The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-30
An Early Morning Blaze.
The Hooker Building, Occupied by a
Clothing Store, Fancy Goods Store,
Printing Office, Dental Office. Lodge
Rooms and Residence, Destroyed
by Fire and Water.
GOOD woxx or rHE FIsE DEPARTMENT.

GOOD WORK or THE RINE DEPARTMENT.
About \ O'Clock Sunday morning
fire was discovered on the stairway
leading from the second to the third
floor of the Hooker building, corner
of Union and Coryell streets. Miss
Carrie johnson, dressmaker, who has
rooms on the second floor, was the
frat persou to discover the fire, and
raising a window fronting on Union
street gave au alarm. but her feeble
voice was not heard. Climbing out
on the roof of an awning, she walked
along the same to the rooms occupied
by Paul Vetter, merchant tailor. Mr..
Vetter and family were aroused, as
was also Q. c. Holcambe and family,
adjoining Mr.. Vetter'sresidence. Mr..
Holcombe was soon on the street aud
used every effort to arouse the sleep-
ing neighbors, ringing door-belis aud
shouting at the top Of his voice. AT.
ter some time alarms we're sounded
from the Fleet Wing truck house aud
from several OF the mills.
The eutire fire department arrived
aud although the firemeu we're haudi-
capped by the bitter cold weather they
did noble work aud handled the fire
ia q manner as only veterans could.
The fre was eoahued mainly to the
third aud fourth aoora aud the roof.
Streams Of water were kept playing
upon aud into the building and Chief
Arnett aud Assistant Thorne were
constantly on duty, giving encourage
meut to the half.frozen aud drenched
hremen. Foreman samuel Morse, OF
the Union, WAS covered with icicles
from head to feet and II seemed al
most impossible for him to do duty.
But he aud all the members OF the de-
paTtmeut did noble duty aud cannot
be too highly praised.
Hot coffee waa given TO the nremeu
By Councilman James b. Hackay aud
wife. c. ", Rittenhouse and wife,
Mrs. 7. Il. Fidler aud Newton Il. Slack
aud wife, Mrs. Slack being assisted
by Mrs. Jeunie Smith.
II was after 3 o'clock in the morn
ing before the fiaIues were entirely
-extiugn.A he'd, and even after that he
tremen kept faithful watch through
out the day.
The Hooker building was occupied
by John X. Trewin It Co., with large
stock OF ready-nade clothing, gents
furnishing goods, &c, and Samuel y.
Finger. fancy goods and gcnte' far
pishiugs, on the FIRST floor tho G.au-
bertvilie Record newspaper aud Job
printing office, DR. Charles II. r'allon 5
dental rooms aud private rooms oecu-
pied by Miss Carrie Johnson, OIL the
second floor club Of young men oc-
cupied part of the third floor, and
Evening Star Castle, No. Is, a. @. X.
of NJ. c., and the Arlington Athletic
Association on the third floor.
The Castle loses all their parapher-
uditd, UOoks, furniture NSss ny Hic'
The contents of the Record Office are
almost entiiely destroyed by fire aud
water. The goods in Trewin's and
Fingers stores are ruined by smoke
aud water, and 1t is said Miss johnson
has lost all her goods and clothing.
John kearns, publisher OF the Demo
cratic Wage Worker, whose paper was
printed at the Record office, loses ma
terial to the amount OF about 500.
We understand that insurance was
carried by John X. Trewin 81 Co., y.
A. Finger The Record. DR.. falion
and Evening Star Castle, but have
not learned the several amonnts. No
thing will be done with the building
or contents until after an investiga-
ton by the insurance companies. The
total loss on building aud contents is
estimated to be between $4,000 aud
$40, coo.
1t was almost uoou before the fire.
ueu. wet, cold and tired, were reiiey-
ed from duty. Even then the hose
was in a frozen condition and some of
it bur sted, necessitating thawiug out
aud new sections added in readiness
for any emergency that might arise.
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