Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-17
$4,000 Fire
at Pennington

FARMINGTON, n. NJ, Jan. 14.--One
OF the largest and most disastrous fires
In the history of the town TOOK place
here last night with total loss of
about $4,000 The fire started last
night about 12 O'Clock in the back OF
the Cline grocery and bakery. The
origin OF the fire is unknown as there
had been no fire in the bakery oven
yesterday. The family who had rooms
over the store were sleeping in their
apartments when they were awakened
by the cracking of the flames. Dis.
covering the fire below them, Mr.. Cline
warned DR.. Reece and family, who
had offices and rooms across the hall
The latter were entertaining friends
among them Mr.. and Mrs. Fay. but
as the doors were shut, they had not
heard the noise of the flames nor no
ticed the smoke. There was just
out and no more.
|. N. Balls furniture store caught
at once, and was soon in blaze.
This firm was to have held an open
ing today, three carloads of furni.
ture arriving Wednesday and had jus,
been unpacked and arranged. When it
was seen that there was no possibility
If saving the building. it was dyna-
mited and by keeping water playing
constantly on the roof of the Times.
Hustler building Immediately adjoin.
ing the progress of the fire was stop,
ped in that direction The Times
Hustler people had a slight loss due
to the breaking of the glass front of
the office, and also some stock was
damaged, but the building was saved
About $50 worth OF paper shipped from
Durango yesterday was still in the
car.
On the east of the Cline bakery
the office of the Clark Land company
was next to go. This contained two
safes and office furniture which was
destroyed. No insurance.
The barber shop of Ray Current,
former resident CT Durango came next.
This was destroyed, with the excep.
ton of the chairs which were taken
out. The loss was covered by $500 in
surance.
The Hubbard Land company's office
adjoined the barber shop. The office
furniture and fixtures were destroyed,
| but loss was covered by $500 insur-
ance
At the two-story frame building east
of these, which is used as a candy
store by A Z. Hanan, the fire was
checked Mr. Hanan's loss was GOV
cred by $500 insurance.
The furniture store of o. F. Evans
was damaged by the dynamiting and
heat, which broke the glass in the win
dows All of the glass in the store
windows along the entire north side
of the block was broken. as well as
a large plate glass in the windows OF
the First National bank on the west
The Hunter Mercantile company suf
fered some loss in moving their stock
out, as it appeared that the entire
block would go. but the damage was
comparatively slight
l. n. Ball, whose loss amounted tc
about $4,000, had made application lot
s. 900 insurance. but had not yet re-
ceived the papers through the agent
not having the necessary rating on GER
tain kinds of insurance, At present
Mr. Ball does not know what the
company will decide in the matter al
though it is the general opinion that
he claim will be allowed.
Attorney Danburg had no insurance,
nor DR.. Reece on his office and house
hold furniture The office furniture of
Justice of the Peace Fay was also
total loss.
o. F. Evans owned the two-story
frame building in which the candy
store was located which was insured
for S400.
Three of the buildings destroyed
were owned by NJ. NJ. Engleman and
were insured for $4,000
Mr.. Cline's loss was about $4,000
with insurance amounting to 5000,
The damage resulting from the fire
may be estimated when the total loss
of $4,000 and total insurance of
about $4,000 are compared.