FIRE LOSSES OF WEEK
From reports covering the United States and Canada, the estimate of losses by fire, during the week ended Dec. 25, 1920, aggregated $5,449,850, as compared with $7,115,050 for the corresponding week in 1919. The total is derived by adding to the amount in the list given, which includes only those of $10,000 loss and over, a sum equal to fifteen per cent, of that amount, statistics showing that the smaller fires average about that proportion of the larger.
The figures published in this list, compiled from telegraphic reports of fires occurring during the past week, are based on estimates made at the time, which are necessarily hurried, and are subject to later investigation and consequent correction. Taken as a whole, however, they give an approximately correct view of the losses incurred. The figures represent loss in thousands.
VENICE, CALIF.—Amusement Pier heavily damaged ……..1000
BELIN VILLAGE, PA.—Fire followed explosion in pressing and packing mill of DuPont Powder Company, causing heavy damages, death of two men and injury to two ……… 10
MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Building and stock of Frank Dretzka & Son’s department store ……………………………. 30
CHURUBUSCO, IND.—Incubator and office building at Elmer Gandy’s poultry farm burned ……………………… 12
WINNIPEG, MAN.—Two hotels destroyed and two business buildings damaged ……………………………….. 35
GLOBE, MASS.—Block of stores and flats damaged. Cause, overheated stove …………………………………. 15
WASHINGTON, N. C.—Half of Pamlico Chemical Company’s buildings and stock destroyed ………………………. 200
ST. PAUL. MINN.—Six-story office building gutted ……….. 150
LYONS, N. Y.—Lyons High School totally destroyed …….. 200
DAYTON, CALIF.—C. L. Needham’s general store ………… 20
PARVIN, TEXAS—Fire of undetermined origin destroyed Thomas Hill’s barn …………….*………………… 12
MILANO, TEXAS—General merchandise stock owned by J. B. Newton & Sons burned ………………………….. 30
PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Two-story dormitory of the Lutheran Orphans’ Home and Asylum destroyed ………………. 100
TUXEDO PARK, N. Y.—Home of Pierre L. Barbey completely destroyed ………………………………………. 500
ST. STEPHEN, N. B.—H. Acker & Sons’ warehouse, filled with hides, skins and wool, and residence burned ………….. 60
MONCTON, N. B.—Plant of Daily Times damaged. Cause unknown …………………………………………. 20
HOUSTON, TEXAS—Price-Booker Manufacturing Company sustained heavy damages from fire ……………………. 175
HARTFORD, CONN.—Jewell Court apartment house heavily damaged ………………………………………. 80
MOUNT JEWETT, PA.—Safety Sled Company’s plant gutted.. 38 CHESTER, PA.—Fire, believed to have been of incendiary origin, destroyed the three-story building of the Chester Steam Laundry ……………………………………….. 150
NEW YORK CITY—Four-story brick building damaged. Origin undetermined ……………………………………. 10
AYDEN, N. C.—Midway Garage ……………………….. 40
KYLE, TEXAS—John E. Parke’s home, south of town …….. 10
GRAND BLANC, MICH.—Explosion of oil stove in domestic . science room resulted in burning of consolidated school.. 25
PITTSBURGH, PA.—Charles Mag’s trunk store damaged ….. 30
LATROBE, PA.—Blairsville Intersection public school destroyed 10 CHARLESTON, MISS.—McMullen Furniture & Hardware Company’s building and adjoining property destroyed ……… 100
ROCKAWAY BEACH, N. Y.—Empire Hotel and several frame buildings ………………………………………. 100
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS—Number of buildings on east side of public square burned ……………………………… 50
PRINCETON, TEXAS—Four brick business buildings, including thirteen automobiles, destroyed …………………. 44
ATHENS, GA.—Sample rooms and offices in warehouse of Barrett & Company badly damaged by fire originating from overheated stove …………………………………. 10
ETOWAH, TENN.—Machine shops of Louisville & Nashville Railroad totally destroyed. All machinery lost ……….. 200
WYOMA, MASS.—Plant of United States Upper Leather Tanning Company burned to ground ……………………. 100
NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Fire damaged plant of Indian Refining Company ……………………………………. 100
LEHIGH GAP, PA.—Fire of unknown origin destroyed Prince Metallic Paint Company’s plant …………………….. 20
BLACKWOOD, N. J.—Samuel Garrigues’ barn and garage …. 12
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Home of James A. Love damaged … 10
BARTOW, FLA.—Sawmill, planing mill, dry kiln and 1,000,000 ft. of pine lumber owned by E. T. Roux & Son destroyed Three loaded freight cars and several negro houses also burned …………………………………………. 200
NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Theodore P. Mumme’s furniture store and dwelling destroyed ……………………………. 30
WEST DALLAS, TEXAS—Horse and mule exchange of Cotton & Chambers burned. Eighteen mules burned to death …. 25
McICINNEY, TEXAS—Richard Bass’ home ………………. 13
CALK, TEXAS—Goodwin Brothers’ cotton gin destroyed …… 25
MUSKEGON, MICH.—Fire damaged Brunswick, Balke, Collender Company’s plant ……………………………… 10
LYNN, MASS.—-Incendiarism is suspected in the burning of building occupied by Fisher Leather Company and Samuel Garfinkle …………………………………….. 10
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Explosion in one of the chemical mixing plants caused fire which resulted in destruction of three buildings of Monsanto Chemical Company …………… 50
MABANK, TEXAS—Fire, started by spontaneous combustion, destroyed Mabank Potato Cluing Company’s plant …….. 40
FAYETTE CITY, PA.—Barn and two residences fired by the firebug who has been operating in Fayette and Westmoreland counties for past two months ………………… 60
RACINE, WIS.—Flour mill …………………………… 40
YONKERS, N. Y.—Jacob L. Spitzer’s garage and fifty automobiles damaged …………………………………. 75
ROTHSVILLE, PA.—Alvin Weidler’s barn burned ……….. 25
READING, PA.—Patent fuel manufacturing plant of John A. Moore and Charles Weiser destroyed and J. A. Strunk’s coal yard damaged ………………………………. 12
TIPTON, IND.—Fire starting in pool room swept entire business block ………………………………………. 100
HUGHES, ARK.—Crossed circuit was the cause of the burning of Tucker & Firar’s cotton gin, two automobiles, two bales of cotton and several carloads of cotton seed………….. 30
RAYMOND. S. D.—Two grain elevators …………………. 150
FLAT TOP MINES, ALA.—Hospital belonging to state prison camp destroyed ………………………………….. 23
LONG BEACH, CALIF.-Plants of Golden State Tuna Packing Company, Halfhill Tuna Packing Company and Los Angeles Tuna Packing Company wrecked by fire of unascertained cause ………………………………………….. 200
WADLEY, GA.—City hall and three two-story frame business houses totally destroyed …………………………… 40
WAYCROSS, GA.—Residence of D. W. Anderson …………. 10
TALLULAH FALLS, GA.—Town swept by fire …………… 75
