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January 29, 1880: Station 23 (River & Erie RR) 12:30 AM River Street roofing factory
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February 9, 1880: Strong's Livery stable on Van Houten Street General alarm
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February 11, 1880: ~4:00 PM 92 Market Street Rear stable
February 12 - The Press
February 13, 1880: ~ 5:30 PM Main and Bank Street Grocery
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February 17, 1880: Box 45 Main & Division Streets Grocery store
February 18 Guardian
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March 6, 1880: Box 16 at 5:30 AM Danforth L & M Company on Market Street
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March 29, 1880: Station 53 (Main and Taylor) 2:00 PM 157-159 Marshall Street
Hopper Axe-handle factory
Hopper Axe-handle factory
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April 5, 1880: Station 52 (Main and Smith Streets) Price's Shirt Store
Guardian
Member of Protection 5 prevents serious fire at Price Store
April 7 Press
May 3, 1880: Grace M. E. Church Water Street
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May 20, 1880: Box 16 at 1 PM Grant Locomotive Works, Gas House on 46-58 Jersey Street (between Oliver and Ward)
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May 21 Guardian
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June 1, 1880: Miller Brown Silk Mill - Sussex Street at Madison Park
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July 3, 1880: 72 Jackson Street- quarters of Eagle Hook and Ladder Company 1
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July 13, 1880: Station 45 - Frame building at North end of Main Street Bridge -
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July 28, 1880: 3 fires in one day
~ 12 Noon - North Main Street Dwelling
~ 4:00 PM Box 12 Waste House & 3 story frame dwelling D.L.W Railway
~5:30 PM Broadway near Paterson St Roofing firm
~ 12 Noon - North Main Street Dwelling
~ 4:00 PM Box 12 Waste House & 3 story frame dwelling D.L.W Railway
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August 1, 1880: Station 37 2:30 AM Willis Street & Vreeland Avenue florist
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August 14, 1880: Station 62 9:45 AM 66 Broadway Bedroom fire
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September 16, 1880: Station 52 6:30 PM Main Street near Market
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September 17, 1880: Station 24 8:15 AM 34 Essex Street
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December 11, 1880: Box 63 (River Street & 5th Avenue) ~ 6 PM Paterson Soap Works
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December 17, 1880: 7:30 PM Main Street building near town clock Dry Goods store
December 18 Press
December 24, 1880: Box 52 at 1 AM F.C. Van Dyk & Company on Main Street
The sketch below of the Van Dyk Fire
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January 9, 1881: ~6:00 AM Station 23 People's Gas Light Co.
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January 21, 1881: Station 45 (main & Division Streets) 9:45 AM Hat Manufacturer
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February 8, 1881: Ward Street Dwelling Frozen hydrants
February 9 Press
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April 10, 1881: Station 23 (River & Eries RR) Barn on River Street between Sparrow & Lyon Streets)
April 11 Press
April 18, 1881: ~8:00 PM Fullerton & Robinson's Slaughterhouse
April 19 Press
May 8, 1881: Box 14 at 2:55 AM Kip's Livery Stable on Ramapo Ave Several horse fatalities
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July 4, 1881: Spring Street house
July 5 Press
October 15, 1881: Stations 42 and 52 Building on Ward near Mill Street
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October 23, 1881: Station 21 (Bridge and River) Building at Paterson & Harrison DStreets
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October 24 Press
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December 20, 1881: ~8:00 PM Lafayette Street Barn fire
December 21 Press
1882
January 3, 1882: Box 52 (Smith & Main Streets) 8:45 PM Stores at Main & Ward Street
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January 3, 1882: ~11:30 PM Division & Auburn Street residencies
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January 23, 1882: Box 45 (Main & Division Streets) ~2:30 AM 13 & 15 Fair Street
January 23 Paterson Press
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February 11, 1882: Box 25 1:30 AM Firefighting delayed by severe snow conditions
February 12 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 10, 1882: Station 45 (Main & Division Streets) 8:00 PM
March 11 Guardian
March 24, 1882: Station 12 (Spruce and Oliver) 3:40 PM 64 Pine Street
March 25 Paterson Press
March 26, 1882: Station 34 (Hamburgh & North West) 1:00 AM Grocery Store at Hamburgh Ave & Matlock Street
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March 27 Paterson Press
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May 7, 1882: Hogencamp's building on Fair Street
May 8, 1882: Box 25 (Rolling Mill) ~6:15 PM
May 9, 1882: ~2 AM - Fire in quarters of Engine Company 3
May 12, 1882: Box 25 (Rolling Mill) ~6:15 PM
May 8, 1882: Box 25 (Rolling Mill) ~6:15 PM
May 9, 1882: ~2 AM - Fire in quarters of Engine Company 3
May 12, 1882: Box 25 (Rolling Mill) ~6:15 PM
May 13 Paterson Press
May 13, 1882: Box 72 1:15 AM Shed at Washington Street north of Fair Street
May 9 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 13 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 19 Paterson Press
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May 21, 1882: Box 45 (Main & Division Street) 1:15 AM 8-10-12 Fair Street - Tenements
Extra alarms Incredible Eagle 1 Assistant Foreman heroics
Extra alarms Incredible Eagle 1 Assistant Foreman heroics
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May 22 Paterson Press
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May 23, 1882 - Meeting with Mayor & FD Committee re incident at Fair Street Fire
May 23 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 2, 1882: Box 21 River and Montgomery St Barn
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July 2, 1882: Five Steamers at Work!
July 15, 1882: Box 27 5:47 PM 312 Ellison Street
Box 61 9:19 PM Hamburgh and Union Aves Post Mineral Water Factory
Box 61 9:19 PM Hamburgh and Union Aves Post Mineral Water Factory
July 17 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 3, 1882: Station 43 (Lewis & Clay Streets) ~8:00 AM 97 Lewis Street
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November 20, 1882: Station 72 10:30 PM Continental Hall stairway fire
November 21 Paterson Press
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January 17, 1883: Station 35 (Totowa & Wayne) 4:30 AM Walnut St Carpentry shop
Station 15 (Cooke Locomotive) 6:50AM Machine shop
Station 15 (Cooke Locomotive) 6:50AM Machine shop
January 17 Press
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January 22, 1883: Station 13 (Main & Grand) 301 Grand Street Tenement
January 23 Press
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February 1, 1883: Boxes 12 and 15 8:00 PM - Grant Locomotive Works Pine Street
February 2 Paterson Press
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February 2 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 11, 1883: 1:10 AM Clay and Vine Street Saloon
February 12 Paterson Press
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February 18, 1883: 7:45 AM Clinton and North Main
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February 26, 1883: Station 26 (Marshall & Braun) 8:00 AM Building at Sussex Street and Newark Ave Response delays
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February 27, 1883: West 27th Street
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April 8, 1883: Station 47 (Van Houten at White's Alley) Chimney fire
April 9 Press
May 3, 1883: 10:00 AM Station 24 (Market & Vine) 12 Madison Street
Paterson Press
May 18, 1883: ~3:45 PM Station 37 (Willis and East 29th) Willis and Easy 29th Street
May 19 Paterson Press
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June 12, 1883: Box 27 Broadway & Carroll Street barn
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July 13, 1883: 4 PM 170 Main Street Paint store Dual fatality
July 14 Paterson Press
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August 7, 1883: Station 26 ~10:30 AM Extra alarm fire Sprattler & Mennel's Brewery. Company sent teams of horses to meet and pull responding steamers, hastening the FD response
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August 9, 1883: Firebox at 12th Ave & East 25th Street - Market Street Dwelling
Lack of water issues - Horse fatality
Lack of water issues - Horse fatality
August 10 Press Guardian
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September 18, 1883: Box 71 2:30 PM R and H Adams Mill on Van Houten Street (all
clips courtesy of Jim Eifler)
clips courtesy of Jim Eifler)
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November 29, 1883: Box 63 at 1:25 AM HG Hyatt (former Captain Turner House) on River Street beyond Midland RR.
