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1910 - 1914

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF NOTABLE FIRES

1910-1914

1910       Box    Time        Address               Alarm       Remarks

January 6, 1910: Station 363 (Broadway & East 22nd) ~5:00 PM  607 East 23rd Street                                                                                                                       Xmas tree in dwelling 
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January 7 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 11, 1910:   Doherty Silk Co, Silk City Warping Co and Reliance Silk Co
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January 15, 1910:  Station 241 (Madison and Cedar Streets) 4:20 PM 174 Beech Street                                                                                                                                       Dwelling
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January 21, 1910:  4:42 PM  Explosion at Edison Power Station at foot of Broadway
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January 26, 1910:  234   9 Paterson Street  2nd Alarm
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February 10, 1910:  Multiple (10) responses - worst was 292 Preakness Avenue
​                    Ice and cold hamper firefighters and horses
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February 24, 1910:   10:00 AM  171 Van Houten Street garage
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February 26, 1910:  742    2:45: PM  10th Ave & East 33rd Street     3rd   Cramer & King Co.
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 February 27, 1910:  3:45 AM 13, 15, 17 Fair Street     Spinelli Brothers
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February 28, 1910:    321   3:55: AM     160-162 Water St.           3rd          Kuhlman Flats
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March 10, 1910:  84  4:30 am 326 Grand Street    3 story mixed occupancy
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March 11, 1910: Station 354 ~8:00 PM 162 Preakness Avenue             Dwelling
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March 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 13, 1910: Station 19 (Temple & North 7th Street)~ 5:00 AM  152-154 Belmont Avenue
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March 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 22, 1910:  Just after midnight  40 West Street  Candy Store
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March 23, 1910: Station 245 (Doherty Mill) ​ 8:32 PM   Vine Street Holden Rigby factory
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March 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
​March 25, 1910:       456    11:37 PM      107-117 River St.           3rd           Retail Stores
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March 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 26 Paterson Press - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 25 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 27, 1910:    Evening fire  15 Straight Street                  Opium joint
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March 28 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 8, 1910:   81 (Slater Street & Dale Ave)  ~7 PM   Fire at Dale Street & Railroad Avenue          Paterson Packing Case Co  Union Brewing company     Lackawanna Freight House   
         2 horse fatalities (euthanized)
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April 18, 1910:  1:47 AM    Jefferson Ave & Garfield Street  Grocery Store
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April 20, 1910:   Box at River & West Street - ~3:00 AM  River & Mulberry Streets   
                                   2nd alarm   Old factory
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April 19, 1910:  7:00 AM 164 River Street    Grocery Store
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​May 30, 1910: Station 562 (Main and Bloomfield) 4 alarms between 4:14 PM and 8:00 PM
                      890 Main Street   Phosphorus fires
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June 27, 1910:          52     11:42 PM      298-300 Main Street        
​                                                                                        General Alarm   Van Dyk Furniture
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Morning Call June 28, 1910 - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Paterson Evening News - June 28, 1910
