The Prairie Fires
The list of losses by prairie fires in Dakota (says an American paper of April 5) increases, and descriptions of hairbreadth escapes are very thrilling. Near…
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Great Fire in Quebec. 500 Houses Destroyed. London, May 17. •
A terrible fire is reported to have occurred in Quebec, in Canada. About 500 houses were destroyed, and over 1000 persons, who were rendered homeless, had to camp in the…
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A great fire is reported to have occurred at Lubeck, in Germany. Extensive stores, containing a valuable stock of cotton and flax, have been destroyed, and damage done to the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fearful Floods in America. Bursting of a Reservoir. Towns Completely Destroyed. Refugees Burned in the Debris. the Loss by Water and Fire Stated at 25,800 Persons. London, June 1
A terrible disaster is reported from the United States. In consequence of recent heavy rains, a freshet of extraordinary velocity and violence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a Prairie Fire. How a Party of Land Hunters Saved Their Lives by Judicious Back Firing A Peril Experience by Most Travellers in the Far West
Were it not for the possibilities of "back firing" the annuals of prai[?]es fires would record many deaths. I remember, says a writer in the New York Tribuna, in 1873…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire in the United States. Damage Estimated at Twenty Million Dollars. Many Lives Lost London, June 7
A great fire has occurred at the town of Seattle, on Pugest Sound, Washington Territory. The damage is estimated at 5,000,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Miscellaneous. Men Who Eat Fire
The earliest mention of fire eaters in England is to be found in Sir Henry Walton', correspondence under date of June 3, 1633. He says;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire at Fitzroy. £7,000 Worth of Stock Destroyed
Another fire of a serious nature broke oat on Monday evening in a shop at the corner of Brunswick-street and Moorestreet, Fitzroy, owned by Mr. W. B…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Great Fires in Melbourne. Messrs. Schreiber and Schaefer’s Warehouse Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £30,000
On Sunday night, at about half-past 8 o’clock, a fire occurred in the premises of Messrs. Schreiber and Schaefer, general Importers, of 307 Flinders-lane, and although the…
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How a Party of land Hunters Saved Their Lives by Judicious Back Firing—A Peril Experience by Most Travellors in the Far West…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miscellaneous. Men Who Eat Fire
The earliest mention of fire enters in England in to be found in Sir Henry Walton correspondence under date of Jane 3, 1683. He says;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in China. Twelve Hundred Lives Dost. Ten Thousand Persons Homeless. London, June 21
The town of Lachan (1), China, has been destroyed by a fire, which raged for four days. Twelve hundred, lives were lost, and 10,000 persons have been rendered homeless…
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There are 22 clauses and one schedule in the bill to amend the Fire Brigades Act introduced into the Legislative Assembly-last week. The bill is simply intended to remedy certain defects…
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About 1 o’clock on Saturday morning a fire of a destructive character broke out in the spacious sawmills of Messrs. Andrew Kerr and Co. (Limited), which occupied the greater…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Destructive Fire at Numurkah. Tukgauah
A disastrous fire occurred here this evening resulting in the total destruction of H. Burke’s grocerv, drapery, and ironmongery establishment, and the adjoining shop of W, Robinson, chemist,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Some Smart Dogs. Facts That Are at Variance with Traditional Theories. A Newfoundland Dog That Drowned Our and Incipient Fire—How a Cat
The d'stinotion between reason and in[?]tinct is not clearly perceived by many per[?] of ordinary intelligence able to state she [?] The Duke of Argyle in his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Prairie Fire. How a Party of Land Hunters Saved Their Lives by Judicious Back Firing A Poril Experience by Most Travellers in the Far West
Were it not for the possibilities of "back firing" the annals of prairies fires would record many deaths. I remember, says a writer in the New York Tribune, in 1878…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Smart Dogs. Facts That Are at Variance with Traditional Theories. A Newfoundland Dog That Drowned Out an Incipient Fire-How a Cat
The distinction between reason and instinct is not clearly perceived by many persons of ordinary intelligence able to state the difference. The Dake of Argyle in his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Smart Dogs Facts That Are at Variance with Traditional Theories. A Now [?]oundland Dog That Drowned Out an Incipient Fire --How a Cat Opened the Kitchen Door The Question of Animal Reason
The distinction between reason and instinct is not clearly perceived by many persons of ordinary intelligence able to state the difference. The Dake of Argyle in his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire at Lilydale
A destructive fire occurred in Main-street, Lilydale, early on Sunday morning. It originated in a row of three wooden shops belonging to Mr. E. M. Poyner, and occupied…
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