FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,—Continued.
No. OF
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
P
Accidental.
Carelessness with joss paper.
Incendiary.
Accidental while cooking,
Unknown,
Accidental while smoking opium, Accidental, falling of a kerosine lamp.
મ Upsetting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Carelessness with some lighted joss sticks.
Unknown, but very currently reported to have been the act of incendiarism. Unknown.
Do.
Incendiary,
Carelessness with matches.
Seven people were perished.
False 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 staircase.
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. Schellhass & 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.
BUILDING
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
139
Dec.
1,
9.20 p.m.
House No. 21, Pound Lane,..
140
1,
""
9.30 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
141
2,
>>
3 p.m.
House No. 55, Square Street,
142
25
2,
4 p.m.
House No. 55, Square Street,
143
>>
144
5,
>>
145
27
146
147
15566
5,
6
p.m.
House No. 116, Wellington Street,..
1
$200
None
Unknown,
Do.
Incendiary,
Do.
Do.,
4.15 p.m.
8 p.m.
Chimney of No. 3, New West Street,.
A bed quilt at house No. 336, Queen's Road West, Servant's quarters at Staunton Street, Grass on the hill near Táit'ámtuk,
Do.
..
Do.
...
Do.
***
Slight
Unknown.
None
Incendiary,
148
149
7,
>>
8,
95
11,
A
::
Do.
Unknown.
Do.
:
2
$1,800
+
Slight
$1,500
Slight
None
Slight
16
$30,000
Unknown
84
Shoda
2
Sheds
العرس التركيا
Do.
Do.,
Do.
None
Do.
:
العليمة العرسا
150
1.40 p.m.
6.50 p.m.
a.m.
5.50 p.m.
Cook house chimney of house No. 31, Elgin Street,..
A grass water-proof coat on the hill-side at Yaumáti caught fire while Wong Tai, a mendicant was wearing, House No. 15, Morrison Street,
A mosquito curtain at No. 88, Station Street, Yaumáti, House No. 5, Kau-ü-fong,
151
20,
»
༢ ད
152
20,
153
20,
7.20 p.m.
House No. 34, Cochrane Street,
154
24,
6.50 p.m.
155
26,
>>
7 p.in.
156
28,
95
157
33 28,
158
19
"5
159
160
161
>>
28,
28,
28,
1.30 a.m.
7.30 p.m.
10.45 p.m.
-----
7.50 p.m.
31,
1 p.m.
Chimney of No. 22, Hing Lung Street,
Some wood on the back premises of house No. 112, Holly-
wood Road.
House No. 56, Bonham Strand,
A stack of grass near the Burning ground at Yaumáti, The temporary Market at Hunghom, Matsheds and grass at Wántsai Gap,
House No. 223, Queen's Road West,
Some books in a drawer at house No. 1, Square Street,
Fire Brigade Office, Hongkong, 13th January, 1888.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
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