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Feb. 13, 11.34 P. M. Box 45. A two-and-a-half-story frame house. Number 15 Lyon street. Owned by T. M. Trask, and occupied by Michael Henry and Thos. Nugent. Cause, defective chimney. Real estate insured $1,500, loss $347. Per- sonal estate not insured, loss $20. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Loring and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 1; Hose of Steamers 2, 3; Hose 1, 2, 4; Hook and Ladder 2, and Fire Patrol.
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Feb. 16, 3.56 A. M. Box 4. Numbers 396, 398, 400, Main street corner of Pearl. A three-story brick and stone building. The fire originated on the third floor, cause unknown. Owned by the Brinley heirs. Occupied by J. W. Welch, eating house; Rice & Whiting, bankers and brokers; Judge Adin Thayer and F. L. Childs, Staples & Goulding, Harding & Harris, law offices and Herbert G. Harlow, United States Deputy Collector's office; the Star Base Ball Club and Bradford's book bindery. Real estate insured $9,000, loss $186. No insurance on the offices, loss $225. J. W. Welch, insured $1,000, loss $256. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attend- ing, Steamers 1, 3, Hose of Steamer 2; Hose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Feb. 22, 1.1 A. M. Box 34. Number 6 Patterson street. A cottage house, cause, defective chimney. Owned by Martin Howard heirs. Occupied by Timothy Shay and Conrad Fitts. Real estate insured $1,200, loss $60. Personal estate insured $300, loss $40. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 1, Hose of Steamer 2; Hose 2, 5, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
March 3, 7.45 P. M. Still alarm. A tenement house in Swan's Court. Cause, reflection from fire in a stove. No loss. Engineer attending, Brophy. Company attending, Steamer 1 Hose.
March 6, 8.45 A. M. Still alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame building on Bloomingdale road. Cause, spark from chimney setting fire to the roof. Extinguished by a member of the Fire Department. Loss trifling.
March 7, 2.20 P. M. A. D. T. Station 316, number 171 Union street. A three-story brick building. Cause, spark from chimney setting fire to some sacking. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. Building owned by W. T. Merrifield. Occu- pied by Baldwin & Fletcher, sash and blind makers, and T. J. Todd, spice and coffee factory. Loss trifling. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Brophy. Companies attending, Steamer 1 Hose, and Fire Patrol.
March 14, 3.5 P. M. Still alarm. Numbers 8, 10, 12 Southbridge street. A three- story frame building, owned by R. C. Taylor. Fire originated on the second floor. Cause, hot ashes. Extinguished by the occupant. Loss $5.
March 15, 4 P. M. Still alarm. A frame building on Eastern Avenue, owned by Matthew McCormic. Cause, defective chimney. Fire extinguished by Engi- neer Brophy. Loss trifling.
March 20, 3.20 P. M. Still alarm. Number 138 Main street. A store occupied by C. S. West. Cause, kerosene stove. Extinguished by James Adams, driver of Steamer 3. Loss trifling.
March 31, 10.25 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame house on Hope Avenue. Cause, incendiary. Owned and occupied by John May. Extinguished by the occupants. Real estate insured $1,300, loss $10. Personal estate insured $300, no loss.
April 1, 9.50 A. M. Still alarm. Number 444 Main street. Cause, defective chimney in the office of the Worcester Spy. No damage. Company attending, Fire Patrol.
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April 1, 12.15 P. M. Still alarm. Number 344 Main street. Cause, defective chimney in the office of S. A. Burgess. No damage. Engineer attending, Chief Combs.
April 2, 5.25 P. M. Still alarm. A frame house, number 202 Southbridge street, occupied by Charles Cook. Cause, spark from chimney setting fire to the roof. Extinguished by Chief Combs. Loss trifling.
April 4, 8.40 A. M. Still alarm. A brick house, number 79 Belmont street, occupied by G. R. Kennedy. Cause, child playing with matches set fire to a bed. Extinguished by the occupant. Loss $10.
April 6, 12.10 P. M. Still alarm. The Worcester & Nashua railroad bridge over Union street. Caused, as supposed, by an incendiary. No loss.
