The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-24
WORK FOR 7HB GIRLS
Employees of The Heppen-
heimer's Transferred to
Other Factories.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT AFREsH.
President Knapp Says the Factory
Will Be Immediately Rebuilt
Estimated Damage.
TIE FIRE BROKE OUT AFRESH.

American L~ithograph CompaHy's build
ing on franklin street Yesterday. Many
opinions have been advanced as to how
the fire started. but as yet no one whom
q JERSEY CRY NEWS reporter has ne en-
can authoritatively say exactly how 1t
q some think that a lighted cigar
cite was flung carelessly among q pile of
papers on the top door nv al emuioYe,
but THAT is generally discredited. No
stock Is taken either IN a rumor that u
discharged empIoye seeking vengeance
adopted inceudiarism ~ q means OF set
.tling mates IS. A News rsporter, having
heard that version. approached Que of the
supervisors OF the factory II asked il
that assertion was correct.
why. no." he answered. decisfveiy,
"thers has net, TO my knowledge, been
any employe recently discharged. There
is net a particle OF truth In that asser-
ton"
How them" continued the reporter.
'do yen think the fire ~ori9inased?n
"Can't say" was the ans yer. Nobody
Lhave SEEN knows / shouldn't wonder
but some malicious person wanted TO
wreck the building. but haven't the least
Idea who it could be-"
do you suppose the blaze might have
started from spontaneous ,omnustionf''
DOUBTFUL" answered the informant.
N1AI0ty REOUAuIo, tltuSE. LOU see tQEEo
wero DO piles OF oiled paper In large
quantities or any bundles likely TO pro-
duce heat of themselves. No, ! think II
must have been set on fire.
THE DAMAGE.
The damage Is c~onservRtively est.
mated Mt $1,000 on the building aud $685.
QUO on fixtures. The four immAiise
photographic presses, which wers ruined,
and which occupied the ground flor,
were valued at s0ilie where In tbs neigh
bOrhood Of 5000 each. Huge piles of
paper. ready for being made into cigar
cite Doxes. were half burned mp
These were stored lin the upper
story. which was literally ruined by
flame aud water. The paper and card
board were strewn over the streets, aud
small boys. begrimed with charcoal dust,
stole a dozen or SO sneets each. aud ran
all oun the neIQhborhood shouting,
Papers for SALE" dslOstlng hugs arm
ful3 OF their cargo in tns middle of side
streets, 30 that towards evening The
thoroughfares were Uttered mp in n great
fashion.
Que hundred and twenty hands en-
plored ia the factory, mostly girls, are
now seeking employment. Last night
they TODD in groups In front of the
sa.oulGering frame which looms up into
the air, with big holes broken through
the wall, aud discussed the prospects.
They were a ruefuI appearances on
their countsnances, and seemed
to DESPAIR OK ever getting work
again. 1t was, indeed. a pitiful sight 10
hear a0d set the giIls rs they stood
there, Watching the smoke hsaviiy rise
from the broken timbess and sliuk off
way up to the skies. They were looking
upon the ruins of q building in which
hey, but q dozeu hours before. were
earning money to supply food and cloth
ing.
A reporter searched for President
Knapp last night TO ask II he had made
any Temporary arrangements for securing
work, but WAS unable to locate him.
GOOD WORE By THE FIREMEN.
Fireman DalIory OF Engine No. z. who
was overcome By smoke aud removed to
Christ Hospital. was dismissed as recov-
sred at ulght. The members of Truck
No. 3 deserve much credit fer the
good work they accomplished towards
preventing the utter destruction Of
the whole building aud the surrounding
Buffalo Herman Brachel of Truck
No. 8 nerformed n psrilOus feat, as did
others. The thirty foot ladders
were nat of sufficient length TO reach q
point OF the roof, so Brachel had
an additional ladder placed above enc.
He ordered the men under his command
climb up. but none cared. The second
ladder seemed olmost TO Ioppie over, the
AhCeHt WAS 30 BtSop. oEhVuol, W1cu ne
his men hesitate. jumped up the
first ladder and, risktng his very safety.
dexterously swung himself upon the
second ladder and climbed TO the roof.
A cheer, a rousing one TOO, ven ue from
the crowd. The other frsmen followed
him. each safely reaching the top.
Au immense crowd discussed every
feature of the fire nutil late last night.
FIRE BROKE OUT THIS MORNING.
ufhRira n uQtn tNrnk - AM curry fiala morn
ing in the factory, The remaining portion
If the roof being touched by flames. The
roof had been smouideriug during the
A reserve police watch was sta
toned at the factory to report immedi-
ateiy any outbreak OF the fire. AT
minutes past two an alarm was
turned Ia from box No. 21S. In q very short
the N EN- bers Of Truck No. 3. which
is bat o few blocks away from the fac
arrived at the place. Ths roof was
aud by this time Engines Nos.
and . arrived. the propoects inclined
towards a further demolition of the
building. The firemen worked ha ri.
puff of smoke was Smothefsd. A great
had collected, aud they stood in
doorways and under sheds expecting TO
see the building consumed. ALI the
while 1t was raining great biz drops,
aud the irenen were completely soaked
by the branching rain.
During the fire yesterday morning
John CostigaD, Chief Conway's driver,
was severely out by a Jagged piece Of
viass which fell frem q window. He had
the cash dressed at q drug store Nearby,
and soon resumed his place in the Chiefs
EMPLOYMENT FOR Il HANDS.
THE NEwS reporter was informed this
morning by President Knapp. through
A foreman In the factory. th .t' the factory
will be Immediately repaired. I'D interim
HE employees OF the factory will be Trans
erred TO factories OF the COMPANY In
and New York. IL Is expected
hat several weeks Will, De occupied in re-
pairing the building. Men were Mt work
his morning clearing away the debris.
VEST SIDE O
There will be an Important meeting Of the
Vest Side Improvem ent League at the Glen.
wood House, Glenwood and West Side avenues,
his evening. President Adams will preside.
rIe matter for discussion will be the sewer
,,oor;o, Tho baavy IN IF fha lac fauv dawa