New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30
FLAMES IN A NEW-JERSEY COAST TOWN.
KEYPoRT VISITED BY ANOTHER BIG FIRE-oNE
LIFE LOST AND TWO PERSONS
INIURED.

Newport " j., Nov 30 (SpeciaD.-A big fire broke
out here this morning a few minutes after o'clock
One life was lost and two persons received probably
fatal injuries. The flames started in the bakery shOl
of Jacob Leyrer Sons. in the basement of buildln
on the south side of Front-st., between Broad ahi
Main SITS. It was caused by the boiling over OF
pot of hot lard in which Jacob LeyIcr, jr. was fry NJ
batch of crIllers. The young man In trying u
extinguish the flames was so badly burned that h
will probably die The fire spread rapidly thIousI
the frame building and then to the adjoining bnild
ngs Mrs. Jacob Lcyrer, ST., started Tor ui'
stairway and I'm her haste stumbled dowi
tho entire flight, breaking her leg and CUTTING
a big cash In her head She was also Da1ly p"ii'o''
Her husband and George. another son, got out saieS
The other store in the same building was occuP'oi
by Wolf Levy who did business under the nahlo VI
the New-york Clothing Company. His STOCK was
soon on fire, and the flames communicated WIN tlo
grocery store and meat shop of William H. Coliar1'
and the American Union Tea Company's store by
this time the entire town turned out 10 hSht 'no
flames. The only fire apparatus In town was HUN
and ladder truck, with short supply OF buche'S'
The men who were fighting the fire TO prevent us
spreading 10 other buildings were starueu W "0'
Jacob Ieyrer scream Il must have my papers, anu
then sec him dash into the burning building -Four
hours later his charcd body was dug up out OF inc
ruins where his bakery and home formerly s'oou
Near the body lay his wallet and under his rght arm
1
was the package of papers which he died IN Trying u
save from the flames Telcgraphlc appears lor d.
sstancc were sent to Matawan, Freehold, Eed Damn
and Long Branch. Washington Engine Company w.
l. of Matawan reached the scene of the IRE ai'ef
the flames had spread the dry goods store OF AeA-
ander Block the house-furnishng store OF Thomas H.
Roberts & Co.. and a number of little business puma
lngs The shoe shop of John Anthony In the rear
of Blocks establishment. torn down The streets
and doory ards Uttered with all kinds of househo"
and sbOp goods number of families lived over
the stores that were destroyed In most cases tle!
lost their furniture. ,,o d
Jacob LEVER the dead baker, was German, ald
nearly sixty wears old. His first bakery here was
DESTROYED in the big fire in 1876 when several YES r.
lost and upward OF 100000 worth OF properly was
destroyed .r. ,i.v
The principal losses to-day were as follows: Alley
ander Block frame building and stock OF drygOoI,'
etc So, 900; insurance on stock, 10000 on bHd-
ing "a 900: American Union Tea COMPANY, MIs'
Phoebe NJ schultz, proprietor stock S2,50O Mf rs,
ANNA L. ConOycr, building, $1,000; insurance on
building IS 600 Mrs. Dora Leyrcr. bakery SoOUD'
Insurance S3 800; T. B. Stout estate, building So.oOo'
William II Colard, groceries, loss. $1,000: insurance,
$500 Mrs T. w. Seabrook, building, 50 900 Thomas
IL Roberts e. Co., damage to stock OF crochery ana
housefurnishing goods $1,000; insurance, Soooo'
Thomas L. seabrook, building, $1,000; insured.
As far as could be ascertaine1 the amount OF IN
sranco held by The several companies follows: