Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18
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JERSEY CITY, aug. lo'-opoiieo
Babcock. a fireman, was killed and nve
Others were injured last night In q nre
which destroyed an entire city block
of factory property, aggregatins In
value s1,o00,00o. The fire is still burn
ing. It was the biggest thing OF It's
kind that has occurred in Jersey CITY
in twenty years. At one time It looked
as IL the conhagration would equai IN
its devastation the great Paterson nre.
Commissioner Morris. when the jersey
city firemen were exhausted rom
their strenuous efforts and weak from
swallowing black smoke, ana wnen tne
engines were powerless and driven from
their stations by smoke ana name,
when hose pipes were pursuing anu
things were going to the bad, sparks
were showering like storm OF nan
upon the roofs Of fifty-year-oid 1raH'e
buildings, and it appeared that notnlns
hut divine aid in the shape OF neaVy
storm could save the homes OF nun
dreds. telephoned to New York CITY
for help, and three engine companies
were hustled across the .riyerA IN .cnarge
of Battalion Chief Norton, OF new
York The New York nremen VIII
their high-power engines saved 'ne
day. -
Babcock's death was unnecessary ana
was due to the failure of the PUBIC
Service Company employees 10 OBEY
the order given them by superintendent
of Police Telegraph Abel Bowl WIZ
shortly after the fire started sent "oru
TO have all power below warren stree.
and north of the Pennsylvania railroao
traskssshut off Immediately.
Babcock killed.
T. was half an hour later that Bao-
oook was struck by a live. wire. he
was frightfully burned. and at nrst II
nos thought he was killed instantly
but when DR.. G. e. Mueller, OF the
civ Hospital staff, arrived 1t was
so,,nd that the man still breathed. BAD
oocls was hustled to the City Hospital
where an hour later he died.
rantain Patrick Cooney, OF Truck
Germany No. 1, who stood beside BAD
cock and grabbed him as he was Iah-
inq received a shock which sent him
sninning several yards away, where ne
landed upon his head and shoulders.
FIREMAN William Dick was working
az window Of one of the burning
buildings when a long splinter entereu
his right arm. -
Fireman William Lane was struck IN
+ha%,eft knee by a brick from railing
wall and had to be treated by the am
bulance surgeons
cantain Brahm, of Engine Company
No. T. who was acting as battalion
chief. had his left leg broken and was
;niured about the body by the brlcks
from a falling wall.
Rudolph Love- fireman of Truck COM
panv No. S, was slightly injured by
flying bricks.
A Polish woman gave birth to child
while lying upon a mattress, alter De-
ing rescued from her home, which was
In danger of being destroyed. she was
carried to the home of friends.
The fire started at 7.45 o'clock in the
engine room of the cork factory or
Truslow & Fulle. 319 Washington
street, corner. of Morgan street
fire spread Rapidly.
From the Cork Company building the
fire went with lightning speed to the
rolling-mill of the Ames Spike Works,
which occupies the other half of the
block in Washington street between
z Morgan and Steuben streets, and ex-
tending over 100 feet towards Warren
street. The building was like fat for
the flames, as it was partly burned
but a few weeks ago. and many of its
tinbers were charred and burned like
tinder
AS sooi as Fire Chief Lowell arrived
he sent in a second and a third alarm,
summohfng twenty of the twenty-five
fire companies and over 200 firemen.
While the firemen were fighting at
the two washington street buildings
the fire worked it's way along through
the cooperage building of the Spike
works where the spike kegs were made.
and then got into the big plant of the
Independent. Baking Powder Company,
better known as the Tartar Chemical
Works. This building extends from
Steuber to Morgan street on Warren
street and back half block toward
washington street
But Fire Commissioner Morris had
foreseen what was coming, and as he
retreating engine pulled out down Wan
rem street with Fire Telegraph Super
intendent Speicher in a buggy leading
the waJ, came New York Engine No.
and its company of husky fire-fghters.
The engine bucH1d up to hydrant at
Henderson and Steuben streets and
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