April 7, 1.15 P. M. Still alarm. A frame building, number 65 Jackson street. Cause, spark from chimney setting roof on fire. Extinguished by members of the Fire Department. Loss trifling.
April 8, 8.20 P. M. Still alarm. A frame house on Sargent street, occupied by Mrs. Kate Dewey. Cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp. Extinguished by the occupant. Loss trifling.
April 9, 3.1 P. M. A. D. T. Station 56. A frame barn in rear of 118, 120, 122 Front street, owned by H. S. Prentiss. Cause, spark from chimney setting fire to the roof. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol and Steamer 1. Loss $10. Engineer attending, Chief Combs. Companies attending, Steamer 1 Hose and Fire Patrol.
April 10, 10.25 A. M. Still alarm. Rear of 33 Pearl street. Cause, hot ashes set fence on fire. No loss. Extinguished by members of the Fire Department.
April 23, 4.50 P. M. Still alarm. Newton Hill, grass on fire. No damage. Engi- neers attending, Chief Combs and Brophy. Companies, Steamers 1 and 2 Hose, and Hose 6.
April 25, 8.40 A. M. Box 56. Number 16 Harvard street. A two-story frame house. Cause, spark from chimney setting roof on fire. Owned and occupied by Geo. E. Gladwin. Real estate insured $2,500. Loss $24.30. Personal estate insured $1,200. No loss. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 3, Hose of Steamer 2; Hose 1, 4, 6; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
May 5, 3.5 P. M. Still alarm. In rear of numbers 166, 168 Front street. A two- story frame house. Cause, sparks setting fire to the roof. Loss $10. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Brophy. Company attending, Hose of Steamer 1.
May 9, 5 P. M. Still alarm. A two-story frame house, number 45 Summer street. Cause, child playing with matches. Extinguished by the occupant. No damage. Company attending, Steamer 3 Hose.
May 13. 6.20 P. M. Still alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame house in Burnside court; cause, defective chimney. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. Owned by the Burnside sisters, and occupied by Mrs Naill. Loss $5. Company attend- ing, Fire Patrol.
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May 21, 6.40 P. M. Still alarm. Number 63 Central street. Two-story frame house owned by Mrs. H. P. Draper. Insured $1,300; Loss $3.60. Engineer attending, Chief Combs. Companies attending, Steamer 1 Hose; Hose 4.
May 23, 5.40 P. M. Still alarm. A small wooden building on Jackson street, con- nected with the Junction shop; cause, spark from a locomotive set fire to the roof, Extinguished by Steamer 2. Engineer attending, Day. Company attending, Steamer 2 Hose. Loss trifling.
May 25, 6.10 P. M. Still alarm. Leicester street; a four-story brick building owned and occupied by Ashworth & Jones as a woolen mill; cause, spontaneous com- bustion in the picker room. Extinguished by the workmen. No loss.
May 26, 4.15 A. M. Still alarm. Numbers 166, 168, 170 Front street. A four story brick building owned by Hiram Forbes; first floor occupied by Walter Forehand, cigar store, and George E. Newton, eating house; upper floor occupied for tene- ments. Fire originated in the basement; cause, hot fat. Extinguished by the ยท Fire Patrol; no loss. Company attending, Fire Patrol.
June 4, 7.15 P. M. Still alarm. Number 1 Russell court. A frame dwelling house; cause, from chimney. Extinguished by Hose 6; no loss. Company attending, Hose 6.
June 6, 3.40 P. M. Still alarm. In the rear of number 98 Exchange street, a framed shed owned by Leo Roberts; cause, child playing with matches. Extin- guished by members of Fire Department; loss trifling.