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June 28 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 28 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 29, 1910:  Station 234 1:59 PM 170 River Street  FF Injury  Apartment fire
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June 30 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 30, 1910:   Three fires starting at 2:30 AM
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July 2, 1910:     456    12:50 PM      Bridge & River Street           General Alarm                         Old Levy Silk Mill  Manhattan Ribbon
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Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Engine Company 5 Metropolitan Steamer
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July 18, 1910: Station at Court & Pacific Street    Tar wagon fire
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July 30, 1910:  Busy night for PFD including a startled horse
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August 16, 1910:  451 (main & Broadway) 9:20 PM     Main &West Street     2nd alarm 
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August 17, 1910:  451    8:30 PM     Main Street & Broadway        3rd           Palace Theater
September 13, 1910:   after midnight  81 East 5th Street     Barber shop
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 17, 1910:   451    120, 122, 124 Main Street               3rd  alarm  
                                           Palace Showhouse, Cleveland Hardware and Mead's Haberdashery
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From the Paterson News re October 17 fire
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October 25, 1910:   235   11:05 PM       22 Governor Street                                                                                                         Fred Brooks Carpenter shop on1st floor of Doele & Hanson Mill 
    Shortly later another fire broke out in 3rd floor of same large plant (39 Governor Street)             and a 3rd alarm was transmitted from nearby
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Second Fire of October 25, 1910
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October 26 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 5, 1910:  413   7:00 PM 94 West 27th Street                   Chimney Fire
November 5, 1910:  231   10:00 PM    247 (1-2)  River Street          Barber shop
​November 5, 1910:  10:30 PM  40 West Street                                  Sagamore Café 
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November 15, 1910: 1:00 AM 258, 260, 262 Water Street (at Stout Street)  Barn, Factories
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​November 16, 1910:   425     6:39 PM    21st Ave & E 38th Street     General   
​                                                                                                              East Jersey Pipe Works
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November 25, 1910: Multiple incidents over three hours
​           Stations 521 (Main & Clay), 343 (Circle & North 3rd), 413 (West 27th Street) and
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November 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 29, 1910:  Stations 25 and 253 sounded plus 2nd alarm  7:45 PM  Clay Street at Lackawanna RR Spur   Steele Planing Mill 
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December 6, 1910: 6:129 PM  Brandes Mill Marshall Street     New autiengine responds
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December 7 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 9, 1910:  71 (Private Box for Adam's Mill)  11:36 AM  
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December 17, 1910: 531   ~5:30 AM  518 Main Street
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December 19, 1910: Station 453 (Fair & Washington)  9:25 PM  
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December 20 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 24, 1910: Station 456  2:45 AM Zabriske Stables at 55 River Street
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December 28, 1910:  Station 231  2:45 PM  174 Water Street  Mixed occupancy
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December 31, 1910:     ~3AM   9 Seeley Street          Fatalities     2 story frame dwelling ​
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December 31, 1910:  453   10:30 AM  50 Hamburgh Avenue  Dwelling
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​December 31, 1910:               2:05 PM                        3rd               Paterson Silk Mfg Company

