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112 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.REPORT OP PI RE MARSHAL.HEADQUARTERSSAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMKNT,OFFICE OF FIRE MARSHAL,SAVANNAH, GA., December 31, 1901.Mr. John E. Maguire,Superintendent Fire Department:DEAR SIR.—I herewith respectfully submit myreport from March 6th, 1901, the date of my appointmentas Fire Marshal:I attended and investigated the origin of 146 fires,in each case investigating closely in order to ascertainthe cause of each fire. I frequently found causeafter being reported on Company report as "unknown,"and in such cases made correction on firerecord book in office of Superintendent, giving thecause correctly, as found on investigation. Originsof fires are at times of a peculiar nature, no accountingfor cause, all traces being destroyed and utterlyimpossible to tell or find out how they originated.In such cases I am compelled to class them as unknown.In cases of incendiary, or supposed incendiary,1 could not get sufficient proof to convict. Youwill notice that there is a great decrease this year infires classed as unknown compared to previous years.Fires Investigated and Cause.Burning Rosin .................................... ...................... 1Sparks from chimney to roof.................................. 12Foul Chimney......................................................... 20
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 113Unknown................................................. ................. 12Clothes in front of Fireplace....................... ......... 2Lamp Explosions........................ ............................... 5Defective Stovepipes ............................................ .. 4Supposed Incendiary................................................ 3Sparks, fireplace to bed...:...................................... 2Clothes falling on stove... .................................. 1Lamp upset................................................................ 2Sparks from locomotive.. ............................... ......... 4Stovepipe not in flue .............................................. 7Defective flue........................................... ..... ........... ISupposed carelessness of workmen......................... 2Boys smoking (carelessness).................................... 1Smoke from stove to room ...................... ............. 2Broken fire-alarm wire ........ ................................... 2Mischievous children . ....................... .... ................ 5Defective electric wires.................... ..... .............. 1Carelessness of workman ............... ....................... 1Wood placed under stove............................ ............ 1Fire-works................ ....................... ........................ 2Gas jet too close to window curtain .......... ........ 1Hot ashes in box........ .............................................. 1Supposed kerosene stove explosion ........ ....... ....... 1Defective hearth ....................................... ............. 1Supposed lamp explosion ............... ........................ 1Rekindled .................................................................. 1Defective chimney............................. ....................... 9Spontaneous combustion ...................................... 3Gasoline explosion ................................................... 5Supposed sparks......................... .............................. 1Defective fireplace............................................... 2Smoking in bed ................................. ....................... 1Tobacco from pipe to bed....................................... 1
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<strong>MAY</strong>OR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 113Unknown................................................. ................. 12Clo<strong>the</strong>s in front <strong>of</strong> Fireplace....................... ......... 2Lamp Explosions........................ ............................... 5Defective Stovepipes ............................................ .. 4Supposed Incendiary................................................ 3Sparks, fireplace to bed...:...................................... 2Clo<strong>the</strong>s falling on stove... .................................. 1Lamp upset................................................................ 2Sparks from locomotive.. ............................... ......... 4Stovepipe not in flue .............................................. 7Defective flue........................................... ..... ........... ISupposed carelessness <strong>of</strong> workmen......................... 2Boys smoking (carelessness).................................... 1Smoke from stove to room ...................... ............. 2Broken fire-alarm wire ........ ................................... 2Mischievous children . ....................... .... ................ 5Defective electric wires.................... ..... .............. 1Carelessness <strong>of</strong> workman ............... ....................... 1Wood placed under stove............................ ............ 1Fire-works................ ....................... ........................ 2Gas jet too close to window curtain .......... ........ 1Hot ashes in box........ .............................................. 1Supposed kerosene stove explosion ........ ....... ....... 1Defective hearth ....................................... ............. 1Supposed lamp explosion ............... ........................ 1Rekindled .................................................................. 1Defective chimney............................. ....................... 9Spontaneous combustion ...................................... 3Gasoline explosion ................................................... 5Supposed sparks......................... .............................. 1Defective fireplace............................................... 2Smoking in bed ................................. ....................... 1Tobacco from pipe to bed....................................... 1
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