Disastrous Fire at Newcastle
At a quarter past 3 this morning the inhabitants of Newcastle were awakened from sleep by Constable Finnegan shouting "Fire," and the ringing of the engine house bell in…
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Great Fire in Newcastle
AT 3 p.m. on Thursday a disastrous fire broke out in Bolton-street, Newcastle, and before it was extinguished, the bonded stores of Wood Brothers, and Mr. Frank Gardiner, were completely gutted,…
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BETWEEN five and ten minutes past 3 o'clock this morning, a fire, which is now raging furiously, and presents every prospect of being as disastrous as any conflagration ex-perisced in this city for years past, broke out in…
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VERU appropos of the disastrous fire that took place at Newcastle on Thursday, is a report (in which the rival fire-proof qualities of the different materials used in building…
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Shortly before 8 o'clock last night the inhabitants of the city were startled by hearing the discordapt clanging of the fire-bells, and in a very short time from the first sounding of the alarm crowds of…
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THE fire which raged in Newcastle on Thursday morning would have been much, less disastrous had it been the practice to keep the engines of the local brigade ready for any…
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At a quarter-past 6 o'clock last night, Mr. Superintendent Bown, of the Insurance Eire Brigade received information that the chimney of Rickard Price, 117, Goulburn-street, was on fire. He at once…
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Donedin, August 23.—A fire broke out during the night At the steam saw-mills and timber-yard of Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach, Princes-street. The premises are of a very extensive…
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Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, the chimney of a house in Jenkin-stroet, off Kent-street north, caught fire, the sparks from which ignited the shingled roof of the adjoining house, occupied by a…
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Chicago, which seems to be the home of the Fire Fiend, has once more been called upon to witness a terrible conflagration. This time the ravages of the fell destroyer have been confined to…
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Dunedin, August 23.—A fire broke out during the night at the steam saw-mills and timber-yard of Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach, Princes-street, The premises are of a very extensive…
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Chicago, July 14.—A great fire is raging in South Chicago, in the vicinity of Michigan-avenue and Twelfth-street. Half a mile of buildings are in flames, and all efforts of the firemen have, thus far, proved futile to check…
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Chicage, which seems to be the home of the] Fire Fiend, has once more been called upon to witness a terrible conllagration. This time the ravages of the fell destroyer have been corfined to…
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On Monday morning, June 29, at twenty minutes before 3, there occurred the most terrible and heart-rending calamity that has over happened in this part of the country. An entire family, consisting…
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Chicago, which seems to be the home of the Fire Fiend, has once more been called upon to witness a terrible conflagration. This time the ravages of the fell…
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A FIRE which might have been attended with most disastrous consequences, took place in Christ Church burial-ground yesterday afternoon says the Pilot of Saturday. A number of…
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I SEND you the following particulars, gleaned from a lengthy report in the Pilot. In Messrs. Wood Brothers' store there were ales, wines, and spirits to the value of over £9000, the stock…
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Chicago, July 14.—A great fire is raging in South Chicago, in the vicinity of Michigan-avenue and Twelfth-street. Half a mile of buildings are in flames, and all efforts of the firemen have, thus far, proved futile to check…
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ON Monday morning, June 29, at twenty minutes before 3, there occurred the most terrible and heartrendding calamity that has ever happened in this part of the country. An entire family, consisting…
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On sunday morning, about 1 o'clock, a fire broke out at 116, King street, a house occupied by Mr. Norton, butcher. Mr. Camb, superintendent of No. 2 Fire Company, arrived quickly on the spot with a hydrant…
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