1911   Box    Time        Address                    Alarm       Remarks

January 10, 1911:   12:15 AM   17-21 Amity Street   2nd alarm    Athletic Club
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January 12, 1911: 12:15 AM 17-21 Amity Street   Paterson Athletic Club  Chief injured
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January 18, 1911:  10:30 AM  50 Hamburgh Avenue  2nd alarm   Dry Goods store
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January 23, 1911: Station 241 11 PM  66 Cedar Street   Barn fire
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January 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 26, 1911:  Station 51 (Van Houten & Magee's Alley 5:40 PM Belmont Silk Mill
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February 4, 1911:  9:15 PM  456  100 River Street                  Apartments
                                   9:34 PM  47    76 Prospect Street               Grocery Store
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February 10, 1911: 8:30 PM 394 Main Street  Millinery Store
March 7, 1911:  Station 514 12:25 AM  22 Cross at Ellison Street   2.5 story frame: saloon & Italian Hotel    Auto-engine of E10 did impressive work 
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The Press - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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The Press - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 11, 1911:  55      1:17 PM       245 Crooks Avenue                US Varnish Tile Paper Co.
​March 11, 1911:   78 Vine Street (at Oak Street)
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March 15, 1911: 11:20 PM 407 Graham Avenue
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March 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 18, 1911:  453    5:30 PM      West Street       4th       Folly Theater
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March 20, Press Guardian Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 17, 1911: Station 43 (Clay and Lewis) 8:08 PM   105 Gray Street   Dwelling
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March 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 19, 1911: Station 731 (Broadway & Summer)  336 Broadway     Drs residence
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April 20 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 26, 1911:  Prospect Park   School 1  Engine 5 responds
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May 3, 1911:  Clay Street at Hill & Morris Canal  Old Murtaugh Hotel (abandoned)
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May 4 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 9, 1911: 60, 62, 64 East 22nd Street
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May 9 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Motrrrison
May 23, 1911:  Station 431 (Union and Hamburgh) 1:15 PM  PS 14 (Union & Coral)
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May 19, 1911:  12:55 PM  Cooke Locomotive Works
                          12:59 PM Station 561 PS 9  92 Thomas Street  1 alarm    2 story frame
                          1:25 PM  Station 561 sounded again (false alarm)
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May  19, 1911:   634    11:20 PM      60-64 E 22nd Streets                3rd           Tenement
May 27, 1911:    237    9:15 PM        Montgomery & Summer Streets  3rd        F. W. Ball Mill
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July 1, 1911:  456  10:30 PM   91-93 River Street   Refrigeration plant explosion
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August 4, 1911:  456  25 Godwin Street  Trick 1 has collision on River Street    Hosue fire
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August 13, 1911: 1 AM     72 West 29th Street   
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August 16, 1911: 10:55 PM  16 East 23rd Street    Issues for apparatus reaching scene
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August 17 Morning Call - courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 26, 1911:  (Almshouse Box) 12:40 AM  Katz Avenue
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September 8, 1911:   2:15 AM  147 Broadway  Print shop
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September 9, 1911:  Market Street and River Road  Still alarm auto-engine 10
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September 14, 1911: Station at Washington & River Streets 12:45 PM  38 Godwin Street 
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September 26, 1911:  47-49 Matlock Street  and 20 Lane Street   Stable & rear 2 dwellings
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October 6, 1911   2:30 AM   71 Main Street (at Fair Street)  2 alarms 
​                                                Asbury Park Fish Company + other merchants
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October 16, 1911:   5:20 AM   59 Front Street
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October 18, 1911:   14    9 AM   275 Straight Street                Mixed use
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October 22, 1911: Station 31  4 PM  93 North Main Street   Apartments
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October 28, 1911:     19th Avenue and East 22nd Street
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November 2, 1911:  ~10:00 AM  179 River Street                          Mixed Occupancy
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November 2, 1911:   436    9 AM    State Street     2nd alarm       
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November 5, 1911:  Station 63   12:20 AM 74, 76, 78 Butler Street     Frame dwelling
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November 7, 1911: 169-185 Market Street   Smith estate Building  Mixed occupancy
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November 11, 1911:  472    2:30 AM      169-185 Market Street   3rd           M & K Kelley Co.
November 20, 1911:  451  10:00 AM  137 Main Street      Washington Movie Picture Show
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November 29, 1911:  7 AM  90-92 River Street
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December 10, 1911:   521     8:30 PM      394 Main Street                   3rd           Retail Store
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December 17, 1911:  65   7:47 PM  502 River Street       Extra alarms       Boarding House
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December 18, 1911:  233   2:30 AM       50 Godwin Street  Frame dwelling
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December 19, 1911:  106 North 7th Street Still alarm Engine 5  2 Fatalities
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December 25, 1911:  453 (River & West Streets)  15 West Street    Barber shop
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December 27, 1911:   452     1:50 AM      51 Fair Street                  3rd          Plumbing Supply
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December 30, 1911;    Mutual Aide to Fairlawn -  Fairlawn Hotel
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1912   Box    Time        Address               Alarm       Remarks

