New-York tribune., 1905-08-08

Ihe New-York freboats were rushed to the as
sttance of the railroad fleet, but even the power
full streams from them made no impression The
wall OF fire swept north and south along the
water front First the enormous coal pockets of
the Lackawanna Coal Compary hundreds of
feet deep, caught. Nothing could withstand
the onslaught of the flames A solid sheet of fire
hundred yards deep and stretching far inland
northward. the steel walls of the North Ger
Lloyd offering the first effective resistance
to the fires onward rush
Half an hour after the discovery of the blaze
the fire had entirely destroyed the ferryhouse.
the old station and two ferry boats. The new i'm
migrant station. which had just been finished
at a cost of more than $4,000, was practically
a ruin. All the train sheds and the station of
the Lackawanna Railroad had been destroyed.
and the historic old Dukes House. where the
grand jury of Hudson County and other bodies
have dined for years. was destroyed.
The building of the Trust Company Of
New-Jersey was likely to burst into flames at
any moment. So hot was the fire even at that
point that the sashes of the windows and all
outside woodwork smouldered in spite of the
continuous streams poured on the building
Two watchmen missing and are supposed
to have been burned, as no trace Of them has
flames in the rear of Dukes restaurant. five
men of Engine Company No. ., of Hoxoken.
were probably fatally injured. Thsy were all
taken to St. Marks Hospital, in Hoboken They
were Firemen Dooley. Scott. Sullivan Kenyon
and Murphy.
They were injured by red hot wires and iron
trusses falling on them. Others injured were
George Meaggins. Engine Company No 8. over
come by smoke at the ferry house. sent home:
George Robinson and Charles Garrity of En-
gine Company No 4. struck and severely in
jured by falling timbers. st. Mary's Hospital;
John Cannon. of Engine Company No D. sent
home.
The railroad officials confident that the
train and ferry service will be resumed by
o'clock this morning. The passenger trains COM
switched onto the freight tracks as they reach
the yards. sent down through the freight yard
to the immigration Station, where big gangs of
men at work erecting temporary bridges
for the ferry boats the moment the fire was
under control
D. l. AND w TRAINS THIS MORNING.
The Lackawanna line operates it's ferryboats
between Barclay-st. and Christopher-st.
Hoboken. When it no longer possible TO
get near the main Hoboken docks it de-
cided to use 14th-st.. Hoboken. which is more
than mile north of the burned property, for its
and main temporary station
Long before this decision could be reached
of persons anxious TO get home in
Jersey. and others who wanted to get over
closer to the fire besieged the Barclay and
ferryhouses The employees
simply had to shut down and call for the police.
Nothing was run out OF Barclay-st. until 11:JO
D. m and it went to 14th-st.. Hoboken. with a
big load of passengers They supposed same
arrangement would be made whereby they |
would be taken to Delaware. Western and
trains if they once got to Jersey.
They found out they were wrong, as once over
here they were told that trains would not run |
until this morning
good many of them came back to New |
fork saying they would have TO put up here |
md others said they would try their luck on the |
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