The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
NORTH RIJ'LR LIGHTED UP.
Hay. Tobacco. Cotton. and Dry Wood Go
Up In Rir nnz~.

The milk and hay sheds OF tho Eric Railroad
that stood Just to the south Of its passenger
| building at the foot Of ravonia avenue in
Jersey City burned last night and
made q spectacle that drew many pcr-
sons to witness II. both in this city
and in Jersey CITY. and paid thcm all we'll for
their trouble. Tho sheds were $50 feet long.
feet wide, and enc story high. built OF timber
and dry and old
pressed hay ten or fifteen car loads of vir-
Ginia tobacco in balcs. and about as much
cotton.
The sheds were built on pilng along long
slip that separated them from tho big Eric
grain elevator that stands conspicuously out
upon the iivct side. In the slip we're half
dozen or more barGcs all with hay aboard.
The fire w.is Uncovered in tho west end Of
the long s'cls. INST where the brisk northwest
wind could catch it IN and fan it clear along
tho whole line Of finder work.
The wind did its work in short order. and In
less than half an hour from tho time the fire
was discovered it had spread over the whole
length and tho hay on the bnrges had caught.
From this side OF tho river. and aboard the
boats Of the Hudson River ferries tho spec
tace was tho most effective. Light clouds
high in tile Sky caught the glare. aud Giowed
with brilliant reds.
Lower down the dense smoke from the hay,
tobacco. and cotton was filed with yelows
and greens, and low. down and seemingly
for half Il mile in length tho fire itself lay like
prairie fire, close to the ground throwing
info strong. silhouette the. biz suunre grain
tunnels OF n dozen busy tugs that fought it
from the river side.
The fire did not Interfere with tho running OF
the Fries own fnrryboatS. When the flames
attacked the hay, laden hargcs some Of the
tugs gave over laying streams on tho sheds.
the strrnm. AT one tiino the Eric farryboats.
watched from the river. seemed to be sur
to disnwpc;r in sea Of ire as they ' cot " bo.
You'd them into their slips.
r % Of the Snrning nos a n"In save ave-
time. to be sure. the hcnt set fire TO corner OF
the passenger station across the, street, hut
There was. too. some danger to tho big grain
elevator. but the flremcn wsro not called upon
to protect i. The elevator has its own system
Of lire cXtingushing apparatus. and this was
brought into play. 1t SGT a thousand tiny
streams n-runnin$ down the high iron sides Of
fire GanSLt n tIHSm. ani the, balldinE giis,.
the ,danesr. was over soon. Tie, show lasted
Until mdHiEns , or ar, ftrr IT,, ana the cotton
The barses burned to the waters edge. There .a
Were, iiv" OF them--tLe Geneva, thu. Brooklyn.
the ltuntcy. the, suffolk and the Margaret Fl:
The damage to them is supposed to DO about
There we're some freight cars, in the sheds at
pulled ont. A spark. from a locomotive is
5houSht to have caused the Gonngra!i,Hmn The
t"!isws: ' Hay AN and miE sho%s.. sisS5S; hay;
$4,000: tobacco. 10000: cotton. $4,000. and
d Destruction If tho sheds wi not Interfere with
Ncw Yorks getting her, milk. supply on time
'f2 b!as i sE ear "at which had put the big
elevator in danger was hustled out, OF
fSp ' by Ss Of HS os x TnsE
dr,ted haywaSl and rnmn.,,d barrels Is. Of the
iinc show Then the blaze died out and tho
hulk was turned shorewnrd.
the, water in the slip between the burning, rier
like a iieni in tho terrible heat to save the
valuable barges that were taking fire in the
4 dozen boatmcn were coura seous enough
to remain on the side Of tho elevator pier
nearest the fire; end"avorlng to save tn" boats
Tom was tho most daring Of al He
would ,umr from one boat to another and
tho boat out Of danger While doing, this the
M the pier to" h5ty Tnd they pHe
fastened: This was done in the Elaring
Eh6 Of the re on the Who w1 ha5 and in
upon sheds near the slir. shout went up
from the crowd. 4 powerful man threw n
heavy rope toward tho drowning man.
but tho end OF tho rDpe struck
him and seemed to stun him. for he
threw UP his hands and sank. He came up to
the surface Of the water, but was motion'ess
The tartnin of the tug Elmrn tried to reach
the Drawing. man but couldn't Finally DO.
his ovcrcoat and plunged in.
n" swan over to the drowning man. who had
just sank: He went down after him. and
Eleventh street and Thomas NIulloy of l73 Hem
dccrson street jumped in. and the three brought
with rones. After English Tom was rolled on
barr, for about fifteen minutes h" was pro-
n"nncrd by lir Hoffman We'll enough to be
taken in an ambulance, to the hospital
Another man who foil into the river from the
elevator pier while assisting in taking out the
burning bn:ge was drowned. An employee Of
the Erie Railroad fell from n blazing shed to
tn" pier and had his skull fractured. He was
taken to st. Francis's Hospital. llo had not re-
covered crnsciousness nj midnight and the
Sisters could not get his name.
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