FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1899,-Continued.
224
F. H. MAY, Superintendent of Fire Brigade.
No. of
BUILDINGS
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
Brought forward,..
225,430,00
20
** 2* ** RGN
19 Aug. 11
12
*
1.00 a.m.
12.15 a.m.
House No. 83, Station Street, Yanmati,
600.00 | Unknown,
House No. 373, Queen's Road Central,
2
19,000.00 Unknown,
matshed
unknown
Unknown,
21 Sept. 22 | Oct.
10
6.15 a.m.
McDonald Road,
5
6.15 p.m.
House No. 256, Des Voeux Road,
1
1
23
9.50 p.m.
House No 235, Queen's Road Central,
24
11
9.20 p.m.
House No. 28, Praya West,..
25 Nov.
8.30 p.m.
House No. 1, Duddell Street,
26
9
6.00 a.m.
27 Dec.
6.35 p.m.
On board S.S. Poseidon in Victoria Harbour, Lam Lo Mi Village, Kowloon City,
1
1
150.00 Unknown,
40,000.00 | Unknown,
154.00 Unknown,
2,500.00 | Some hemp accidentally
caught fire.
6,500.00 Upsetting of a lamp,. 12,000.00 | Unknown,
Not insured.
Insured in the Chun On Insurance Coy. for $11,000.
Not insured.
Insured in the Tung On Insurance Coy.
Insured in the Atlas Insurance Coy.
Insured for $12,000 in Siemssen & Co. and also for $8,000 in Dodwell Carlill & Co.
Not insured.
Covered by Insurance.
Not insured..
Luts
13
28
2
6.30 a.m.
29
13
6.20 a.m.
Nga Chin Loong Village, Kowloon City, House No. 76, Jervois Street,..
1
1
30
22
8.50 p.m.
Godowns next to Hing Lung Lane,
3
180,00 | Unknown,
23,000.00 | Falling or bursting of a kerosine lamp. 500,000.00 | Unknown,
Not insured.
Insured for $23,000 in Reuter, Bröcklemann & Co.
Insured in Chan On, Commercial Union, Tang On, South British, North British, North German, London and Lancashire, David & Co., Reuter, Bröcklemann & Co., Carlowitz & Co. for $334,000.
300.00 | Unknown,
8.30 p.m.
House No. 1, Ship Street,
TOTAL,.............
$829,814.00
31
26
25