A RlVER on Fire
IT is said that a singular phenomenon can now be seen in Clardon county Pa., on a small stream known as the Catfish Run. For a long time the inhabitants of that locality have noticed a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1877
5 stories in South Coast's papers
The [?] Fire-kings and Fire Eaters
WHAT are the hottest things [?] without dread [?] to the [?] and stomach [?] we handle [?] solids, and wash our hands in [?] hot [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire in Lower Canada
St. John’s, New Brunswick, has been almost destroyed by fire. The damage done has been estimated at about fifteen million dollars. June 25…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Dead Letter. a Story in Three Chapters. Chapter I. Fire and Thief Proof
DINNER-HOUR in the manufacturing town of Middleton-upon-Irk; a hot summer’s day ; the sun glaring upon huge warehouses of dull-red brick, narrow tortuous streets, the gilded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fire at Wellington Woman and Five Children Burnt. (From the Auckland Star.)
The star special last night, witnessed one of the most calamitous fires ever known in Wellington. The special was roused from slumber at Wellington about five minutes past 3 o’clock…
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