FIRE IN BROADWAY.

Inangahua Times, Issue 6, 16 October 1878, Page 2

FIRE IN BROADWAY.

Tlio doniaensof Roofton wero roused on M nlny niuUt nfc H o'clock, by tho loud lonos of tlio ftro boll, nrul tlio orio?i of fire, midst tho rushing of nil hands to tlio soeno of tho disnsier, winch seems to huvo originntoi in tlio bedroom of Mr Corbotfc, baker, Upper Broadway j and bofor« Anything oould be done, but rmov© tlio family an quickly na posaiblo, tho honqo tra» Bhooting out tho fit men, which extcnviod quickly to tho adjoining promises of Mr J. Lark in, bootmnkei*, and from that to the preminos of Mr J, Aikon, whie-h hat heen in tho occupation of Mrs William*, fruitorer. On tho other sido of tho burning buildings, the premises of Moms Smith, Imirdronsor, Kiehardson, tailor, and O'Oonnoll, bnotmakcr, woro oithffr burnt or tarn down to provont furlhor dorftAtoiian, mvl whio-h w«ih done by the efforts of tho )>coplo oongrogntpil, ' hirlod fn. n most pr,nisoworihy nnd daring m«tmer by Mr J >lm Mitcholl, wa«Ro»or, Teddy l*uin, nmJ I{. King, who dtcod on tho roofs of tho last mentioned premises throwing bucket* d wnter on tho fliraon, and which chocked there further progress To Messrs \V. M'Lenn, Kilgour, O'T">t>n, M'lnarney, nnd a host of otherß alho special credit is duo in Raring property,, &c, .fee., m at on" timo it seexned invposniblo to stop tho ex* tension of tho firo to the Quo pronmos of Mr E. Musters, ironmonger, vrliioli contnined n v»ry Inrgo »'ook-iu»trad«. The premises of Messrs Smith nnd O*oonnell, tho p»opoity of Mr Hiohardson, nro insured for 4600, but; vte nro sorry to stnlo thnk Mr J. Lnrkin'a property, worth at lenat. £400, wnn not! insured, or what is still wor«c h his jolloy has only juit run out n fow weeks since but hnd not boon rctiowod. Mr Ai ken's premisos woro also uninsureii. This lnst firo should nwrelj promp.f tho business people and othors ol' lleefl'on and oUonhoro in the dintriofe, tho t^eees" sity of security nßninst monetary loss, at uny rate of their promises* as vroll t\n their stoekfl, and by tho ncgloot of which many uro thrown as it wcro to oommenco afresh again in business, Tlao present

tnomont should bfl « fitting timo tor onll* iiiK a public meeting to tuko steps i:i gottinß n firo online for lteofion, nnrt rc-fonniiiK allro brigade, nnd wo nro of opinion tiiut tho County Council should Bubnidiso ft oompnny formed for such ossontiul rcqulrom«uU— wbiuh no doubt tboy would.