January 11, 1912:  29 (Totowa Avenue & North 22nd Street (later called Elberon Ave) Crosby Avenue and North 20th Street  (later called Burlington Avenue) Dwelling     
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January 17, 1912: Station 364 (East 19th & 3rd Avenue) 750 River Street  
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January 18, 1912: 10:30 AM  25 Godwin Street                  Fireworks Store with fatality
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January 19, 1912:   ~ 1:00 PM  390 - 392 Straight Street    McNab and Harlan Shops
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January 19, 1912:   14    3:45 PM     12-14 Crosby Place     3rd  H.B.Crosby Auto Repair Shop
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January 20, 1912: Return to Crosby Place fire above
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January 25, 1912;   456    1 PM  15 Godwin Street    Apartment building woodshed
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January 30, 1912:    320 Market Street (near Vine Street)    Coal stove
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January 30, 1912:  472  6:30 PM Northwest corner Main and Market Streets     Stores
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February 4, 1912:    5Station 68   2:37 AM     995-1003 Main Street     3rd alarm         
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February 5, 1912:  141   5:50 AM  Straight and Morton Streets  Paragon Silk Mill
                                 53    477 Main Street   Kitchen fire
                                 31    3 PM  79 North First Street    House fire
                                 322   4:10 PM   33-356 Lane Street     Cellar/hallway fire
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February 11, 1912:  73   170 Broadway     Roof fire
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February 17 and 18, 1912: Weekend incidents
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​February 19, 1912:     514  5:05 AM   Ellison Street Extension     2nd    Hayes Mfg Company
​February 22, 1912:  Stations 31 and 315  8 PM 79 North 1st Street  2nd Alarm   Stable
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February 26, 1912:    451   9:30 PM  108 Main Street  Lowenthal's Shoe Store
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​February 19. 1912:     514  5:05 AM   Ellison Street Extension     2nd    Hayes Mfg Company 
​March 5, 1912:   11AM       363   663, 665, 667 East 22nd Street             2nd         Dwellings
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March 14, 1912:   97 Benson Street   Flue fire in dwelling
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April 4, 1912: Station 244 & 264 - Fire alarm transmission error creates confusion 
                    Fire at 169 Barclay St
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April 5, 1912:  10:30 PM 581 Main Street      Saloon and mixed occupancy building
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April 11, 1912:  Station 232 (Walden Mill) 32 Fulton Street   Small clothing fire in dwelling
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April 19, 1912: 72  6:10 PM  166 Main Street between Van Houten and Ellison Streets
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May 2, 1912:  11:30 PM  Hamilton Silk Mill
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May 3, 1912: Straight Street Silk Mill
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May 18, 1912: 63  5:30 PM 600 River Street with extension to 598 and 602   Feed store
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May 20, 1912:   12:00 PM  321 Main Street   Still alarm Engine 4
​                            31 3PM  17 East Main Street 
                           634  9 PM 112 East 22nd Street
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May 21, 1912: Station 472  ~7 PM   Kitay Bld Market and Main Street
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May 26, 1912: Station 362  8:00 PM  197 Godwin Street
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June 14, 1912: 1:30 AM New Street  Paterson Crushed Stone     3 story building
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June 18, 1912: 456  10:30 AM  23-27 Godwin Street                Explosion with fatality
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July 2, 1912: 293 Liberty Street    1.5 story barn-chemical factory
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July 5, 1912: Station 234  Early Morning - 364 River Street  2nd alarm   Dance Hall/Saloon with Sowerbutt Silk Mill exposure
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July 13, 1912: Box at Hamilton & Fair Streets -  ~8  AM 79 Fair Street     Empire House
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July 16, 1912: 162   ~ Noon  Rogers Locomotive Works  Crowd sees motorized apparatrus
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July 24, 1912:  63  589-591 River Street   2nd alarm                Frame dwellings    
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July 25, 1912:    1 PM 15 Godwin Street                                     Woodshed
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July 30, 1912:  ~8 AM  137 River Street   - Standard Silk Throwing Company and Schwartz           Silk Company in old Dordoni Silk Plant bordering on Bridge, River and Tyler Streets
     
