New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-12
NEWARK HAD A BIG BLAZE.
THE CENTRAL STAMPING COMPANYS BIG
PLANT WAS DESTROYED.
ADJOINING ROOFS ENDANGERED. AND SOME PEo-
PIE HURT-A LOSS OF 100000. PARTLY

ADJOINING ROOFS ENDANGERED. AND SOME PEo-
PIE HuRT-A LOSS OF s5Ooooc. PARTLY
COVERED BY INSURANCE.
One OF the most destructive fires that has visited
Newark in many years broke out at 2 p. m yes
teraay in the extension works OF the Central Stamp
ing Company, in the block bounded by Railroad
ave- Lfberty-st. and Fast Far-st the total loss
being estimated at $4,000 The Central Stamping
Company Is the Newark branch OF the Tlnwall
Trust. which has offices at No 20 Clf-st. this
city. and manufacturing plants in St. Louis and
other cities The Newark factory included large
Ave-story brick and stone building. which extended
through the block. and another similar building
faced Raroad-ave On the south side OF the
latter building stood six three-story brick build
ings and on the north was large two-story build
ing. extending TO Fair-st. West of this was an
other fve-story brick building joining The main
building In the centre OF the block. On the lest Of
the block stood frame dwellings OF a good class
The section Is thck.y built up and full OF frame
dwellings.
The fire originated in the centre of the main
building. and an alarm was quickly sent in and
brought several engines. When Chief Engineer
Kiersted arrived and the gravity Of the stua-
ton he sent out second alarm The fire gained
great headway and soon the whole main building
was a mass OF flame.
The Chief Engineer, finding that he could not
cope with the fames sent out another alarm,
which brought the whole Fire Department 10 thc
scene but even after the additional engines got to
work it looked as II several blocks would have TO
CO. Cinders fell thickly on neighboring roofs. ana
men with buckets OF water and hose were kept
busy putting out incipent fires. Finally the walls
OF the main building fell In. several fremen having
narrow escapes.
The fire swept through the brick extensions and
adjoining buildings belonging to the plant ana
completely ruined the whole plant.
The fall OF the north wall Of the building car
ried with 1t an immense iron smokestacx, ana the
wall crushed through the roof of two-story
iapan room recently built. The fall OF the wall
of the East Fair-st. extension crushed the dwell
ing of Samuel Glestner. No. 10 East Fair-st Ine
family had quilted the house and saved some
furniture The north wal OF the Libsrty-st build
ing fell and crushed the dwelling Of a family named
Annus who had also escaped from the house.
Fireman John Van Houten, or Engine company
No who was the extension or one OF the
Railroad-ave. buildings was badly Durneo py puri-
who was on the roof OF his house nghtinS the
sparks badly injured. He was taken 10 the
The company had large stock on hand, the WORKS
having been running full time and the buildings
were full OF valuable patented machinery Only
rscently The company put IN a electric plant for
motive power, Intending to do away with steam
senator George w. Ketcham, Of Essex County
who is secretary and treasurer or the company WIZ
500 coo which would be fair estimate Inc m
surance amounts to s250oco The cause OF me nre r
is ,inknown About four hundred and eighty hands
we're employed in the buildings.