Show PERIL IN ELECTRIC WIRES WIRE S aires art ar caused ly by madly badly conductor i cases to liz Xon montreal troal tal cited it wai ves claimed at one oat time that th the substitution of electricity for or gas and pei in lighting would result in a lessening ot of the danger from fire but a recent report issued by the montreal fire and light committee tends to show that the danger hu been increased rathor rather than diminished by the cha change nay bays 3 the toronto globe the report gives k L record of fires due du to electric currents during the last three months montha 0 of 1903 with on an aggregate loss of 1600 when nhen classed according accordine accord lne to causes the list shows that 22 fires were due to the contact 0 of telephone telegraph ani and other low potential efres lre with ele electric citric light and other high circuits wires vires grounded on C giu pipes were r e sible tor for 19 ores eleton s due to the defective wiring 0 of gas alx it tures eve to the puncturing tiring of 0 gas ea pipes by the tee currents cir rents 0 of flexible alexi ble cords wl wi appedu around them tareo abrea to short circuits in moldings mol dings three to open milt link fuses it in porcelain dorcelain cut out bases IS 15 to overheated over h e a ted colli coils and heating beating devices kad and was nine to incandescent lamps in contact alth inflammable material in the san same L report fires are recorded in which aich electricity was suspected of 0 being the cause but la in which all material dences ot of origin were ere destroyed destro ed |