FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889.
No. of
202
BUILDING
REMARKS.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
a.m.
3.20 p.m.
House No. 159, Queen's Road West, House No. 279, Queen's Road West, House No. 75, Queen's Road East,..
1 Jan.
3,
11.15 p.m.
House No. 1, Rozario Street,
4
O OT
A CO NO
6, Midnight.
Matshed at Belchers Bay,
"
5.10 p.m.
"
7,
11.15 p.m.
House No. 197, Queen's Road West,
Chimney of House No. 28, Stanley Street,
...
1
1
"
8,
AA
12,
4 p.m.
Daylight.
Grass on hillside above No. 1 Tank, House No. 73, Queen's Road East,..
7
17,
-
8
18,
"
9
19,
4 a.m.
A
10
20,
8 p.m.
11 Feb.
4,
2 p.m.
House No. 198, Hollywood Road, House No. 44, East Street,
12
6,
9.45 p.m.
House No. 92, Wing Lok Street,
13
11,
"
4.30 p.m.
14
12,
10.10 p.m.
15
15,
"
6 p.m.
16
17,
8.20 p.m.
17
19,
9.35 a.m.
18
21,
"
19
24,
7.30 p.m.
20
24,
7.30 p.m.
21 March 2,
1 a.m.
22
2,
7.30 p.m.
""
23
24
25
27
****7 228
6,
9.45 pun.
House No. 337, Queen's Road Central,
13,
11 a.m.
14,
6.30 p.m.
House No. 81, Station Street, Yaumati, Grass on hillside above Sai Wan,
26 April
5,
12,
8.54 a.m.
Grass on hillside above Little Hongkong, House No. 292, Queen's Road West,
17,
9.20 a.m.
>>
29 May
5,
7.20 p.m.
30
7,
""
10 p.m.
House No. 145, Bonham Strand Central, House No. 307, Queen's Road West,
2
· 1
$1,000
Falling of a kerosine lamp,
Trifling
Unknown.
None
Do.
$2,000
Do.,
Trifling
Do.,
None
Incendiarism,
:
Do.
Do.,
Do.
Unknown,
Do.
Incendiarism...
Do.
Trifling
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Accidental.
1
1
$20,000
Unknown,
Grass on hillside above Richmond Terrace, Grass on hillside near Magazine Gap,
S. S. Benlawers,
Matshed at Yaumati,
Matshed at Coffee Plantation,
House No. 5, Wing Wo Street,
House No. 36, Third Street,
Grass on the hillside near Tai Tam Tuk,
Chimney of House No. 35, Wellington Street,
A stack of grass at the "Basel Mission" Garden,
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.,
None
Do.
Trifling
Do.,
Insured in the China Fire Insurance Com- pany for $1,000,
Insured in Messrs. Siemsson & Co. for $2,600.
Some young trees destroyed.
A bundle of rags saturated with kerosine gunpowder and matches were found in the house.
The staircase was saturated with kerosine oil.
False alarm.
Old rags saturated with kerosine oil were thrown into the house.
Insured in Messrs. Russell & Co. for $15,000.
Extinguished by Police.
A number of young trees destroyed.
Do.
Do.
Unknown
Do.
$12
Do.
$240
Do.,
Trifling
Do.,
Do.
Do.,
$10
Trifling
Do.
Do.
$20
Chimney of House No. 155, Queen's Road West,
None.
Unknown.
..
1
$300
Trifling
Do.,
Careless use of lighted candles.
Unknown,
22 pigs destroyed.
Insured in the Northern Assurance Com-
pany for $5,500.
Insured in Messrs. Pustau & Co. for $4,500.
Extinguished by Police.
Carelessness while boiling oil,... Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for
$2,200.
Insured in Messrs. Scheele & Co. for $4,000,
Falling of, a kerosine lamp.
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