CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 79

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Three für Engines belonging

respectively to the Pawnbrokers, Silk Mon

and Nam Pak Wings

work in a creditable

Noteihstanding

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promptly at

An animer

the amount of water

brought to bear upon the flames from the fire Engines and the hydrante

to the place, it was.

near

found necessary to

ent off the communcation at suoral) points by blowing down howws, and the

subduction of the five pratly by water

and

partly by the used of gunparder was not effected befar & Am, but

Insurance

the Heam Pise Engine of the Wangking

Canfrany,

that tately belonging to Mifer Dant & Os and hus of the three Chimwe moved Enginee

remanied)

at work until 6 AM. after which the hydrants alone were) word)

she

It would be invidions to mention

Mann lo

rendered)

of individuals who and in the general object of sildring this fire, but to the good filing) and) earnestness of pu pare displayed by all must be attributed the prevention of calamity; qualing that of October 1886 and November 1869.

o

The great part of the labore of the night feel upon there who wased the different Engines, to

many

of such a

pecuniary reward) would be inconsistent, but there are ahiers

the Ohmined of

viz:

the three native owned Fin Engine

and the

Chinese Police who worked)