The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-30
The Yearly Record Of Losses and
Insurance BY Fire In This City.
CASUALTY LIST OF CITIZENS.
The Department in the Best of Condi-
tion--Org anixation Perfect--New APP
paratus and Innovations X ecord for
the Year Of Fires and Losses.

OF the fire department has been compiled
and will be presented to the city
government on Monday of next
week. The report is exhaustive, and
sets out in full the condition
and workings of the department for the
past year. Providence, without a doubt,
possesses one of the best organized forces
OF fire fighters of any city in the
country. This is manifest by the
extremely limited number of extensive
fires during the year. The men work well
together and consequently none but the
best of results attend. AS for the
apparatus, il is of the best, and
contiued improvements tending to the
better protection of the city are constantly
being made.
According to the report, the month of
July has the distinction of having had
the greatest number OF fire alarms
OF any other month of the year.
During that month there was
total of 81, of which 50 were bell alarms
and 81 We're stills. The total number of
bell alarms for the year were 369, and of
still alarms 259, making a grand total for
the year of 62S. This exceeds the total of
last year by "a. The month of May in
cludes the greatest losses on fires, there
being total loss of s14s,S43.93. June had
the least number of alarms, 80, and the
smallest losses, s550.49.
Ihe Present Force.
At the present time the fire department
employs 239 men of which 262 are en-
ployed by the city and seven
by the protective department.
Three severe accidents have be-
fallen members of the department, but no
deaths have resulted. On January 2
Captain Joseph III. Penno, foreman OF
Steamer s, was badly injured by ladder
on Calais street. He has SO far
recovered as to be able to be
about. Captain Henry II. Beelher, of Hose
Sustained terrible injuries at the Daniels
block fire April %. He is fully recovered,
but is minus leg in consequence of a
horrible fall down the elevator well.
Captain Fred z. Atkinson Of Hook and
Ladder was badly hurt at fire on Dec.
3. He has partially recovered.
Fatalities at Fires.
Four deaths of citizens have resulted
from fires during the year. The list in
cludes Jane Skelley who was burned at
the Coles hotel fire, the Italian woman
who died from burns sustained at brush
fire near Branch avenue, John Daley,
who was burned to crisp at the fire in
the Atwells avenue house and the death
of DR.. Gay, who was killed ut the Moul-
ton block fire.
Ihs Big Fires OF the Year.
The most extensive fires of the year were
as follows: Jan. /, box 232, Hall and Ly-
ons drug store 203 Westminster street, loss
s7652.53; Jan. IS, box 81, j. ii. Tower,
iron fence manufacturer, Borden street,
loss s4772; Feb. 13, box 232, Rhode
Island Clothing company, Slade
building, loss si4O0; March %,
box 232, Geo. l.. Robinson & Co.
auction house, 159 Weybosset street, loss
SS503.55; April %, box 173, Edward Ryan's
yarn mill near Amherst street, loss
s47soO; April %, box 146, Daniels, Cornell
& Co., Custom House street, loss S19,770
May q, boxes 174and "a Diamond Machine
company ct al, Aborn street loss S147, ,673. 40;
August 8, box 3l2, steamboat Pomham and
adjacent property. loss s16,505;
October 81, box ia, Providence
Warehouse Co., Aborn, Mason and Cove
streets, loss not adjusted; Nov. i,
boxes 32i and 173, Providence Worst
ed Mill, Valley street, loss not adjusted; !;
Nov. s, box IL, Henry c. Bowen Co.,
foundry, 220 Aborn street, loss S3910.s3;
Dec. "a, box 81, Moulton building, West
minister street, loss not adjusted.
Tnbuiated Statement.
Following is a tabulated statement OF
the fires losses and insuranccs as far as
can be compiled 10 date: