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BIG FIRE AT GISBORNE.
Business Premises Destroyed.
(BY TELGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
Gisborne, November 22. A fire broke cub last night, at 9 o'clock, in Mrs Ledger's drapery establishment, Gladstone Road. The building burned like matchwood, and the flames spread to adjacent properties, occupied by How Chow, restaurant) keeper, Mr Erakine, baker, Mr Garrebt, boot dealor, and Mr Menzies, restaurant-keeper, all of which were destroyed. There was an immense blaze, and the fire ab one time threatened the whole of the business portion of the town, the buildings on the opposite side of the road, which is a chain and a-half wide, being much scorched by heat. Mad it not been for the splendid endeavours of the Brigade, together with the good supply of water, which was pumped by ateam power from the river, the results would have been much more disastrous. Nothing was saved from the buildings destroyed. Storekeepers adjacent suffered heavily by the removal of their stock, principal losers of whom are Mr Parnell, ironmonger; Parnell's Dresden piano depot ; Good* jeweller; Morgan, saddler, and Bull, seedsman. Mr Erskine whoa few days ago acquired the unexpired term of four years of lease of his own, How Chow's and Ledger's shops from the Auckland Education Board (owners of the endowment block), is the heaviest loser. The shop occupied by Garretb was owned by J. W. Matthews,and that occupied by Menzies belonged to Maude Bros. At 12.30, after everybody had retired to resb, another alarm was sounded. The exterior wall of Budd's restaurant) further down the street) was ablaze, having evidently ignited by a spark from the big fire. It was quickly put out before any damage was done Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 277, 22 November 1893, Page 8
Business Premises Destroyed.
(BY TELGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
Gisborne, November 22. A fire broke cub last night, at 9 o'clock, in Mrs Ledger's drapery establishment, Gladstone Road. The building burned like matchwood, and the flames spread to adjacent properties, occupied by How Chow, restaurant) keeper, Mr Erakine, baker, Mr Garrebt, boot dealor, and Mr Menzies, restaurant-keeper, all of which were destroyed. There was an immense blaze, and the fire ab one time threatened the whole of the business portion of the town, the buildings on the opposite side of the road, which is a chain and a-half wide, being much scorched by heat. Mad it not been for the splendid endeavours of the Brigade, together with the good supply of water, which was pumped by ateam power from the river, the results would have been much more disastrous. Nothing was saved from the buildings destroyed. Storekeepers adjacent suffered heavily by the removal of their stock, principal losers of whom are Mr Parnell, ironmonger; Parnell's Dresden piano depot ; Good* jeweller; Morgan, saddler, and Bull, seedsman. Mr Erskine whoa few days ago acquired the unexpired term of four years of lease of his own, How Chow's and Ledger's shops from the Auckland Education Board (owners of the endowment block), is the heaviest loser. The shop occupied by Garretb was owned by J. W. Matthews,and that occupied by Menzies belonged to Maude Bros. At 12.30, after everybody had retired to resb, another alarm was sounded. The exterior wall of Budd's restaurant) further down the street) was ablaze, having evidently ignited by a spark from the big fire. It was quickly put out before any damage was done Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 277, 22 November 1893, Page 8