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1890 - 1894

Partially Paid Department

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES

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

1890          Box      Time                        Address          

March 28, 1890:  Station 12 (Spruce and Oliver Streets)  Pine Street dwelling chimney fire. Is the first alarm ever sent out for the paid department
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April 17, 1890: The first major fire extinguished by Paterson's paid fire department, broke out at 416 Main Street and spread to an adjacent building, according to that day's edition of the Paterson Daily Press. The alarm was transmitted at 2:45 p.m. from Box 83 at Slater and Marshall streets.
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May 9, 1890:  Box 21  1:00 PM  4 Bridge Street (at River Street) building
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May 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 8, 1890:   City Hall Box  2:15 AM    172 Market Street    Plumbing store
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July 21, 1890:   Box 51 at 3:15 AM J. C Todd's Machine Shop
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July 21 Paterson Press
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July 22 Guardian
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July 29, 1890:  Station 25 (Rolling Mill ) and Station 62 at Cedar & Madison Streets 11:00 PM Stable fire at 181 Madison Street    Horse fatalities
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July 30 Paterson Daily Press
August 11, 1890:  Station 73    2PM     Broadway at Eire RR  
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August 13, 1890:  Box 23 (River St & Erie RR)  8:00 PM    41 North York Street  Dwelling
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August 14 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
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August 25 Paterson Daily Press
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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  
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August 31, 1890: Still alarm for Engine 5 - 48 Benson Street
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September 5, 1890: Station 72 8:00 AM  66 Broadway    Kitchen fire
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September 15, 1890:   Station 72 66 Broadway    2nd alarm   2 story building
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September 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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 October 14, 1890:     Box 145 (West & Ryerson Streets) 12:36 AM   7 Bank Street (at River)
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October 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 10, 1890: ~3:00 AM  Station 92 (Rolling Mill)  Water and Holsman Street grocery store
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November 10 Paterson Daily Press
 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
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November 24, 1890 - Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Same Fire -- From Paterson Press (published on November 27, 1890)
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December 9, 1890:  Box 86 (12th Ave & East 18th Street) ~ 11:00 PM
​          Tyler Street near Midland Railroad    Barn & carpenter shop
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December 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 9, 1890: Box 32  11:17 PM  186 Water Street     Dwelling
    December 10, 1890:  Box 45 (Division & Main)  1:15 AM    Barber shop
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January 9, 1891: 11:00 AM  90 Montgomery Street    Dwelling
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January 20, 1891: 5:40 PM   Main and Van Houten Streets
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January 21 - The Press

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January 22 Paterson news courtesy Dennis Morrison

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January 22 Press
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February 14, 1891: Station 47 1:45 AM  Hoffner's bakery at 63 Prospect Street
       Station 141(Little Falls Road) ~1:00 PM  Fire at Willard's Park
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March 8, 1891: 5:30 AM   100 20th Avenue
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March 9 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 17, 1891: Station 164 10:30 AM  84 Van Houten Street  Lockwood Brothers
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March 29, 1891: Station 141 6:00 AM   Willard Park Hotel
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March 30 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
 April 9, 1891:    Box 63 at 12:30 AM Riverside Plastic Works on East 13th Street
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Same Fire: Paterson Daily Press
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April 9 Guardian
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April 16, 1891: Station 37  4:00 PM  17th Avenue barn
​              95 Jackson Street    roof fire     
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April 17 News courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 17, 1891: 1:40 PM  River Road near Lincoln Bridge - Slingland Barn   Horse fatality
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April 17 News courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 27, 1891: ~1:00 PM Station 141 (Little Falls Turnpike) Stable on Totowa Ave near Lincoln Bridge  Horse fatality
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May 5, 1891:  Station 53  Main and Taylor Streets   456 Main Street    Frame Building
First fire for new Chief John Stagg
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May 6 Paterson news courtesy Dennis Morrison

