The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-29
WAC Conaagratlon in Jerscy city.

ADDITIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF BUILDINGS
DESTROYED, ETC., ETC.
One Of the largest fires that has taken place in the
above city, occurred on Thursday night About o'clock,
r d., on that night flames discovered issuing from
the store Of Earle Co. carpet furn warehouse
No. A6 Montgomery street. TIE alarm promptly
given; but in short time the entire building was enve-
Hoped in Of flames. The fire then spread with
alarming rapidy to Perrnes umbrella store which was
two story frame building which, with the exception of
the stock totally consumed The fire then spread to
No ~, ailors store, occupied by named Farrier
This building also frame it consumed in about half
hour The stock and furniture all saved The fire then
took directly opposite course, and the flames commun
Gated with the store of Mr. Mckensie No 49, which, in
few minutes, entirely consumed. From this point it
communicated with the camphene store Of Mr. ScCoomb
No. so. Some time having elapsed since the fire
first broke out Mr. McCoombs had sufficient time to
all his combustibc stock away from the scene Of
danger From this store the fire communicated to the
store No. So occupied BY Mr. Johnston as book and
stationery store and from there to small segar store
kept by German. The stock and furniture removed
from these buildings before the fire communicated with
them but the buildings were consumed. While these
buildings burning, several engine companies
arrived from New York Among these noticed
Engine Companies Nos H. A. 90 and 49, Hook and Ladder
Company l. and several hose companies. The Jersey
City rcmcn could not master the flames and they there
FORE very prudeny sent messenger to this city for aid
There also engine company from Hoboken on the
ground The supply OF water being scarce to be
procured from the river by the suction pipe Of one Of the
engines 1t was then conveyed from engine to
Their 10 the scene of the fire, where the stream
played by Engine Company No. IA, of this city.
The fire had been burning for two hours and the
tire centre Of the block in sheet of flames. 1t
then communicated with several frame houses in the
occupied by poor Irish families, andis progress
not stayed until ten Of these abations consumed
pitiful sight presented ITSELF About thirty
families all huddled together, half naked, some of
them crying willie others endcavoring to their
little all. The greater part Of their furniture
sumed, although some saved portion Of theirs Agrand
sight bched. space of one hundred and fifty
feet front BY bundled feet deep enveloped
in OF flames, beautiful to behold The heat
intense that people could not stand the windows
doors of the houses opposite and it with the great
est difficulty that those stores could be saved constant
stream of water having to be played upon them Indeed
and citizens, those buildings would have fallen prey to
The dcvouring element. The efforts of the fremen
began TO prevail, and at four o'clock A. NJ the flames
completely subducd Several persons received slight
bruises and cuts from falling timbcrs and bricks One
had his eye nearly put out-and it Is feared he will
lose the of foreverby the blow of received
accidentally at the hands Of who cutting down
some fences ut the time.