Ox Sunday afternoon shortly after 430. ats broke out at the Brosdway Broadway, and the whole of the ud Outfitting Stores., Ld.
shop was gutted. A few minutes after the receipt of the alarm the Fire Brigade, in strong force, arrived on the scene, The building was buroiog fiercely, the flamer shooting op aad illaminatiog the sky. From the bening the task of the Brigade was hopeless one and they mostly directed their attention to preventing the fire reading to the adjoining shops streams were brought to bear upon fire, but it appeared to grow, rathe di The woodwork, of which there was ao abundance, crackled and splattered and the beat was intense. The engine, throbbing and panting, was providing hundreds of gallons of water with which to fight the fire aod the men stock to their task heroically. Ul ately the roof partially collapsed and a tuillion sparke darted into the air. The. Brigade succeeded admirably in preventing the spread of fire, bot their task was " most difficult one.
The outbreak caused a large crand to gather in the Broadway and for a time the tram service was beld ap. The flames subsequently buroed themselves out, and there was nothing left bot black and charred walls and woodwork, The destruction of the premises oceapied bat a little while, bat the Brigade were en) on their task for about three boars and s half.
It is stated that the fire originated in the sttic owing to the fusing of an electric wire. The premises are covered by insurance,
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