The morning call., 1892-01-24
YEARLY STATEMENT.
Seventeenth Annual Report of the I'm

Seventeenth Annual Report of the I'm
derwrfters' Fire Patrol.
The seventeenth annual report OF the Under
writers Fire atIOl has been Issued, and Is OF
more than ordinary interest on account Of The
detailed Information it contains. The reports CT
the Board OF Directors and Captain Russell
White, Superintendent OF The Fire Patrol, snow
a remarkably satisfactory condition OF the affairs
Of the de artment. But three changes have been
made In the personnel of the force since the last
report, hereby showing the great advantage re-
sultlrg from the employment Of experienced
men. The discipline and general morale OF the
force are excellent.
During the year ending December 31st there
were all told 40 alarms OF which "a were false.
Covers were used at JOG fires, requiring the use
OF 800. There were more fires last year than DUR
in any previous year since 1875. tie total num-
bel nom that dale inclusive having been 6O56,
requiring the use Of IS 455 covers, the hours
OF duty OF the force Wing been 1850 hours u
minutes. The losses. etc, during Tie year were:
Losses on houses 1907 1913 81, insurance ST.
1876, 1913 Oh, losses pad SlJ1, 1913 20. on Con-
tents. losses $5o3.743 o. insurance s2O2l..
GA 20, losses paid s@120oJ 02. Losses on
buildings not insured @llI .43G 81; loss on con-
tents not InSul ed SI3l .654 ~.
The report OF Rudolph Herold Jr., Treasurer
Of The Underwriters FIRE Patrol showed The re-
cepts during the year 10 have been S2I642 IL,
Of which here IS a balance on hand OF $l168 90.
Mr.. HerUid, AS Seer elaiy aud treasurer Ot lie
Underwriters FIRE PaiIOl Relief Association,
shows the receipts from all sources to have been
Sl926 IS. and a balance on hand OF SlI4O 90.
The greatest number of buildings burned were
occupied as residences, the number having Deen
100; "a OOnS came next with % 10 their cTeqlt;
lOdging-buuses 81 stables, IA restaurants ID,
and Chinese quarters II. The remainder are
scattered prOmiscuouSly through all grades OF
buildings. SrYeuly-tWO fires were OF unknown
Orislu, explosion OF petrOlt am lamps 80. lncen-
diary 20, children playing with matches 10, aud
burning cuimueyS and fireworks each is. The
remainder resulted from various causes. The
q edtesl number of alarms during tie year were
sent from Box IT, Pacific and kedrny streets. 10
alarms; Box 4S, Geary and hearny, II ; Box 20,
Washington aud Dupont Chinese quarterly, 3.
the remainder haYng been sent out from all
other boxes except Box 2JS, Pacific avenue ana
Pierce; Box 279, Nineteenth and MlsSlOni BOX
2S7, Sanchez and TWenty-nin'h; Box 2S9, Pest
Pine and Jones, and Boxes 3S7, 39l 4l0, 4l6.
42j, 426 aud 43 l., from which no alarms were
sent during the year.
The report also contains an exhibit during a
period OF seventeen years from 1875 10 1891
inclusive. In that time 1T5 alarms have been
sent cut from Box 20, Washington aud Dupont
streets Chinese quIGter>G ~ from E3& %,
Mission and Fremont streets; 80 from Box 62,
Mission ana Fourth streets; 81 from Box 81,
Howard aud Third streets; So fiOm Box lJ4,
Bryant and sixth streets; y from Box At,
EDDY ana Powell streets; 81 each from Box -,
Washington and Davis streets, aud Box 4S,
Geary aud kearny streets; 90 from Box u,
MoutS omcry aud Commercial streets; 50 from
Box 10, Clay aud East streets; 81 from Box 80,
California aud Drumm streets, and 81 each flOm
Boa 3, Front street and Broadway, and Box II,
Pacific aud kearuy streets.