November 30 Press
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November 30 Paterson Press
December 2, 1883: 2:18 PM 35 Holsman Street Apartments Alarm issues
December 3 Guardian
December 6, 1883: Box 32 (North Main & Clinton) Dwelling at North Main & Water
Paterson Press
December 12, 1883: 11:00 AM 156 North Main Street
Paterson Stress
December 14, 1883: Station 712:15 PM Adams Mill on Van Houten Street
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December 29, 1883: Box 52 11:55 PM Main Street - Liverpool & London Clothing
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December 31 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 29, 1883: 11:45 PM 290 Main Street
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February 1, 1884: ~8:00 PM Station 72 (City Hall) Synagogue on Van Houten Street
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February 2 Paterson Press
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February 6, 1884: 2:30 AM Washington near Fair Street Simpson & Co Silk Mill
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May 1, 1884: 12:30 AM Box 63 (River and 5th Ave) Horse pulling apparatus make dramatic improvement in apparatus response time
May 22, 1884: 12:30 PM Station 81 (Dale and Slater) Freight car on tracts by Essex Street
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Incident at the fire - assault with a trumpet
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May 23 Paterson Press
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June 11, 1884: 9:45 PM 635-637 Main Street Rose factory and Stable
June 12 Paterson Press
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June 20, 1884: Minor chimney fire on Marshall Street
Paterson Press
July 15, 1884: Box 72 at 7:45 AM Mahoney's Dry Goods Store on Main Street
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July 20, 1884: Box 12 at 4:10 AM Dolphin Manufacturing Company's batch house on
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Spruce Street
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July 23, 1884: Station 31 1:00 AM 134 North 4th Street - tough pull up Temple Street
Paterson Press
August 5, 1884: Station 72 (City Hall) 2:20 AM Shed fire at PS#1 on Van Houten Street
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August 6, 1884: Station 73 (Broadway & Paterson) Fair Street Dwelling
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August 7, 1884: 8:45 AM Station 54 (Carroll & Mechanic Streets) 126 Carroll Street
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August 13, 1884: 10:30 PM School #5
August 14 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 14 Paterson Press
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August 19, 1884: Paxton Street barn shows how poorly Lakeview is guarded
August 20 Paterson Press
September 7, 1884: 5:00 PM House fire on North 5th Street - Germania H&L 2 slips into river during response
September 8 Press
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September 22, 1884: Station 34 2:20 AM 20 Temple Street (at High Street) Mixed occupancy Incident with Washington 3 hose tender and also with Columbia 1 wagon
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September 22 Press
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September 29, 1884: 42 Morris Street Dwelling
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December 6, 1884: Station 81 (Slater and Dale) Freight car fire
December 8 Press
1885:
January 11, 1885: Box 14 3:10 AM Wills Street & Crosby Place General Alarm
Sandy Hill The Mansion House
Sandy Hill The Mansion House
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January 12 and 13, 1885: Three fires Stations 14 (Straight and Market), 32 for carbon Street fire and 47 (Prospect St and White's allley
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February 14, 1885: 5:30 AM Station 27 (Broadway & Summer) Lake and Division Streets
February 17, 1885: Station 62 143 Beech Street Mixed occupancy dwelling
February 18 Guardian
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February 19, 1885: Three fires (1) Main Street (2) North Main Street (3) Totowa Avenue
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March 18, 1885: Station 21 (River and Bridge Streets) 11:50 AM 166 River Street Mixed occupancy
March 18 Paterson Press
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March 18 Guardian
April 29, 1885: Fire alarm wire mishap
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May 4, 1885: ~1:00 AM Station 63 (River & 5th) Riverside horse car stable
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May 4, 1885: Station 25 (Peach and Straight) Frame building opposite the Rolling Mill
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May 5 Paterson Press
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May 5 Paterson Press
May 13, 1885: 11:15 PM River Street barber shop
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May 14 Paterson Press
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July 1885: Several Days of Fires
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July 2, 1885: ~1:00 AM 120 Madison Street Former silk shop & stable & dwelling
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September 11, 1885: Station 24 2:35 AM 323, 325, 327 and 329 Straight Street Multiple dwellings
