No. DATE.
TIME,
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,-Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. or BUILDING
DESTROYED. DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly,
113 Nov. 20,
114* 115
21,
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21,
116
117
118
119
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121
122
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123
"
124
21
125
39
126
"J
127
222 222 44 444 RSS S
10 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
Partition of house No. 21, Stanley Strect,.
Grass on the hill-side near Hoktsni,
A quantity of firewood in the cook house No. 3 11, Queen's
Road West.
Slight
Do.
None
Carelessness with a lamp. Unknown, Do.
8.15 a.m.
Some clothing and matting on ground floor of No. 2,
Very littlo
Do.
Rutter's Lane.
11 p.m.
23,
9.15 p.m.
A mosquito curtain in house No. 32, Third Street, House No. 42, Queen's Road West,
None
Do.
Do.
Incendiary.
21,
3.10 a.m.
House No. 13, Triangle Street,
I
$150
Unknown,
24,
3.30 p.m.
Coals in one of the Kowloon Godown Company's shede at
Tsimshatsui,
Very little Spontaneous combustion.
Some old rags saturated with kerosine were
found in the staircase.
The house was not insured.
24.
9.30 p.m.
Some dried grass at No. 16, Wing Fung Street,
25,
Matsheds at Taitám Water-Works,
12
25,
8.20 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
Nons Unknown None
Unknown. Do.
25,
9 p.m.
26,
Beams of verandal of No. 348, Queen's Road West, Grass on the north-side of the bill below Mount Kellet,
Not much Incendiary. Unknown Unknown,
26,
3.30 p.m.
Grass on the bill-side near Kai Lung Wan,
Do.
Do.,
26,
8.15 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre, ....
None
128
27,
12
A kerosine lamp on the ground floor of house No. 20,
Graham Street,
Do.
Accidental.
129
27,
33
6.30 p.m.
First floor of house No. 1, Nullah Lane,
$190.
130
27,
"
7.5 p.m.
131
98,
8.45 p.m.
132
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29,
6.40 a..
133
29,
+
134
29,
23
135
13
29,
7.30 p.m.
7.40 p.m.
8.30 p.m.
House No. 163, Queen's Road East,
House No. 165, Queen's Road East, House No. 4, Staunton Street, House No. 107, Wellington Street,
A basket of old clothing at No. 348, Queen's Road West, House No. 107, Wellington Street,.
Slight
$1,000
Accidental,
-
$150
$150 Very little Nane.
Unknown.
Do.
136
137
138 Dec.
30,
3 p.m.
House No. 40, Wing On Street, -
7
33
30,
17
Messageries Maritimes Coal Godown, Praya East,
-
7 p.m.
House No. 55, Square Street,
3 $16,000
None
Do. Incendiary,
This was a false alarm and a general rush
was made for the doors.
A considerabe amount of damage was done
to growing trees.
A few acres of grass burnt and part of the wood and young plants slightly damaged. This was a false alarma. A general rush was made for the doors. Two men were arrested for raising false alarm.
Accidental, upsetting of an oil The house was not insured, Unknown.
[lamp.
The house was not insured. Accidental, bed curtain caught The house was not insured.
fire while worshipping.
Accidental, upsetting of an oil
lamp.
The smouldering ruins of old fire broke out
afrosh.
No fire, but the coal was smoking and it
was removed.
A piece of rag saturated with kerosine, some matches anjosa sticks were found burn- ing at the foot of the staircase.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,--Continued.
524
No.
DATE.
TIME.
139
Dec.
140
14
ليلي
1.
9.20 p.m.
1,
9.30 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
NO. OF
SITUATION Of Fire.
BUILDING DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
Wholly Partly.
House No. 21, Pound Lane,...
$200 None
Unknown,
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
141
2,
37
A
3 p..
House No. 55, Square Street,
Do,
Incendiary,
142
2
55
4 p.ra.
House No. 55, Square Street,
Do.
Do.,
143
ૐ,
4.15 p.m.
Chimney of No. 3, New West Street...
Do.
Accidental.
114
145
17
146
147
1
8 p.m.
6 p.m.
A bed quilt at house No. 336, Queen's Road West,
Do.
Gruss on the bill near Táit'ámtuk,
Servant's quarters at Staunton Street,
Do.
Incendiary,
Slight
House No. 116, Wellington Street,...
Unknown. None Incendiary,
148
149
130
7.
1.40 p.m.
Cook house chimney of house No. 31, Elgin Street,-.
Do.
Unknown.
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8,
11,
151
152
153
154
155
156
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6.50 p.m.
A grass water-proof coat on the hill-side at Yaumáti caught fire while Wong Tai, a mendicant was wouring, House No. 15, Morrison Street,
Do.
$1,800
Accidental while cooking,
Unknown,
20.
20,
5 a.m.
5.50 p.m.
A mosquito curiain at No. 88, Station Street, Yaumáti, House No. 5, Kau-ü-fong,
Slight
$1,500
Accidental while smoking opium. Accidental, falling of a kerosine
lamp.
20,
7.20 p.m.
House No. 34, Cochrane Street,
Slight
24,
6.50 p.m.
Chimney of No. 22, Hing Lung Street,
None
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
26,
7 F.3.
Some wood on the back premises of house No. (12, Holly-
Slight
wood Road.
28,
1.30 a.01.
House No. 56, Bonbam Strand,
16
$30,000
"
157
28,
7.30 p.3.
A stack of grass near the Burning ground at Yaumáti,
Unknown
158
28,
19
10.43 p.m.
The temporary Market at Hunghom,
M
Do.
Do.,
Sheds
159
28,
Matsheds and grass at Wántsai Gap,
Do.
Do.
Abode
160
28.
73
7.50 p.m.
House No. 223, Queen's Road West,
None
Incendiary,
161
31,
37
1 p.m.
Some books in a drawer at house No. 1, Square Street,
Do.
Carelessness with joss paper.
Carelessness with some lighted
joss sticks.
Unknown, but very currently reported to have been the act of incendiaris. Unknown.
Carelessness with matches.
Sevon people were perished.
Fulse 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 staireuse.
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 Messrs. Schellhass & Co.
The contents of the house were insured for $5,000 in Messrs. Schellbass & Co.'s Office.
Mr. Ross, the foreman of the Volunteer
Brigade, sustained severe injuries.
A woman was slightly burnt.
A lighted bundle of paper was thrown into
the window.
Fire Brigade Office, Hongkong, 13th January, 1888.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
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