1890-1894

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES

Significant Fires in Era of Partially Paid Department
(March 20, 1890 - November 15, 1895)

1890 Box Time Address

July 21, 1890: Box 51 at 3:15 AM J. C Todd's Machine Shop
Van Houten Street and Magee's Alley General Alarm

The Guardian

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

August 12, 1890: Station 73 2PM Broadway at Eire RR
John Van Houten House (Boarding Home)

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

August 24, 1890: Box 62 at 3:04 AM Straight Street near Cedar Street General alarm
Thrift and Son's Lumbar Yard on Straight Street

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

August 24, 1890: 32 (Clinton & North Main) with a second alarm and also pulled was
Box 21 (Bridge & River Streets) 8:45 PM 2nd Alarm
Vanderburg & Wells Printing Co Plant

October 14, 1890: Box 145 (West & Ryerson Streets) 12:36 AM 7 Bank Street (at River)
White's Stables 3 horses died

Paterson Press - Courtesy Jim Eifler

October 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 22, 1890: Box 61 at 8:20 AM Bamford's Mills on Rip Van Winkle Avenue
(later renamed Belmont Avenue) at Cliff Street - Fully involved 4 story Mill

November 24, 1890 - Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Same Fire -- From Paterson Press (published on November 27, 1890)

Courtesy Jim Eifler

1891 Box Time Address

January 20, 1891: 5:40 PM Main and Van Houten Streets

January 22 Paterson news courtesy Dennis Morrison

March 8, 1891: 5:30 AM 100 20th Avenue

March 9 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison

March 17, 1891: Station 164 10:30 AM 84 Van Houten Street Lockwood Brothers

March 29, 1891: Station 141 6:00 AM Willard Park Hotel

March 30 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison

April 9, 1891: Box 63 at 12:30 AM Riverside Plastic Works on East 13th Street

Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison

Same Fire: Paterson Daily Press

Courtesy Jim Eifler

April 16, 1891: Station 37 4:00 PM 17th Avenue barn
95 Jackson Street roof fire

April 17 News courtesy Dennis Morrison

April 17, 1891: 1:40 PM River Road near Lincoln Bridge - Slingland Barn Horse fatality
Nearby house also damaged

April 17 News courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 6, 1891: Station 53 Main and Taylor Streets 456 Main Street Frame Building
First fire for new Chief John Stagg

May 6 Paterson news courtesy Dennis Morrison

July 9, 1891: FF James H Moser of Engine Company 1 (call man) was killed by an exploding soda water tank
November 3, 1891: Box 51 at 6:09 PM Raceway on Van Houten Street General Alarm J.C. Todd's works on Van Houten Street

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Same Fire from the Paterson Press published November 4, 1891

Paterson Press - Jim Eifler

November 4, 1891: Boxes 314 (Railroad & Green) & 53 (Taylor & Main) at 9:51 PM
Blackburn Mill on Railroad Avenue at Taylor Street

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 6, 1891: FF Richard Duffy of Truck Company 1 (call man) was thrown from the apparatus and died the next day after surgery
December 8, 1891: Box 14 at 4:11 AM Dunlop Mills at Madison, Morton and Straight Streets

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 16, 1891: Box 165 at 6:35 AM Leon Street 3rd Alarm at Paterson Sanitary Works

Paterson Daily Press - Courtesy Jim Eifler

Chemical Co # 1 incident

Morning Casll - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1892 Box Time Address

January 15, 1892: Box 132 at 10:54 PM Stohr's Mill on Height Street

November 15, 1892: Box 72 ~8PM Vandervoort and Slingland's at 133-135 Main Street
Dry Good Store

11/16/92 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1893 Box Address

March 16, 1893: Box 47 Turn Hall at Cross and Ellison Streets General alarm

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Paterson Daily Press- Jim Eifler

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 5, 1893: FF Christopher Murphy of Truck Company 3 (call man), was fatally injured falling off the apparatus
July 1, 1893: Box 21 11:15 PM River Street at the foot of Washington Street
3rd alarm (sounded from Box 45)_ Johnson Wool Extract Company ("Shoddy Mill")

July 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

September 14, 1893: Box 124 10:20 PM 68-78 Paterson Street General Alarm Lumbar Yard

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 2, 1893: 12 (Mill & Oliver Streets) ~9:00 PM Stable - 6 horses died

December 4 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 2, 1893: 451(Main & Broadway) 11:20 PM 92-94-96-98 Main Street 4 stores

December 4, 1893 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Same December 2 Fires above - Paterson Daily Press

Courtesy Jim Eifler

1894 Box Address

July 21, 1894: 2 PM Stations 146 & 47 did not work: 72 at City hall sounded by police:
48 Van Houten Street Lockwood Brothers Mattress & Stable

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

July 28, 1894: 14 (Market St & Railroad Avenue) ~10 AM 298 Ellison Street 2nd alarm
Stable at Wells Fargo Company

The Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Same fire as reported from Paterson Weekly Press August 2, 1894

Courtesy Jim Eifler

October 22, 1894: ~6AM Stations 13 (Main & Grand), 53 (Main & Taylor) and 83 (Slater & Marshall) all pulled - 440 Main Street 3 story frame tenement mixed occupancy