New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-18
FEEDING FIRE SUFFERERS
SIMMER CoTTAGERS CARING FOR THE
HOMELESS AT SEA BRIGHT.
PROMPT RELIEF woRK--ARREsT OF STABLE
MAN ACCUSED OF STARTING THE
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Sea Bright ~ j., June 1.-THE streets and
hotel and cottage lawns are covered with house
hold xbods of every description and goods taken
from the various stores during the fire last night
Telephone and telegraph wires lie in tangled
masses with half-consumed hose. which the fire
men were compelled to abandon because of the
intense heat. The fire subdued at 3 o'clock
this morning. after causing loss estimated at
$500 900 At least 80 families have been rem
dered homeless, and fifty families are penniless
The insurance were here to-day.
Eugene Kelly, stableman, was arrested on
the charge of starting the fire for revenge because
the men employed in Buckalew's, the Annex
Stable. had thrown water upon him while he was
asleep He was taken to the town lookup ana
will be examined tomorrow. Kelly stated that
be knew nothing about the origin of che fire.
The cottagers of Sea Bright, Rumson, Rum
son Bluff and Monmouth Beach had meeting
this morning in the Rutherford Arms for the
purpose of arranging for the immediate relief OF
those rendered homeless by the fire. John L.
Riker, of New-York, was made chairman ana
the Rev. Maitland Alexander was appointed
secretary. 1t was decided TO appoint
a permanent relief committee. The summer COT
tagers on the committee John Il. Rlker,
chairman; j. Harsen Rhoades, treasurer; Washing
ton E. Connor General Louis Fitzgerald, T..
Auchincloss William E. Strong, William !. Hutch
inson, j. j. McCoOke and Charles Mcdonald, ana
the townspeople are Mayor X. 7. Blair, Il. D.
Nesbitt. ]. w. Eyles and F. NJ Newman. Father
Fox offers the use of the vacant grounds on the
south side of the Shrewsbury River owned by
his church. for the temporary houses to he occu-
pied by the homeless people. The old Methodist
Church on River-st. was turned into food supply
station. Several carloads Of groceries and pro-
visions were received from New-York and Long
Branch Mrs Henry Alexander the president OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary Relief Committee, superln-
tended the distribution of the food. carload or
cots. contributed by the wife of General fltzger-
aid. arrived this afternoon. ]. A. McClary, gen.
eral manager of the Postal Telegraph Company,
offered the free use Of the wires of that company
10 the Relief Committee. Dispatches were sent
by the Committee to Governor Hill, of New-fork
Governor Albeit, of New-Jersey Quartermaster
General Donnelly of the latter State, and the Rev.
DR.. E. H. Stokes, president of the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting Association, asking for the immedl-
ete loan of tents in which to shelter the sufferers
The cottagers began rolling up their subscrip-
tions early this morning. John L.. Rker and
Washington Z. Connor headed the list with 81 900
each Samuel Riler William E. Strong and VIII.
lam MARTENS followed with $500 each. The total
amount subscribed was between 1000 and Sl5,-
OOO Two carloads OF timber were also received
for temporary buildings to be occupied by the
homeless. Nearly every person who was burned
out was robbed by the hoodlums who gathered at
the fire.
The manager OF the Tom Sawyer Company,
which performed at Trenton tonight telegaphed
that the entire receipts Of tonights performance
would be given 10 the relief fund. Tonight the
sufferers were, being sheltered in the Octagon
House, the Peninsula House and the stables of the
Sea Bright and Low Moor cottagers. Ferdinand
p Fish. president of the Highland Beach Associa-
tion, organized temporary relief commlttee winch
fed 500 people last night at the Rutherford Arms
This morning 700 of the sufferers got breakfast at
the same house and at noon they received hgho
luncheon. -, , 49,,
Not grocery store is left in the town and the
grocery dealers of Long Branch have been run
ming their wagons here all day with supplies. Inc
loss TO the Sea Bright Fishing Association Is heavy
as all the ice houses and most of the cottages occ-
pied by the fishermen were destroyed. The pub
fic school building the third one In the town
that has been destroyed by fire. temporary post
office was opened this afternoon in the depot OF
the Central Railroad of New-Jersey. A portion
of the mail matter in the old office was destroyed
in the fire.