The sun., 1910-07-17


the district waS ou' ~ the yone NJ high
nres-llre mains which made the land
tr.rpsp'z ioh IA tougher one nut the
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Atrs..t aId the North River the AhTam y
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North RIVER lh''N =" mt" th" game
uu tho fourth alarm hut ~" Nl"f sent
a, A -s.parata alarm Nhich brought the
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ioNard th" hhrrlhg l'"'' ~ 'H~'' ~ 'n'S
rarr.i and bored four Inrh streams
,,uarcIy into the heart nf the tire Ons
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Nh"n N"> ''''ni''"S TO- ',''' !,
~a- duuslu: "'Ii fain"- wh'"h hhn lhmI'eh
from tho p,"r ~ hRhtrr~ nnd lare"S
IA, f,r1 was tr,lnr to save tho n ?
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W" lhin''N ""> ~ NV N"N 'F"S
g. 'h' north @" ~" p'"r al" got IN" iull
r.rr,, ~ IN" Haru"s - ~" Wind swept
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that h"lt t"r g. Ft"r " " was hi
life - got clos . th" hnts Thor" ~"r"
tw@nty-%aV-u m"ii Ih 'ari m" bruu"k
D.l"nai. h"r captain, was ashore. aud
kls-'u, Nv" mai". was IN COMMAND IN"
Whole cuth' took header lntn IN" river.
where they W"r" pi"k"d NJ 10y men ~ IN"
tuG ard the ir'hodts. who think th"y got
evervl-.N In" iug ltm'tvN - sullivan
worked ny - IN" port sIt" oi the lrmn"k.
got lir'' twisted around a hitt and after
th, fire had burned away IN" lln"s IN ~"
II IWa
out ntn the river Tho iir~h"ats Hewitt
and strong finished NJ that lir' ~ hurry
The pimu"k was charrHd rl"ar - tlt" MAN
d~ck and the tire had worked on the I'ort
slde mt IN" cargn sh' h1d Ius' taken On
OWcials Ot The line Ss,Hi sh" "A as valued ~
S3pn ~l and fha, -h" vas damaged AZ
l~asi half that much They hadn't had
time - 'pur--' o. tell how murh N" I'-s
was On tn" 'rrIght Atng : n'N "a" pini"cN
down the harh"r and Osarh"d her IN IN"
ier~ay Fats near flliS Island In" har-
ward hai sought tn" protection IT IN"
t'"dd"ss "f Liberty whIl" IN" nm Mas on
hut about - cl-ok IA" i"it h'iinN
Island and cam" up g. Pi'r -. at IN" loot
"f Rector s'rA''t. To tax" on Passengers
for her trip u Boston M" got away
lat.
Huntington. pavmastar of the
Metrnpolltln Line. was handing out pay
enveloTes whom tho iir" began II" was
NJ the lines uf'',s,S ~ III" second story
finish paying o1 nut the fire travelled too
fast HWutugtp IN slammed 81. On m bills
and coin into two satch"Is, took On" hum
e-lf and threw another - charles Schwei-
ye-. his clerk Maggie Fitzgerald N"
tsephou" gIri. grabbed $50 that was
made ~ m Uu" hund" and -crarnbled
after th" paYmast"T \ policeman held
W Huntington and was going o. arrest
him ~" thought the nricini had been
h., tang IA" safe. Huntington finally
proved has identify and went % Pi"r v
The books Il the company and quantity
OF bills 81 ladIng ana other paIsrs were
burned
Hall a dozen men were rescued 10y the
freHen Peter Johaasen ot Stapleton
was trapped aboard the barge katI-. and
{ harles Holmes of bayOnns hadn't been
able 20 get ~ Barge 81 oi the Morgan line
They ctood the heat a. long a. they could
and then Jumped overheard They were
lucky enough 10 find heavy timber
floating near them and they held on To
II until Firemen Walsh and MareCk 81 am
~ their assistance from the fireboat
Duane Acting Captain Eddie Burke
Jumped into the river to help IN" fir-Inen
They padded the tmt'"r clos" To the
Du ne aud wsr'' noI-t"d abla They
AZ " Huds IN street hospital With hands
and fGCee burned. Henry A. CAstrop.
= life EaVer. pulled John Ga rvsn. a long
Shorrm-n. u'It of IN" water and the
Hudson stfpe' hospital doctors had u job
" VI kHlg ~ INf'i lhAa y w. FAENu re
- tull 81 =iupk" md water Several
lonssnorsrnen Who had 5een AT work on
the extreme -nd Of Pier - were cut on
" the flames and took to the river
They we're rescued 10y tugs Two trucks
we're deserted by their drivers and the
four horses hItched 20 them were burned
10 death
II looked for a few minutes a. Il the
BrInswick line ireight@r Altamaha
would NatCh fire hui the tugs managed
To- get her out INTO the rIv"r and th"
hrsbOat- saved Pier H.
b." heat was 80 terrific that there was
danger n th" old Washington Market.
opposite Pier u. caichInR fire. tut Croker
'Irned 'he water on ~ until the heat
Ia>,aned aud 'h-r. wa- no more danger
iIom aylng sparks IN" savag" heat
was IEeful IN one way 10 N" hr"rg ght"rs
l. S-pt IA" uTowds from getting IN ~"
wa Police Inspa,'or DAILY who Was
joined Atcr ~ deputy tommi <-IOner
Kirby. had all 81 the reserves IN lower
Manhattan on IN" Job. lrIt they had little
" do EXCEPT form lines at Bar, ay and ,
Fulton streets
The Barclay street ferry To- HobOk.n |
was ont u commission fur thr,-.,-,Iuar-
i.r> of an hour Croker shut " OF a few
minutes after ha arrived Their. was
danger At that time Of th" ferry nous.