New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-12
TWO ACRES BURNED OVER.
LEHIGH VALLEY HAYSHED IN JERSEY
CITY DESTROYED.
THE RAILWAY ICEHOUSE. SEVEN CARS AND Fl'i
BUILDINGS OF THE wAsHBURN BRoTHE's

THE RAILWAY 1cEHousE. SEVEN CARS AND FIVE
BUILDINGS OF THE wAsHBURN BRoTHE.s
COMPANY ALSO CONSUMED
buildings tina. covered two acres were swep' away
by fire In Jersey CITY yesterday afternoon. Inc
large hayshed Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany and seven boxcars were totally destroyed anu
the company's icehouse was damaged Ire names
communicated with the buildings OF the "ashourh
Brothers Company, dealers in bricK' Ume' pas'e'
and cement, and five frame structures were ia'u III
ashes So
Tho bavsbed was $50 feet long by 22) feet deep.
u was constructed of heavy and expensive timoers'
and occupied the plot at Jersey-ave ana tne Zap.
A portion rested on piles The buiidihg was o''eeO
with corrugated iron and cost s5O.OV
Sixty-seven cars of hay had been put IN the ouiiu
ing Yesterday when the fire was d'scoVereu ~"
minutes befC re O'Clock Smoke was no''ceu issu's
from the cracks in the outside platform wheIe '"e
tr,cks are loaded This platform was built OF heaVy
oaken blanks held in place by stout ana ions spih'
The company had several hand fire exthguisne'S H.
the building. and they were brought 10 the spo-.
There was long struggle to dislodge the plank anu
when II was pulled out It was too late TOT the eA
,,ngushers to fight the flames. which had eaten INTO
the building and soon burst GU; through the hoorhg
The fire department was called The hay was aoaS'
then and a third alarm was rung and all TIE n''
apparatus IN Jersey City except the two compan a
in the Greenville and one In the fuason az! VIZ
trcts were summoned TO combat ne names nso, .be
There was a space OF only II feet pe,"eeH -, roe
north side OF the hayshed and The iceh0use seven
boxcars were standing on track bttWeeh ,h he
,wn buildings The fire spread SO rap,dN .na' tiie
"r we're abiaze before they could be naued ou,.
and the icehouse began TO burn Inc wlni was vas
%inu,ng from the west and carried the names 10 the
pIan OF the Washburn Brothers Company VINO iGs'
&c ~ me buildings stored with building natefia's
sSha Hrernen were hampered by the intense heat
and meagre supply Of water Inc PAM o. M
a. sbhurn Company was the edge OF me south
Co~e which arrested further mischief in that diree-
,ton THE cehouse stayed the progress OF the Hhles
w .he north where there several large buiidhss
On the south of the hayshed Is the Gap whch Is IO
a., vide and the large building OF the American
Cemert Company on the opposite sac OF tne
no saved nv the employees forming bucke, pflkaue
WI dreochins the side and the roof OF the structure
Savera fire tugs Of the Pennsylvania: ana me 'enlid
railroad companies ran up the Gap Out couiu 'ue
r,,is service as the water was low: g., ,,u
fnsenh Donnelly. the agent OF the tehigh NaiIey
o. Uroed company, said that the hayshed was Sonl,
i.ara,i,slv new structure as II was not coHpetsu
pa .1 ece,ber 1874. He estimates the loss on nne
hmd,ng AZ $50 900; hay. about so tons Sllo me
ho,,ss cost 81 600 and contained about 10 IONS Oh
ice witch cost $40 a Washburn Brotners CoiI-
Many estimate their loss at sO"m on o.iu.ntS T
SS1 90 on stock They insured Tor *0Vp Inc
seven cars were worth $500 each.