FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889,--Continued.
No. DATE. TIME. SITUATION OF FIRE. No. of BUILDING DESTROYED. DAMAGE. CAUSE. REMARKS. 58 Aug. 26, 4 a.m. House No. 203, Queen's Road Central, $1,500 Accidental, Unknown. The contents were not insured. 59 Sept. 14. 5 p.m. House No. 1, Wing Wo Street, $2,000 Bursting of a kerosine lamp, Insured in the North German Insurance Company for $12,000 and in the North- ern Assurance Company for $22,000. A woman and a child lost their lives during the fire. 60 9.45 p.m. House No. 112, Queen's Road Central, $1,200 Upsetting of a korozine lamp, ...A 62 2 p.m. House No. 210, Queen's Road West, $4,000 Bursting of a kerosine lamp, None 63 21. 7 p.m. House No. 9. Graham Street, Accidental. 64 21. 9.55 p.m. House No. 174, Thirl Street, Grass on Mount Parker, Unknown. 65 23, 10 p.m. S. S. Jupan, Incendiarism, ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Some chests of Opium were stolen and the cargo was set on fire. 66 27. 2 a.m. House No. 220, Queen's Road Central, $3.50 Unknown. 67 29. 6.45 p.m. Chimney of House No. 9, Hillier Street, Careless use of lighted candles,... Unknown. 68 Oct. 7.30 p.m. House No. 85, Wellington Street, Bursting of a kerosine lamp. False alarm. 69 6, 11.30 p.m. House No. 4, Graham Street, Unknown. 9, 4 p.m. House No. 117, Shaukiwan, $4 Unknown. 10, 4.30 a.m. House No. 42, Battery Street, Yaumati, $1,500 Falling of a kerosine lamp, Insured in Messrs. Naudin & Co, for $10,000. 12. 11.15 p.m. House No. 3, Fuk Luk Lane, 13, 9.40 p.m. House No. 6, Tung Shing Lane, 74 14, House No. 32, Square Street, Slight 76 30, 2.10 a.m. House No. 154, Queen's Road Central, $8,000 Insured in Messrs. Edward Schellhass & Co. for $10,000. Five inmates lost their lives. 77 Nov. 6.30 p.m. A boiler-maker's shop in Battery Street, Yaumati, $50 78 4. 9.30 p.m. House No. 7, Nullah Lane, Carelessness while worshipping 79 5. 7.30 p.m. House No. 55, Queen's Road West, $1,000 $16,000 Careless use of a lighted lamp. Unknown, Capsizing of a kerosine lamp, ... An old woman lost her life. Not insured. 80 Unknown, Insured in Messrs. Dunu Melbye & Co. for $8,000 and in Messrs. Turner & Co. for $6,200. 81 12, 7 p.m. Chimney of house No. 10, Cochrane Street, 82 14, 2 p.m. House No. 43, West Street, Breaking of a kerosine lamp. 83 14, Grass on hillside near Stanley, Trifling Unknown. 84 19, 2 p.m. House No. 258, Queen's Road Central, 85 22 10 p.m. House No. 34, East Street, Unknown, 86 Dec. 1.40 a.m. House No. 25, Yee Wo Street, Slight Incendiarism,....... Paper saturated with oil was found on the staircase. 87 26, 12.30 p.m. Matshed near Richmond Terrace, $70 Careless use of fire. 88 Matshed at Quarry Bay, $7 Unknown. 6 u.m. House No. 121, Jervois Street, Grass on hillside of Mountain Lodge, Accidental 89 17. 9.20 p.m. Chimney of house No. 10, Wyndham Street, Unknown. 90 18, 12 noon Grass on hillside near Stanley, Slight Accidental. 91 20, 1.15 p.m. House No. 312, Queen's Road West, 92 20, 1 p.m. House No. 27, New Street, Accidental while worshipping joss. 93 21, 10 a.m. House No. 122, Queen's Road West, $10 Burning of joss stick and paper. 94 21, 9.5 p.m. House No. 37, Station Street, Yaumati, Unknown. 95 28, 6.30 p.m. House No. 334, Queen's Road Central, $3,000 Insured in the Northern Insurance Company for $20,000. 96 24, 5 a.m. House No. 16, Jervois Street, Accidental. 97 30, 3.25 a.m. House No. 17, Bonham Strand Central, $20,000 Unknown, Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $6,000. 98 30, 5.45 p.m. House No. 365, Queen's Road West, Breaking of a kerosine lamp.Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 28th February, 1890.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
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