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September 11 Guardian News Clips - This is the first response using horses
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September 21, 1885: 7:45 PM 71-73 Godwin Street Lumbar yard, barns, storehouses
September 22 Paterson Press
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September 22 Guardian
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September 23, 1885: Boxes 31, 21 3:47 PM Pope Mill, Jay Street Loss $29,200
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October 6, 1885: Box 25 522 Straight Street
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November 20, 1885: 10:16 PM Station 25 (Straight & Peach) - Benefit of horses demonstrated by rapid response of Engine 4
Paterson Press
1886
January 3, 1886: Station 124 - Bridge and Division Street - 12:30 AM Swinley & Co, Dye House at 41-53 Bridge Street
Morning Call
January 5, 1886: ~11:30 PM Suspected fire at First Baptist Church
January 6 Paterson Press
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January 7, 1886: ~4:00 PM Station 74 East 21st Street dwelling
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January 12, 1886 : Box 14 at 3:10 AM Crosby Buildings, corner of Park Avenue
and Crosby Place Temperature was 4 degrees F The Mansion House
and Crosby Place Temperature was 4 degrees F The Mansion House
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January 13, 1886: 12:30 AM Station 124 Bridge & Division Street 41 & 43 Bridge Street Soda Warter factory
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January 13 Morning Call
January 14, 1886: 2:45 AM Mansion House - Crosby Place
January 14 Guardian Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 17, 1886: Box 13 (Main and Grand) First Presbyterian Church lecture room
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January 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 18 Paterson Press
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February 3, 1886: 5:45 PM Station 12 (Spruce & Oliver) Dolphin Mill on Spruce Street
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February 6, 1886: 130 Edmund Street dwelling
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
February, 25, 1886: Box 42 26 Ward Street (at Mill Street) Stable fire
February 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 13, 1886: Box 153 (Main & Gould) Lakeview section barn fire
March 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 21, 1886: Station 14 (Market & Railroad) Later in day Station 34 (Hamburg & North West)
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March 29, 1886: ~2:00 PM Engine 1 still alarm Chimney issue Ellison Street
March 30 Paterson Press
March 30, 1886: St Paul's Church - furnace fire
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March 31, 1886: Box 127 (Strange's Mill) ~12-1 PM 299 Straight Street Dwelling
April 1 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 21, 1886: Box 63 at 3:22 AM Greppo Dye works in Riverside
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April 25, 1886: Paterson Silk Dyeing & Finishing Co
April 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 1, 1886: Box 154 (Ladies Hospital - Market & Southard Street 23 Olive Street
Box 45 Main & Division Street 11 PM 96 Main Street
Box 45 Main & Division Street 11 PM 96 Main Street
May 2 Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 26, 1886: 41 Morris Street Dwelling and then 72 Pine Street dwelling
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June 4, 1886: Box 26 (Marshall and Braun) 1:30 AM D I & WW Railroad 2 story frame
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June 9, 1886: Box 14 (Railroad & Market) ~1 AM 284 Market Street Shoe store
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June 28, 1866: Station 53 119 and 113, 115, 117 Jackson Street
June 29 Guardian
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July 19, 1886: 6:10 AM Station 42 Cross and Market Streets
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September 13, 1886: ~12:40 PM Station 53 (Main and Taylor) incorrectly signaled Fire was at Station 153 (Main and Goud) Hay barrack
Station 13 (Main and Grand) Grand Street house
Station 13 (Main and Grand) Grand Street house
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October 4, 1886: 10 PM Thomas Finnegan factory at canal near Grover's Bridge
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 14, 1886: Box 47 ~9 PM Brook Street
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 21, 1866: ~6:30 AM Station 72 (City hall) Furnishing factory within the arcade building on Ellison Streeet
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November 3, 1886: Box 12 8:15 PM General Alarm Barbour's Mill
November 4 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 4, 1886: Box 26 (Marshall & Braun) 1:30 AM Sam Pope's Barn on Van Winkle Street (at the D.L.&W. Railroad
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 21, 1886: Fenton Moore Homestead on Garret Mountain
Box 12 (Spruce and Oliver Streets) 9:45 AM Louis Brown Ice Hose Stony Road
Box 12 (Spruce and Oliver Streets) 9:45 AM Louis Brown Ice Hose Stony Road
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 22 Paterson Press
