The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
Did LIKE HEROES
Fire Chief Farrier Killed
BY an Explosion in
q Burning Cellar
stoker Oman Of No 5, Man
gled to Death by a
Train on a P. R. R.
Crossing.
Firemen John Mcdonald and
Michael WhaIen Horribly
Burned and Chief Den
mead Badly Cut.
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A MOST CALAMIT0US DAY.
One Citizen Smothered to Death and
Several Others Injured Through
Two Trifling Fires.
HOW CHIEF FARRIER DIED.
Missed ~ His Men and Found a
Corpse at the Point Of Danger
His Gallant Career.
One Citizen Smothered to Death and
Several Others Injured Through
Two Trifling Fires,
HOW CHIEF FARRIER DIED.
Missed BY His Men and Found a
Corpse at the Point Of Danger
His Gallant Career.

Fire Headquarters was thu mecca for
an kinds of naon1a laat Miami 0ntaida
was throDr who eagerly eanobt bola 81
everyone that allowed themselves "a he
retained. and questions were fred in oat-
ling run fashion. all herring on the one
subject:
Inside was a crowd. uustairs DOWN
stairs and on the stairs IN everv nook
ana corner men conrregated IA rrouns
and conyersed in whispers. A feeling Of
the utmost gloom peryafled the building
and every footstep was carefully muffled.
Sadness was in every yisaas ana ii one OF
the outsiders could have been but for one
moment inside he would al once know
that "the Chief was really dead. y
Assistant Engineer Dennead was sit-
4; - ,ss ,,<,sf- ~, 1,s.,.,.,
tttns ~ ~ sesh. feslushe ot tue ooafu
{ q rire commissioners Conway and Com
missioner Brown were busy arranging
+ chanops ca,,sef, 1,v tba sarias of fasa1it,as
.ha+Id s-s,,..si = 81, ~ a e
tnat nag lolioWeu u tne wake OF the nre
and providing for future emergencies.
On all sides were enquiries as to the
,,,.,,,,ar i s5,;c,, 40 r,,af haa oov,,a -
- y t.AS.. ~ $500 = ~ e>1'o -
his untimely end
GENERAL oUTLI
The f,re 4 which Ia had lost his life
: p.,....s-.,. !,
nao oroAen ous IN Dolewoou MARI wars
store on tine corner Of Grove street and
Payonia avenue. It ha II been at the
$500 or1x, 11aua = $500 .,,as+a ~.
~. vuAy s1a-o - soio "asso sne
cellar beneath the store. But when all
was supposed to be over there was an ex :
,,,s,,, 4, t.,a ca,,o, ,hat ;,,;,, 80, t,.,,, -
50. =.
Chief had apparently lost his life.
f,hief Farrier was among rhosa who
,.,s,,s,,,7,,a y ~. q. y .,ar,,,s WEI a.
1esponueu ~ sno II ~ aiai mp ~ .iie
aid Of his force b Q had just got the fire
out as he suppo sed, when some one
hr,,,r,,,t ~, ~ start,,nr nars +hat
p'oukns nil1 euo '.u@ Suae
Engine NO. .. whiie on tne way from It's
house on Mercer street, had been struck
by train at the Jersey avenue cross ing,
and that StolSer Oman had been Killed.
Farrier told Assistant Chief Denmead
that he was going to see VIII ether the ac-
cIrient al the crossing was as serious as
had been reported, aud so. when after the
nof arn,1nd, Denmead til ought nothing
81 Il.
uR pRoWNss DOUBTS.
Commissioner Brown. when he heard
that the Chief was missing, Immediately
eTcIained:-~ =
msfIiafss ~ ,s amay !, "AAAs 1890 :
Mr. Rrorvs IN, mad fatally ordered n
search ri he made The firemen dropped
the work If ,,ncnupling their hose and,
lantern in hand Started into the build
ina : - manu. 500 - = = - ','-,',-
Tt5E ST prrrNG DISCOVERY.
E,varv ,oi, ( 4, rha nuildinu was be ing