No
Date.
Time.
1 January
"}
>>
RETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886.
Situation of Fire.
5,
8,
5.15 p.m.
Grass on hillside West of Mount Davis,
A bed curtain in No. 42, Circular Pathway,
A stack of grass at the back of Joss house at Shaukiwán,
Chimney of No. 27, Gage Street,
Praya Central, Blackhead & Co.'s Store,
Saw dust in No. 21, Pound Lane, Near Shaukiwán Market,
No. of Build-
ing destroyed.
Damage.
Wholly.
Partly.
Cause.
REMARKS.
Unknown Unknown,
Carelessness with a lighted cigar,
None
Do.
$15
Do.
Trifling
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$60
Unknown.
Carelessness with matches. Sparks from the Engine House. Unknown.
Do.
Accidental when cooking.
Burning Incense.
Some
thousands of young fir trees were destroyed.
A number of Chinese
account books burnt.
18
Trifling
None
$3
Unknown.
$15
Do.
None
Do.
$30
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Whole Block
$30,000
Noue
Kerosene Lamp, Unknown.
Two girls aged 9 and
5 years respectively
$50
Do.
were burned to death.
Trifling
Incense Sticks.
Do.
Unknown.
$140
Do.
$4,000
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$280
Do.
$1,200
Kerosene Lamp.
Slight
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Unknown.
None
Do.
Slight
Do.,
Half catty of Kerosene
1
Unknown Kerosene Lamp.
was found.
Trifling Unknown.
...
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
...
A matshed at Coffee Plantation,....
Trap door No. 297, Queen's Road Central,
A bed curtain and beddings in No. 41, East Street, . Matshed at Hunghòm Docks,
Cook-house No. 61, Praya West,
7.30 p.m.
Grass above Tai-tam-tuk Water-Works,
------
""
9
10
9,
Grass on the hillside at Mount Davis,
>>
13,
"
8 p.m.
A stack of grass at Shaukiwán,
11
14,
5.30 a.m.
""
12
19,
13
19,
12.50 a.m.
>>
14
20,
19
15
26,
1.20 a.m.
}
16
30,
55
17
30,
5.30 p.m.
18
31,
"
6.30 p.m.
2.20 p.m.
20
57
21
}}
22
"
"}
9 p.m.
19 February 2,
23
24
2,
9,
15,
3,30 a.m.
9 p.m.
3.15 p.m.
10.40 p.m.
6.10 p.m.
A stack of grass at Taikoktsui,
Grass on the hill near Parsee Point,
Chimney of No. 4, Blue Buildings,
No. 186, Hollywood Road, (Po Lok Theatre), Matshed at No. 2, Gap Street,
Stack of grass at Quarry Bay,
Wooden partition at No. 49, West Street,.
Chimuey at No. 1, Seymour Terrace,.
Stack of grass at Shaukiwán,
Matsheds at Naval Yard, Kaulung,
Chimney at No. 11, Cochrane Street,.
Grass on the hill at Mount Davis,
Chimney at No. 3, Taipingshán Street, Matsheds at Belchers Battery,
No. 3, Wing Fung Street,
No. 8, Wai Tak Lane,
No. 56, Market Street,..
25
J
26
26,
5.45 p.m.
27 March
4,
28
7,
4 p.m.
29
11,
*
30
17,
Midnight
"
31
21,
*
6,
3 a.m.
22,
Chimney at Hongkong Club,
>>
27,
37
5 p.m.
Chimney at No. 5 Station,
35 May
2,
4 a.m.
Staircase of No. 149, Queen's Road West,
36
6,
3.20 a.m.
No. 84, Queen's Road East,...
"
37
9,
3 a.m.
Wooden partition at Gilman Bazaar,
ว
38
39
>>
33
22,
13,
2 a.m.
No. 116, Praya West,
3 a.m.
40
25,
11.15 p.m.
Mosquito curtain in No. 266, Queen's Road West, Chimney of No. 235, Queen's Road Central,,
32 April
33
34
259
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.