Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-01
The Fires of 1879.
Buildings Burned-The Losses and Nm.
 surMnce-False Alarms.

From Chief Engineer Hendricks report for the year 1879, we give our readers full and completelist of fires that have occurred in our city during the past year. togther with their losses and insurance. The aggregate losses are nearly the same as the preceding year, when they were about $50, 900. Considering the size of the city the loss is very small, which is duesin a great measure to the efa- ciency of the fire department. January 1. Mayer Strouse Oo.'sfactory, fl Court 2d. Henry Hale Co.'s factory, 60 and @ Franklin 2i. Andrew H. Bryden at Hale Co.'S ire, personal 1 loss $125. Insurance paid $125. a.. W. W. Miller, 1sA Ward street, wood dwelling a. O. B. North o., 65 Franklin street, factory, 9th. F. W. Rehbin, 400 Howard avenue, hot house. I Loss s274 Insurance S274. Loss s. Insurance paid $5 l1th. Fire in Birmingham. Assistance rendered.. 18th. L. H. Freedman, Jefferson street, brick dwell 18th. Calvin Downes, 1o4 St. John street, wood dwelling. Loss $16. Insurance paid $16.
 18th. Mrs. Charles Stanley ss Webster street, wood 22d. Mary Maher, s5 Grand street, wood dwelling, slight.
 23i. Patrick Burns, 46 Arch street. wood dwelling. Loss sS1O. Insurance paid S8l0.
 9.th Canal barge near 1ss Long G wharf slight .... wood barn. Loss ssO. Insurance paid S3O.
 s1st: Louis Papanti, Gregson street, brick dwell l
 February l. NIL. Garfield, s5l State street, brick 1 store, slight.
 7th. Joseph Keefe, 56 Asylum street, dwelling, | slight.
 bakery. Loss $125. No insurance.
 25t6. shoninger O., 12I Chestnut street, kim dry; No insurance.
 18th: Henry Hale & O., 60 and 62 Franklin street. . 2sth. Andrew :HL, E Bryden, at Hale Co.'S. Loss ! 'o U9orch 9d G Y6"' p -,,strono s Co oeo cbona1 street, brick store. Loss $l5 Insurance paid $15.
 Sd. Henry W. Costello, corner Hamilton and Sum- mer streets, wood store, slight Loss $175 No insurance I saloon. Loss s. Insurance paid s5.
 10th Boardman estate, 10 Uansl street, wood dwell- 10th. John ehanley, 10 Canal street, personal prop l erty. Loss $35. Insurance $S5 | 12th. False alarm
 | 12th. False alarm.
 18th. Damn Brothers. 30 and s2 Franklin street, slight.
 18th; Joseph Sheldon, Gefe street, wood dwelling
 March 10th. Rowe Hardware O., 276 Chapel street Personal loss s2559. Insurance paid 92, 55s. brick store Loss $2OO. Insurance paid S2O0.
 21st. Michael Cannon, 22s Hamilton street, wood
 21st 6ruttenden oo., corner Dixwen avenue and Foote street, wood dwelling. Loss $S5 Insurance
 27th. A. R. Treaaway, wood building, 65 Union ! street. Loss $15. Insurance paid $l5.
 2sth. Edward O. Beach, 123 Park street, rubbish
 April 4th. Gorham Huss, leo East street, wood 7tR. John Dippold, wood dwelling. Loss SIP. Nc \ insurance.
 7Ih. Rarnum & Root 10 Whitney avenue, bricl ! 7th. Thomas Lynch, AZ East street, wood dwelling ! slight.
 7th. New Haven Folding Chair oo, 552 State street Personal loss $4 ,O5S: Insuranoe paid $4 osS.
 7th E. B. Bowditcn, 552 State street, brick factory \ Loss $950 Insurance paid $950. | sth. N. H. & D. R. R. depot, corner Water ant Meadow streets, brick building. Personal loss $aO f No insurance.
 11th. Dunn & Buckingham, wat.on street, woot ! 24th. Emery < Smith, S3 Congress avenue, bric store. Loss, $2s. Insurance paid, $2s.
 Loss, s45O. Insurance, s45O:
 May eth Tggbost, Belle e.T Dock, , slight ..u.o. barn. Loss, $6o. No insurance.
 18th. James Murphy, s4s East Grand street. Per \ sonal loss, $i5. Insurance paid, $15 26th. New Haven Folding Chair Co.,, 556 Stat
 2sth. False alarm.
