The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-27

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building; loss on furniture, $50; insurance,
none; cause, carelessness of workmen.
January 5, 11.04 A. M, Box 45-Owner,
Mr.. Crainbo; occupant, G. Hill; 800 Web
ster avenue; frame building; loss, slight;
cause, from Christmas tree.
January 8, 8.51 A. NJ. Still-Owner, G.
Schulken; occupant, G. Tholen; 60 Hutton
street; frame dwelling; loss slight; cause,
oyerheated stovepipe.
January s. 6.18 P. NJ, Still-Owner,
unknown; occupants, several families; 800
Henderson street; brick tenement; loss
slight; cause, overheated stove.
January s. 7.12 P. NJ, Still-Owner,
Henry Lembeck; occupant, C. Schatzlein;
1876 Ocean avenue; frame store and dwelling;
loss on stock. $3.50; on building, 5000: on
furniture, $50; insurance on stock, 81, 900;
on building, S. 600; on furniture: $500: in
surance paid on stock, $3.50; on building,
$500; on furniture, $50; cause, carelessness.
January 8, GAG A. M, Box 57-Owner
and occupant, C. NJ. Shipman; 10 Suydam
avenue; brick dwelling; loss on building,
$50; on furniture. $126; insurance on build
ing, 81, 500; on furniture, So. 900; insurance
paid on building, $50; on furniture, $126;
cause, child and matches
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George Grifing; occupant, George Fowler;
800 Halliday street; frame dwelling; loss on
building, $3.50; on furniture, $40; insurance
on building, 81, 800; on furniture, none; in
surance paid on building. $3.50; cause, from
heater.
January 10, 5.15 P. M, Still-Owner,
James Hunt; occupant. NJ. Keegan; 80 Eye
avenue; frame dwelling; loss none; cause,
foul chimney.
January IL. 7.4OP, NJ, Box 1923, 1877, 20
and third alarm-Owners and occupants, N.
Y, L. E. & w. R. R.; head of Tenth
street; shops, cars, lumber, engine room;
loss on machinery, $50, $40; on stock, $40,-
928; on building, $15, 600; insurance on
machinery and stock, ST., SIT: on building,
$40. 900; insurance paid on machinery,
$3.50, 949: on stock, $40. 928; on building,
$15, 900; cause, from lamp.
January IL, 7.40 P. M.-Owner and occu-
pant. Richard Castro; 251 Brunswick street;
frame dwelling: loss on building, $3.50; on
furniture, $3.50; insurance on. building.
81. 200; on furniture, $700; insurance paid
on building, $3.50; on furniture, $50; cause,
extension of above fire.
January 10, TAO P. M.-Owner and oc-
cupant, Edward Miller; 251X Brunswick
street; frame dwelling; loss on building,
$500; on furniture, 800; insurance on
building, 81, 200; on furniture. 500; insur-
ance paid on building, $500; on furniture,
500; cause, extension of above fire.
January 10, 7.40 P. M.-Owner. Daniel
E. Cleary; occupants, ". Farrell and others;
253 Brunswick street; frame dwelling; loss
on building, 1896; on furniture, $3.50; in
| surance on building, 500; IN furniture.
$700; insurance paid on building, $495; on
furniture, $50; cause, extension of above
fire.
January 10, 100 A. NJ, Still-Owner and
occupant, unknown; 172 Jackson avenue;
ash boxes on sidewalk; loss none cause,
from hot ashes.
January Is, 1 1.30 P. M, Still-Owner,
James Cannon, agent; occupants, several
families; 139 Steuben street; brick tene-
ment; loss none; cause, foul chimney.
January II, 1901 A. NJ, Box 67-Owner,
William Lawlor; occupants. several families;
GA Garfield avenue; frame tenement; loss
slight; cause, children and matches.
January II, IL. 80 P. NJ, Box 82-Owner,
L. Mclaughlin; occupant, F. Beering; IA
Van Ostrand avenue; frame building; loss,
slight; cause, from heater.
January Is, 6:1S A. NJ, Box 16-Owner,
F. Vanderbeck; occupant VIM. G. Burke;
1856 York street, brick dwelling; loss on
building, $500; on furniture, $575; insurance
on building, 81, 900; on furniture. So, 900;
insurance paid on building, $500; on furnit-
ure, 1915; cause. carelessness of servants.
January 10, $50 A. NJ, still-Owner.
Richard Weiss; occupant, c. Woehlken; 10
Hutton street, frame store and dwelling; loss
slight; cause unknown.
January On R.15 p M te1enhone ca1i-
Owner, Pennsylvania Railroad; Occupants,
Adams Express Company; foot Exchange
Place, frame Office; loss slight; cause, care
lessness.
January 81, q:45 A. NJ, still-Owner,
George Goeble; occupants, several families;
ISL Hopkins avenue, frame tenement; loss
slight; cause, carelessness.
January 90, 1:24 A. NJ, Box 62-Owner
and occupant, Michael Lawless; IL Prescott
place, frame dwelling; loss slight: cause
from lamp.
January 20, 7:15 P. NJ, still-0wner, J.
r. Meehan; occupants, several families; $50
Eleventh street, brick tenement; loss none;
cause, foul chimney.
January 30, 9:l0 P. NJ. still-Owner,
Templeton Estate; occupants, several
families; IS Colgate street, frame tenement;
1OoS oiiS III, O6uoNN SlONSs
January 80, 9:15 A. NJ, still-Owner and
occupant, Louis Keller; 1864 Bergen ave
nue.. frame dwelling; loss none; cause, foul
chimney.
January 81, 1914 P. M.-Owner and
occupant, VIM, Kernard; 1876 Walker ave-
nue., frame dwelling; loss on building, $3.50;
on furniture, $50; insurance on building,
81, 900; on furniture, $500; insurance paid on
building. $3.50; on furniture, $50; cause
from stove.
Total loss in January, $97, 544,
Total insurance in January, $123,377.
Total insurance paid in January, $97, 454.
Total number of alarms, twenty-five (25.)
Total number of bell alarms, eleven I'll.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. BROWN,
Superintendent.
Communication from the Superintendent:
JERSEY CITY. N. J., Feb. s, 1894.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners:
Gentlemen-I respectfully report that I
have this day suspended from pay and duty
Thomas Coyle, driver of Tender of Engine
Company No. 6, and detailed to Engine
Company No. 4 as commandant, and have
filed charges against him with the clerk of
your Board.
Respectfully,
John H. BROWN,
Superintendent.
Received and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes.
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