June 14, 10.12 P. M. Box 24. Numbers 392, 394 Southbridge street. A two-story and French roof six-tenement frame house owned by J. F. Light. The fire origi- nated in the French roof tenement, occupied by John Hewes; cause, breaking of a kerosene lamp. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. Real estate insured $4000, loss $10. Personal estate not insured; loss $20. Mrs. Upham was burned so badly that she died next day. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Day. Companies attending, Steamer 1 Hose; Steamer 2; Hose 5, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
June 19, 9.24 P. M. Box 43. Quinsigamond Village. A two-and-a-half-story frame building, owned and occupied by Mrs. E. A. Webster as a beer brewery; cause of fire unknown. Real and personal estate insured $8,000, loss $25. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Brophy. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
June 25, 10.15 A. M. Still alarm. In the rear of number 258 Front street, a one- and-a-half-story frame blacksmith shop occupied by Woodcock and Chaplin; cause, sparks from a locomotive set the roof on fire. Extinguished by members of the Fire Department; no loss.
June 25, 1.10 P. M. Still alarm. Jackson street. A one-and-a-half-story frame . building owned and occupied by the Junction Foundry Co. as a pattern shop; cause, sparks from a locomotive set the roof on fire. Extinguished by members of the Fire Department; loss trifling. Engineer attending, Day. Company attend- ing, Steamer 2 Hose.
June 25, 7.45 P. M. Still alarm. Number 34 Central street. A one-and-a-half-story framed blacksmith shop, occupied by E. C. Matthews; cause, spark from the forge; loss trifling. Extinguished by officer G. S. Bliss.
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June 27, 2.05 P. M. Still alarm. Jackson street. A one-and-a-half-story frame building, owned and occupied by the Junction Foundry Co. as a pattern shop; cause, sparks from a locomotive set the roof on fire. Extinguished by Steamer 2; loss trifling. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Day. Companies attending, Hose of Steamers 1, 2, 3, and Fire Patrol.
July 4, 12.16 A. M. Box 61. Grand street. A one-and-a-half-story frame black- smith shop owned by Adin Thayer, and occupied by Forehand and Wadsworth; cause of fire unknown. Real estate not insured; Personal estate not insured. Loss on the former $500, and on the latter $300. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Day. Companies attending, Steamers 2, 4; Hose of Steamer 1; Hose 5, 6, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
July 5, 2.49 P. M. Still alarm. Numbers 2, 4, 6 Bigelow court. A three-story brick building owned by H. G. Whitcomb, and occupied by Albert Hubley and L. A. Murdock, rag and paper sorting shop; cause of fire unknown. Real estate not insured, loss $35. Personal estate insured $3,850, loss $363.90. Engineer at- tending, Chief Combs. Companies attending, Steamer 1; Hook and Ladder 1, and Fire Patrol.
July 10, 11.32 A. M. Box 24. Number 9 Douglass street. A cottage house and two barns; cause of fire unknown. The house and one barn owned by John B. Har- rington, and occupied by Joseph Seymour; the other barn owned and occupied by Joseph Blongule. Real and Personal estate not insured; loss $219.60. Engin- eers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Day. Companies attending, Steamers 2, 4; Hose of Steamer 1; Hose 2, 5, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
July 10, 12.20 P. M. Box 24. Number 153 Cambridge street. A two-and-a-half- story three tenement frame house owned by Norman F. Shedd. Real estate in- sured; loss $10. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 3; Hose of Steamer 1; Hose 1, 3, 4; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
July 23, 5.15 P. M. Still alarm. Number 10 Bowdoin street. A dwelling house owned by H. H. Bigelow; cause defective chimney. Extinguished by Wm. Flynn; no loss.
July 28, 11.50. Still alarm. Green street, Fox's Mill; spontaneous combustion of oily waste. Extinguished by officers Keyes and Matthews; no loss.
July 30, 7.49 P. M. Box 75. Number 32 Clifton street. A two-and-a-half-story frame house owned and occupied by Samuel Ayres; cause, explosion of a kero- sene stove. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. Real estate insured $2,000; loss trifling. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring and Day. Com- panies attending, Steamers 2, 4; Steamer 1 Hose; Hose 5; Hook and Ladder 1 and Fire Patrol.
August 2, 10.20 P. M. Still alarm. Numbers 5, 7, 9, 11 Lile street. A two-story frame tenement block; cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp in the tenement occu- pied by C. Walker. Loss trifling.
