The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-06
CHASED OUT BY FLAMES
Tenants Escape From Burn
ing Houses in Their
Night C1othes-Yes-
terday's Bad Fire.

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passed along Third street into Newark
avenue, at 4:45 A. M, yesterday. he OBJ
served smoke, and investigating found
that 1t came from No. $40 Third street. a
three story frame house, in which were
Pythagoras hall, and the MON
Square Assembly rooms. Fred
Lining had saloon on the
ground floor and lived at the rear of the
saloon. The smoke grew thick, and
| Murphy pulled box 35. Then he broke in
the doors and aroused Lining and his
family. They had to get out In hurry
after dressing.
THE WORK OF RESCUE.
No $40 stands at the elbow OF Third
street and Newark avenue. Adjoining it
on Newark avenue were Hugh O'Rellly.s
row of three story tenenents with brlck
| fronts, but otherwise entirely OF wood
and separated only by wood partitions
The flames went up through Lin nig's
apartments into the halls and started
westward. Patrolman Murphy and James
Il. Lanahan broke in doors and aroused
the sleeping people with their utmost
energy. No. 238 Third street, a four
story tenement, appeared to be IN
danger at the first. and Murphy got
the occupants out 1t was bitterly
of the burning timbers. the tenants were
very reluctant to leave. They waited
moment or two in the hope that the fire
wouldn't come so far. But when tongues
of flames appeared through the floor at
windows, and through the walls, and
heavy black smoke filled the rooms in
gust they fled to the street, many in their
night clothes.
| in each of the two houses first attacked,
| No. $40 Third street and No. 290 Newark
avenue. z. y. Brink lived on the top
| floor of No. 900 with his family. They
reached the street in their night clothes
| and were taken into neighbours house.
CARRIED OUT HER DAUGHTER.
| Mrs. Freeman, widow, and her daugh-
| ter, Mrs Mary Foley, who was sick aud
helpless. wsrs OF, on the second oo hoor
Mrs. Freeman, who is strong old lady
carried her feeble daughter down stairs,
| PatroIman Murphy assisted her as she
neared the foot of the stairway. Mrs.
| Foley was bundled warmly In the Second
precinct patrol wagon in which Captain
| Kelly and detail of his men had arrived,
and she was taken to the City Hospital.
| Mrs Mills and her daughter took the
| alarm promptly and left their apartments
| in the top floor of No. 292 with such cloth
| ing as they could wear and carry. Then
| the daughter. Fanny Mills, went back
| a1Cer Qec mCtu6VS pdptk5s ouO
| knew just where they were in rear
room, and, cropping in the smoke
and sitting hot rooms, found the papers.
| The smoke aud heat increasing every
minute, blinded and suffocated her as she
| tried to find her way out. Patrolman
Lanahan heard her calling, and as he
| looked through the doomed building for
| the last time, and getting hold of her
hand pulled her safely TO the street.
SAVED BABY AND CARRIAGE.
Philip knell and his young wife have
kept house for six months. on the top
| floor OF No. 294 Newark avenue. They
were married last winter. Mrs. Knel
escaped with her clothes and their baby;
Mr.. KneIl took the baby's carriage. They
saved nothing else. The shiver1ng ten
ants found shelter among neighbors.
Afterward Mr.. O'Reilly gave him the use
of vacant house, No. S67 Monmouth
street.
Assistant Chief Denmead sent third
alarm. The water supply was inadequate
and twelve engines and four trucks were
in use until after eight o'clock.
at nine o'clock the fire was
out. No. 296 Newark avenue
by him and five families was damaged
some by water No $40 Third street, and
Nos. 29O 292 and 294 Newark avenue were
badly wrecked. ALI the furniture is
ruined or damaged.
THE OCCUPANTS.
No. 292 Newark avenue was occupied by
George Huneke, tailor, and his family
at the rear of the store; front by Michael
Reilly and wife, Mrs. Mills and Mis-.
Elliott and her four sons. In No.I294 lived
Charles Werner fruit dealer, Mrs. Free
man and Mrs. Foley, the Savoriski
family, and Philip Knell and family
No. 340 Third streets is owned by VIM.
Mitchell Monmouth Lodge Of the Or
der of Foresters and other societies used
Pythagoras Hall. Their furniture and
paraphernalia Is consumed or damaged.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The losses eare;-Hugh O'Reilly on the
Newark avenue buildings, $4,000; Will
liam Mitchell on building, $4,000; Fred
Lining. furniture and stock, $4,000;
George Huneke, stock and furniture,
81 SEQ On the furniture of tenants, about
SO, 600; Monmouth Lodge, $1,000; other
lodges, 5000; total, $4,000.
Hugh O'Reilly, William Mitchell, Fred
Lining. George Huneke and Mrs. Elliott
are insured. Mrs. Elliott has $500 insur-
ance and the others sufficient amounts to
cover losses. The other losses were not
insured.
THE ORIGIN UNKNOWN.
The origin is unknown. II was appar-
emily In Linnig's cellar.
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