The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-03-26
A SUNDAY
MORNING FIRE
Breaks 0ut in a Dangerou.
District, Destroyed Much
Valuable Property.
THE FIREMEN'S GOOD WORK

Liz DIOSu NlucopACuN ebAio NSoOA "
tive fire which has visited Morristown
in long time started shortly before
one O'Clock on Sunday morning in the
old barn, formerly occupied by d. S.
Mckee as a livery stable.
The barn was practically abandoned
except that James Hinck, who lives
in the house in the center of the block
had a horse there, which was burned
in the fire. The fire must have been
burning for some time before it's dis
covery, for before the alarm was
sounded the whole building was ablaze,
in fact Sergeant Morrison and Pa
trolman Brennan. who were out try
ing doors learned Of the fire through
seeing it's reflection. The fire speedily
communicated to the lower end OF the
| shop of the w. Ii. Dutton Co., and
completely destroyed the rear part,
sixty-fiye feet in length and Quilted
the hundred feet of the shop in the
| immediate rear Of the brick store
which escaped injury. Then the old
barn owned by the Kersting estate
and occupied by Wise, the baker, was
burned and an adjoining barn of the
same parties was badly damaged and
Mrs. L. O. Stiles barn was scorched.
The brick garage building of the Dut-
ton Co., had the windows burnt out
and the cornice damaged. The wind
blowing toward Court street, the
flames were soon carried to the large
barns and sheds of the Mansion House,
which were totally destroyed. The
Court street houses were in grave dan
ger and only hard work on the part OF
the firemen and residents saved them,
| AS it was, the sparks carried to the
| w. III. EnSlee house on the far side OF
Court street and burned off the roof OF
the kitchen wing and damaged the
roof of the main building. The houses
of I. B. Ironside and ID. S. VOORHEES,
on Ann street we're scorched on the
rear and Mr.. Ironside's substantial
chicken house was damaged and the
chicken house Of Carl Stirn, who oc
cupies the Voorhees, house was de
stroyed.
In the rear of the premises on Court
street occupied by Mrs. Jolly was q
Ismall store house which she had packeC
with furniture and other household
goods, all of which was destroyed. The
building was insured for $50, but there
was no Insurance on the contents.
The flying emberS were carried oyel
| Western avenue where a close watch
was kept for fire and on to Phoenix
avenue, where the house occupied BY
A. M. Sherman was set on fire anC
also the barn and shed on the place
occupied by w. A. Dunn. All of these
incipent fires were put out before they
became dangerous. Bockoven & Day
were obliged to have men on theil
roofs on Budd street on account OF the
| emberS.
OF the burned buildings the Man
| sion House stables and the barn where
where the fire started belonged to the
Ballentine Brewing Co. Tne Cutler
estate owns the land occupied by the
| Dutton shop
There were a large number OF losses
of uninsured property. William Emery
| lost four or five vehicles, harness ano
! about 5000 worth of horses boots ano
! other accessories. Thomas Lawrence
lost three carriages, together with all
! his harness, robes, etc. E l.. Dur
! ling lost a carriage, harness and robes
valued at about $780, j. X. Kronen.
berg lost two wagons, a sleigh ano
harness. Eugene Troxell lost S20f
Horsh of goods stored in the barns
H. LeFurge lost his wagon, harness,
blankets, etc. Joseph Hopkins lost a
runabout, harness and robes.
A tobacco wagon OF the Campbell
Tobacco CO., Of Newark, loaded ready
for trip was entirely destroyed, be
4 ing stored for the night in one OF the
/ Mansion House buildings. The loss
in wagon and contents is estimated at
over 81 600.
At the DuGton garage the Jenkin-
/ son automobile was badly burned. Al
/ bert Ayers machine was in the shops
/ ready TO be turned out and was con.
siderably damaged, while new ma,
! chine TO be delivered on MONDAY nae
\ the paint on the back scorched A
motor cycle was destroyed, severa
/ ltWu AllOWGIo MElC -L0hNll QNO ~ NtsA
ious stages Of damage and number oi
bicycle wheels, bicycles and Tires
owned by different parties were
burned
Chatfeur Sisc0, who is employed by
r.. ID. Foote attracted attention by
! running his employer machines oul
OF the building and down the steer
bank alongside and so out to Anr
street by the lower lane. Then ht
came back and ran out other machines
until one slipped its steering gear anc
wound up its journey against an asl
heap. The lower lot was pretty vel
dotted with machines before SiscC
and others finished their work, but
luhe automobiles were soon after re
turned 10 tire building for better pro
tection
Charles McCollum had all the horses
taken from his stable on Bank street
and removed to place of safety
lOther stable owners also took precau
tionS to get out their live stock In
case Of danger
The work of adjusting the losses has
commenced DR., Becker has beer
awarded 1866 for the damage to his
house and Mrs. Stiles $50 for her barn
/ The loss on the KerSting barn is tota
about $700. The wagon shed and ice
/ house were not insured.
The DuttOn Co., Immediately moved
the shop to the basement of the brick
garage where it had been INTENDED tc
| remove i6 for some time, had the time