August 21, 10.26 P. M. Box 17. Number 12 High street. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, owned by Wm. Dickinson, and occupied by Mrs. Clark. Cause of
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fire, incendiary. Real estate not insured; loss $20.00. Personal estate insured $4,000; no loss. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 3; Hose of Steamer 2; Hose 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; Hook and Ladder 1 and Fire Patrol.
August 28, 1.36 P. M. Box 46. Number 16 Water street. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, owned by Mrs. Welch. Cause, spark from chimney setting roof on fire. Real estate insured; loss trifling. Engineers attending, Brophy and Raw- son. Companies attending, Steamer 1; Hose of Steamers 2, 3; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2 and Fire Patrol.
Sept. 3, 7.20 P. M. Box 64. A three-story frame building on Grafton street, occu- pied by L. Stowe & Co., for a boot shop. Cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp. No loss. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Brophy. Companies attending, Steamer 1, Hose of Steamers 2, 3; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2 and Fire Patrol.
Sept. 16, 1.46 A. M. Box 26. Second alarm 2.20. Numbers 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90 Southbridge street. A three-story frame block, owned by F. H. Dewey and W. W. Rice. Cause, spontaneous combustion. Occupied by E. N. Dean, heel manufacturer; Henry Adams, dye works; O'Brien & Porter, tin and rag shop; Worcester Galvanized Iron Company, and John S. Churchill, manufacturer of shoe blacking. Real estate insured $75,000. loss $2,365.27. Personal estate in- sured $2,700; loss $2,890.78. Engineers attending, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2, 3; Hose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Hook and Ladder 1, 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Sept. 10, 2 P. M. Still alarm. Corner of Church and Front streets. Cause, chimney on fire. No loss. Company attending, Steamer 1 Hose.
Sept. 11, 8.5 P. M. Still alarm. Numbers 2, 4, 6 Bigelow Court. Cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp; no loss.
Sept. 23, 10 P. M. Still alarm. Number 11 Maple street. House owned by James Wrigley. Cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp. No damage to the house, but Margaret Courtney was burned so severely that she died next day.
Oct. 3, 4.10 P. M. Still alarm. Number 121 Union street. A frame coal shed, occu- pied by Mann and Knight. Cause, spark from chimney setting fire to the roof. Extinguished by E. L. Vaughn, a member of Steamer 1; loss trifling.
Oct. 5, 2.20 A. M. Box. 61. Gardner street. A two-story frame barn, owned by J. H. Walker, and occupied by C. H. Fletcher and F. W. Wellington. Cause of fire, unknown. Real estate insured $1,200, loss $1,200. Personal estate not in- sured; loss $400. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Loring and Day. Compa- nies attending, Steamers 2, 4; Hose of Steamers 1, 3; Hose 5, 6, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 8, 5.36 P. M. Box 13. Newton street, New Worcester. A frame barn, owned and occupied by Loring, Coes & Co. Cause of fire, unknown. Real estate in- sured $100; loss $100. Personal estate not insured, loss $125. Engineers attend- ing, Chief Combs, Brophy and Loring. Companies attending, Steamers 2, 4; Hose of Steamer 1; Hose 6, 9; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 10, 8.5 P. M. Still alarm. Market street, burning of rubbish. Extinguished by Steamer 3; no loss. Company attending, Steamer 3 Hose.
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Oct. 15, 8.20 P. M. Still alarm. Foster street. Caused by the burning of window curtains in the skating rink. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol.
Oct. 15, 8.29 P. M. Telephone alarm. In the rear of number 165 Chandler street. A one-and-a-half-story frame barn. Cause, breaking a kerosene lamp; no dam- age. Companies attending, Hose of Steamers 1, 2, 3; Hose 6; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 16, 7.15 A. M. Still alarm. Number 179 Main street. A three-story brick building, owned and occupied by the National Manufacturing Company. The fire originated on the second floor. caused by the furnace. Extinguished by the operatives. Insured $5,900; loss $59.
