FIRES AND ALARMS, 1892,—Continued.
86.
No. DATE.
40 | April 11,|
41
42
15,
23,
27,
TIME.
9.20 p.m.
9.45 p.m.
3,2.15 a.m.
"
>>
43 "
44 May
2,
3.30 a.m.
6.30 p.m.
45
46
5,
*
47
9,
31
48
18,
59
11 p.m.
49
53
18,
50
51
23,
62 June 21,
54 July
55 "
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28,
3,
10 p.m.
11.45 p.m.
10 a.m.
8.50 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
6 p.m.
2.15 a.m.
House No. 104, Queen's Road West,. House No. 37, Kennedy Street, Yaumati, A matshed in Tung Lo Wa an,
House No. 26, West Street, House No. 8, Fuk Tsun Heung,
No. of
BUILDINGS
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
$1,500
Unknown.
$60
Carelessness with lighted match.
$300
Mosquito curtain accidentally caught
fire.
Trifling
Burning of Joss paper.
$100
Bursting of a kerosine lamp,
Trifling
Supposed arson,
$5
Unknown.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
$30
Unknown.
....
$10
Do.
1
$250
Do.,
Trifling
Do.
1
$100
Do.,
•
Do.
$5,000
Unknown.
House No. 148, Third Street,
A Fishing Junk lying in Aberdeen Harbour, House No. 16, Station Street,.
A stack of grass at Shaukiwan, A stack of grass at Hung Hom, House No. 17, Tank Lane,
Chimney of House No. 29, Graham Street, House No. 29, Centre Street,
House No. 15, Station Street, Yaumati,. House No. 91, Wing Lok Street,
REMARKS.
One man was burnt to death and 2 others injured.
Papers saturated with kerosine oil were found in different parts of the house.
Not insured.
Not insured.
Grass on hillside at Magazine Gap,
56
6,
11.30 p.m.
House No. 324, Queen's Road Central,
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17,
9.45 p.m.
House No. 31, Praya, Kennedy Town,
58 Aug. 6,
1.45' a.m.
59
10,
9 a.m.
Messrs. Marinburk & Co's Furniture Store, at Wanchai, House No. 87a, Praya East,
$10
Trifling
Do.
33
60
18,
10.40 p.m.
House No. 49, Queen's Road West,
$300
61
21,
12.05 a.m.
House No. 48, Queen's Road West,
*
62
81,
House No. 76, Praya East,
63 Sept. 15,
1.05 a.m.
House No. 80, Queen's Road West,
64
65
66
***
15,
11.10 a.m.
A matshed at Kua Chung, British Kowloon,.
18,
11.30 a.m.
23,
2 a.m.
67
28,
י
"
Overheating of a stove for drying
tobacco,
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Do.
Spontaneous combustion of coal. Unknown,
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, Spontaneous combustion of coal. Unknown,
Insured in Messrs. Reuter, Bröckelmann & Co. for $5,000.
Insured in Messrs. Kruse & Co. for $1,200. Insured in the Commercial Union Fire In- surance Office for $3,000.
Insured in the Economic Fire Insurance Company for $4,000.
$3,000
2
$4,000
$475
Carelessness while baking cakes,
A
$5
Playing with burnt grass by a child.
Trifling
Accidental with lighted candle while
searching for opium.
Do.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
Do.
Unknown.
girl of 4 years of age and 13 pigs were burnt to death. 11 huts and 11 pigsties were destroyed.
68 Oct. 6,
Do.
69
11,
"
7 p.m.
Do.
70
11,
鯨
5.20 p.m.
71
13,
"
7 p.m.
House No. 48, Stanley Street,
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
72
30,
6.30 p.m.
House No. 150, Shaukiwan,
Trifling
Unknown.
73 Nov.
2,
2.45 p.m.
House No. 41, Praya Central,
Accidental with lighted candle.
74
10,
3 a.m.
House No. 71, Queen's Road Central,
$10
Unknown.
75 "
14,
1 a.m.
Chimney of House No. 25, Possession Street,
Do.
76
Midnight.
Grass on hillside at Aberdeen,.
Do.
"
8 p.m.
6.30 a.m.
A wooden hut No. 86, Ma Ti, British Kowloon, British S.S. Tai On in Victoria Harbour,
House No. 43, West Street,.
House No. 325, Queen's Road Central,
A stack of straw at Tin Wan, Aberdeen, House No. 80, Praya East,