New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
THE FIRE RECORD.
THIRTY FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS;

THIRTY FANIf les MADE HOMELESS
A fire broke ont abou. "a quarter before g o'clock
yesterday evening in q row of old frame buildings
on Eewarh-ayc jersey City. opposite The City
Hall. The fire began in l.. Lsoiu.k's millinery
store. at No. - Newaikaye. Kate Crosson. a
young girl employed IN the store Wa, sent T. light
the gas in the show windows. The torch which
she was using accidentally dropped from her hand
and fell among tLs hats, ribbons. feathers, ETC,
with which hc window was Gl"d. and they bilzcd
NJ IL az instant. The flame, shot mp 50 quickly
that the girl Was burned about the face ard arms.
Mr Lib.nsk, who WIS IA the store
AZ tie time, cu Favored 20 cxtnglsh
the ire. but u had gained too much headway and
bis efforts were unsuccessful. The inHImmab,c ma
urc OF the ma erial in the store caused tae flames
to spread with remarkable rapidly. aud IN Anew
minute, they had clyclopcl the whole Interior Of
the concern. Some OF the sal swonen we've obliged
to leave 10y the rear ard eet ont into Railroad
ave. From LaDir-ai'- the ire spread 10 George W.
CcrhcV's clo'hug store adjoining o. the
east. ami 20 Charles FuIst * co.'s place on
the west The latter WAS brick building
and checked the ire Ia that direction. but Mr.
Fursts stock was badly damaged by water.
From Clcuhcws clothing sore he hle
spread rapidly M an cas,cfiy direction, taking in
Cowan a Moxly's dry goods store. No. Is Newark
ave Hugh Cassidy grocery store, No. 40; ii.
strahl & sons clothing store. No. Al A. Burtons
fancy goods tore No. 4li2; Charlie, Repen's candy
store so. I2l2 G.. :. SPOTS & co.'s fancy store,
so r.. and c. p. Friend & Co.'S DRY goods store,
NO 30. Three all were uug. and every APP
plratus in th' Fine Department, except four, WAS
called out but the wooden buildings, Which were
old aud dry. burned ke timber and it was found
next to Impossible - check the progress of the
flames.
The fire communicated with some tenement houses
in the rear which trontod ON Ka road ave, and
two Il hem wcrc destroyed, while others were
damaged. Aiout ,cu lamlllc, IN N,wak-tve. ana
twenty lu RuroIl-Gy.. werr rendered homeless
The families IN Nrwark-aYc lived over the stores,
and few of them saved anything. Those living on
Eailrotd-ayc. had truc 10 gct the Heaiet portion
of their furniture ont INTO the street, but It was
delugcd with ter. large double tenement
building. Nos. - and 20 RAJ .road-lVe., known 40
" The IctIacc.' was destroyed. Ii was occupied by
twelve families. numbering some sixty persons.
They were taNen lu 10y tic nclghbors and made as
comfortable is possible.
The lo,.c, could not bee dcfn tey asccrtaircd last
night, but tie total wIll probably reach Tl23Ooo.
IN" principal Loo, Is on tue stock, the buildings
beng OF YER little value Tn Insurance Is cons IT,
eraby less than Orc-halt OF the .oss, the insurance
ia cs being very high on account Of The dangerous
condition Of the bul dlugs uIs. . loss Is ABOUT
$500 iu stock. b binding that ne Occupicd
va, owned b.. Mrs Mori huy.cr, Of New-for.t.
ZIliusk Il, loss Is $1,000 ON stock. The bui O.ng
WIS owned ny William Roche AID WIS worth
$1,000. Hugh Cassl Us loss IS Nl3,opO insured
for ouc-halt. The iu .Ing was owned by fe'tr
lloGt an ard was valued 40 5000. CoWan ~
NuXL lose 30 600 on stock ;lA~ur,d Tor one ha [:
The binding WAS OWNED by james Mel 1ughIu ana
Was worth 5000. Ih' oturr s.oIDkctpcrs lose
nom ~. 600 to 8 10 600 each.
Charles Bulucl. Of ImsN Company No. ~, fell
from adder anI wa, SCI ousy nJ',u tie p WIS
road trains were della, ed tlr y minutes by the hose
across .hc tracks.