Good Morning List, Another item of interest I found in the Sydney Morning Herald of 23 March 1888 while extracting information to index into www.ryersonindex.org Fire on Dangar Island. --------------- (By Telegraph.) (From our own correspondent) ----- PEAT'S FERRY, Thursday. A fire broke out between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning, on Dangar Island, in a weatherboard building belonging to Messrs. Ryland and Morse, sub-contractors for the superstructure of the Hawkesbury bridge. The building was used as a store-room, and contained a large quantity of inflammable material; there were about 12 tins of kerosene in it, and a great quantity of turpentine and various other oils and paints, and a quantity of carpenter's tools, blocks, tackle, ropes, &c. the building was burned to the ground in a couple of hours, the damage is estimated at about One Thousand Pounds. The fire while it lasted completely illuminated the whole islandl it looked beautiful from the river. One man, who was sleeping ina building at the time, it is alleged, had a very narrow escape from being burned to death. The cause of the fire is not yet known. It is said to be insured, but the amount is not stated. Sincerely, Bill E-mail message checked by Internet Security (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.13350 http://www.pctools.com/en/internet-security/