The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-28
Ths Eniirs Department Was
Called to Extlnguish the
Flames Fires Broke Out
Betxasa Seven and Ten
O'Clock
r MILES MADE HOMELESS
BLAZE IL HEIDTs CooPERAGE
on AM1TY STREET SPREADS TO
NEARBY TENEMENTs - BIG
PINE STREET FIRE

FINE STREET FIRE
Five fires broke out between scven
and ten o'c.ock this morning. There
were four bell alarms and one stih alarm.
The i've fires kept the entire department
on the rish and amply demonstrated
that The depar ,nent is in need of more
fire companies in order to meet such
emergencies. At one time every piece
Of apparatus and every fire company in
the city was engaged in fighting flames
ana NO companies were in reserve for
tho next fire should it have chaneed to
break out.
Il was one of the meanest mornings
Sfor fire. There was no rain. A tre-
mendous high wind blew and famed all
me flames and the fremen were "up
against it" Box No, 641 was pulled, at
TO 4. NJ. for fire that broke out
in the rear of the Charles Heidi Cooper
age in Amisy and Factory street. This
] fire swept six small frame tenement
houses out of existence and the oceu-
pants were obliged to fee with nothing
more than the clothes they had on their
backs. II also burned the stable of the
dHeidt's Cooperage, but did not do more
than scorch the eooperage. The oceu-
pants of the burned buildings were turn
ed out in to the cold with no place of
refuge except such as neighbors tender
ed them. Il is not known how the fire
broke out
This was tirree-aiarm fire. The.
alarm brought out Nos. 8, 10 and 16 En-
gines and Nos. 5 and 6 Trucks. The
second alarm brought out Nos. 3 and 8
Engines and No. Truck. The third
alarm brought out Nos. and Engines
and No. 2 Truck.
The amount of damage at this FIRE was
rstimated at about $4,000.
While the apparatus and companies
nad responded to a three-aIarm fire,
which means nearly the entire freight
ing force of the city. Box No. 81 was
pulled for fire that wiped out couple
Of tenement houses in Pine street in the
Lafayette section. This brought out Nos.
2, Is and Is Engines and No. 4 Truck.
This came near exhausting the Ere fight
ing force Of the city. There were several
marrow escapes at this tenement f.ouse
ERE. The burned houses were known as
Nos. 325 and $50 Pine street. and owned
By B. NJ Carey and Dennis McDevitt.
Both were burned to the ground. 0c-
cupants of the houses burned threw
most OF their furniture through windows
into rear lot, but the flames reached
even the furniture and devoured most Of
1t. Peter Kelly and his wife after throw
ing cost of his furniture out OF the win
dow. grabbed up two Of his children and
his wife grabbed up the baby and both
xroped their wsy down stairs through.
the smoke that filed The hail and stair
ways. Il IS not knowr how either Of
the fires originated. Both tenement
houses wore burned to the ground, and
six fanisies were turnet; into the streets.
But even waiie the fire was ii progress
saofhse slArm csne Il AZ 11.555 from Box
No. 425 for :. ass .has broke out in the.
basement as shs teuensnt house, No. II
HuttoE susot. owasd br r Slsoler
on;y ssw sampaaiea bad seon erder-
Cd back 70 shs;- respective houses when
sscoad ssaxm came IN from Fox No.
rs Cor Gre sAs' broke put IL tAe steble
sf 1msa! Gssssssin. Nos. sleei2 Sew
easA street. TIE ssAu.s was gastea. but
nA horses wore burned. The flames ex
tsnded 10 The rear cs No. 314 Seventh
street. The samages are estimated At
about SS.Ooo.
While sAs Area caused tha G.spar.anen
onsiderable excitement, It is not be-
iieved the :osal amount 81 damage viii
SCOT up 70 more than S60.o0o, hu. much
q damage waa dana IL afar,nraf:,s A. fast