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 at 12:36 Am White's Stables Bank Street
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

April 9, 1891: Box 63 at 12:30 AM Riverside Plastic Works on East 13th Street
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: Box 165 at 6:35 AM at Paterson Sanitary Works on Leon Stree

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
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")