The New York herald., 1878-03-12
THE FIRE RECORD.
FIVE HOUSES DESTROYED AND OVER ONE Hun
pRED FAMILIES MADE DESTITUTE IN JERSEY
cITY-EsTIMArED LOSS, TWENTY-FIVE

FIVE HOUSES DESTROYED AND OVER ONE HUN
pRED FAMILIES MADE DESTITUTE IN JERSEY
cIrY-EsTIMATED LOSS, TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
fire broke out at half-past nine O'Clock last night
N the I've story irame building, No Provost
street, Jersey City, which proved TO DO the
most disastrous confagration tnat has oc-
Cured In the cny Tor over a year The
building IN which the ars nrsI discovered was
the last OF row OF i've frame buildings, beginning as
Morgan street and extending TO Bay street. Five
minutes after the flames frs, discovered
the streets were filed with women and children.
some but halt dressed. their arms filled and their
backs covered with clothing and small pieces 0: iur
niture. The hremcn unable TO control the
flames, and ID short time the entire five buildings
were envcloped II one blaze.
The flames confined tor q time the roof and
floors on the fourth story The tenants on the coors
who refused 10 leave without their furniture were
driven and carried out by the lremen. rho occu-
pants OF tho fourth fsors were Richard Piunke with
family q" four: Bryan KING and wife. with family
o. seven; Thomas Rodigan and wife and three cbil-
dren. John G!ynn ard wife and TWO children. William
Gaaher and wife and seven children and James
FALLING OF THE WALLS
The fire continued 10 baltic the efforts OF the fire.
men until iortyhvo minutes past ten, when 'no walls
tell IN and the arcmen succeeded IN getting control OF
the flames. over one hundred families are rendered
destitute and homeless by the destruction ot the build
iugs
The structures were owned by John B. Buschman,
OF Filth street, who built them in 1858 planning
mill and afcrward turned them into tenements. Tho
loss buildings VIII be sl2 0O0 They insured
IN the Continental Company OF this city, Tor S. 000
The loss To the occupants furniture and clothing
will reach about $4,000.
ACCIDENTS.
During the progress OF the lire several accidents oc
Cured. AT ten O'Clock Edward Naubey ell from a
ladder IN front OF No. Provost street aud se-
rousy injured. Al twenty minutes past ten a ladder
broke, preciptating James Kilieen, terman OF
Truck No 2 ana Jonn Meg inncss, OF Truck Nc l. to
the ground, distance OF thirty eet Both wero Sc
rously, u not fatally injured and were taken to tho
Charity Hospital As Tar couo be learned NO lives
were lost.
FIRE IN FULTON STREET.
At about halfpast O'Clock this morning fire
broke out in the largo paint and varnish estab-
lishment Of 4. O. Pierce l. Co., No la Fulton
street. In less than a minute after the alarm
and before any engine could the spot the whole
building Of lames Fulton street and
ST. Pau's Church were brightly III up as at noon
day. Engine NO. 20 was tlrst on the spot but could
mako but little headway, as the intense heat from
the burning varnsh kept the Hremen at a distance.
II seemed though liquid lre was rolling
out OF all the windows Of the building. Soon
scven other engines and one hook and ladder CON-
pany were at tho place and the battle OF tho elements
began. rhe flames were gradually subdued and
their color changed from bright yellow 10 dark
rod while the street was filled with dense smoke and
an oppressive smell from the damaged chemicals.
The ire, though at one time It was threatening the
The entire interior OF the building seriously dam
aecd and the stock almost totally destroyed.
The loss estimated at about Sl5 GO0-S7. 900 to
the building and S. 900 TO the stock Owing TO tho
could not be ascertaincd Thc upper floor wus occu-
pied by Jamos +. Baldwin Co., printers