FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,-Continued.
No. of
BUILDING
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
86
* 8*88
85 Sept.
4,
7 p.m.
9,
8 a.m.
>>
87
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12,
15,
3 a.m.
5.5 a.m.
Chimney of house No. 137, Queen's Road Central, Messrs. Russell & Co.'s coal godown, Praya East, A basket of charcoal at No. 2, Tak Hing Lane, No. 39, Wing Lok Street,
Unknown Unknown.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
$1,200 Unknown,
None
89
15,
ל
No. 37, Wing Lok Street,
:
Incendiary,
90
91
92
94
8 7NK* * 8588
18,
Some papers in cook house on first floor of No. 15, Mor- rison Street.
Trifling Unknown.
21,
10 p.m.
No. 76, Queen's Road West,
2
1
$4,000
Do.,
25,
>1
2.30 p.m.
93 Oct.
4,
4.45 a.m.
5,
5 a.m.
A small quantity of hay at No. 52, Hing Lung Street, The chimney of house No. 254, Queen's Road West, House No. 9, In Ku Lane,
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
$1,500
Do.,
95
7,
5.25 p.m.
House No. 5, Gage Street,
1
$3,000
Dropping of a lighted kerosine
lamp.
Both houses were insured for $1,600 at Messrs. Schellhass & Co.
* A paper torch was found in a clothes press and partly burnt along with some papers and a Chinese jacket.
Insured for $1,500 at Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.
The contents were insured for $25,000 at Messrs. Meyer & Co.
96
11.40 a.m.
Some clothing on second floor of house No. 7, Station St.,
Very little
Unknown.
13
"
97
9,
2 p.m.
A wooden but at Mongkoktsui,
{Bute
$250
Accidental.
98
10,
8 p.m.
99
26,
Some clothing on first floor of No. 2, Wing Fung Lane,.. Grass on hills at Stanley,.
$1
...
Slight
Carelessness with matches.
Unknown.
100
31,
4.45 a.m.
A matshed at Kennedy Town,
{
2
Unknown
Burning of joss paper.
Sheds
101 Nov
y
8.45 p.m.
The cook house chimney of Star Hotel,
None
Unknown.
102
Cook house No. 7, Pokfúlam Road,
Do.
Accidental.
103
11.42 a.m.
House No. 9, Sheung Fung Lane,
Do.
Shavings caught fire,
104
7,
ول
5 p.m.
First floor of house No. 12, Gilman Street,
Slight
Unknown.
105
106
9,
Some grass on Victoria Peak,
None
Discharging of rockets.
The house was not insured.
"
32
107
10,
14,
"
6.30 p.m.
108
16,
7.20 p.m.
109
16,
110
111
**
112
19,
7.30 p.m.
18, 10 p.m.
od co
18,
77
11 p.m.
Some grass near Magazine Gap,-
Some empty packing cases on first floor of house No. 5,
Cochrane Street.
House No. 253, Queen's Road Central,
Staircase of house No. 55, Square Street,
A quantity of mat bags on hill-side at Shekt'ongtsui, Ko Shing Theatre,
House No: 115, Wellington Street,..
Do.
Unknown.
Slight
Accidental.
24
10
:
:
...
:
E
$90,000 Bursting of a kerosine lamp,
Slight Incendiary,..
$3
None
Unknown.
Slight Incendiary,
Fireman Fox was killed at this fire while engaged in its suppression.
A rag soaked with kerosine and a lighted joss stick were found at the foot of the staircase.
This was a false alarm and greatly excited the audience who made general rush for the doors.
A quantity of joss paper saturated with nut oil was found burning just inside the street door.
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