The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-10
Big FIRE In HOBOKEN.
A Stubborn Blaze Bravely
Fought by the Fire
men.

A stubborn fire deyoured a two story
frame dwelling house in the rear of No.
pa Willow avenue. Hoooksn, yesterday
afternoon, and damaged others. Two
alarms brought all the engines in the
| city to the scene of the con1aarsti on. and
for an hour and q half the fremen bat
tied against the persistent flames. The
building was entirely gutted, aud several
surrounding houses were either badly
scorched on the exterior or burned in
side. No. 214 was soaked with water.
The flames at one tins threatened to
raze the building. The blaze communi-
Gated inside the building aud forced the
occupants of the defining house, No.
218. to vacate, the heat being SO
intense. The blinds were burned
from their fasteniugs GU the houses
Quilted house was of frame build, and
was occupied on the lower fl ,or as a ear
Denter shop. On the upper story lived a
Polish woman named Mrs. Prekenski.
THE FIRE DISCOVERED.
About half past three O'Clock as she
was busying herself IN her apartments
she smelied smoke in the room. Looking
towards the stove she detected q volume
of smoke issuing from beneath the floor.
With scream she fad down stairs aud
banged on the door of the car
penter chop. Her wits had left
uBE aQu Su6 III u lFlXutSu0u
frame OF mind. continued the banging.
No one was inside the shop, and Mr..
Predenski stood outside shouting, until
an occupant from No. 2l4 raised a W n
dow and learned what the trouble was
about. In a moment flames b. oke
through the side of the building, and an
alurm was Immediately turned In. The
shavings inside the carpenter shop served
as fammable food for the huugry flames
aud they spread rapidly. By the
time the engines arrived the fire
gained much headway and it was
seen to be i'm possible to save
the building even by the most strenuous
efforts. Two streams were directed
towards the blazing stfucture aud sew
eral towards the surrounding dwelling
houses. s
The terrified inmates OF Nos. 2l4 aud
213 Park avenue and Of Nc. 2l3 aud 2l5
Willow avenue. gathered up rheir effects
as Rapidly as possible and dufDpsd the IN
on the sidewalks in front Some women
screamef and others tainted. Others
carried down. their goods. Sergeant Flat
terry, with a squad of reserves. Main-
tanned order In the street aud prevented
small boys from making off with the
merchandise deposited on the walks
Chairs. tables. cutlery, crock cry aud
all varieties OF household goods flew
through the air, and sparks 3auced about
In a flemish fashion, threatening immi-
nent danger TO buildings 10 proximity 10
the raging aud fierce fire. Detective
Nelson was passing under u mouse aud
CLEARING a pace for the tiremsu to ruu a
hose when a feather ned caught him on
his head and kuockeI his hat fiat.
He fell TO the ground, and was
assisted to his feet. not badly in
jured. By combining their attention
principally to the adjoining buildings the
rremen prsctuded the Possibility of u
more serious fire and saved the surround
ing houses I ON utter DIES ructlon.
BUILDING DAMAGED.
Chemical epgiue No. l Mn scorched,
and CampbelPs Foundry had a barrow
| escape. Houses uear the flaming build
| ing we're soaked by ths streams OF water
| poured on them. The bell tower along
side the burning struc ure was burned u i
one side. nseessiratlng the tearing of
several boards from 1t. Officer Daniel
Feuton and Com missioner Patrick Hay
den accomplished noble work in helping
occupants from houses. Que invalid
old woman named AIRS. Thomas Walsh
lay helpless on the third floor VI No. 2l3
Willow avenue. The two men dashed
up the ssafrcases and secured the
woman. Sue was unconscious from the
suffucatiDg smoke. HS
me wife of oihcer Chris Mullsr WAS
carried from tue Top flor of No. 215
WILLOW avenue dDwa Inc scaling ladder,
| amid cheers by the immense crowd that
stood gazing on the street.
Mrs. kleenandt, No 2l6 Park avenue.
| faintel in ner room aud was carried
down stars Ia tue ar ~, of her son. He
was padly sin9ed. aud her face was hor-
ribiy burned,
Mr.. Richard Monahan said she was
hap ng 40 clothes from the second flor
OF No. 215 Willow avenue when the fire
commencei. II let out some ~stpckin1s
| aud went to the LuO for more. When I
came back I see smoke from the carpen-
tershup. Iruu down stairs. aud waen |
got back alI me clothes as burned up.
Ii Was the biggest fire l ever see."
The damage from the fire cannot be
estimated until an Inventory is msd4 or
the tools and effects IN the carpenter
shop. II will be very close to 5000, &c IS
thought. altogether. No Insurance..