FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887;—Continued.
NO. OF
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 9TH JUNE, 1888. 591
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Superintendent, Fire Brigade,
No.
DATE.
TIME.
139 Dec.
140.
1,
""
9.20 p.m.
9.30 p.m.
House No. 21, Pound Lane,..
Ko Shing Theatre,
SITUATION OF FIRE.
BUILDING
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
$200
None
Unknown,
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
141
77
3 p.m.
Honse No. 55, Square Street,
Do.
Incendiary,
142
si
4 p..
House No. 55, Square Street,
Do.
Do.,
143
4.15 p.m.
Chimney of No. 3, New West Street,.
Do.
Accidental.
144
8
p.m.
A bed quilt at house No. 336, Queen's Road West.
Do.
145
Servant's quarters at Staunton Street,
Do.
Incendiary.
146
Grass on the hill near Táivámtuk,
Slight
Unknown.
117
6 p.n.
House No. 116, Wellington Street,.
None
Incendiary,
148
149
150
8.
11.
♡
151
20,
ō a.m.
152
20.
5.50 p.m.
153
20.
7.20 p.m.
154
24,
6.50 p.m.
Chimney of No. 22, Hing Lung Streef,
1.40 p.m.
6.50 p.m.
Cook house chimney of house No. 31, Elgin Street,
A grass water-proof coat on the hill-side at Yaumáti caught fire while Wong Tai, a mendicant was wearing. House No. 15. Morrison Street,
A mosquito curtain at No. 88, Station Street, Yaumáti, House No. 5, Kan-ü-fong,
House No. 34, Cochrane Street,
Do.
Unknown.
Do.
N
$1,800
:གཞུགས
4
Slight
$1,500
lamp.
Slight
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
None
Unknown.
155
26.
7 p.m.
Some wood on the back premises of house No. 112, Holly-
Slight
wood Road,
joss sticks.
156
28,
1.30 a.m.
House No. 56, Bonham Strand,
16
$30,000
of incendiarism.
157
7.30 p.m.
158
28,
10.45 p..
A stack of grass near the Burning ground at Yaumáti, The temporary Market at Hunghom,
Unknown
Unknown.
34
Do.
Do.,
Sheds
+2
159
28,
Matsheds and grass at Wántsai Gap,
Do.
Do.
Sheds
160
28.
7.50 p.m.
House No. 223. Queen's Road West,
None
Incendiary,
161
31,
1 p.m.
Some books in a drawer at house No. 1, Square Street,
:
Do.
Carelessness with joss paper.
Accidental while cooking,
Unknown,
Accidental while smoking opium, Accidental, falling of a kerosine
Carelessness with some lighted
Seven people were perished.
False alarm. Great confusion was caused amongst the audience. Two men were arrested for raising false alarm.
Some shavings soaked with kerosine oil were found on the staircase.
A few rags and shavings were discovered alight on the staircase.
A lighted joss stick and a handful of white cotton saturated with kerosine oil were found on the staircase.
Wong Tai died subsequently,
The contents of house No. 15 were insured for $6,000 with Messre. Schellhass & Co.
The contents of the honse were insured fos $5,000 in Messrs. Schellhass & Co.'r Office.
Unknown, but very currently | Mr. Ross, the foreman of the Volunteer
reported to have been the act
Carelessness with matches.
Brigade, sustain severe injuries.
A woman was slightly burnt.
A lighted bundle of paper was thrown into the window.
Fire Brigade Office, Hongkong, 13th January, 1888.