The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-07
Ole O. Roo Makes His Filth Annual!
Summary OF Losses and Fires
in tho State Of
Iowa.
THERE WERE SIXTY HERE
Damage to Buildings Amounted to
$50, 195-TWo Leo County
Fires Were In
vestigated.

Copies OF the annual report of Ole
0. Roe, state fire marshal, for the year
1915, have been received here. Ac-
cording to the figures given in the vari-
GUS tables, there were sixty fires in
keokuk last year and the value Of the
buildings and contents was $820,960.
The damage to buildings and contents
amounted to s53,195. Total insurance
on buildings and contents amounted
to s57S.0O0. There were seven fires in
buildings partially covered by insur-
ance, and in these the excess Of loss
over insurance was $6.571. The total
loss column shows $1,646 for the five
fires where there was no insurance.
A fire at Montrose was investigated
from the fire marshaIs office in Febru-
vestigated in May.
The following excerpts were taken
from Mr.. Roe's fifth annual report:
For the year 1919, $50 fires were
reported to this office involving loss
Of $6,006,914. The property involved
in these fires was valued at $25,S11.-
$50. OF the loss thus reported, proper
ty to the value of $4,611, 166, was coy
cred by insurance, leaving an excess
Of loss over insurance amounting to
ties. Included in this excess are 444
properties involving loss Of $170.47S,
upon which no insurance was carried.
The number of fires reported in 1915
was 1856 less than in 1914, but the total
fire loss during 1915 exceeded that of
1914 by s147,929.
The fire loss of 1915 was less by
s2s5,731, than that Of 1913. The aver
age daily fire loss Of tho year
amounted to $16,457, and the average
loss in each fire was $1,576.
During the year six fires occurred
in each Of which the loss exceeded
100000, and three in each Of which
the loss was more than 100000.
Dwellings Burned.
The number OF dwellings burned
was 1911, and the loss on buildings
was s74O.941, and on the contents
$2S2 ,461.
The sound value of these dwellings,
was reported at s3,752,915, and that
Of their contents at $1,295,712.
The number Of barns burned was
1875, and the loss on buildings was
1914, 1854, and on the contents. $235,736
The sound value Of the barns was
reported at 1915, $50, and that Of their
contents at $2S5,OOS.
The number Of stores burned was
35S, and the loss ON buildings was
S426,398, and on the contents $780,
356.
The sound value OF the stores was
at s2,556.S50, and that Of
their contents at s4,794,741.
The number of factories burned was
II, and the loss on buildings was $685. |
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The sound value of the factories |
was reported at $699,S25, and |
that of their contents at S1,341,61S.
One hundred six deaths were re-
ported as the direct result Of fire. OF |
this number thirty-eight were women
and forty-eight were children. In .
cases fatal to life, gasoline !
Or coal oil was involved. Nine chill
dren we're fatally burned as a result /
Of playing with matches or fire, or be-
ing in close proximity to bonfire.
Inspections Made.
Inspections of buildings and prem
SEES to the number Of 400 were made
N 1O1 different cities and towns in
he state, upon the basis of which
here were issued eighty-three orders
% remove buildings, 1856 cleanup or
1ers, th,rty-seven repair orders, 104
orders to change, and fourteen orders
o clean and repair, or total Of 37t
orders. {
One hundred sixty-seven suspicious
Tres were investigated in 1O6 separate
places in sixty-three different counties
II the state.
In addition to a number Of indict- I
nents pending from the previous
ear. mention Of which was made in &
nv last report thfrtv-tWo arrests and 8