Four Fires in the Settlements Slightly Hurt While Going (o Dealt With Rue Ratard Fire The night's sky was lighted by the glows of four fires in various parts of the city commencing at shortly past 5 o'clock on Aug. 30 roping up at different times until daylight.
Two of these were in the International Settlement, one starting at 12 pin. at the corner of Thorburn and Yangchow Roads in Yangtszepoo when two Chinese dwellings caught fire, presumably from an overturned lamp, and one old man, aged, 68, was burned to death and two other male Chinese s0 badly' burned as to be removed to the hospital. Both of these houses were badly damaged, the ground and first floors being burned away. The fire brigade, after about half an hour's. hand work extinguished the blaze and saved the surrounding houses from Jcatching fire.
The other fire in. the Settlement! took place at 2.03 a.m, at the corner: of Carter Roads, where only: a small Uiaze caused by an overturned lamp also, and damaging only. bedding and the wooden roof rafters of the house, was put out almas: immediately.
Tu the French Concession shortly past midnight the French Volunteers. were called out to a fire in the, Route Voyros, Passsge 67, where a Chinese The mild fire which broke out in the Tseng Feng" Cotton Weaving Factory, Rue Ratard late on Sept, 4 caused more damage to the tie department than to. the. premises toward which they. were rushing.
On the way to the conflagration 4 fire truck belonging to the French Concession Fire Department colid-ed with & motor ear containing Captain A. Brun, Commander Company No. 1 and the offccr was slightly eat about the leg by fying glass, He was token to St, Merie's Hospital where after slight treat-rent by' the night staff he motored home in another vehicle, On Sept.
was able to retarn to his post ron the worse for the experience. Both the fire truck and Captain Bruns machine were somewhat damaged. house had caught fire, This was nder.gontrol immediately but a few hours later, shorely Defore 5 forelock the Volunteers were called for one other fire, at 09 Cite TU Ziang Li, rae Amiral Bayle, proved: o be a minor blaze quickly Drought under control. No casualty igs were reported from either of the fires in the French Concession,
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