Daily globe., 1879-06-14

the Fire Department. @
The GLOBE yesterday morning, in its city
edition, published an exclusive account OF
the serious fire at No. 10 West Third street,
which was discovered at half past three A. NJ.
As the matter was of serious moment, il
deserves
FULL HISTORY.
About five minutes after two, yester-
day morning, the GLOBE messenger boy
bringing kilograms from the. telegraph
Office, saw q light in the rear Of the Warner
block on the corner of Third and Wabashaw
streets. Thinking there was an, incipient
fire in progress, the messenger boy stepped
into the narrow alleyway on Wabashaw
street, in the rear Of the building, and gave
q whistle which was responded to BY q
similar whistle from some source in the rear
OF the block. The boy also thought he
saw smoke. He Immediately reported
at the, GLOBE editorial rooms
that there was q little fire in the
rear of the building in question, and that
some one was putting it out. A GLOBE re-
porter went out without delay to investigate.
Going to the alleyway, he could see nothing,
and calling to Officer Knealley, on the op-
posite corner, he learned that he knew moth
ing Of any fire. Suspeoting that something
must be wrong. the policeman and the GLOBE
man proceeded to stumble over boxes and
barrels, with which the alleyway was filled,
bearing no other light than matches
which the officer struck to light
the way. Investigating as we'll
IS possible by this feeble light nothing was
discovered. Proceeding to the rear of the
GLOBE block on Fourth street, lamp was
obtained and such an inspection made of the
rear as WAS practicable, deep excavation
preventing reaching absolutely either the
rear of the Warner block or the store ad-
Joining, occupied as the ninety y-nine cent
store. Looking at the building few feet
distant nothing could be discovered and no
sight or smell Of smoke was then visible.
The GLOBE pressman corroborated the mes
sage in regard to seeing light-w while stand
ing in the rear of the GLOBE Office, but after
the inspection of the volunteer fire
patrol, the conclusion was reached
that probably some one connected with some
of the premises had stepped into the back
yard with light, and the search was dis
continued.
By the time the search was abandoned it
was about half past two in the morning, and
an hour later an unmistakable fire was dis
covered in the rear of the basement of the
ninety ty-nine cent store, the block adjoining
the Warner block, but fronting on
West Third street. The whole cir
cumstances point conclusively to incendiar-
ism and the villain was undoubtedly
at work when the search was beirg
made. It is probable that he had q dark
lantern, which would account for the light
seen, and that he temporarily concealed him
self among the boxes. 4
The theory of incendiarism is much more
under the circumstances, than the
only remaining solution-th of spon-
;aneous combustion.
OUTBREAK OF THE FIRE.
Immediately after the exact location Of
he fire had been determined by Sergeant
Walsh and Officer Babe, a general alarm
vas turned in from box No. 16, which was
responded to by the entire department The
Imperative necessity of limiting the fire to
he basement or ground floor of the edifice
Bas instantly realized by the department,
md under the supervision of Chief Stroue |
he energies of the members were intolli- |
,ently directed towards preventingsa a spread
# the confagration. 1
The greatest obstacle encountered in sub |
luing the fire, consisted of huge columns of |
,linding and impenetrable smoke, which |
umed outward from the lower portion Of |
he building, making existence within |
lmost Q matter of impossibility.
An embarrassing and dangerous feature of |
he fire consisted in the rear portion of the |
tore floor giving way at the height of the
onhagratiou, and for few minutes it |
eemed as if the efforts of the department |
0 prevent the fire from spreading would |
|rove unavailing.
Several we'll directed streams were pro-
ected into the fire from the front and rear
'ortions of the building, and after an hours |
udicious work the fire had been completely
ubjected, having been entirely confined to |
he basement and ground floor of the build
ng. Mr.. Dickinson, the proprietor of the
1inety-Nine Cent store, was early on hand,
nd with the assistance of several friends, q
lumber of articles were saved from destruc.
ion.
The building is known as Rogers block,
70. 6 West Third street, and is owned by tho
state of the late Hiram Rogers, having been
at cost of $4,000. The dam
ge to the building Is estimated at $40, 900,
he insurance being $4,000, having been
'laced by MI. NJ. D. Miller in the following
famed companies:
,uffalo German Of New York 4. I. :. 81, 500
commercial of New York. a.. 500
F-rragut of New York ork................ $500
'eoples' Of Newark, N. N.J............. J.. 2.50Ol
The loss sustained by Mr.. s. g. Dicken-
on, proprietor of the Ninety-N Nine Cent
tore, is exceedingly heavy, and the goods
ave been damaged to such an extent as to
make their value little better than nominal.
The stock consisted Of full line of fancy
,oods of every conceivable description, most
f which have been either broken, water
oaked, or furnished by smoke beyond
ecognition. The value Of the stock was
stimated at $4,000, over seventy five per
ent. Of which is q total loss.
The stock was insured for $11 600, nine
housand dollars Of which was placed by
dessrs. Prince d Shandrew, the remaining
'olicies having been written by Mr.. NJ. D.
FILLER. Following is a full list of the in
urance:
Insured by Prince & shandrew-
liverpool, London & Globe. !. .S4, 900 |
continental, of New York k.............. 1000 |
,hoenix, Brooklyn !. 1000
derchants, Newark, N. .J............... 900 [
Insured BY NJ. d. Miller
aew Hampshire Insurance Company o., coo |
Considerable enterprise was manifested by
dr. Dickenson, who rented the store No. Is
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