Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-03
Al Alarms in Augusta
During Last Year.
Total Loss Of $I3,626, With
Insurance Of SI0,9I9.
Reuart Of Chief Engineer |. 6. Haskell
Of Fire Department.

chief Engineer L. G. Haskell of the
Augusta fire department, has submitted
IN the Mayor and City Council his annual
renort for the term of his service from
NAV ], 1866 to March !. 1906. 1t shows Il
fire alarms last year and a loss of Sl3,620
The report is given below in full:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell of the City of Augusta.
Gentlemen. l herewith submit my re-
port for time have held the office OF
Chief Engineer, May !, 1905 to Mar. /,
1906.
May l. Alarm rung in from box SC. cor
ner ot Winthrop and State Streets,
caused from overheated bracket lamp ir
basement of Winthrop House At l.
o'clock midnight
May >. Alarm rung in from box 50. cor
ner Of Oak and Water Streets at lU.OJ
a. NJ, caused by fire in basement OF
Opera House. in cellar of the store OF
the Augusta Fruit Company. Cause
unknown.
May II. Alarm rung in from box At at
40 +. NJ, corner of Maple and Willow
Streets. caused by fire in lumber in
yard of Laurence, NeWhall Page.
Cause lire spark from passing locomO-
tive.
May 70 Still alarm from o. o. stetson
sta,e Street Place; No dan damage: & = -
-'itt. ! SiiS - 0AAA .'N-> - -
10 +. NJ. Caused by tire in housr.
owned by Q. G. ana S. c. Webster on
Northern Avenue. Unknown cause.
Inay u. Alarm rung III from box q at
2.lc y. A.. caused by 1Irt III untenated
house owned by retr3lult ANA iiebert.
LEGENDARY.
J"..c 6. alarm runS in from box 80 at
Ia n. Nj. cauSe:i b. lire in boarding
house Of Edwards; CO., 1T IS Northern
Avenue Cause tipping over Of lamp.
iuHE n Ai'i III, r.n5 II; IL. I'm, ::,i3' box ,.b;rn - az
1',,. X, - Northarn Svanur So tam,
.n!' 80 : >oi '''o' = ~ "'''A
June -. sun alarm. caused by burning
oun oi tHi'hil. III EpuSG oi bd!l.el HIS
ntll' Mipic Slrte., n,lv !; NJ, 49,, - =.
JunG - 1hihrm rrns n rom box o at at
a:o n, - ~ i!.'s ,iit.s out ~ y,
W,.', ~ ,1Ti,i,,S .IiaiSi' o.
h,,,,,.'. - ~ -, ~
~, 20, - r ~ W t;mi t,., ho,- % oor
nti "I bangor ana Conv street ut loa6
a. ~, caCseu pY IRE IN llr'lSr oWned ny
Nathan NoN"s. Or-Sin hnacc1uAtcd foc
Jnl% + Aiarn Of iir" from BOX - c.ty
bUiid!'s3. cauSt Il by iirr m boat building
roHcrfE OF Roberts ard Rir.cy at 9."I A.
-. Cause gasoline explosion.
july !. .il'rm OF trc from brx % at rail
ih.id bridge, Water street, u: "a =. NJ
caused h% iii" IN basement Of school
house on Laurel Hill. incendiary.
J"!y .. Alarm q! tirc from box 3, at rail
r"rd l'r;,!=", caused by fire II = Bond
.'rr-"!. ''n'iding owned by Edwards
C"rnaIN. Cause nnkn's~n
jay ~ -.'arin 81 hfr IRON: nG:i u at 3.4o
T. ''.; c'i''S'.1 hH H!%ht h!iz" IN hous.
r"..d hN EradeMry t.*tatg, coupled
pN :. a IGt'iS. AStuse oNc:he;steu gas
stove. ~
Wr a, ,t urit D2H Nj, -, .o.h w
Neiioii Avenue ana Hi!il s3ti'tt III '"l
ho,sl g. eaGsG', Gst ~ IRE III oaSeinent oi
tnnwn 'o''i '' i'S ''u'o ~
SIT ,ltoT"' sim o,or,, of fro =. ,o :,
sept. l. sun aiarn OF 1lre nj ll.'D A. NJ,
caused by the burning OF rubbish at the
Danltl tony place On Myrtle Street. No.
udiiase.
OCT. y Alarm OF fire from box Il, at 1.is
r NJ caused by hre at the Augusta
Lumber Co. plant on Arsenal Street.
Oct. l.. Still alarm from Lizzie |. Tuck,
on Church Street
Oct. Il. Still alarm from Sand Hill at 5
=. M. caused by burning out OF Chin
ney OF house owned by Webster Bros.
No damage
Oct. Is. Still alarm from Summer Street
at house Of WIN Cole, caused by IalnD
explosion.
A NJ. caused by burning out "f chin
nev at factory boarding house Nn
damage
y NJ camsnd hv ,,ra i'm IN fcto,, ocH - ~ a, ~
Ing house. Cause ,,nknown
Nov. 10. Still alarm from Ii r DIM
mack at 6lO p. Nj.
Nov. Il. Alarm of fire from box r. at
10 r NJ. cansed nv fir.s at borSo a.
Zine = Diplock M "a North Gtrant u
Tee AIarn -, ~. ~ III .o.ne
fire in house owned and occunied by nv
from oyerheated stove N"o'e'
Doc / Still alarm trnr, TT n C.r;m,L ~
Spring Street, caused by burning ont or ot
Chimney ''''''s' o"t Vi
Dec. 2. Alarm of fire from hoy g, c,r,er
of Sav,iI ana C,ni.di ctroot 80 ~ o, S1a % h.i
n caused nv ~. IN bo,,so or ~ 3d.; %U ~;
T,arabre 9s Federal Streat E,,,'aH 81 ~
oyrrheateti chimney '"'eu oS
Dec. g. Alarm of fire from hox 40 cnrncr
of Paranr and 1'nn,- C,,.a. ~ i =, ~ Hci i,I
fire in brck % block ony w1nd trs1 hy CnE c'msea eE
School. Caused bv evnIosion OF -
sene heater Va
Dec. q. Alarm r,,np in from, hov o
corner Mt Vernon Avcnuo ana Mil
Street, caused by fire in balerv ocaii.
pied by Chas Hamel Caused Nv snar;z
from oven. No damage ~ 'f"'>
Dec. 81 House of E:dwa1d Jenn.ss ,,,rnad
on ToEus road. Loss IN hnnsh ,otni
Jan. l. Alarm runr in iron, hox 10 a.
AS A. NJ, caused BY fire in fire room of
the Cushnoc Paper 60. No don,na,
Caused BY sp1rk from, ,nder bo;Inr
Jan. /. Still alarm from RicbnrI =
Goodwin. Caused BY upsettinp of lam
dry stove. VI ia
'r, ~; ,o,,ss Irn nf r rom pGX 81. caused by tire
bv Edward Otis On Western a n,.nI"a voI,u,'
Explosion: cause unknown.
Jan. g. Alarm rung in from box r. a+ 4 %
p NJ. caused bv fire in stable of + r
Wellman on Charel Street Cause from