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May 5, 1891: ~ 9:00 PM  Station 52  268 Main Street
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May 6 Guardian
June 30, 1891: Station 82 (Grand & Jersey)  Old Dunkerly Mill on Spruce Street
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​ July 9, 1891:              FF James H Moser of Engine Company 1 (call man) was killed by an                                         exploding soda water tank 
July 16, 1891: ~1:00 AM  McKee & Wilson works on Vreeland Avenue near Market Street
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August 3, 1891: Station 123 2:40 AM 291 Division Street   Store fire
             11:00 AM  Station 125 177 Paterson Street   kitchen fire
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August 15, 1891: 11:30 PM Main Street clothing store   Save by Chemical 1
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September 1, 1891: Station 51(Cross & Ellison) Attic fire    FF injury
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September 2, 1891: ~6:00 AM  Station 53 (Main and Taylor)   Plumbing establishment
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September 3, 1891:   Station 32 North Main & Clinton - 1:20 AM  27  North Main Street  John Breen's Locksmith
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October 11, 1891:   Station 112 Ryerson & Hill Streets ~10:00 PM 117 Ryerson Avenue
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October 12 Morning Call
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October 12 Guardian
October 14, 1891:  Station 42 (Market & Mill)  11:45 PM   50  Market Street
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October 15 Morning Call
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October 15 Guardian
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October 15 Press
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October 23, 1891:  Braun Brewing Company Marshall Street
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October 29, 1891: Station 45  9:15 PM  47 Main Street   Leather store
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October 30 Guardian
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October 31 Morning Call
 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    ​
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Same Fire from the Paterson Press published November 4, 1891
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November 4, 1891:    Boxes 314 (Railroad & Green) & 53 (Taylor & Main) at 9:51 PM
​            Blackburn Mill on Railroad Avenue at Taylor Street
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November 4 Paterson Press
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November 8 Paterson News
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November 4 Guardian
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November 5 Guardian  Truck 1 Rawson Water Tower saves the day
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November 5 Press
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November 8, 1891: Station 21  Bridge & River Streets  8:30 PM  Dwelling Bridge & Governor
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November 9 Morning Call
December 1, 1991: Station 316 - ~4:00 PM  192 Spring Street. Engine 6 has accident during response
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​December 6, 1891:    FF Richard Duffy of Truck Company 1 (call man) was thrown from the   the horse car he was using while responding to fire and died the next day after surgery 
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December 7 Guardian
December 7, 1891: Box 35  14 Manchester Avenue     Fire alarm difficulties
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December 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 8, 1891: Box 14 at 4:11 AM  Dunlop Mills at Madison, Morton and Straight Streets​
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December 8 Paterson News 
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December 9, 1891 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 8 Paterson Press
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December 12, 1891:   Station 28 (Henry St & Albion Avenue) ~ 9AM    Dwelling
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December 14 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 14, 1891: 45 North Main Street    Dwelling
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December 14 Morning Call
December 16, 1891:   Box 165 at 6:35 AM Leon Street 3rd Alarm at Paterson Sanitary Works 
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December 16 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Chemical Co # 1 incident
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Morning Casll - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 21, 1891:    E2 still alarm at Paterson Sanitary works
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December 22 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrtison
December 21, 1891: Dunlop Silk  Mill fire investigation
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December 23 Guardian

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January 1, 1892:   1:45 AM  Station 45   78 Main Street   Clothing store
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January 2 Morning Call
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January 2 Paterson Press
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January 14, 1892: Station 72 ~ 5:00 PM   85 Broadway   Crayon studio
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January 15 Guardian
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 January 14, 1892:    Box 132 at 10:54 PM  Stohr's Mill on Height Street
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January 16 Paterson News
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January 16 Guardian
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January 16 Paterson Press

