FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1896,--Continued.
REMARKS.
XXVI
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1897.
$4,000
$8,700
Knocking over of a kero- sine lamp.
Accidently upsetting a kero- sine lamp.
$2,000
Unknown,
$3,000
Incendiarism,
Insured in the Office of Transatlantic Insurance Co. for $3,000.
Insured in the Office of Hamburg Bremen Insurance Coy., Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. Agents.
Insured in the Office of Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $1,000.
Insured in the Office of Messrs. Sander & Co. for $3,500. The two Chinese partners charged with and convicted of Arson at the Supreme Court in May and sentenced to 12 years' hard labour each. Insured in the Northern Fire Insurance Coy. for $1,500.
The building belongs to the Rope Works, and is insured in various Offices for $225,000. No insurance effected.
Insured for $3,500.
Firewood, paper, &c. are saturated with Kerosine oil and 6 vessels containing Kerosine oil were placed about the floor. The floor was occupied by a Chinese broker and his wife who had absconded, and is supposed to be insured, amount not ascertained. Exploding of a kerosine Insured in the Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Coy.
for $8,500. Insured in the Northern Fire Insurance Coy., Messrs. Bradley & Co. Agents, for $2,600.
The fire is supposed to have broken out in the cabin of of the Cargo boat, where a tallyman named Man Ting Tan had been smoking opium and set fire to the Kerosine. The Cargo boat was lying along- side the German ship Columbus loading Kerosine and lead, 1,200 cases on board, when the fire broke out. The boat and all her cargo of Kero- sine was completely burnt, and was insured in a New York Office; amount unknown. The fire spread to the ship Columbus damaging her side and part of her rigging and awnings not seriously. Tallyman Man Ting Tau, a girl aged 7 and a boy of 4, who were on board the Cargo boat, were burnt to death.
No. of
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly Partly.
15
24
3.15 a.m.
House No. 15, Cockrane Street,
$600
Unknown,
"
16
26 8.45 a.m.
House No. 31, Belcher's Street, Kennedy Town,
$3,500
Unknown,
17
27
10.15 a.m.
House No. 238, Hollywood Road,
18
29
19 May
9.50 p.m.
1.10 a.m.
House No. 115, Praya West, House No. 12, Sutherland Street,
$2,000
$2,300 Unknown, $50 Incendiarism,
Unknown,
11
April
4.45 a.m.
House No. 288, Queen's Road West,
12
4.20 a.m.
House No. 21, Salt Fish Street,
13
8
4.15 a.m.
House No. 13, Wing Woo Street,
14
22
1.15 a.m.
House No. 48, Praya West,.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
20
21
June
14 10.15 p.m.
9.20 p.m.
House No. 73, Jervois Street,.
2
$6,000
House No. 3, Tsz Mi Lane,
$1,290
lamp.
Unknown,
22
15
7.30 a.m.
Licensed Cargo Boat No. 69,
$4,500
Unknown,
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