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Domestic News December 1, 1880

The Daily Gazette

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware

What is this article about?

L. G. Filc provides a record of fire alarms and incidents in the city during November, including false alarms and minor fires at various locations with small losses.

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WORK OF THE FLAMES.

L. G. Filc, tobacconist, No. 106 Fourth street, furnishes the following record of alarms and fires during the past month:

Monday, November 1st, 6.30 p. m., false. Sunday, the 7th, 8.15 a. m., slight fire in a two story frame dwelling on Locust street, above Seventh; loss, about $15.00

Sunday, the 7th, 5.45 p. m., fire at Hart & Bro's pork packing establishment, Fifth street near Poplar; loss, $764.15; fully insured.

Monday, the 8th, 7.30 p. m., false.

Tuesday the 9th, 9.15 p. m., burning brush at Twelfth and Claymont street.

Monday, the 15th, 7.15 p. m., false alarm.

Tuesday, the 16th, 12.40 p. m., slight fire in the picking room of the Franklin Cotton mill, Ninth and Walnut street.

Same day, 9.15 p. m., caused by a defective flue, No. 904 Walnut street.

Tuesday, the 30th, 10.49 a. m., false; 3.15 p. m., false alarm.

What sub-type of article is it?

Fire

What keywords are associated?

Fire Alarms False Alarms November Fires Pork Packing Fire Cotton Mill Fire

What entities or persons were involved?

L. G. Filc

Domestic News Details

Event Date

November 1st To 30th

Key Persons

L. G. Filc

Outcome

false alarms on nov 1, 8, 15, 30 (twice); slight fire on locust st loss $15; fire at hart & bro's loss $764.15 insured; burning brush at twelfth and claymont; fire at franklin cotton mill; fire at 904 walnut st from defective flue.

Event Details

L. G. Filc records alarms and fires: Nov 1 6:30pm false; Nov 7 8:15am slight fire two-story frame dwelling Locust above Seventh loss $15; Nov 7 5:45pm fire Hart & Bro pork packing Fifth near Poplar loss $764.15 insured; Nov 8 7:30pm false; Nov 9 9:15pm burning brush Twelfth and Claymont; Nov 15 7:15pm false; Nov 16 12:40pm slight fire picking room Franklin Cotton mill Ninth and Walnut; Nov 16 9:15pm defective flue 904 Walnut; Nov 30 10:49am false, 3:15pm false.

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