DUNEDIN.
v This day, \
ttotier Tho in .Dttae^ai
At one o'clock this morn/tig the Athenreuoi was discovered on fire.; ;Tbe flames' bad a strong hold in a rdom under the library, having come up through the floor. Four powerful jets of water were soon on which confined the; fi"e: to -one building. The escape of the hooks was Teryironder*; fpl. f The, reference; library has not .-received fny dinu'ge. Books of travels, science/ political raonomy,: !aßd r other valuable wor!/s escaped without damage, but a lot of novels and old books were burned, and a lot on the top shelves next
llijo roof, while those below were slightly damaged by the water. The destruction ;of the political works ii the only serious injury. The portion of the building destroyed was insured for £2CX)ointhe New Zealand Company, and that amount will ;corer all loss.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3222, 17 June 1879, Page 2
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