Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-30
Fires in New Haven,

fires in this city during the past year and the losses therefrom will be of interest to our readers, we publish full list as taken from the books of Chief Hendrick. All will unite in saying that the showing of losses is proba- bly less than in any other city of it's size in the United States, and adds to the excellent reputation which has ever been maintained by the New Haven fire department. Follow ing are the fires and losses:
 January Fire in building owned by Gibbs Gil- bert on Grown street. Loss SS0.
 January 3-House of Thomas E. Cook, 19 Rose street, caused by lard boiling over. Loss slight.
 January 6-saloon of John Waddock, corner East
 January 11-Building occupied by John Donovan, 163 Elm. Loss slight.
 January 12-Three story brick tenement, 137 Henry
 January 12-Hales carriage factory, 62 Franklin. Damage slight.
 January i5-Fire in closet of house 19 Edwards. Damage slight,
 January 26-Monson S Carpenters store, 246 Chap
 January 29-Bryan Keenan's tenement. 1Os Hamil-
 February s-Dwight school on Martin street. Dam
 February 5-H. Killam & Co.'s carriage factory on
 February 5-High school building, corner Orange
 February 9-House of T. R. Trowbridge, jr., 174
 February IO~Brown Brettls, 2s Artisan. Loss slight.
 February Rebuilding owned by JaA ,s E. English
 February 17SHOuse 5s2 Grand, occupieo by Pat rick Bohan. Damage $1O0. King, 726 State street. Slight damage
 March 4Residence os Mrs. Charles Osborn, 164
 March GA. l. Howard Co.'s cartridge factory Newhallville: Loss $5, 400: Place. Loss $46.67.
 March IO-Store corner State and Clark. Loss ST
 March 11-Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Los
 March I5-House of Joseph Lawrence, North Banl
 March 17-Alarm caused by explosion of beel cask at Fresenius' brewery on Congress avenue Nc
 March 2s-Residence of Prof. Gustave stoeckel, POS York. Loss $6O75
 March 2s-Fire at the old New London R. R. shops
 March 29MHouse of John Curran, S2 Broad. Losl
 April 4-Roof of old building of ". x E. T. Fitch
 April 4EBarn of Foskett Bishop, on Vernon street
 April 5-In yard Of Charles Ives. 1s2 Olive street Slight
 April s-Gas explosion in building 15a Congress
 April 11-Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor's, S71 State Damage slight
 April 2O-Dr. ". G. filings residence, 1ss Orange
 April 21gHouse of Mrs John Hampstead. 125 Hill Loss $25.
 April 23-Fence at Hamilton Park-Loss $25.
 April 25-Patrick Kennedys joiner shop, rear of No Daggett street. Loss $613.5O.
 May-No fires or alarms.
 June Shed, rear of McLagon X Stevens iror foundry Damage slight.
 June Slight fire on roof of Nicklas & brewery. o 253 West Carlisle.
 June 9A. Thills tailoring establishment on Center
 June 1s-slight damage to dwelling occupied by Ell
 JTIna Q- Gt0Tn Of Ro10 TnE $12. .25.
 June 16-shop owned by Emily Isbell, 75O Whale!
 June IS Building junction of State and Olive Damage slight
 June 20-Roof of shed of F. A. & D. R. filling, Il East Water. Damage slight.
 June 25-Cellar of the Seamless Rubber Co.,, 55 Dag gett Damage slight,
 June 29-Awn1ng and frame rear of s93 Stat
 July 5-Stafford dining rooms on State street. Dam
 July 13-Tsnement corner of Howe and Chapel caused by an oil stove. Loss $20. Locust. Loss slight. July 16-G. & T. Warmers foundry, East street
 July i9-slight fire in the varnish room of tn New Haven Clock Co.