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December 7, 1886: Fire in Warren's Alley Firefighter injury
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December 7, 1886: 6:30 PM Station 25 (Peach and Straight Street) 192 Vine Street
December 8 Paterson Press
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December 20, 1886: 4:45 PM 2623 Main Street Florit 5:50 PM 68 Main Street
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1887
January 1, 1887: Box 27 (Summer & Broadway) Dr. Luckey's home on Summer Strreet
January 2 Guardian
January 3, 1887: Station 52 82 Ward Street Barn fire
January 4 Telegraph courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 17, 1887: Box 72 3:30 PM 90 Washington Street HB Crosby Grocery Store
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February 2, 1887: ~4:00 PM Station 162 Frost Mill Fire at Madison & Essex Street building - response hampered by snow
February 3 Paterson Press
February 4, 1887: Box 72 5:12 PM Townsend's Fruit Store & Connell & Farmley's Gallery
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February 5, 1887: Box 71 at 6:34 AM R and H Adam's Mill on Van Houten Street
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February 8, 1887: Box 47 Just after 12 AM 51 Cross Street (at Passaic) Mixed occupancy
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February 25, 1887: Box 21 (Bridge & River Streets) 17 Paterson Street
Stable with two horse fatalities
Stable with two horse fatalities
February 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 17, 1887: Station 28 (Albion and Henry) Box 34 2:20 AM 428-30 Totowa Ave
March 17 Paterson Press
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Early AM (after above fire) Station 34 47 River Street building in rear
March 17 Paterson Press
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March 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 23, 1887: 2:05 AM Station 42 2AM 42-44 Market Street 2 story frame mixed occupancy (Saloon and Fruit Store)
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March 23 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 23, 1887: Box 12 at 2:50 PM Ivanhoe Paper Mill on Spruce Street: boiler explosion
Paterson Sunday News May 1, 1887
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May 11, 1887: ~10 PM Station at Broadway and Mulberry Mulberry Street building
May 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 12, 1887: Box 25 at 11:10 PM Paterson Iron Works
May 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 19, 1887: 12:30 AM Station 126 (Caly and Mill Streets) 558 Main Street Stable two Horse fatalities
Guardian
May 20, 1887: ~ 5:00 PM Station 73 Building at Paterson Street near Division
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May 23, 1887: 1:40 AM Box 34 (Hamburg Ave & West) Dwelling at Benson & North Main). First fire commanded by Chief John Stagg
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May 23 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 23, 1887: Box 82 (Grand & Pine Streets) 5:58 PM
Box 18 (Main & Grand) 28 Jackson Street 2 story frame
8:55 PM Pine Street grocery store
Box 18 (Main & Grand) 28 Jackson Street 2 story frame
8:55 PM Pine Street grocery store
May 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 24 Guardian
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July 2, 1887: 10:55 AM Station 124 (Bridge & Division Streets) 79 Godwin Street
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July 4, 1887: Several fires: Station 41, 23, 34 and 25 Argument between Engines 1 & 5
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July 2-4 Summary of fires - Horses exhaustion with so many runs
Chief Stagg competence extolled
Chief Stagg competence extolled
Station 153 (Main & Gould) 6:50 PM Pennsylvania Avenue dwellings Engine 4 tender and Engine 9 steamer collide at Weiss and Main Streets - Engine 9 horses injured
Station 53 (Main and Taylor Streets) 10:05 PM Dwelling at Spring St. & Washington Ave
Station 34 (Hamburgh Ave) at 12:05 AM Firecracker stand
Station 41 Stony Road 10:05 AM West 25th Street RR building
Station 23 ~11:00 AM River Street at Erie crossing Dwelling
Station 45 Main and Division Street 8:35 PM Dwelling
July 5 Paterson Press
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July 8, 1887: Station 45 (Main & Division) 6:35 PM Merrill Mill on River Street near Main Street
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July 17, 1887: Box 72 3:30 PM 90 Washington Street
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July 23, 1887: Box 14 (Market & Railroad) 1 AM Saloon Fire
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July 29, 1887: Box 21 ~ 2:00 PM River & Bridge Franke's Mill
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August 13, 1887: ~1:00 AM Station 46 (Broadway and Mulberry Streets) Union Rink (the old Wigwam)
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September 7, 1887: Box 16 at 2:25 AM Grant Locomotive Works on Market Street
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September 13, 1887: Box 156 (Marshall & Paxton Sts) 2:45 AM Fenner Barn & Stables
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October 29, 1887: Box 54 (Mechanic & Carroll Streets) 8:55 PM 64 Mechanic St Dwelling
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 19, 1887: 192 Slater Street Stable fire