 ! June 14,h. Wood dwelling in HaIlock street, slight
 2lss Philip Hugo, 60 Nash street, wood dwelling
 Elm City Dye Works. 1O46 State street, slight 27th. John Hermann, I74 Columbus street, woot 29th. C. L. English, wood dwelling slight
 July 4thi Burgess A Burgess, 2ss Chapel street
 4th. Railroad bridge, Osborne street, slight. 4h William F. Coburn, 21 Fair street, brie dTfnf .R .a4s gh Rnowton 1a Union street. brick build
 7th. James B. Bishop, Il Fair street, wood dwell
 i2th. Ann. Henwood, 16 Ashmun street, woo
 18th. Louis Papanti. Oregon street, brick dwell fifth John Miller. o3 Union street, brick building
 soth. Jacob Morris, 127 State street, brick store
 sOth Archibald skiman, o5 Lambarton street wood dwelling Loss, $22; Insurance paid, S2a. 9th. Margaret 6onlAn, 2I9 Wallace street, woo 10th. John W. Mansfield, wood dwelling, Cana | street, outside city limits,
 algt Marlin Burke, fl Walnut street, wood dwell
 ssth. Richard Story, 4s East street, wood barr Loss, $350 Insurance paid, $500.
 26th. John B. Ray, As East street. Personal loss | $200. Insurance paid, $20O.
 September 4th. Schooner 8. Nash, Canal Dock
 20th. s. B. Johnson, corner Orange and Bradle streets. wood dwelling, slight \ 18th. Brett Brown, 25 Artisan street, brick fac
 25th. Hubbeu X Merwin, s7 Artisan street, bricl
 29th G. T. Auing Co.,, 1s7 Water street, bricl factory, slight.
 | 3Oth. Town of New Haven almshouse barn. Los s1, $50. Insurance paid S1 $50. | October lst. David McDougaD, 37 Oak street. WOO
 sh. zeIotes Days heirs, 1sO York street, woot
 i2th Q Pe.pont p sss Co., 2ss eroxn esg street, wool
 18th. F. Bodlander, 124 Orange street, wood store ' sisht. ' 16th. Mrs. W. s. Parker, 200 Martin street, WOOL | dwelling. Personal loss $60. Insurance paid $60.
 18th. Engine house, Sheffield Wharf. Loss $25. N
 24th. New Haven Rolling Mill, wolcott street 1 slight.
 55th. John A. Pardee, corner Gilbert ani ceda ! 25th. Michael Cannon. corner Hamilton and Sum ner street, wood barn, slight.
 3Ist New Haven Rolling Mill, wolcott street, slight \ NnryoT1 oIa-1 10 1&oh1x z NI,1ra street, brick store, slight.
 2d. Samuel Ladd 246 Grown street, wood dwelling
 sd ipotheearles' Hal, soI Chapel street. Persona E Bassst Pad oi spe1 street. brick sso,. Loss SAC. Insurance paid $40.
 brick factory Loss .22O. Gnsurance paid S764.
 4th George B. Bouton, 1o9 George street, woo
 l4th. s. B. Merwin & Son, corner Crescent an Henry streets, wood building. Loss $29. Insur snc 18th. P. ooligan, 424 Congress avenue, wood shop
 Ssd: Henry M. Bishop, s92 State strest wood st or
 2sa. s. M. Stone, 25 Mil River street, wood dwell
 18th. Brewster building, 2l6 Chapel street, slight
 27th. James Smith, 1ss East street, wood dwelling
 27th;; [: Thomas, s7 Kimberly avenue, wood dwel Decfnber Sd O. M. wooding, 254 Crown street wood shop. Estimated loss $l,04O. Insurance pai'
 10th. Mrs. J. Ledwitch, sss Columbus avenue wood dwelling, slight 12th. Thomson Co PTS State street, brick stor' | slight.
 | 18th. False alarm. 25th. Patrick OFarrsI, 37 Oak street, wood dwe ling. Estimated loss $l, 400. Insurance paid $1 ,200 ? 18th. Nathan cohn, 56 Congress avenue, woo dwelling. Personal loss $500. Insurance paid $500 |, 29th Charles s. Gum, 50 Union street, bric ! 3Ist Hoggson Pettis, 125 and 127 Union stree ! Personal loss $50. No insurance. Incoming Officers.
 The city sheriff will take his new oath ( office to-day at noon. The tax collectors ne term begins at the same time. The tow clerk-elect John Shuster, will assume his O flee Monday. The new board of sele ctme will meet at 9 a. m. the same day. Tn board of finance will meet at 12 o'clock tn noon, but do no business. An adjournme1 will be had to Friday evening.