FIRES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 1405, 26 October 1909, Page 5

FIRES.

RAILWAY STATION DESTROYED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Oct. 25. Tho Levin railway, station was burned down at 3 o'clock this morning, only the luggage and the-cash, in hand £4O were saved, and; everything else destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known, there being ; no apparent cause. The trains are expected to be delayed to-day pending permanent arrangements. The fire good work is accountable for the saving of property. DISPENSARY GUTTED. INVERCARGILL, Oct. 25. A fire occurred in the Friendly Societies' Dispensary at 5 o'clock on Sunday morning, the. • shop i,being gutted and the stock seriously damaged.' Mr Robert Pollock, the manager, who slept upstairs, descended by-a rope, and gave the alarm. ' > The;« brigade promptly arrived, and by means of a 1 a dder rescued three women, one an invalid, who lived upstairs. Two men ; escapee! by the back door. A : powerful stream of water soon subdued _ the flames. The insurance on the dispensarv building was £750 in -the Commercial Union and' £250 in the New Zealand office on the stock, and £6OO 'in the Commercial Union. The damage amounts to £I2OO. Mr A. Buxton, confectioner, who the adjoining premises, hod £95 on .his stock, which was damaged by water. FIRE-RAISER ARRESTED. INVERCARGILL, Oct. 25. In connection with the fire at the dispensary and concerning which incendiarism was suspected, Detective Cameron arrested Victor Von Tunzelmniin at the Bluff this afternoon. Von Tunzelmann admitted haying stolen some. £'2B from the safe in the shop while the dispenser was asleep upi stairs and having set fire to tlie premises. He was formerly employed as an I assistant in the dispensary and conse- [ qucntly knew the run of the place, i "When .arrested at the Bluff lie had spent a. portion of the stolen money in purchasing a new outfit of clothes. Ho" will appear before the. Court tomorrow to answer charges of burglary and incendiarism. ■