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November 20 courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 21 Paterson Press
December 2, 1887: 6:40 PM Roger's Locomotive Shops Spruce and Oliver Streets
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December 10, 1887: ~ 11:30 PM Van Houten and Mill Streets Kohlhass Silk Ribbon Factory
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December 26, 1887: 104 Railroad Avenue Stapleton Brothers Junk Factory
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December 27 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morison
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1888
January 7, 1888: City hall box sounded Broadway Grube's Saloon
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 7, 1888: Station 18 (Straight & Tyler) ~ 6 PM 114 Straight Street Bldg & stable
January 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 11, 1888: Station 21 malfunction - then Station 45 ~9:00 AM and again at 9:40 AM 94 River Street Dwelling
Station 24 (Hamburgh Ave & North West St) 2:40 PM Chimney fire
Station 24 (Hamburgh Ave & North West St) 2:40 PM Chimney fire
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January 12, 1888: ~1:30 AM Germania Hall on Cross Street
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January 22, 1888: Box 17 at 10:40 AM Roger's L and M Works on Spruce Street
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February 7, 1888: Box 41 3:30 PM 114 West 59th Street 1 story frame dwelling
Morning Call, Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 18, 1888: Box 32 7:45n AM North Main and Clinton Streets
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May 4, 1888: Station 126 283 Mill Street (near Clay Street) Dwelling
May 5 Paterson Press
June 4, 1888: Box 14 (Market & Railroad) 19 Ramapo Ave Dwelling
Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 28, 1888: Box 45 at 2:10 AM Ackerman's Stables on River Street
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June 28 Morning Call
Morning Call
July 10, 1888: Box 14 (Railroad & Market Streets) at 9:11 AM Bell Building at Market St and Ramapo Avenue - General alarm - Stables, Saloon, Hotels, Houses
July 10 Guardian
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July 11 Morning Call
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July 12 Press
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July 15, 1988: Box 14 35 3 AM Park Avenue Mixed occupancy
July 16 call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 24, 1888: Station 16 (Grant's Works) 5:50 PM Jersey Street storage room
July 25 Guardian
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July 27, 1888: Box 72 (City Hall) ~1:00 PM Tim's store in Gledhill Building on Washington Street
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Guardian
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August 19, 1888: Box 29 (Holsman and Jefferson) 2:00 PM 228 Water Street Barn fire
August 20 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 7, 1888: River Street Vanderburg & Wells factory
August 20 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 7, 1888: Box 43 (City Hall) at 3 AM John Norwood Company Main Street
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Guardian - Curtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 24, 1888: Box 45 at 3:12 AM AR Rutan's Stable on Godwin Street $18,500
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 25 follow-up article
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November 8, 1888: 2:10 AM Station 18 (Tyler and Straight Street) - Cataract Two Firehouse fire - complete loss of building
Weekly Call
November 8, 1888: 3 High Street Dwelling
November 9 Morning Call
November 20, 1888: Box 74 10th Avenue 2.5 story mixed occupancy
November 21 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 22, 1888: Box 72 10:55 PM Hamilton House stables (7 horses died)
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November 23 Guardian
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November 23 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Paterson Press
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November 23, 1888: Station 74 (12th Ave & East 25th St) and Station 37 (Park Avenue) and Station 174 (Morlot's Dye Works) Attic fire in Tenth Avenue Dwelling
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November 24 Guardian
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Paterson Press
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December 17, 1888: 2:44 AM Station 43 (Clay & Lewis) 109 Lewis Street Neptune 2 overturns at Main & Market Streets
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December 18, 1888: 7:30 AM 3rd Presbyterian Church
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December 18, 1888: 2:44 AM 100 Lewis Street Engine 2 toppled over at Main and Market Streets while responding 2 story frame dwelling
December 19 - Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 22, 1888: ~ Noon Station 72 (City Hall) - Washington Street near City Hall McLean's Boarding House - Jumper of Engine 2 breaks axle at Hamilton & Ellison Streets
Paterson Press
1889
January 1, 1889: City Hall Box 6:30 PM 72 Market Street Simpson Gallery
