The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-12
FIRE CHIEFS REPORT
"A LIST OF FIRES FOR THE PAST
YEAR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMPANIES
And Whole Grist of Interesting Reading
Relating to Fire Departments.

To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Of the City Of KenOsh0:
GENTLEMEN Il have the honor to
submit to you the annual report of the
fire department of the city of Kenosha
from December LIST, 1894, to December
LIST, 1895.
The department service and appa-
ratus is as follows: Two No. 2 steam
ers, 2 hose wagons, hook and ladder
truck, one-horse cart, 2 hand carts,
l span Of horses; all being in good con-
dition.
| During the year we have been for
tunate in having the least number of
fires in any year in the last six years.
Twenty three alarms were turned in,
of which three were false. Of the bal
ance the causes were as follows: Six
were from unknown causes, from de-
! fectiye chimneys, 3 gasoline explosions.
2 furnace explosions, l from gas jet, 2
oil stove explosions, 2 spontaneous
combustion.
DETAILS OF FIRES.
Dec. Is, 1894, 2 a. m. Miss Fisk's
music school. Cause unknown. No
loss.
Fep. 2, 1895, 5:45 a. N. Central
alarm, Chimney at residence of Mr..
| Sherwood.
March s, 1895. l p. M, box 46. One
half story residence owned by A. Ten
nesen, corner West street and Grand
avenue. Loss on house, $1,000; on
furniture, $3.50. Insurance. house,
800; furniture, 5000. Time worked,
three hours, through 1900 feet Of hose.
! March 8, 1895, 9:45 a. M Alarm,
Gottfredsen's brewery. Cause, burn
ing out chimney.
March 20, 1895, central Rhode
opera house. Cause, gas JET. Dam
age, $75.
/ April , box 80, 11;45 a. IA.
Residence r. FL. Slosson. Cause UNI
known. Damage, $3.50.
MAY 8, 1895, box SO, 10 a. m. Stove
owned by Mrs. Schultz. Loss, $500.
June z, 1895, $50 a. ~. Residence
of Mrs. Burritt. Cause, lamp explo-
sion. Damage, $75.
June 10, 1895, box AZ, 5:45 p. m.
Residence owned by T. Schend, and
occupied by J. Handle. Cause, de-
fective chimney. Loss, house, 5000;
furniture, $500. Insurance; house,
$780, Time worked, 2 hours, so min.
June Is, 1895, 8:20 p. N. Knitting
factory. Cause, spontaneous combus.
ton.
June 16, 1895. 7:15 p. m. Oil stove
explosion in Italians quarters in Long
Home"
June 10, 1895, box 80, $40 a. m.
Two story double frame dwelling
owned by William Davy on Park street.
Engine No 2, set at plug at Market
and West Main streets, and worked
$50 pounds of pressure through $3.50
feet hose. Loss on house $500. In
surance $500. Loss on furniture $3.50.
Cause, gasoline stove explosion. Burst
3 lengths Security and 2 lengths Key
stone Jacket hose Time worked four
hours
June 20. 1895, 1925 a. m. Corner
Chicago and Pearl streets. Cause
chimney.
June %, 1895, box 36, $40 p. m.
Chicago Bedding company's plant in
Town of Somers. Time worked Z
hours, 40 minutes, through 1850 feet
hose. By hard work the boys saved
the engine and boiler house and store
house.
June "a, 1895, box 81, 9:15 a. m.
Windsor spring company. Cause, fur
mace blew out No damage.
Sept. 2. 1895, box o. Cause, gaso-
line stove explosion. Residence of NJ.
Werye. No damage.
Oct. Is, 1895, telephone alarm, 9:l5
a. N. Sterling company. Cause spon-
taneous combustion. No damage.
Oct. %, 1895, box 80, $50 a. N.
Cause oil heater explosion in Central
school house. No damage.
Nov. 1, 1895, box 26, 3:15 p. m.
Residence of Hugh Brady, one and one
half story dwelling OF Congress street.
Loss on house and furniture $1400. No
insurance. Time worked / hour, 80
minutes, through $50 feet hose. Cause
unknown.
Loss for the year, $3.50 DO
Covered by insurance. ---.--- 1850 90
Net loss. $4,000 90