The Jersey City news., 1898-07-05
PATRIOTS DRAWBACKS.
Crackers and Pyroteohnios
Cause Many Fires and
Wounds.
MARION BARRACKS BURNED Up
Boys Hand Blown Off by
Bursting Gun Barrel
Other Casualties.

There was large number Of casualties
throughout the city yesterday due to cele-
hration of the Nations birthday
Fire last night destroyed two of a row
of twelve two-story and attic frame
buildings. from No. l514 to No 2l1s Wal,
lace avenue. known as The Barracks
All but three of the houses We're occu-
ped. fne Widest excitement prevailed.
1t wss feared at 1851 taat the entire row
of buildings would be gutted BY the fire
lighting the firemen subdued the flames.
The ire was discovered at S.45 o'clock
in No. 2l1a Wallace avenue Otto Naenter
sent in an alarm from one fire box and
Patfolmant Sturgis rang another. The
Barracks are ramshaclSle buildings. The
fire spread rapidly and the houses, Nos.
1872 and Il, were burned nearly TO the
ground before the fire engines arrived.
The families in the occupied houses
were.7No. 155a Benjamin Dahns; No II,
Mrs. Peterson; No. 171s William Young;
No. 10. Mrs. DeGray, and No. 211s, Mrs.
Howell
AS soon as the fire broke out all the
tenants began to move their furniture
from the houses. In very few nlin-
utes all the furniture was piled in a
long line on the opposite side of the
street Nearly all the furniture was bad
~ damaged by water. When the f1remen
had secured control of the fire in the
buildings at the end of the row, where
the fire started and were congratulating
themselves on the fact that their labors
were about over a fame burst from the
building No 161s. which was unoccupied
Guilty and not until considerable damage
had been done.
1t is thought that the fire crept along
under the roofs Of the other buildings to
where the flames burst forth. All the
buildings were more or less damaged by
fire or water. The cause of the fire is
unknown, but it is supposed that It was
the result of the careless handling Of fire.
works. 1t was the largest fire of the day
The awning in front of John Maloney' s
novelty store, No. 602 Newark avenue,
early yesterday morning. caught fire from
the explosion of some fire crackers. Box
slight.
Major" Harris, nineteen years old, Of
No. l99 Railroad avenue. while calebrat-
ing the Fourth, met with 1 frightftil ac-
louble barreled shot gun in front Of No:
All Grove street, the right hand barrel
bursted ialst where It rested Ia Harris
left hand. laccfati1lg his hand III 4 terri
hle nlanner Ho was taken to the city
Hospital.
Annie Dagostino. is years old, If Nc
alo Grove street. was standing III front nf
her home yesterday morning when she
The ball struck the sidewalk before in
iuTing her. The boy who discharge3 I he
pistol ran away before mis- name 1ulI be
learned. DR. Palmer attended the girl
Her wourd was slight.
Nine wear old Gertrude Means of No.
n Chestnut avenue, It s45 o'clock YES
terday morning. accidently dropped a
lighted piece Of punk in boy of TOW
pistol cartridges: her lips and forehead
were badly burned by the explosion.
John Bowerbank, fourteen years old. of
No. q Geruanta avenue. was frirss toy
canea in the rear Of his home, last night,
when the canon exploded carrying away
two fingers Of his left hand. He was
taken to the City Hospital in the ambu-
lance.
a slight fire occurred shortly after seven
o'clock yesterday morning in the two
stony frame barn, No 80 Phillips street
owned hv Mrs. Dillon. of Baltimore, Md.
The damage was slight 1t was supposed
to have been fred by firecracSer
Mary LanlSibislzi, nine years old. of No.
354 Henderson street. was snot IN the right
ieg by a stray bullet from revolver IA
front of fer home at $50 o,c.ock last
night She was attended by DR.. Rector
and was sent to ST. Francis Hospital.
Waiter Downs. two and one-half years
the right eye last night by bali from a
Roman candle held by Charles Menanlee.
Of No 1873 Grand street. He was attended
by Dr. Mulvaney and taken home
Fire broke out late last evening in the
and Newark avenues. It WAS quickly eX-
tinguished and did but little damage;
Fireworks are supposed to nave caussa
the blaze.
AT 12:45 O'Clock this morning the fire
engines were called out for small IRE
on the front stoop of the three-stofy
frame house, No. 316 Second street. which
was caused by firecraelSers.
The Hoboken Fire Department was kept
on the jump all day yesterday by patriot
Ic citizens, who, while celebrating The day,
were careless in heir use If explosives.
The following pla es We're set Oh lire BY
fireworks :-Inglese ms coal yard, No. JOS
Jefferson street; IischeT's toy store, No.
ZIG Washington street and the awning IN
frcnt of Meyers grocery store, No lV5
Jefferson street. In each case the damage
was slight.
A couple of small fires in Greenville;
Sunday served to give the firemen of
Celeryvifle a little exercise. The first was
a blaze in the chimney Of the house OF
Patrick Byrne, at No. Al Woodlawn ave-
nue. This was extinguished by the mem
bers of Hook and Ladder Co., No. a..
AT about twelve o'clock the same night,
an alarm was sent in for a fire In the
house of Valentine Ran. at NO 2S2
McAdoo avenue This was caused by a
defective fue. The damage was very