The New York herald., 1869-07-07
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN NEW JERSEY.
Three Buildings DESTROYED AT PIaiB6eld-I.oss
Over S5O,OOO-Destruction Of Il WooiIen
Factory AT Rahwny-Ioss 100000.

Factory at Rahway-Loss $4,000.
The charming little city OF Pisinneld. n. j. was
The scene early yesterday morning Of the most de-
structive FIRE ever witnessed there, and by which
property 10 the amount OF fully $50 600 was de.
stroyed. About a quarter past one O'Clock fire was
discovered in the lower floor OF the dry goods store
Of Plcke d Ramsay. located Main street, oppo-
site Somerset and the OF Cherry street.
The alarm was at once given, but the building being
an Old frame, two and hall story, was com
pletely engufed In the flames. The Fire Department,
under command OF Chef Engineer Frazee was
promptly at the scene but not before the FIRE had
communicated TO the adjoining frame companion
building, and made such headway To preclude
the possibility OF saving either Of them. The aten-
ton OF the hremen WAS then directed 10 the ada.
cent buildings. These were, either side, a three
story brick. The frame buildings were owned-two
Of them-by Mr.. ]. :. Dunnam, clothing manufac-
turer, OF New YORK, anu were valued at about 5000
The other frame structure was owned and
occupied by NJ. Verneue, hat and cap
dealer. His loss is about sl3,OO0 about 81 900
OF which II covered by insurance. Dunnsms
buildings were occupied. the FIRST iOor
by Pickell 4 Ramsay. whose loss IS about $4,000;
fully insured The upper floor 10y Mr.. Durham as
clothing manufactors. HIS loss on clothing runs
from 900 to 100000. Ira Pruden, a grocer, occu
pied the lower noor OF Dunham's other frame build
ing whose loss is not very large The brick building
on the corner OF Cherry and Main damaged Ia
the upper stories to the extent OF about $1,000: fully
by Berry 4 Thorn, stove and hardware
dealers. The STOCK IL damaged about $4,000
and insured for $4,000. Some ofices were
also IN the same building. one was occu.
pied Dy lawyer named Emberry and
another by j. W. Soper h Co., civil engineers Their
losses In books, maps and papers run up to about
$1,000. c. Il. Durham, boot and shoe dealer, loses
about 81, ,5o0 fully insured. The Photographic gal
lery OF Mr. Thorn was also destroyed. The total loss
is estimated TO be about sos 00O and the nsurances
about $4,000. Most Of this falls Newark com
panies as fo0ws:-Newark Mutual 90, 700: Ameri-
Mutual OF Newark, $4,000; Newark CITY, s. 500;
Firemens Mutual, OF Newark, k4,50O; Merchants,
of Newark "a, ,O00 Newark CITY Mutual. s4,O OOO The
FIremens Insurance, OF Jersey City gets OF with f575
Two PlainHed companes--the Mutual and Amer
can Muual--lOse between them So, 100. The remain
der ~ divided between FEW other Jersey companies
An immense tDrong OF people visited the scene OF The
1re, and considerable excitement prevailed The
origin Of the fire ~ not positively known though
appearances strongly 90 10 show that incendsres
have been at work. The citizens are loud IN their
praises OF the Fire Department for the large degree
was by the merest chance that terrific explosion
was not added TO the connagration. Three
four barrels OF Kerosene oil lay on
tbe ground floor OF one OF the buildings When
the names were sHbdued the.liqnid was discovered
10 be boiling hot and the barrels partially burned j.
y. Layton, O citizen, while assisting the 1remen
sustained serious injuries through beam falling on
Rart, telegraph operator, was also badly hurt A
piece OF timber with naS In " fell and pinned one
Of hrs feet TO the floor Of Vermeue's place. Hun
dreds visited the place throughout yesterday and last
evening 1t Ia the only large fire that has taken
place IN Plainneld.
Al Railway on Monday Bloodgood's wooden facto.
~ wss partially DESTROYED, involving loss VI shout