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January 2, Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 5, 1889: Fires for last three months
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Guardian
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January 13, 1889: Station 12 (Oliver & Spruce) ~8:00 PM 163 Oliver St
January 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 16, 1889: Station 25 (Straight and Peach) at 5:38 PM 188 Spring Street barn
Station 62 (Madison & Cedar) 5:43 PM 42 Bond Street Stable fire
Station 62 (Madison & Cedar) 5:43 PM 42 Bond Street Stable fire
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Paterson Press
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January 19, 1889: Station 45 (Main & Division Streets) 10:40 AM
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Paterson Press
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January 23, 1889: Box 17 10:40 AM Roger's L&M Works Spruce Street Loss $38,700
February 7, 1889: Station 18 (Tyler and Straight) 7:40 AM 2 story building at Straight and Governor Streets
Paterson Press
February 12, 1889: Station 45 ~5:00 PM 98 Main Street Crockery Store During response Engine 1 almost overturns
February 13 Paterson Press
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February 15, 1889: Station 42 (Market & Mill) 11:45 PM 3 story frame
February 16 Guardian
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February 19, 1889: 42 (Mill & Market Streets) 11:45 PM 70 Market Street 2nd alarm Apartment
February 20 Paterson Press
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 20 Guardian
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February 25, 1889: 11:50 PM Box 14 Ekings Building on Market Street (near Prince)
February 26 Guardian
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March 4, 1889: Station 53 (Main and Smith) 15 Clark Street
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March 4 Paterson Daily Press
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March 6, 1889 : Box 14 at 4:44 AM Ekings block on Market Street 2nd alarm $17,182
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March 7 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 7, 1889: Box pulled twice at 4:46 and 4:58 Jewelry store FF injury
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 11, 1889: Station 14 8:00 PM 223 Straight Street Issues with Engine 6 response
Paterson Daily Press
March 11, 1889: Box 23 (River & Erie RR) 9:23 PM Riverside Bridge Works
Box 34 Hamburgh & West Streets 9:28 PM 30 Hamburgh Avenue
Box 34 Hamburgh & West Streets 9:28 PM 30 Hamburgh Avenue
March 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 13, 1889: Box 81 1:20 PM Jackson and Slater Streets Kerr's Waste shop
March 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 14, 1889: 81 1:20 PM Jackson and Slater Street 1 story frame
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 19, 1899: Main and Clay Street dwelling E9 driver in midst of haircut
March 20 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 19, 1889: Still alarm for Engine 9 at Main and Clay Streets
March 20 Paterson Daily Press
April 12, 1889: Box 53 74 Jackson Street (next to Eagle H&L 1 Firehouse)
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 14, 1889: Station 26 (Marshall & Braun) D L & W RR shed on Marshall Street
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 25, 1889: False Alarm create havoc for one FF
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 10, 1889: Still alarm for Engine 1 at Norwood & Company at Main & Ellison Streets - Rubbish fire
Paterson Daily Press
May 12, 1889: ~2:00 AM 105 Congress Street Mixed occupancy
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 3, 1889: Box 243 at 10:20 PM Doherty and Wadsworth at Beech and Essex Streets
June 4 Guardian
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 4 Paterson Press
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June 8 Morning Call follow up articles re June 3 & June 8th fires
Morning Call - Courtesy Jim Eifler
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Letter to Morning Call Editor by an angry, annoyed firefighter
June 7, 1889: Box 36 at 2:05 AM Herlich Piano Company
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June 7 Guardian
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June 7 Paterson Press
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June 11, 1889: Series of small fires
Paterson Daily Press
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June 15, 1889: Station 45 (Main & Division Street) 2:30 AM 12 Fair Street
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 28, 1889: Box 45 2:10 AM Ackerman's Stables, River Street Loss $8,900
July 4, 1889: Station 25 (Peach and Straight Streets) 9:32 PM Dwelling on Spring Street
Station 21 for stable fire on Governor Street
Station 21 for stable fire on Governor Street
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July 5 Paterson Daily Press
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July 10, 1889: Box 14 (Market & Railroad) 1:15 PM 9 Ramapo Avenue Saloon
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July 11 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 25, 1889: Station 51 (Van Houten & Mill) ~8:00 PM Kohlhaas Brothers
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis M0orrison
