1895-1899

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES

1895-1899

1895 Box Time Address

February 10, 1895: 37 10:04 AM East 25th Street & 15th Avenue 2.5 story frame

February 11 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

February 10, 1895: Mutual Aid to Little Falls - Engine Company 8 and Chief Stagg

February 11 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

February 14, 1895: 24    Doherty and Wadsworth Mill
May 7, 1895:    125 Ellison & Straight Streets    Landau Silk Mill
September 18, 1895; 53 11:55 PM 159-161 Marshall Street 2nd Alarm
   Chase Carbonizing at old Hopper's Factory

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

October 11, 1895: 14 and 141 9:32 AM Park Avenue 2nd alarm Paint store

Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1896 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks

January 3, 1896: 6:30 AM 242-244 Grand Street 2nd alarm Stryker Flats

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Summary of the Fire - Morning Call

January 4, 1896: Stations 18, 234, 231, & 182 (2nd alarm for 182) 40-42 Fulton Street
First use of cellar nozzles Warehouse

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 11, 1896: 18 3:40 PM 9 Ann Street 3rd Hincliffe Brewery
May 11, 1896: 451 Machinist's Assc Bldg

June 28, 1896: 51 11:22 PM 13 Van Houten Street 3rd Todd Mill

November 6, 1896: False Alarm at North Main and Temple Streets

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 7, 1896: 24 6 PM Vine and Essex Street saloon
November 7, 1896: 36 9 PM 12th Avenue & East 18th Street barn

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 15, 1896: Station 124 at12 Noon 41 Bridge Street
Private Box at 9:45 PM Passaic Rolling Mill Gas House

November 16 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 2, 1896: 43 3:00 PM 209 Huron Street FF Injury

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 18, 1896: 2:15 AM Rip Van Winkle Avenue Heavy snow retards apparatus
General Alarm Bamford Brother's Stable/Coach House

Paterson News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 23, 1896: 451 4:20 PM 176 Main Street Lloyd's Four & Eight Cents Store

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1897 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks

January 13, 1897: Station 451 6:45 PM 73 Broadway Grocery store

January 27, 1897: Station 253 (Straight & Essex) 12:30 AM 286 Straight Street (at Morton)

Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

January 31, 1897: 153 11:43 PM Hazel Street and Gould Avenue Dwelling

February 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrisaon

February 11, 1897: Station 81 (Slater and Dale) 4:40 PM 38 Dale Avenue Kitchen fire

February 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrrison

February 20, 1897: Incident at Passaic falls Truck 3 Captain Stewart Taylor aids in rescue

Courtesy Jim Eifler

July 4 and 5th 1897: Multiple Incidents
      1:17 AM 306 Tyler Street Still alarm Engine 3 and Truck 3
   5:06 PM 337 Main Street Still alarm Chemical Company #1
   7:30 PM 70 Ryle Avenue Still alarm Engine 5
   8:10 PM 12 Lake Street Still alarm Truck 3
   9:02 PM 61 Temple and Matlock    72 Lane Street Dwelling
   9:09 PM 124 Bridge & Hamilton
62 Madison and Cedar
34 Hamburgh & North West House at North West and Benson

July 6 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 19, 1897: Captain John Weber & FF John Breen & John Crotty commended for
rescue of 3 persons at fire.
December 24, 1897: 451 3:04 AM Main & Van Houten Streets

1898 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks

July 2, 1898: 741 2:45 AM 12th Avenue & East 31st Street 3rd Looschen Piano Co.
May 2, 1898: 451 53-55 Washington Street 2nd alarm David Boyle Co

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 21, 1898: 146 + multiple other boxes 1:04 AM Main and Van Houten Streets 2nd alarm Continental Hall

Morning Call Clips - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 26, 1898: 45 1:21 AM 14, 16, 18 & 20 Main Street 2nd Alarm

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1899 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks

January 14, 1899: Early morning 224 River Street Saloon

January 17, 1899: 72 3:50 AM Segars, Marks & Co

February 11, 1899: 741 4:01 AM 161 East 31st Street 2nd Frame Dwelling

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

April 29, 1899: 651 4:36 PM 252 East 16th Street Van Winkle Estate barn

Morning Call - Curtesy Dennis Morrison

May 25, 1899: 31, 131 4:15 AM Capella Silk Company Nightingale Mill
June 1899 5 PM 110 Straight at Governor Street Holt Toweling Mill Apparatus accident

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

July 26, 1899: 514 1:31 AM Cross & Ellison Street General Turn Hall
German Gymnastic Club - Turn Verein (pronounced “TOORN-fair-ine”)

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 29, 1899: 74 (East 25th & 12th Ave) and Box 137 (B'Way & East22nd)
2 homes on East 26th Street FF injuries

Courtesy Jim Eifler

July 11, 1899: 31 8:30 AM 42 North Straight Street

July 31, 1899: on Van Houten Street near Washington Street
Captains Cook (Chemical 1) and Fields (E1) burned Staten Island Cleaning Works

Morning Call August 1, 1899 - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

August 1 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

September 13, 1899: 156 1:56 AM J Brandes Silk Mill

September 17, 1899: 2 Boxes sounded: 212 (Dolphin Jute Mill) and 821 (Grand & Spruce)
~ 11 PM Saloon fire

September 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrisom

October 31, 1899: 72 8:40 PM 3rd alarm - Van Houten & Washington Streets
Building adjacent to Engine Company 1 at 112 Van Houten Street

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 15, 1899: Cat rescue by Chemical Company 1

November 16 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 29, 1899: Paterson firefighters wielding axes and saws worked with police to free passengers from wreck of the Buffalo Express at the Van Winkle Street rail crossing. A train bound for Hoboken sped through a signal and crashed into the express as it waited near the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad station - killing six people and injuring 21 others. Click for full story