The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-08
D., |. & ". Train Sheds In
Hoboken Destroyed.
FERRYBOlTS AFLOAT kFIRE
Lives May Have Been Lost When
One Went Upstream.

on Her and Another Sent Over to Pro-
tect the steamship Piers to the North
Fire In Nest OF wooden Buildings
.-Fcrr,boats HOpatcouE. Binghan,ton.
Montclair and Laokawanna Suffer
Some Of Them Saved and brought to
This Sit,e-The Old Duke House Burned
The western sky was ablaze last night
Penthouse of the Delaware, Iaokawanna
and Western Railway in Hoboken began
to burn up. 1t was an old fashioned wooden
structure, and In few minutes 1t was
wrapped in flames.
All the fire engines in Hoboken were on
the scene in couple Of minutes, but were
able to make no impression whatever
on the fire. The ferryboat Hopatcong.
which was In her slip, was towed up the
river mass of flames.
The adjoining station and train sheds
OF the Lackawanna Railroad were build
ings Of light structure. The flames spread
10 them III a lew utcc taiiu tucy Volo
entirely destroyed. As the tower caught
the entire heavens were illuminated, and
great crowds focked to the New York
river front to watch the gorgeous and
terrible spectacle.
Chief Croker OF New York was notified
and went at once to the foot Of Gansevoort
street. From there he ordered the fire.
boats Abram 8. Hewitt and George B.
Mcclellan to 60 over and render all the aid
they could.
Fire engines were despatched from all
the adjoining sections Of Jersey City and
al efforts were devoted to saving adjacent
buildings and piers, while the yard force
Of the Lackawanna Railroad tried to get
the cars out Of the burning train shed.
Many Of these caught fire, but 80 far as is
known at this time none was totally de-
stroyed.
1t Ia supposed that tho crew Of the Ho-
patoong were on board her. and 1t Is feared
that some passengers may have remained
on her decks when she was cut loose from
the landing bridge and drifted out into the
river. One Of the fireboats went in pur-
suit Of her and directed it's powerful streams
upon her blazing upper works.
The moment the fire alarms began ring
Ing there was a busy time on the steam
ship piers which line the Hoboken shore
northward from the blazing ferry house.
Next to the burning structure are the piers
of the Hamburg American Line. Next
come the North German Lloyd slips, the
Holland-America Line pier and the Thing
valla pier,
Tugs were assembled about the steam
ships moored to these and the hawsers
by which they were moore d were cast of
20 that they might be towed into the river
II the fire showed any symptom of spreading
northward in the southerly breeze. Fire
lines we're spread along the piers and all
the tugs got their pumps in working order
to protect the piers and the enormous
quantities of valuable freight stored on
them awaiting shipment.
The only ship in the Hamburg dock
was the bulgaria, which arrived on Satur-
day from Hamburg. She was In no time
in danger. The dock superintendent of
The line summoned the general passenger
agent, j. P. Meyer. who in the absence
OF Emil L. Roas, who Is in Europe, assumed
charge of things at the docks.
Fortunately the wind was from the west
blowing the flames and superheated air
from the fire out over the river instead Of
In toward the city and the railroad yards.
Right by the train sheds are the yards Of
the IAckawanna and the Erie railroads,
and many hundred cars with freight Of all
sorts arriving and ready to be shipped
west stand along the tracks in these at all
ines, The locomotives we're kept busy
pulling them as fast as they could out be-
yond the danger lines.
The adjoining buildings IN Hoboken are
also Of finsy character, TIE terminal
OF the North Hudson Railroad Company is
just north Of the trainshed. 1t is wooden
structure Just at the foot Of the inclined
railway leading to Jersey City Heights.
Across the street from this was the old
Duke house, which many years ago was
the scene of the feasts Of the Hoboken
Turtle Club. North Of It lay the Offices
Of the Hoboken Land and Improvement
Company, Of which Col. Edwin A. Stevens
Of Castle Point Is the head.
The New York ferry lines which con-
verge at the Lackawanna terminalare the
Barclay and Christopher street lines.
Besides It's through traffic the Lacka-
wanna Railroad has an enormous clientage
Of commuters along its Morrb. and Essex
Division. which covers the northern part
Of Essex county, a portion Of Passaic and
all Morris county. There were several
hundred persona in and about the station
Mt the time when the fire broke out and
there was a wild rush for safety among
them
Handbags, wraps, and other light imped-
imenta were abandoned in the rush OF
men and women through the narrow
doors which we're the only available
road to safety. Passengers in sleepers
waiting for the midnight trains bound West
were hastily awakened and they also rushed
for the streets Of Hoboken, a few OF them in
summery attire.
Down to midnight the police had no re-
ports Of any actual loss OF life in the fire,
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