Oct. 16, 11.15 A. M. Still alarm. Number 2 Crescent place. A two-story frame house, owned and occupied by Andrew B. Barnard. Cause, defective chimney. Extinguished by the Babcock Extinguisher. Company attending, the Extin- guisher.
Oct. 17, 6.12 P. M. Box 45. A one-story frame building on Plum street, owned and occupied by James Walmsley as an oil factory. Cause, the igniting of naphtha. Real estate not insured, loss $1,000. Personal estate not insured; loss $1,500. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 1; Hose of Steamer 2, 3; Hose 1, 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 18, 8.45 A. M. Still alarm. Numbers 472-480 Main street. Cause, defective flue in the room on the second floor occupied by Dr. Harris. No damage. Com- pany attending, Fire Patrol.
Oct. 21, 2.45 P M. Telephone alarm. Number 26 Salisbury street, Witherby, Rugg and Richardson's shop. The alarm was given to exhibit the working of the Bell Telephone to members of the City Government, by order of the Chief. Engi- neers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 3, Hose; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 21, 4.55 P. M. Telephone alarm. Number 779 Main street. Mayor Pratt's house. Given to exhibit the working of the Bell Telephone to members of the City Government. Done by order of the Mayor. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2, Hose; Hose 6; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 24, 11.4 A. M. Box 43, Quinsigamond. A two-story Mansard roof brick build- ing, owned by the city, and occupied as a school. Cause of fire, unknown. Real estate insured $2,000; loss $65.20. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Day. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Oct. 24, 8.10 P. M. Still alarm. Number 464-466 Main street. A five-story brick block. Cause of fire, explosion of a kerosene lamp in the tenement occupied by Charles H. Cleveland. Loss trifling.
Oct. 25, 3.28 P. M. Still alarm. Pleasant street Universalist Church. Cause, by the furnace. No damage. Engineer attending, Chief Combs. Company attending, Fire Patrol.
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Oct. 30, 4.45 P. M. Box 24. Number 21 Washburn street. A two-story frame house. Caused by fire in some straw in the cellar. No loss. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring and Day. Companies attending, Steamer 2, Hose of Steamers 1, 3; Hose 5, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisner and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 1, 4 A. M. Telephone alarm. Number 18 Cross street. A two-story frame house, owned by Walter Henry. Cause of fire, a kerosene lamp. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. Loss trifling. Real estate insured. Company attending, Fire Patrol.
Nov. 1, 12.15 P. M. Telephone alarm. Corner of Main and Hermon streets. Caused by the boiling over of a kettle of tar. No loss. Engineers attending, Chief Combs and Day. Companies, Hose of Steamers 1, 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 4, 11.8 P. M. Box 4. Nos. 390, 392 and 394 Main street. A three-and-a-half story stone and brick building, owned by the Brinley Heirs; occupied by Alfred Holden & Co., tea and coffee store; Jonas White, toy store; the Evening Gazette; Asa Adams, printer; A. L. Johnson, machinist, and Le Bien Public, owned by Charles Gigault and Louis Brault. Real estate insured $11,000; loss $828.88. Personal estate insured $16,000; loss $1,843.56. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 3; Hose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol
Nov. 5, 9.15 P. M. Telephone alarm. No. 492 Main street. A two-story frame house, owned and occupied by Dr. Joseph Sargent; caused by furnace pipes set- ting the floor on fire. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. No loss. Company attending, Fire Patrol.
Nov. 6, 2.52 P. M. Box 4. Numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 Pleasant street, and numbers 424 and 426 Main street. A four-story Mansard roof brick block, owned by T. M. Rog- ers. Occupied by Wm. H. Morse, banker; L. M. Green, apothecary; Russell R. Shepard, fire-arms; S. A. Grosvenor, boot and shoe store; W. T. Brown, tailor; H. A. Bowman, upholsterer; C. J. Richards, boot and shoe patterns; Otis & Heald, civil engineers; Hill & Tolman, mechanical engineers; E. J. Leland and George Williams. The fire originated on the fifth floor; cause, unknown. Real estate insured $15,000; loss $128.09. Personal estate insured $7,000; loss $73.23. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Loring. Companies attending, Hose of Steamers 1, 2, 3; Hook and Ladder 1; Hose 6; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 6, 10.45 P. M. Still alarm. Number 392 Main street. Caused by an open faucet on third floor, allowing the water to drop into the store occupied by Jonas White. Stock of goods covered by the Fire Patrol.