 July 2o-Barn of Edward Malley on Temple street July 29-ROof of one of the buildings of the ol July 30-Dann Brothers shops on Franklin street
 August 4SIight frs at Demarest's carriage factory
 August 6-wood building of the old Shore Lin railroad shops. Damage slight. August 7-House of John Quinlan, 210 Wallace
 August 12-Barn on Newhan street, occupied b Thomas McGuire and owned by Benjamin Jarvis Loss $6s5. August 1s--wm. H. Bradley's carriage factory, 6 August 17-House occupied by Mrs. Lines, 10 Col lis. Damage slight. August 21-Box car, north of Grand street. Dam August 24-stable of Thos. B. Smith. 1855 Elm Damage slight. water. Loss $5. August 28-Residence of Edward waIpole. IA Lafayette. Damage slight. August 30-Explosion at Winchesters; Charles Al ling died from injuries slight. September Dwelling of Job Sheldon. 91 whalle September s@Residence of M Cusick, 90 Wallace Damage slight September 5-Groeery store of Daniel Lysaght, 6 Wallace. Damage slight. September 9-Pigeon house, rear of Robert Camp bells, 69 Hallock. Loss S25. September 12-store of H. E. Thomson, 116 State
 September 1s-old Shore Line railroad shops Damage slight. September 13-Chimney of James Cunningham house. 340 East. Loss s. September 17-sextons house, rear of St. Johl street M E. church. Loss $25. September I9-Engine house at Belle Dock. Los S-SI September 1s-store of TT& R. c. Bright, 1e
 September 20 -stannard's foundry on Artisan stree LOSS $25. September 21-Demarest's carriage factory, 6 Chapel. Loss slight. September 22-House of Thomas A. Thacher, 15
 September 2s-Roof of James E. Todd x Sons join
 september SsWRoof of Case 6 filings sheds, wate street near Bridge Damage slight. September 23-Explosion of kerosene oil lamp a Peter McHughS, 56 Broad. Damage slight. September 24-Bridge of New Haven and Northamp ton railroad, at Wall street. Damage slight. September 25-House 78 Grand street, occupied b. Richard O'Neil. LOSS $30 September 26-Chi1d of Eugene Moran. 113 Monro street. burned to death by the upsetting of kero
 September 26-Buildipg 50 Union, occupied b Thomas Travis Damage slight.
 September 27-Load of fl hay sSE belonging to Juliu September 2s-Kitchen of the Elliott House. ol Chapel street. Loss $442.30.
 September 29-H. H. olds' pie bakery s1 Chapel September 29-John E. Thompson's oyster house 65 South Front street, Loss $31 155. October Hound house of the N Y N. H. & H. R R. at Bridge street. Damage slight. October 4-Barn owned by Andrew Flannigan, cor of East and Locust streets. Damage slight. October 6-Massena Clark's building, ST Church Damage s699.
 October Is-Fire from gas jet in house occupied b F. A. Newton, 16 Vernon street. Loss $56. October 19 Awning of Edward Malleys store ol Chapel street from gas jet. Loss $40.
 
 sparks of locomotive. Damage slight October 2s-George L. Fitch's studio in Phosni buildipg on Chapel street Loss $805.46. October 3o-Fire at the old Shore Line railroa. shops East street. Damage slight.
 October 31-The clothing of Mrs. W. L. Sweetlan6 became ignited at Mo- Elm street, causing deatl from terrible burns. Loss to building and persona loss $188 November 1-Photograph gallery of D. T. Cowell O., 3O3 Chapel. Loes 6, ,756.
 November 5-Holcomb Brothers & Go. g shops oI River str eet, near James street. Loss $9, ,775.
 November 9-New Haven Clock Co.,, in varnisl room Damage slight.
 November 13-Old Shore Line railroad shops o1 East street. Damage slight. November 17-Residence of H. L. Hotchkiss, Il Temple. Damage slight.
 November 22-Residence of William Wehner, IT Grand. Damage slight.
 November 24-Siight fire, with but little loss, il Daniel Collects grocery, 65S State. November 25-Two story wood dwelling Mo- 15 Win ter street. owned by George Hope. Loss $400.
 November 26-FIre in North Congregational ohurcl caused by defective Hue. Loss s65. December S-Barn of Edward Bryan, 264 George Loss $S66.S4 December 3-Gas explosion in house of Georg Leahy, IA Washington street. Slight damage. December 4-Stoop of the three story house occu pied by E. J. Miller, 56 Whalley avenue. Damag slight December 9-American Corset works on Frankli street. Loss $5,507. December I1-Slight fires in tenement house c Bernard McGibney, 80 Wallace and shop of William Chipman, S5 Hamilton. Damages slight in bot cases December 12-william F. Dickerman's joiner shoI on East Chapel street. Several hremen injured b the falling of the front of the building. Loss $2 25O. December 16-Basement of No. Factory street, oc cupied by Edgar J. Forbes Damage 6lights