"Alarms March 1st 1915 to June 13th 1915"

Detroit, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #99-9262

12 x 7.5", cloth, 201pp. Covers worn, soiled, stained, paper label on spine, text block cracked, loose and detached pages, occasional soiling and toning else good condition. Every page filled in. This is a record of the runs listing badge numbers, trucks, engines etc. There are no details on the causes of the fires. Since this log is from the Central Office it covers all the neighborhoods: Downtown, Corktown, Southwest, near West and near East sides. Some of the businesses who received a visit: Dodge Bros., Cadillac Motor, Packard, Studebaker, Continental Motor, Statler Hotel, Rands Mfg., Koenig Coal, steamer "City of the Straits." The most notable fire of the year happened on April 27th when the Belle Isle Bridge burned and was totally destroyed. The first alarm came in at 3:19pm and the last alarm at 7:35pm. Interesting, SCARCE.

Price: $65.00

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