, 1876-02-07

Tho loss for February includes Y Ah,'B glue
factory, amounting, as cluimed, to e2u0, ,Ua0,
covered by M insurance Of $4,000; total in
suranco Involved, sSU5o).
HOW OccurIyD,
The buildings visited BY tho Aames wero oc-
cupiod az follows: Dwellings,. l52: Ha|oons,
70; boartliug-honses, ~: grocery ntoros, II
tenctncnts. 2a; yaoant, Is; sheda. II; uutin.
Ing goods, s; dsy. goods, Z: css.ra and tubacco.
4; drnga. .; millinery Reo1s, j; sl,irt fac!o.ies,
y; tolloEing, +; meas markets.. i; foundry, 4;
bakeries, 8; furniture facto1teB, 0; hutel. i
Y; theatros. q; conloetonories. 2 clothing.
~ 31uk, D.; sliooniaktrH. 81 churches, J;
suhoulH, 3, balls, 4: bay presses, 4 djstil.
letios, VI smoking mont' carnensor hlnp, 4; Of
fees; q; packing ho,,ss, 4; publish'ng,S neconl-
hand furniture ,; brewery, 3; rlantng, mill. .
franc factory, 2; nsws depot, 2; hardware Z !;
1pachin}sts. =; lamp mud crockery, =; sowing
Mach!no frames. 2; resort thlayes aud stolen
property, 2; mill furniture, 2; ull!, .; and /
each sng5ayor. alblmen fnelory, collection
agcncy, Gaby carriage. tiunos, clab-houso, uiilk
depot, toy Btora. ice'houso, wooden warD, cheese
factory. tfoso factory, hldos and potts, etorc-
EUolu, ml!llla headquarters, roalnE factory, bod
stsa.l factory, nR!t houso bracket factory, Wagon
cotton hating factory, sowing nacl.lila repairs,
pfano factory, fcito0t furniture. piotogratfhtHg,
Elue factory tobarco factory, 1e~clsy, barber
sllol'. hat aHi cay patterns, flelght car, omnibus
tory. tux-boat. graln cleannE, tiuln works. and
unlicensed BrpH-sh0p on city lot. Total, 4bG.
THE GaEsKx
Of tho alarms ara classified IN follawa:
Stu, eA oyeI!luatluE, and Ut o4po.uI woodwork,
20; children playing Will, .so and .na.ehos, 81
kntorono laulP, carelessncss of II Intention TO
AafrAuh insurance, e!rnnuiHtatlce5 pointing to,
a; ulaliAionshesA ~ trAcea to motive, 81;
cigar Sub sud iigll'e:i match, o~fe!sss diHrus-
ton OF, 80; lnIta,utnaole natullAls. oyeIheAting
Of. IL foul plilnneyB. n sparkh fal!inE Oh
Bhinslo rouf AnA among rcruse. 81 d1unkeu-
ncss. resulting, from, u furnace defective and
insufficient hsick wall! T.; stoyo auI hos-air
pipes, tliseonacctson ani woodwork e1posod, 4;
gns jetB In show window, Z; gaA Jets folding
agsinSs wood, 3; drops Of groase falling from
Mcht hciug smoked, Q; shavngs stored III dwell
isss for kindltng md allowed to accumulate In
violation of law ~; shayjnGs in shay!nes.
fson, giase, .; combustion from oxidation, u;
hot asher, i; detective grate hcarth, B. explosion
Of gas, 9 scc!.lelna!, E intantional csre!esa.
ness apparently, IL; vacated buildings open to
playlnG with fire and smoking, 0 friction Of
ua,la Of gravel. in malt hopper, a; AueH, defect
III doyo'opotl BY osorhaatias, co; braztess, 4
d1y kiln, o;" Svsrhcst'"s oi, \, uuc.ppsd stave-
stock. burning out of, i; kiutl,.nE ot
smoliesiug ambers. l 1; soldering. earelossueas
with .; lighted randle !, machinery, friotou
VT AlAkao4 Atut4@ ciuFNtoS UA1hes tlhukcu
rendering tank. ignitlon OF grease In. :; cupoi.,
dumping Of, ! ahavings being DISPOSED OF by
burning, ln violastou Of ordinance, I; fsalAsss,
drying Of, ] :; faAo alarms. 81; total, bDJ HOG
oId alarms, lU; third alarms, q general a1arsua.
uono. bottlns lirc to promises, convicted Vt, 5 !;
indictments pendlng for setting fro with iusent
~ dolraud itsuranco cotnpAnleA, j. Arson caaes
tried aud d!atnsseA by Police Court. !; paymsnt
aofuaeu on account OF fra,u1, 4.
The pFesenco Of tho Insurance Patrol with
their chefnica! e2tingaishen aud waterproof
covers Ut iras has resulted tn materially cntting
down tho amount OF Tho !osaeB ~ compared With
presloua years. Thu ,lee Of the cAsnloal e4tin-
guihhers by the Fire Department has nlso done
away with tho necessity Of flooding buildings lA
tbs case Of iuclpleut fires. and tAeteey aectua .
considerable saving OF property. Tho dctetni-
nhtou Of tAs insurance agensa 10 vigorously IN
ycst!Yaie anl prosecute III all caseB III suspected
nssul,, las had thu effect to discourage tho iiro
bug element. Altogethof, tho record IL very
tatssiasto1y. and upeaks vol Tor ths ofleGnoy Of
suu Iua verify eQ.la1o1p1a.