Nov. 8, 2.48 A. M. Box 26. Number 73 Salem street. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, owned and occupied by Mrs. D. A. Tenney. Fire originated on the second floor; cause unknown. Real estate insured $5,500; loss $127.75. Personal estate insured $1,500; no loss. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 1; Hose of Steamers 2, 3; Hose 3, 5; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 9, 5.35 A. M. Box 43. Quinsigamond. A two-story frame building, owned and occupied by Mrs. E. A. Webster as a brewery. Real and personal estate insured $8,000; loss $8,000. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Day. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
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Nov. 9, 5.44 A. M. Box 24. Caused by seeing the reflection of the fire in Quinsiga- mond. Engineers attending, Brophy, Loring, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 3; Hose 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Nov. 11, 10.49 A. M. Box 28. Number 76 Millbury street. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, owned by C. F. Allen. Caused by sparks from the chimney setting fire to the roof. Real estate insured $2,000; loss $18.00. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy and Day. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 13, 2.6 A. M. Box 15. Northville. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, barn and carriage house, owned and occupied by Edwin F. Morse. Cause, incendiary. Real estate insured $3,600; loss $3,400. Personal estate insured $3,650; loss $2,600. Four horses, four cows, and fourteen pigs perished in the flames. Engineers attending, Chief Combs, Brophy, Loring and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 3; Hose 1, 2, 4; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 16, 2.55 P. M. Still alarm. Grafton street, Boston and Albany coal yard. Cause, spontaneous. Extinguished by Hose 2. Loss trifling. Company attending, Hose 2.
Nov. 26, 6.34 P. M. Telephone alarm. Corner of Church and Front streets. A two-and-a-half-story brick house. Cause, chimney fire. No damage. Engineer attending, Brophy. Companies attending, Hose of Steamers 1, 2; Hose 2 and the Fire Patrol.
Nov. 27, 8.45 P. M. Box 43, Quinsigamond. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, owned by R. C. Taylor, and occupied by four families. Cause of fire, defective chimney. Real estate insured, $700; loss, $1500. Personal estate not insured; loss $200. Engineer attending, Brophy. Companies attending, Steamers 1, 2; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 2; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Nov. 29, 5.25 P. M. Still alarm. Number 26 West street. A frame house occupied by Edward S. Kennedy. Cause of fire, a kerosene lamp. Personal estate insured, $1,200; loss $15.00.
Dec. 2, 8.38 P. M. Box 24. Southgate street. A two-and-a-half-story stone mill. The fire originated in the picker room. Cause, unknown. Owned by Jordan, Marsh and Co .; occupied by J. A. Smith. Woolen mill. Real estate insured, $75,000; loss $200. Personal estate insured, $35,000; loss $470. Engineers attending, Brophy and Day. Companies attending, Steamer 2; Hose of Steamer 1; Hose 2, 5, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
Dec. 4, 6.25 A. M. Still alarm. Numbers 24, 26 Pearl street. A four-story and Mansard roof block, owned by T. W. Wellington, occupied by Dr. Dixon, Dr. Bishop, Mrs. S. J. Clark, and F. Landers. The fire originated on the third floor. Cause, rats and matches. Extinguished by the Fire Patrol. Real estate insured, $10,000; loss $10.00. Personal estate insured, $500; no loss. Company attend- ing, Fire Patrol.
Dec. 5, 6.49 P. M. Box 34. Corner of Pond and Beach streets. Cause, chimney on fire. No loss. Engineers attending, Brophy, Day and Rawson. Companies attending, Steamer 1; Hose of Steamers 2, 3; Hose 2, 7; Hook and Ladder 1; Extinguisher and Fire Patrol.
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