The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-21
BIGGEST YEAR
FOR FIRES
IN CITY

.with the varied industries with which
our city ahounds: the continued eneroach-
men,s 81 manufacturing interests on dis
tricts formerly devoted wholly 70 resi-
Dental purposes; the preponderanco ot
wooden buildings and shingle roofs, II
IA not 10 be wondered at that our hre
losses have been large. on the CONTRARY
the wonder is that they have rot been
greater in the past' say the hre com
rntssioners In the annual report 20 the
city council. which was introduced oy
Councilman Flynn last night.
'sT-he lessons ot the year Just closed
have been such as 20 warn US that the
creates. vigilance must he exercised, ad-
Sifional equipment bs provided, more
stringert restrictions he imposed ana
greater attention be devoted 10 safe
guarding dangerous risks than heretofore
AZ we are 10 enioy the same immunity
From disastrous fires as we have In the
past"
There were Es1 bell alarms. 5ii still
alarms, sslo TsSSa loss on buildings. $685.
x-pS on contents; the whole covered by
o. ~a4e s. insurance. and the insurance
pad amounted 20 SSss.1e4.S5. The heaviest
lossex were n April.
oS rAe companies Hose answered tho
rsost ss- alarms. leo being the number,
wnie Eo<4 laid the most hose. 27.7o0 feet
from 50 nvS.rants during the year. Truck
& answered rs bell alarms and 81 still.
p-d rstSed teSs ladders with the aerial
thr~> times. Engine answered 123 bell
alarms and four stills. and in the II
times II was required TO force wafer six
hours and 4s minutes. Engine though
called into action but seven times. worked
o. hours and 45 minutes
= %
bell and N still alarms. and the No. 2
wagon went 20 27s bell and seven stills.
THE APPARATUS
The apparatus IN service at this date
consists OF: One first size American piston
engine. one second size Ia France piston
engine one third size Ia France piston
engine two second size Cole Brothers
pietor engines one second size Silsby
rotary engine three third size Silsby
rotary engines. 10 folr-wheeled hose
wagons. 10 combination wagons. one first
sizesw ayes hook and ladder truck, two
second size Hayes hook and ladder trucks.
FIVE Seagrave uussed hook and ladder
trucks, one Roller frame hook and ladder
truck. two protective wagons (owned by
the Protective department): five engi-
neerr wagons, rs exercise wagons
THE BIGGEST FIRES.
There were 1905 alarms during the year
1904. a greater number than ever before.
and OF this total so were bell and ga
still alarms. The most notable fires are
es follows;
Jan. IS Box 20 Second alarm. Eastern
Coal company's coal sheds. go Eddy
street
Feb. 2ss Box 2Ss (second alarm). Henry
a. Davis & Sons shoddy mill. l4s sum
iner street.
March 2o. Box bls and 2ss Cthird alarrn)
Rhode Island Catholic Orphan asylum 742
Prairie avenue
April 2 Box S Second alarm. John d.
Minto's dyehouse. North Providence. ". I.
April %. Box 10. Cthird alarm). Ameri-
can Ship Windlass companys plant.
Waterman and East River streets
April 20. Box "a Cthird alarm An
thony & Cowell company's furniture
store. 245-Se Weybosset street
MAY p Box Sl5. i43. 3l2 (second alarm).
y. T.. Chester g. Co. toys and station
cry. Pine street. and Philip L. Eddy,
produce store. 81 Dyer street
June q. Box i5T (second alarm. the C.
j. Darling company's box shocks fac
tory, 4l5 Charles street.
July 4. Box 32 (second alarm). John
H. Rowleys stable 4a5 Fountain street
July 10, Box 21e (second alarm dwell
ing houses and harms on Ffheld avenue
and Corinth street
Aug. T. Box S23 (second alarrn). Kim
hall & Colwell company's pork packing
estaoishment. 46l-h3 Washington street.
Aug. n. Box S2 (second alarm) Pat
rick p. Gannons coal and wood sheds.
rear 1ss1 Westminster street
Sept. s, Boxes IS and 155 (second alarm,
dwelling houses and barns owned by l.
M. Lincoln ct ais. on jefferson street.
Sept. 10. Box q (second alarm. Benja-
min Redford.s planning mill. 2ss Dyer
street. and Potter q Gariiners lumber
yard. 25s Eddy street
September 2 Box 1877 Second slarno1
Clark Mfg. Co.'S coffin factory. 70 Ash
burton street
September 25. BOX 3s1 Second Alarm
William NJ. Harris lumber yard. sss
Charles street
September 2s. Boxes 12s and "a general
yard, corner OF Dean and washington
streete
September q. Box Cthlrd alarm. How
ey Lumber Co.'S lumber yard. e09-ail
South Main street.
November 2 Box 1e Csecond alarm
United States Fininshing Co.'S plant. $50
Charles street
November . Box ns Second alarm
Thomas II. Early & Co.'S store. 2Ss Thur
her avenue
December H. Box 225 third alarm S.
Vincent de Pauls Infant Asylum. Regent
pNenue and Wolcott street
December o. Box 147 third alarm w
w. Whipple Co. ct ais, stores, % Canal
street
December p. Box ~ Second alarm. y.
T.. y. IL & H. r. r. cos coal shed on
Oregon street
December %. Box s9s general alarm.
Lorenzo Vaughn a. Co.'S sash and blind
factory. 115S-ii55 Westminster street. aud
~. A Grimwood CO.'S lumber yard. 1851
Westminster street
AN ALL DAY MEETING.