FIRES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12925, 16 March 1906, Page 5

FIRES.

NARROW ESCAPE OF A TOWNSHIP. MINE FIRE SPREADING. United Press Association— Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 11.40 p.m.. March ISth. SYDNEY March 15. A lire at W«mena, on the. north coast, destroyed two bu*in«»- placer, a timber yard and a. sawmill. The township at r,n<s time was threatened with destruction, bat x timely fall of tain *avvd it. The damage is estimated at about £SOOO. Despite all efforts the fire in. the Proprietary .Mine is slowly spreading, and the position is becoming **rious.

GROOM LO*KS HIS LIFE. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. March 15. A fire at Howick destroyed Crawords stables, and a jjrotm n.imed Horry Canningb.THi, aged 63. w.i* burned to death. The (ire was d:«rovcrol abonJ II o'clock latt uigat, when it hnil a Mivng hold in the l"ft where Cunningham slept. Xo effort could be made U> *avc him. Twenty horses stabled below the !<»ft were got out. Four "bases, a brake, 3s«r* ne*s and fwidsr were destroyed. "Hie total value of tlio building pud content* was £IOOO. and there was not insur-aiK*. The. Convent, which adjoin the bnilding destroyed. Ijad a narrow «*capc, a»d the walls were very badly scorched . THAIIK.S, March 15. A,fire;is burning on an extensive area, of flax lands of the Pisko ,w»mp. Considerable damage he« b**n docc to the flax whicii :>< ■• the property cf varioan owners. The fire Ins- bt-rn" burning f<r swo ihy-. I--)- jj is belifv**.! "<» It rum overi-«'HH-. Fearing i3i.it ii M'Jt.-id t« fiber hr-t f l r.'c-v. a 'iv.c number '<" r rivr, were cWj-.3-<y< ' i<,> <r,; \ g.'p a chain wide, and prevent the Slattus spreading. This work «•»*■ *acc*»jß3]y completed, rind favoured by (•"'■<? direction tf the wind she fire w.-.. wisbtn :bc orijrin.il lonip.vvt. though jlse whole nr*a had a narrow <«-<v;pe. fVn.«d«ab3c damage has boon already canted. W'hr.t appear to be large bush firts .n\' «f the Thames. T>AXXKriRKF. Mw:, 15. A fire < a:i:;c«: in she br>3s; «k'j'artrnasl of IVylie »t;d Co.'s stoic thh rooming.

aM'd lisnogb Use main i»-3jVl«.£ «■;.* t:»vc4, liw stock *■»« ijr'peScfcdy aasiagviS fey wjrter and wtoit. Tbi irjruraftoe rw £509 o» Jiic bnJJ4j»p ae<3 £3900 <*a ji»e *tort. Toe Jrw. i* .aWve £ISOO.