The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-06
FIREMHN kept BUSY.
Stubborn Fire Fight on
Sussex and Gregory
StreetS-Che Loss.

ABOUT half past ten O'CLOCK last nlRnL
Box IA was pulled for q fire which broke
on at No. 66 Gregory street. The build
ing Ia q three-story frame. The first floor
Of the building Is occupied as q stable
for the wagon and horses Of Hoos &
Snultz. The secoud floor was occupied
by Mrs. S. Rosenberg. as an adjunct to
a tailoring establishment. Mrs. Rosen.
berg didn't care to give d reporter Of
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS her address.
When called upon she said that during
busy seasons she employed about twenty
operators, but recently she only employ
ed three. She had absolutely no insur-
ance, aud complains ~oflhaviaR lost one or
two pairs Of pants and several vests.
The third floor was occupied by the
family of John Matrossi, who keeps the
fruit staud at Newark avenue and, Hen
derson street.
THE I R DISCOVERED.
When Mrs. Mairossi returned home
last night aud climbed TO her apartments
on the third floor she smelt and saw
smoke curling through crevices In the
hallway ceiling, directly below. the roof.
An alarm OF fire was given o few moments
Afterwards.
several fire companies which responded
10 the alarm, but scarcely had ths nrsmen
reached their houses when they were
obliged to respond to an alarm from the
same box, which had besn pulled
by Roundsman Hopkins. The fire
ut No. 66 had broken ont
afresh. After q tough fight, however,
the firemen subdu the flames. The air
shaft was charred and burned as WAS
also the root.
No one has yet been found who knows
precisely how the fire started. A brass
lamp was found on q shed just below
tue second and third story windows 10
the rear OF the bulldog.
A SUSPICIOUS SAILOR.
Just before the department. was sum
moned back TO the scene OF the frst IRE,
a Norwegian sailor was seen 70 climb
from either the secon-t or third story In
the rear Of the burned building and land
upon the shed below. The AIM man
had been seen in q corner saloon near by
with his hand bleeding just after the
first fire, SO 1t was said by q spectator,
who called the attention OF the police to
the facts. He wRs arrested by Policeman
DouSherGy, but the story OF his having
been seen climbing from y window of
the burned house was discredtted, and
the man was not detained AZ the First
precinct station house.
The fire at No. TO Gregory street was
not entirely out when au alarm from
box No. 4 rang ont from the down town
bell tower.
A TOUGH FIGHT.
Fire had broken out Ia the paint shop
of F. St. George, Nos. II aud 10 Sussex
street. The mauy barrels OF iguitad oils
caused the flames SO spread rapidly. The
location ~ neal the Red Star docks aud
the alarm quickly brought the Pennsyi-
vania u Etie Railway Compsnies'
fire tugs, and while the Bsvidere
and Juuiata of the Pennsylvania. aud
the Elmira of the Erie fought the 1amss
from the river trout, the city deysrtnent
fought them from Hudson street. The
flames, however, spread rapidly over tn,
roof TO q large frame building. owned by
Richard Buck and occupied by Groey
| Brothers as a brass foundry, and COM
| inundated with thu frame saloon build
ing of Richard Bucks, where 1t dit
| considerable damage. Tue brick walls OF
the tail six story CushmHn building on
the south side doomed up and apparently
hid defiance TO the further spread of ths
flames in that direction.
Fire Commissioned John Brennan was
10 his glory. He had followed the city's
| engines from the Gregory street fire T.
that near the Red Star docks. where he
found the we'll equipped department Q
| the Pennsylvania r tilroRd Company. OF
which he is Chief. already actively at
work.
Groey Brothers loss is estimated a
about S., 1000.