FIRES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12911, 28 February 1906, Page 5

FIRES.

Per Press Association

AUCKLAND, Fehruarv 27. A Sre originated in a wash-house" in Mr W. T. HarUandV house at Remuera at 7 o'clock this mcrning. The house was burned to the ground, and practically nothing was saved. Two neighbouring* houses were ignited by flying sparks, but the fire wa* extinguished by the efforts of tbe Newmarket Railway Workshops Brigade. A COTTAGE DESTROYED.

A NARROW ESCAPE. About 12.20 this morning tbe fireball ,-»i Sandietown clanged an alarm which was taken tip by tbe bell at fhe Town Hall. Tbe fine was situate in a fiverofined cottage in Sandktowo. in Creek street, occupied by and tbe propertv of Mr Jack Flat. an "employee at the Freezing Works. Use hell at Sandietown rung by Mr Jack Sooti. who was cycling along Commercial street and heard *wceone call out "Fire." He rode on to h*w bicycle, after tbe suburban brigade bad been warned, to show the wjv. tbe fire being in an out-oftbe-wav plac*. Im unfortunately collided with "a. dog. fell, and was run ever by tbe hose-reel. Hi* bicycle was smashed, bat Mr luckily escaped with some painful brake*. When the bric-ad*- arrived on tbe scene the fire bad such a st<ng bold that very little could be done »•'• save tbe cottage. It appeared that Mi Flat, whose wife bad gone to Timarn to attend a social, b.vl retir-Jd. eatly with hi* four fire tmut have got a g<"Kl start when be awt-ke, for be thought the wlule j»1'«oe was in "flames. Hestruacled to bis children's nonu. and got them out, one of the children btins" -lisbtly burnt about the head, while Mr Flat had his bair and hards severely singed. Mrs Flat arrived while the fire was raging; and wa* jn a. very hysterical *tat.e. it takinc several *** the bystanders all their time to keen her from rushing into the flames. Her husband. (no. took the loss of his little borne greitlv to heart, and his narrow escape ibe only got -out in his night attire? greaOr distiessed biai mentallyf The brigade. w«e very smart in geltine to work,'considering tbe awkward aoces* to tbe bouse;: but in snite of their effort- <l<* pla,oe *8« completely destroyed with vU its content*. Much symnaiby was expressed with MrJ and ilrs Flat'in ihtir very anfrrtoaate loss. *