PHILADELPHIA FIRES IN 1904.
The annual report of the Philadelphia fire insurance patrol shows a total of 3,395 fires m Philadelphia last year—an increase of 262 over the previous year, the total insured loss being estimated at $1,400,456 and the uninsured loss at $238,027. The buildings in which fires occurred were occupied as follows: Stores and warehouses, 438; printers, 11; metal workers, 96; woodworkers, 28; textile workers, 70; miscellaneous, 1,078; dwellings, 1,674. The principal causes of fires were: Matches. 622; defective flues, 292; sparks from locomotives, 215; furnaces, 214; stoves, 174; sparks from chimneys, smokestacks, etc., 138; smoking, 107; electricity, 103. There were 415 fires from oil lamps, stoves and other oils, and 301 of unknown origin. The patrol inspected 3.862 buildings, many defects having been found and corrected.
The annual report of the Philadelphia fire insurance patrol shows a total of 3,395 fires m Philadelphia last year—an increase of 262 over the previous year, the total insured loss being estimated at $1,400,456 and the uninsured loss at $238,027. The buildings in which fires occurred were occupied as follows: Stores and warehouses, 438; printers, 11; metal workers, 96; woodworkers, 28; textile workers, 70; miscellaneous, 1,078; dwellings, 1,674. The principal causes of fires were: Matches. 622; defective flues, 292; sparks from locomotives, 215; furnaces, 214; stoves, 174; sparks from chimneys, smokestacks, etc., 138; smoking, 107; electricity, 103. There were 415 fires from oil lamps, stoves and other oils, and 301 of unknown origin. The patrol inspected 3.862 buildings, many defects having been found and corrected.
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