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January 18 Morning Call
January 17, 1892:   2:30 PM  Guardian Newspaper office at Broadway & Washington
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January 18 Guardian
January 20, 1892:  ~5:30 PM   Broadway and Paterson Street    Mixed dwelling
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January 21 Guardian
January 21, 1892:   Station 65 (River and May) 549 River Street   Dwelling
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January 21 Paterson Press
January 23, 1892:  Station 19  ~10:00 PM  187 Clinton Street    Dwelling
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January 25 Paterson News
February 4, 1892: ~8:00 PM Station 25  163 Spring Street 
                       Richard Cubby driver of E9 assaulted
           February 5, 1892: ~1:00AM  Broadway Construction company
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February 5 Paterson Press
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February 5, 1892:  Station 46  Broadway & Mulberry)   ~1:00 AM   23 Broadway
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February 12, 1892:  Station 162 (Bamford Mill)   Morton Street barn   3 horses died
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February 13 Morning Call
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March 1, 1892: ~11:00 AM  Shed on Wayne Ave - still alarm for Engine 8
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March 22, 1892: ~6:00 PM   18 Ramapo Avenue   As gig was responding from Hotel Street firehouse to Chief Stagg's home on Slater Street it collided at Main and Smith Street with a wagon and overturned. Driver George Pfitzenmeyer injured.
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March 23 Guardian
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March 23 Paterson Press
April 9, 1892:   ~ Noon  Paterson & Tyler Street tenement
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April 11 Paterson News
April 19, 1892:   Station 63  6:55 AM   Straight Street (near Cedar)  General alarm
​                                                    Thrift's Lumbar Yard & Planing Mill   
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April 19 Paterson Press
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April 20 Morning Call
April 21, 1892:  9:40 PM  402 Main Street
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April 27, 1892:    Station 83 (Marshall and Slater)  Tenement House
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April 28 Morning Call
April 30, 1892: Station 125 (Straight & Ellison) 2:00 PM  Stiles Lumbar Yard  
          Engine 3 has accident at Main & Ellison
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May 5 Morning Call
May 6, 1892: ~2:00 PM Station 125 (Straight and Ellison) Building along Erie RR. Rear axle of Engine 3 broke, dropping engine to the ground and damaging boiler while responding
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May 7 Paterson Press
May 20, 1892: Station 62  1:15 AM   190 Beech Street    Cellar fire
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Morning Call
May 25, 1892:  Pelgram and Meyer Silk Mill shed. E5 hose wagon and steamer have mild collision
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May 26 Paterson Press
June 29, 1892:  Station 72 (City Hall)1:20 PM    104 Broadway     Tailor shop
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June 30 Morning Call
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June 29 Press
August 7, 1892:    Station 185  Little Falls Turnpike above Spruce Street     Ice House
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August 8 Paterson News
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August 8 Morning call
August 31, 1892: Station 82  ~10:30 PM   Grand near Spruce  Machine shop
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September 1 Paterson News
September 18, 1892: Station 230 ( Carroll & Tyler Street)  ~4:00 AM  Levi residence
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September 19 Morning Call
September 20, 1892:  8:45 PM  388 Grand Street  Walker's Carriage shop
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September 22, 1892: Station 13 (Main & Grand)    8:20 PM   Kitchen fire
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September 23 Morning Call
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October 8, 1892:   Station 35 (Wayne Avenue) ~7:15 PM    243 Walnut Street
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October 10 Morning Call
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Gig of Assistant Chief Gilmore has accident
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October 10 Press
October 18, 1892:  Station 45  ~5:00 PM  River & Washington  Johnston Wool Extracting Co
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October 19 Morning Call
October 22, 1892: Station 123  (Hamilton & Graham) Tyler Street Kershaw Saloon -   FF injury
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October 24 Morning Call
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October 24 Press
November 10, 1892: 147 North Main Street - wheels of "Rapid" Truck 3 struck a basin cover and threw driver from seat
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November 13, 1892:     Multiple fires
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November 14 Morning Call
November 15, 1892: Box 72 ~8PM  Vandervoort and Slingland's at 133-135 Main Street​
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November 16 Paterson News
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December 31, 1893:  Station 82  ~4:00 PM  118-120 Jersey Street
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January 2, 1893 Morning Call

