The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-04-16
Fire az Baslzing Ridge.

noon lHsC: Mayor Ayers received tele
gran From Baslsing Ridge asking assist
lance from orr Fire Department, as tina
lFilIage was il imminent danger Of de
l!strnctien from FIRE.
Inc iire alarm was promptly rung and
! the Independent Hose Company anr
Washington Steamer hastily prepared L
go 70 the assistance Of our neiehbors
even though eight miles distant and ii
another county.
The Hose Company speedily started
of, some in ( Hank Hedden's carryal
and otlaerk with the Hose Carriage, while
Others still took private conveyance anc
went with all speed to the scene of action
| Soon after the Hose Company started
and before the Steamer got under way,
second telegram was received to the eff
feet that the fire was under control and
assistance not needed.
A messenger was dispatched and over
hauled the Hose boys, about hall, way te
Hoyt's corner. They were making COCO
time towards Somerset County, but ii
obedience to the mandate from head.
quarters, reluctantly turned about and
housed their machine.
Some half dozen fremen and our res
porter, however, II sched the scene d
action within an hour of the time Of the
first dispatch being received.
Upon arriving in the excited village Q
rare scene Of hustle and confusion
reigned. Men were aimlessly MOVING
abont discussing the fire, its origin, wEai
it might have been, etc., while the
women were doing all the work in the
way Of asserting household and store
goods, and setting things to rights gener-
ally
THE FIRE.
A @. Belongs store, bakery, and
dwelling house, together with the adjoin-
ing house of Miss Oliver, occupied by DR..
Fred Jones, were one mass of shoulder,
ing ruins, leveled to the ground within
the short space of one hour. The build
angs were all frame, and dry and cons
bustible.
\ The fire was first discovered in the
peak Of the roof close by the bakery
chimney, from which it is supposed to
have caught, and was seen by School,
master Brown, as he came out of the
school house near by. He lost no time
IN mounting the roof, where he was inns
nediately joined by /, G. Todd, but their
united efforts failed to stay the progress
OF the flames and the whole building was
soon enveloped, and the only thing left
to do was to remove what goods could be
reached.
Mrs. DR.. Jones and her sister were
both sick abed from over exertion in get.
ting moved and settled in their new
home only a few days previous. The
Doctor was fortunately at home, and
with assistance speedily removed the
inyalids to neighbours house, when the
work Of tearing up carpets and hustling
7,ocfor a. - -
I'M s,,av ,vera fo.t,,natal,, 80, 81
sayaa xvcett cow ha,,lso,,.a - 2,
ana cher art;olas o,,arl1ol-od !. H. ~
e;tansa.,t. af tla n,o,,,ant
aarlv ali Of M Rala;ao,s stoo,, oo,,
s;ss;iao 81 general ,,ercban,l,se tocathe,
81: a most ~ 1;s s,r,,;t,,ro ,ras ,
ssi,ssd S5.0915 IS he Manaban Com.
p..savs IS AL the insurance Mr. Raldino
had uuon buildino and stock and his
loss win approximate $1,000 Miss
divers bouae was insured FIR 81 2oo IN
the Morris Countv Mutual
The fire created much exc;tamAnt II,
the village and al the time the d;snatcb
was sent to Morristown Il was feared
that the whole business center would be.
|eome involved
f a remarkable feature Of the hour was
[ the Trojan work Of the women Tbav did
not wiring their hands and ;udulea in bvs
Iterics, but nobly took their places in the
bucket line and coollv worked and di.
rectad n,attars IN : ,,sn,,er l,;ahl, COW.
,oa,,,le tor,, If n, al. ae1,a $500