FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1888,-Continued.
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No. of
BUILDING
No. DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
106 Nov. 3,
· 112
113
"3
6.20 p.m.
107
8.30 p.m.
>>
108
"9
109
11 p.m.. 11.30 a.m.
110
>>
111
1.45 p.m.
6 p.m.
9,
"
7 p.m.
114
11,
"3
3.40 p.m.
House No. 53, East Street (first floor),
Clothing at house No. 76, Queen's Road East, Chimney of house No. 1, Station Street,
5.05 p.m.
House No. 46, Praya Central (first floor),;
House No. 96, Wellington Street, Chimney of house No. 332, Queen's Road Central, Paper and rags at house No. 4, Ng Kwai Fong, House No. 18, Albany Street, Wanchai, House No. 1, Chuk Hing Lane,
...
1
2
$8,000
Unknown,
None
Incendiarism,............
...
***
...
Do.
Trifling
$100
Trifling
Unknown.
Overheating of the flue.
$3
None
1
$1,000
J
115.
">
11,6.10 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 215, Hollywood Road,
None
116
15,
1.55 p.m.
House No. 99, Queen's Road East,.
$800
"
117
16,
6 a.m.
118
17,
9.25 a.m.
""
119
17,
11.15 a.m.
Old sugar baskets on "Q" Road, Shaukiwan, House No. 103, Bonham Strand Central (second floor), House No. 39, Praya, Yaumati,
$30
...
2
2
...
$10,000
Do.,
2
$1,800
1
$150
120
""
17,
9 p.m.
A house in Aberdeen Village,
REMARKS.
121
18,
ཚ
4.45 a,m,
House No. 83, Jervois Street,
2
$2,500
Unknown,
None
Do.,
55
122
19,
7.40 a.m.
Wanchai Road,
23.
123-
39.
21,
4.50 a.m.
A quantity of mat'bags, &c., left at the late fire in No. 103, Bonham Strand.
Do.
Do.
124
>>
22.
Grass on bill-side above Bonham Road,
Do.
Do.
125
22,
19
'6.30 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 65, Queen's Road West,
Do.
Do.
126
23,
9.45 a.m.
Papers at house No. 11, Lau Ü Lane (ground floor),
***
***
Trifling.
Do.
Careless use of matches.
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Careless use of fire.
Unknown.
Insured in Messrs. Turner & Co. for $2,000, A child was struck on the head by a box and killed.
Some gunpowder was exploded on the stair- case of this house.
Falling of a burning stove on The contents of this house were not insured some shavings.
Unknown.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Careless burning of sacrificial papers.
Accidental, a mosquito curtain coming in contact with a lighted lamp which placed near the bed.
Careless use of matches. Accidental.
was
Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co, for $8,200. The contents of this house were not insured.
Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $20,700. This was a false alarm. It was supposed that the coolies who wished to get hire for drawing the Fire Engines, gave the alarm.
127
25,
3.30 a.m.
Police stable in Pokfulam Road,
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128
31,
22
1 p.m..
Matsheds near the Race Course, Wongneichung,
$350
Do.
129
31,
4.45 p.m.
130 Dec..
7.10 p.m.
House No. 21, Lyndhurst Terrace,
131
"3
9.35 p.m.
132
3.30 a.m.
Chimney of house No. 8, West Street,
Chimney of house No. 4, Jervois Street,
Chimney of house No. 87, Wellington Street,
None
Unknown.
$200
...
None
Dọ.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp,. Unknown.
...
· Do.
"
133
*
17,
10 a.m.
House No. 129, Wellington Street,
Trifling
Unknown, reported bursting of
134
21,
""
135
"}
22,
6 p.m.
136
26,
187
29,
6.25 p.m.
9.25. p.m.
12.30 a.m.
House No. 115, Praya West,............
A small matshed near the Race Course, Wongneichung, Clothing and mats in house No. 42, Taipingshan Street,. A small pleasure boat lying off the Wellington Bartacks,.
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 9th January, 1889.
1
$4,000
$15
Unknown.
$30
some bottles containing chemicals.
Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company for $1,200.
A lighted lamp being placed too Insured in Messrs. Scheele & Co. for $4,000. near to a wooden partition.
Trifling Accidental.
Exploding of a kerosine reading lamp.
GEO HORSPOOL, Acting Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
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