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Fire hose test and storm damage report from Wilmington
Under Capt F B Robinson the fire department tested one thousand feet of hose at Front and Dock streets with five hundred feet allocated to Cape Fear engine No 3. Hydrant and engine tests showed water pressure and distances. the test was satisfactory. The issue also notes recent cyclone damage near Wilmington with many homes, barns, and trees destroyed across Brunswick and New Hanover counties, including Rock Hill and Love Creek, with injuries and a fatality.
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Hester Williams
Rachel Pugh
Mary Ricbon
Lester Williams
Love Creek
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P. Hand
Wit. Player
F. Saunders
W. J. Brows
Tim
Orrice Wulmineros
RB. R. Co
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