dealof< singeing aboutl ; the h'ai? onthei.way down; a/They j met three ■ • policemen ; attempting. to: mak« their way ; i upstairs, but they-iiwere unable to: get beyp'ndj landing, when: theyi sang >:> 'oat to attract the: i»ttention;:ofi those about. 1 ">l 'v In the meantime Lillie iWilsou' had gone' ' piit pi iberjbidtroomowindowV andtha'd; laia l(1 down: ncr; full length* on the parapet below' ■ the'window-sill: to escape a tongue of fire 'qPmiqgi ont. j Jenkinsonssaw her, and a blanket baring;: been,got,; he called oufc'to ' her toithrow,herself down.i-She did this] ' but, pinking ofar.the street door, she gave a rebound ,outside..the.blanket, and fell oa--'tW3<,|»4emjßDfr ;Jenkinspn .picked, her,, up■-, and carried her to' the'OctagonHot6l,whera.;; 1 hsr Bister tbuiia had''been*conveyed. ; She : .: mile'lMw^ icjineone;;:; bands. :.: r ; .«i „!,,; „,;f | j.-.-.r,.,; :-.,,•, 1 The young men themselves escaped, with ; nothing but iltti^V'iXMt:''w^'\trba >Berßjl.. J a>nld , &rantfh»riqed a^ extra,j)ajr M ,of; ,trousers ■ho i n^broughV^o^to^ ,fplipw { „ f luffenpg from injuries M^eived. in. escaping 'faro': — LiUie*Wilson^who^,.has\a awou.ndr 0n,.. ifi^faW.ii WfffaAtitfal^^^ superficial,. suffered injuries:to>er^«?t; > l)avidlTpmßo»ij:, who is bruised on the leu hip and,nb|...,:-.; ,■■; \ It appears that the fire .spread along* ; tho ; :, .taken to'toe station with f the harness only ?,, th^u^v>^th^r:fbaksVfed. >b^the;.,fact; i

i■ t ,^ 1 ,.,. 4l , v ; >-. ■. - '■"•'■•-••'■*--*■• rr-r—:'-, !' > Sib. QKOuan :i QtsßX,—A.t ■■* meeting of that G-isborhfc' , Liberal (> AHopiation, Mr.j&tyA t ek-Jd!,.3..8./: saidp.hoi' -i 1 . migW m>, ilmo«VMtHpritaiiTelypthßt r jir $%%Wet\. *ould retire wh»n the gnat' Liberal measures were, , i'ltaWfo'l ' "•':i «i'!-(i"'t» '"*" Olt; w^i-'^0;"'1 s^» l" /"" * , Xhi b\iinb»r bl th» adempl&jed^iaI"Melb6urnVia'':" ,tHer«Miiig, a^id theiriCoodiMoniwL^^Bntible.'j jAible-' '- .bpdjed,m«B in glaii to aooepfc Qovaroment work at Ji ''4% per'day. In th* oountry district! men are askiug Si and 3i 6d par day.