1893          Box                      Address   

February 15, 1893: Station 45 (Main and Hamilton)  9:46 PM   38 Fair Street  Storage House
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February 16 Morning Call
February 26, 1893:  Station 412  (New Street and D&L Railroad)  2:00 AM    Building at New and  West 26th Streets
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February 26 Morning Call
February 26, 1893: Station 64 (Matlock and Temple Streets) 7:45 PM  18 Lane Street
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February 27 Morning Call
March 2, 1893:  ~7:00 PM Station 51  Nussey's Mach8ine shop on Van Houten SDtreet
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March 10, 1893: ~9:45 PM   Jersey Street dwelling
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March 11 Paterson Press
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​March 16, 1893:   Box 47  Turn Hall at Cross and Ellison Streets   General alarm
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March 25, 1893:   Station 124 Bridge & Hamilton Streets  2:25 PM   
​            Godwin Street   Carpenter Shop    2nd alarm
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March 28, 1893:    Station 141  ~2:00 AM    West 27th Street & Little Falls Road
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April 4, 1893:   5:15 PM   240 Tyler Street and at 7:28 PM  218 Main Street
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April 5 Paterson News
April 15, 1893:   Station 21  12:50 PM   Tyler Street barn (at Bridge Street)
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April 17 Morning Call
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April 24, 1893:   10:00 AM Trinity PE Church at Marion & Totowa
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April 24 Paterson Press
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May 5, 1893:   FF Christopher Murphy of Truck Company 3 (call man), was fatally          injured attempting to climb on the responding apparatus 
May 10, 1893: 8:19 AM  Box 563 (Lakeview area)  Main Street Dwelling fire
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June 4, 1893:  Station 21 Bridge and River11:30 PM  Jay Street just over Arch Street Bridge   Pope Mill
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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")
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Station 21 (River & Bridge) 11:15 PM  River Street Johnson Wool Extract Co 2nd and 3rd alarms sounded by Assistant Chief Engineer Mills at Station 45 (Main & Hamilton)
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July 3 Morning Call
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July 3 Paterson News
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July 3 Paterson Press
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July 17, 1893:   Station 5 Main & Hamilton  9:30 PM  27 Main Street
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July 18 Morning Call
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July 28, 1893:  Station 136 (Park and East 18th Street) ~10:00 AM   
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July 29 Morning Call
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August 8, 1893:   2 boxes pulled: Bridge & Hamilton & Bridge and River ~ 8:00 PM  88 Godwin Street  Chief Stagg signaled a 2nd alarm  Rice's Mineral Water Factory
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August 9 Paterson News
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August 9 Paterson Press
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August 12, 1893: ~11:00 PM Lambert property along Morris Canal
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August 14 Paterson Press
August 15, 1893:   205 Main Street   2 story brick  Jewelry Store   
​                            Described as largest still alarm in PFD History
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August 16 Morning Call
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August 18 Morning Call
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​September 14, 1893:  Box 124  10:20 PM 68-78 Paterson Street  General Alarm  Lumbar Yard
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November 19, 1893:  ~ 7:00 PM  87 Broadway     Lunch store
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November 20 Paterson News
November 20, 1893:   ~ 9:00 PM   24 Washington Street
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November 21 Paterson News
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November 22, 1893:  Station 4=38  River & Montgomery  ~11:00 PM  82 Lafayette Street
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November 23 Morning Call
December 2, 1893: 12 (Mill & Oliver Streets)  ~9:00 PM    Stable - 6 horses died
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December 4 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 2, 1893: 451(Main & Broadway)  11:20 PM  92-94-96-98 Main Street   4 stores
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December 4, 1893 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Same December 2 Fires above - Paterson Daily Press
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December 4 Paterson News
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Recapping December 4 - a busy day for PFD
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December 4 Guardian
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December 13, 1893:  Stations 28, 285 and 61 pulled    Totowa Hill - between Redwood and Jasper Streets near Union Avenue     Three buildings
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December 14 Morning Call
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December 14 Paterson Press

