THE AUCKLAND FIRE.
THE INCJUiSSr ADJOURNED [PKB PttESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, June 1. Tbe inquest on the fire has beeo adjourned to the 17th iust. 010 reason for the leog hy adj'uinment is that Mr Johcs'ou's condit'oi, if not p-ecerioiH, in eo bad that his doctor forbidden tho polio to inak-i any effort to soj him or Mrs Johuston. At the inquest David Middleton, a waiter, seated from wh*t he saw of th fire nobody who att mpted to got out by tbe fire escapes had auy chanc. When be first saw it the fire war* thickest where the escapes were. He only knew of t*o escapes, and they were fixtuies in (he w Ik of tbe building and we.© absolutely Dseless, and would simply lead people into the flames, buing nothing less than-a death trap.
MR AYRE3 BODY NOT FOUND. There is nothing moie doiin-'te as to Mr Ayri-s' fate, as the body has not yet been found. The police in searching for Mr Ayras' body found his c'othfs ai.d effe.ts pai tly destroyed, but no signs of the bxly. Itisconj-'cturelheoi'deivoured to get down th<) s'a<rcase and reivhed It ia thought that the body will noi be recovoad till all the debris is temoved.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 113, 3 June 1901, Page 2
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204THE AUCKLAND FIRE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 113, 3 June 1901, Page 2
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