The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-03-18

IASi Hdu Oft ureS IN 1871, the TOTAL loss De
ing about $500, 600, the bulk of which was
covered by Insurance. The Fire Depart
ment has 600 men, 400 horses, II WACO
nettes, 30 pumps, So wheel casks for car
ryIng water, 20 carts with automatic and
u with hand ladders, s fire escapes
and steam fire engines. All the vehicles
are provided with sledge runners for WIN
ter use. The water supply is abundant
from the street mains, and the rivers and
canals crossing the city are ineXhaustible
sources OF water supply.
The city of Gothenburg, Swden, had in
l6gl 10000 people and ,S35 buildings, of
which 2,4}S We're Of wood. OF the sixty
hVe fires in 1890 fifty-seven were confined
to the floors of their origin, and the re-
naming eight were confined to the build
lngs OF their origin, while forty of these
hres occurred in brick and stone struct-
ureS, and the insurance loss on all was
only $4,000. The Fire Department num-
bers 10 men with 3 steam fire engines, IL
hand engines, together with fire escapes
and all other needed apparatus.
The city of Constantnople, with l,0O0,-
0OO people, is far behind the cities of
Western Europe in means for fire protec-
ton. Most of the buildings in STEAMBOAT
are wooden, while those at Pera and Ga
lata are OF stone and brick. No fire
alarms exist here as we understand them.
AACAC 10 q NSil4IiOii slsillOh Oll l4lOQIIletll
on the Bosphorus, and shots are fired
when fire is discovered. Signals, too,
are at once put up on the two towers in
Stamboul and Galata, being red balls
during the day and lanterns at night,
and ire runners are dispatched from
these towers to notify the Fire Brigades.
There We're 81 wooden buildings burned
IN 1891. The marvel is that the city es-
capes desOlating CONGREGATIONS. Aside
from the regular Fire Brigades there
are many volunteer and private organi-
cations.
BRITISH FIRE ladies.
The city of Dublin in 1891 had a popu-
latlon OF 204, 100, covered 3,S0S acres and
had $3.50 stone and brick buildings
During 1890 the total loss by fires was
only about $4,000. The water pressure
IN Dublin is sufficient to enable firemen
to get water upon burning buildings by
merely coupling hose to street hydrants.
n 1880 the city of Glasgow covered
gill acres, but in November, 1891, the
area had increased to II ,S6l acres, with a
population of $50, lS5. In that year SOL
nres occurred, with a loss OF over $780,,
200. The city has no wooden buildings.
All the fires were prevented from eX-
tending beyond adjoining property. The
Fire Department is not numerically
large, but is very efficient and is well
Il
good ire alarm system. The water pres
sure, too, upon the water mains in some
parts OF the city is 100 pounds to the
square inch. In all municipal matters
Glasgow IS looked upon as model city.
The city OF Edinburgh, including Leilh,
mas population OF about $50, 900 and COW
ers I,33S acres. The city is built almost
wholly OF stone, there being only a few
Drlck buildings and no wooden ones. The
IL n al
IN the region. fire seldom gets beyond
the building where it originates. From
table giving the years OF service of fire.
men we ind that one has been in the
service thirty-siX years, one thirty years,
one thlrty-nine years, one twenty-siX
years, one thirty-four years, two thirty
Two years and one twenty years.
In 1881 the population of the city of
Liverpool was 5I1 ,95l and covers $500
acres. Its buildings are all of stone and
brick. Five steam fire engines were III
use and eight hand engines, and there
We're 2o6 men on the regular force. Five
hundred and seventy-e;ght fires occurred
in 1880, % of them from lighted candles.
81 from lights thrown down, y from
children playing with matches, so from
smoking tobacco, % from children play
ing with fire and 30 from sparks from
fire. Firemen in Liverpool have the
title Of constable" and have certain po-
lice authority.
LONDoN's DEPARTMENT..
The great city of London had within its
corporate limits in 1891 4, DBL ,43I persons.
and about 100000 in territory immedi-
ately contiguous; 557, 1874 is given as the
number of brick and stone buildings in
1891, and the city has no wooden build
ings. The number of fire alarms given
in 1891 was 4,l6l, Of which ,029 We're false
alarms, 243 chimney alarms and 2,sg2
actual fires; 1853 of these fires were con-
fined to the floors where they originated,
and Isl extended beyond such floors,
six fires extended to adjoining property,
and only three extended beyond adioin-
ing property. The London Fire Depart
ment consists Of A land steam fire en-
gines, 80 land manual fire engines. 9
steam ire engines on barges, steam
tugs, 100 hose carts, So miles OF hose.
with ladders, trucks, fire escapes and an
of alarms, telegraphS, tele-
phones, ETC., to render the service of its
1O6 firemen very efficient. Nineteen
million gallons Of water were used dur
ing the year at fires, one-third of which
was taken from the river, canals and
docks. The causes of fires are curious
90 came from airing linen, $50 from can
dies, 80 from children playing with fire
and 81 from their playing with matches;
SO from escape OF gas, 81 from curtains
or blinds coming in contact with lights;
l04 originated from hot ashes, 80 from
spirit lamps COG of them being from
upsetting such lamps; 100 came from
sparks of fire and IS from improperly
set stoves.
on THIS SIDE OF THE WATER.
The city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. with
only 10000 people, has a volunteer Fire
Department of 325 men, nearly malt as
many as in the great city OF London. It
has four steam fire engines, and nine
tenths of its buildings are wooden. OF
tawa, which is larger than Halifax, has
only one steam fire engine, and Quebec,
with twice its population, has two steam
fire engines and paid Fire Department
consisting of a Marshal and 50 men.
The town of Acapulco, Mexico. has n
population of 5000; the buildings are all
of adobe brick. The place hasn't even
means of giving fire alarm; no fire in
surance OF any kind is carried there. and
there is no Fire Department of anv sort.
and no water supply for fire purposes
Durango, with $4,000 people, had three
fires in 1880, with small loss. The city
has no Fire Department and no water for
fire purposes. The place is built almost
entirely of unburned brick, though a
few dwellings are of stone.
In Buenos Ayres, Argentine, with 6OO.-
600 population, the houses are almost en-
tirely of brick and stone, there being not
more than 1000 frame structures. The
city has paid Fire Department of nearly
200 men, and, being the capital of the re-
public, the tiremen are paid by the state.
The city has three good steam fire en-
gines, with all necessary apparatus.
The city OF Havana in 1880 had 2IS. 900
people, and covers only :, G27 acres, max
ing nearly 10000 persons to the square
mile. Except in China, so dense popu-
lation is rarely seen. The 1900 houses
of the city are built of limestone, brick
being used to a very limited extent. Fires
are of rare occurrence, there being only