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January 7, 1894: Station 472 (Main & Market)   107 Market Street   Saloon
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January 8, 1894 Guardian
January 12, 1894: Station 73 Broadway & Paterson   119 Van Houten St    roof fire
January 13, 1894:   Station 314  2:30 AM  Railroad and Green 3 story building
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January 13 Guardian
February 12, 1894:   Station 25 (Peach and Clay Streets)  ~2:30 AM   Mixed occupancy
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February 13 Guardian
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February 13 Paterson Press
February 26, 1894: Station 412 New St & DLW Railway  2 AM    Dwelling at New and West 26th Streets
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February 26 Guardian

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March 2, 1894:  Station 145 (West & Ryerson Streets)  ~10 PM  Mulberry and River Streets
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March 3 Morning Call
March 7, 1894:   ~ 7 PM  195 Madison Street
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March 8 Paterson News
March 9, 1894:   ~ 8 PM  Water Street    3 Story Mill fire
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March 10 Morning Call

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March 10 Paterson Press

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March 10 Guardian
March 30, 1894: 10:40 PM   Station 31   101 North Main Street   Dwelling
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March 31 Paterson Press
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April 1, 1904:  Station 31  Haledon Ave & North Main Street  and Station 19 at Temple and North 7th Street  Haledon Avenue and North 7th Street  Barn fire
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April 2 Morning Call
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April 2 Paterson Press
April 5, 1894:  Station 37 Park & East 25th ~10 PM 747 East 27th Street    Barn fire
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April 15, 1894:  Station 51   ~1:00 PM  Old Gun Mill at foot of Van Houten Street
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April 16 Morning Call

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April 16 Paterson News

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April 16 Paterson Press
April 19, 1894: Station 52 (Main & Ward)   Truck 2 has accident at Main and Market Streets
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May 7, 1894:   Station 125 1:45 PM   Landau Silk Mill (Straight & Ellison)  2nd alarm
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May 8 Morning Call
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June 23, 1894:  Station 361 2:35 PM  Weidmann's Dye Shop 5th Avenue   2nd alarm
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June 25 Morning Call
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June 23 Paterson Press
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June 23 Guardian
July 3, 1894:  Station 284 (Crosby and Jasper) ~ after midnight  113 Redwood Avenue
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July 3 Guardian
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July 7, 1894:   Stations 19  6:52 PM   176 Carbon Street    Alarm malfunction 
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July 20, 1894:  2 PM Stations 146 & 47 did not work: 72 at City hall sounded by police:
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July 21 Press

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July 21 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 28, 1894:  14 (Market St & Railroad Avenue)  ~10 AM  298 Ellison Street  2nd alarm
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Same fire as reported from Paterson Weekly Press  August 2, 1894
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July 28 Paterson Press
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Same fire from July 30 Morning Call
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July 31, 1894:   Station 74  12th & east 25th   3:30 PM  Windsor Hotel  10th & East 23rd Street
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August 1 Morning Call
October 13 & 14, 1894:  3 alarms 
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October 14, 1894:   Two fires  (1) Chestnut and Clay Streets  (2)  37 Market Street
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October 15 Paterson News
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
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October 22 Paterson Press
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October 26. 1894:   Station 32  (North Main & Clinton)   10:30 PM   Water Street Mill
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October 27 News clip
November 23, 1894: Unusual false alarm
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November 24 Paterson Press
December 6, 1894:  Marshall Street   2 Fatalities Spratter & Mennel Brewery
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December 22, 1894:  Station 451 Main & Broadway   Crockery Store lower Main Street
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December 24 Morning Call
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December 24 Paterson News
December 23, 1894:   11 PM  Laundry on Market Street near White's Hotel
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December 24 Morning Call
December 31, 1894:  3:30 PM  145 West 27th Street -  Apparatus issues getting to dwelling fire
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January 1, 1895 Morning Call
  December 31, 1894: 11:30 PM Box 451  99 Main Street   Stubborn cellar fire Liquor Store
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January 1 1895 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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