The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-22
BAYONNH FIRHBUGS.
A Second Effort to Burn the
La Tourette House
Items of Interest.

Firebugs made another attempt last
night to burn the La Tourette House. At
midnight they kindled a lively blaze In
the detached one-story frame building
just in the rear of the hotel aud occupied
by the lroqnois Athletic Club. The blaze
was well under way when Walchman
Ryan, of the Bergen Point and Port
richmond Ferry Company, saw the glare.
RE notified Police Headquarters by tele-
phone and an alarm was rung.
The firemen soon had half a dozen
heavy streams upon the building. After
an hours hard work they drowned cut the
flames. Owing to the heavy rain having
thoroughly saturated the roof and we. TIL
erboarding Of the hotels right wing, the
blaze did not communicate to It. The
burned building was completely Quilted.
1t contained the bowling alleys aud bill
lard room of the hotel. The three bowl
ing alleys and the pool and billiard tables
Athletic Club is estimated at $3.50. The
loss on the building is put at $500. The
fire Is the second this month on the hotel
property. On the night OF election day the
detached structure in which the servants
lodged was fired by incendiaries aud the
hotel endangered for two hours. The La
Toureute Honse ia part Of the estate LETT
by : late millionaire spice merchant.
The ,.Slt wing and main building are
occupied as a hotel by James Bowman,
and he has several dozen permanent
guests. Prof. Alfred E. Sloan occupies
the lett wing as a young Indies seminary
and he has two dozen or more pupils.
Mayor Farr intends to offer q reward for
the detection Of the f1rebugs, the blnze
last night being the thirteenth iucendiary
fire Of the year and ninth of the present
month.
The City's Health.
The Board of Health held q regular
meeting last evening In the Council
Chamber. Secretary Martinez reported
s2S0 balance IN the treasury. He also re.
ported that the Council appropriated $50
for the purchase of Vaccine virus; that
only $28 had been expended, and that $50
had been paid to City Health Physician
DR.. Robert G. Nolan for his services.
Two bogus notices for the emptying of
vaults were exhibited by Secretary Mar
tinez. The parties who received the no;
tees were Messrs. George H. Gould and
Carl Olsen. They were signed with the
name of DR.. Nolan, who insisted that the
signatures were forgeries. Much tndig-
nation was expressed by the Board. and
the affair Will be thoroughly investi.
gated.
Engine No. 8 Housewarming.
The members OF Hudson Engine Com
pany No. 8 held a housewarmiDg iu their
new house en- Avenue d, Bayonne, last
night. All the notables Of the town were
present. and after listening to a number
of Instrumental and vocal selections the
meeting was called to order.
Councilman McQuillan spoke briefly and
presented the keys Of the building to Chaii-
man c. L. Robinson of the company, who
replied briefly. The company then went
below and sat down to a loaded board of
good things. After the dinner Mavor
Farr, Councilmen Benny, Schmidt and
Allan. Chief Engineer Berry, Engineer
Walters and Architect Martinez made
short speeches. The session closed long
after mtdhight with continued cheering
Notes.
Henry Rebine, who Is charged with
firing his dwelling on Monday, was re-
leased under bail yesterday.
Charles Burdett of Avenue D.. while in
Norfolk, VA, was attacked with erysipe-
las, and reached his home in this city In q
Frustrated condition.
Lawyer Frank B.. Dixie of Philadelphia
was in this city last Tuesday attending to
bis zeal estate interest here.
A musical treat is In store for the people
of this city on next Tuesday evening,
when the Bayonne Musical Society will
give its first concert IN the Reformed
Church on Avenue G. A chorus of one
hundred trained voices. conducted by
Professor Ruderich and William Till,
and a number of other attractions are on
the programme.
The Rev. Harold Arrowsmith, rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, was pros
trated with pleurisy while at Bay Ridge.
attending pastoral duties. Mrs. Arrow
smith was hastily called to his bedside,
much alarm being felt owing to bis weak
condition. He is now slowly recover
ing.