The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

A LIANOTON.

Durant/nen Fine —A Ire broke out in North
Allington about half put one on Teeeday afternoon
in tbe bum(' th able our) Women, to Mr. John
Fry and Mr. Ilirrett, his brother-in-law, a mason.
The home is a lb tithed one, with • chinswey In the
middle between Jot two dwellings, Jobe Free being
• public-hoe... It anpeare the fire originated in Mr.
Fry's chimney, and the mod being high at the time
and the thatch very dry it anon sight lire and
spread very ripidly, the wind carrying the sparks
urea the road to a thatched boom rooopierl
Ili a man nutted David Etonsall, which was also
burnt. The engine belonging to the Alliance Fir-
Ineureoce Compaoy, of which Mr. Good urn agent.
11.20 a os the ',round, bet unfortunately for a
bog time front eons defeat in it could not be got to
wick, sad fears were eatertained that the boom of
Mr. Knell, net; ,1110 f to ttooitell's though a slated
better., would be Intent down also, as well es others '
M the row, the wind blowing that way; but,
happily, they were at Let able to get the engine to
work, and it played with great effect on the ruine
and stopped tho further progress of the flamea.
There wu than some difficulty found in supplying
the engine with water, two of the water carte beieg
employed in bringing it, tot fortunately the are was
somewhat subdued; had it been raging' fiercely.
the short @apply of water would have interfered
very seriously with the working of the engine. Mr,
F. W. Good and Mr. Alfred Good where very actively
employed in directing the working of it, though the
premises on Ire were not insured is their offiee, Mr.
Berrett's home and furniture being insured in the
West fffinglead Aloe (Mr. Templer, agent), and
Mr. Fry's re the Liverpool and L mama, of which
Mr. Ewan is sour, the berme beret down oppoeito
belonging to Miss Belson being inured in the Phoenix
Fire *Sloe, Mr. J. C. Baker, admit. Mr. Good
hea houses insured in his offioe in the neighbour.
hood however, we believe. The Ire occurring
in the day time there were fortunately no lives
lost. The boas* of Mr. Fry is inured for £l5O.
sad the damage done to his fuleltere, to., is .4..
mated at about £lO. We understand Mrs Belgoo's
house is insured in COO. We meet M. 4 Oelii to
mention that Sergeant Lavender, P.C. Hopkins, and
P.C. Flember were very fictively mugged and ren-
dered all the eatteteece they Gould at (hi Pre. There
being a grind deal of than* in the neighbourhood,
Memwere employed to throw water an the roofs.
.:4 Iteleitatite of the. house* °melte Mr. Fry's
removed their furniture for fear if the fire reaching
them. A great many person. were present at the
Ire. At the beck of Mr. Fry's dwelling sad ad-
joining it we. • home accepted by Mr. Cola; this
also was burnt down. Aoother thatched boom nom*
way off from where the fire began ought through
the wind blowing the sparks that way. It was, how.
ever, dimovered very fortunately in time and es•
linguiebed, or the oonsequenose would have been
mom errione, am there we. a whole group of thatched
houses adjoining or near to it, most of which would
prolahly hue leu beret. It was foetid about fir,
o'clock, when the tire wee supposed to be over, the
the home neat shove Mn. Baleon's (a dated on.
belonging to Mr. Keeping) was on Are near tile root
On going upstairs to examine, it was found the wal.
I plate under tbe roof was beret through, also one ot
be rafters; aa opening we. thee knocked through
the roof, and the elegise played on the tended per
and pet out the Ire. If there lied been no engin.
at hood the beau name have been burnt down, sad
it wee a good thin", the Ire wee dimmed when
it ace, awl that it did act suctilder MU tlght sad
Om bowl mit