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August 9, 1889: Station 542 (Market & Huron) 8:20 (?)M 55 East 19th Street Dwelling
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 1, 1889: Station 165 (Shady & Wood) 7:30 PM Bunker Hill Bonfire
October 9, 1889: Box 63 at 7:35 AM Weidmann's Dye Works
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October 10, 1899: ~7:00 PM Roger's Locomotive Works
October 11 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 15: Box 23 at 12:31 PM Peerless Plush Company Franklin and Summer Streets
October 25, 1889: Box 23 ~ Noon Franklin Street Peerrless Plush Mfg
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October 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Paterson Daily Press
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November 2, 1889: Station 13 12 midnight Paint shop at Main and Grand Streets
December 17, 1889: ~10:30 PM 294 Upper Mill Street barn
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December 18 Guardian
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December 18, Paterson Daily Press
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December 25, 1889: 47 Furman Street Barn
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 26 Guardian
1890
January 12, 1890: 12:15 AM Station 51 Old gun mill
Paterson Daily Press
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January 14, 1890: Box 62 (Madison and Cedar) 12:30 PM 149 Vine Street
Box 29 Holsman and Jefferson 5:35 PM 34 Holsman Street
Box 29 Holsman and Jefferson 5:35 PM 34 Holsman Street
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January 15 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 20, 1890: 5:40 PM Main and Van Houten Streets
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January 21 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 8, 1890: Box 72 (City Hall) at 1:57 AM Washington Market, northeast corner of Broadway and Fair Streets
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This was the last major fire handled by Paterson's Volunteer department. Below are the Paterson Weekly Press clippings courtesy Jim Eifler Read the columns L to R. The photo and its legend were from a review 2 1/2 years later on November 24, 1912 in the Chronicle - courtesy of Dennis Morrison. |
1887 Sanborn Map
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November 24, 1912 Chronicle - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
The legend with the above photo - typed out below for easier reading.
PHOTO LEGEND: The accompanying photograph taken on the afternoon of February 8, 1890, shows the ruin of old Washington Hall which was destroyed by fire during the forenoon of that day. The Hall was built in 1870 by a stock company formed of Paterson men at a cost of $150,000. It had a frontage of 500 feet on Broadway, extended along the entire depth of Washington street to Fair and also along Fair street at the rear. The company, which erected the building, did so with the intentions of conducting it as a public marketplace. They failed in this, however, and a few months prior to the fire sold out to the Katz brothers for $50,000.
At the time of the fire, Washington Hall was occupied by a number or merchants who had stores om the lowest floor and by the Majestic lodge, who occupied the upper floors. The Board of Trade met in the building and the First Battalion drilled there.
The fire broke out at 1:45 o'clock in the morning and had gained such headway by the time the firemen arrived that they were unable to cope with the flames and their engines were directed to saving adjoining property. The day pf the fire was one of the coldest of the winter and the volunteer firemen who now bark back to the old times, often tell of the intense sufferings of the men handling the hose, owing to the instant freezing of spray and running water on their persons. Washington Market was the last indoor market in Paterson and since that time agitation has been frequent, as it is at the present time, to establish another.
At the time of the fire, Washington Hall was occupied by a number or merchants who had stores om the lowest floor and by the Majestic lodge, who occupied the upper floors. The Board of Trade met in the building and the First Battalion drilled there.
The fire broke out at 1:45 o'clock in the morning and had gained such headway by the time the firemen arrived that they were unable to cope with the flames and their engines were directed to saving adjoining property. The day pf the fire was one of the coldest of the winter and the volunteer firemen who now bark back to the old times, often tell of the intense sufferings of the men handling the hose, owing to the instant freezing of spray and running water on their persons. Washington Market was the last indoor market in Paterson and since that time agitation has been frequent, as it is at the present time, to establish another.
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February 19, 1890: Box 62 9:30 AM River and Sassafras barn fire
February 19 Guardian
February 20 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 13 1994 Review of the Fire
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March 10, 1890: 12:00 PM Station 32 Wood factory near Main Street bridge
MARCH 20, 1890: VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT CEASES OPERATION