FIRES.
STEAMER ON FIRE,
SPLENDID BEHAVIOUR OF THE PASSENGERS.
[Special to Press Association.] MELBOURNE, Jan. 13,
The steamer Cintra, which left yesterday for Western Australia, returned to Portland on fire. Flames were discovered in the forward hold when the vessel was thirty miles out, and her head was immediately turned to the shore, and the boats were got in readiness for an emergency. The steamer Bulimba, which was in the vicinity, went to the assistance of the Cintra and took off some of the steerage passengers. The Cintra steamed to an anchorage, and after three hours' fighting the flames were subdued. It is impossible to ascertain the amount of damage, but between fire and water it must be large. The vessel had 560 passengers on board, and considerable excitement prevailed; but they all behaved splendidly, especially the women, and no panic occurred. The outbreak is supposed to have been caused by stowaways smoking amongst the passengers' luggage. [Per Press Association.] NAPIER, Jan. 13. ■ A six-roomed dwelling and bakehouse adjoining the property of Robert Warren, at Havelock, was totally destroyed by fire. [Insurance on the house .£llO in the New Zealand and .£llO in the Phoenix, and on the furniture .£llO in the Phoenix. WELLINGTON, Jan. 13. By a fire at Greytown North, on Sunday morning, Baillie's boot shop and the office of the Permanent Investment and Loan Company were totally destroyed. Mr Izard's solicitor's office and Mr Hornblow's cabinet-maker's shop were slightly damaged. Baillie is insured for .£l5O in the Phoenix and .£250 in the New Zealand, and estimates his loss at .£2OO above that. The Loan Company is' insured for .£l5O in the New Zealand Office. DUNEDIN, Jan. 13. The Bannockburn Bridge was burned down early this morning. Pending its rebuilding communication between Cromwell and Bannockburn will be cut off for wheel traffic. The bridge was an old one, and there is a vote of .£7OO on the Estimates as a subsidy for its reconstruction."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5461, 13 January 1896, Page 3
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