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August 24, 1912:  8:30 PM  114 Ellison Street                                 Commercial Lunch Co
                               10:45 PM  Market and Main Street                     Direct to You Tea Co
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August 27, 1912: 3 AM  123 Marshall Street   Attic fire
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September 2, 1912:  Alarm sent in by telegraph by Chief Stagg from his across the street home. 2:30 AM 
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September 4, 1912:  Station 43 (Gray & Lewis Streets)  12:30 AM   105 Gray Street
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September 24, 1912: ~ midnight  Station 31  54 North West Street    Dwelling   
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October 2, 1912: 35 May Street                                             Tenement fire
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October 8, 1912:  1:45 AM  187 River Street                                         Store
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November 9, 1912:  Station 162 1:45 AM Spruce Street  Rogers Locomotive
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November 11, 1912: 558 Straight Street  Still alarm Engine 9    
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November 24 and 25th 1912: 3 fires
      24th   687 East 24th Street Still alarm Engine 10
      24th   9 PM  Station 322    47 Matlock Street     Dwelling      
      25h    2 AM  Station 322   168 North Main Street      Barber shop and Dwelling     
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November 29, 1912:  212: 5:30 AM 210 and 203 East 16th Street   2 story frame
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December 1, 2012:  Station 334 3:30 AM  16th Avenue (at Graham Ave)  2nd alarm
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December 9, 1912:  2:30 AM  Hotel at Moffit Bridge in Hawthorne (Mutual aid - fire fought from across the river)
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December 13, 1912: 5:30 AM   310 Main Street    Still alarm for Chemical Company  1
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December 14, 1912:  353 (Union and Preakness)  99 Ryerson Avenue
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December 15, 1912:    451   7:08: AM    Main & Van Houten Streets   3rd alarm
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​December 17, 1912:   45   ~10:00 AM  Washington and Godwin Streets  3 story frame
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December 21, 1912:    234   6:00: PM     Jay Street          General        S.U.M. Pope Mill
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December 30, 1912: 1:30 PM 7 Park Ave oil stove fire   Engine 6 horses have difficulty
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1913   Box    Time        Address               Alarm       Remarks

January 13, 1913: Station 24  5:45 AM    367 Summer Street    Apartment House
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January 20, 1913:  182  79 Lawrence Street             3rd                  PS Van Kirk Lumbar Yard
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February 6, 1913:     473   ~10:30 AM    180-182 Main Street (at Ellison Street)
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February 12, 1913:  Station 45 Main & Hamilton  6:00 PM   16, 18, 20 Main Street    2nd alarm
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February 13, 1913:  3:00 AM  311 Van Houten Street   Dwel;ing
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March 16, 1913:  Station 52  5:00 AM  235 & 237 Main Street 2nd alarm  Eclipse Bakery
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April 10, 1913: Station 724 (Market & Church)  9:30 PM  203 Market Street 
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April 12, 1913    47 Prospect Street Methodist Episcopal Church    defective flue
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April 17, 1913:  623  ~1 PM  25 Branch Street (and Passaic River)       3rd alarm 
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April 27, 1913:  Several FD calls including Roger's Locomotive
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May 1, 1913:  46 Cross Street   Shed fire & 36 Passaic Street Dwelling
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May 5, 1913:  2:30 AM 434 East 21st Street   Cement Construction plant barn    
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May 15, 1913:  12 noon 779 Eat 26th Street Extension to dwellings at 776, 769, 771,773,775              and 777 East 26th Street18th Ave between East 26th & East 27th Streets 
           General alarm   Saw Mill & Barn/stables
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May 16, 1913: Station 42  Market Street & Lakeview Avenue   Mixed occupancy
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June 9, 1913:  1:00 AM   235 River Street   Barber shop
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June 15, 1913: 354  Engine 8, 12 & Chief Coyle   West Paterson High Bridge Fire ​
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June 16, 1913:  472   ~8AM   Main & Market Street   HB Kitay Building
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June 18, 1913:  West Railway Avenue  American Locomotive Co (Cooke Branch)
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June 19, 1913:    52   2:30 A​M       339-345 Main St.             General          Retail Store
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June 20, 1913: 167 Governor Street    Chemical fire    Still alarm Truck 3
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June 22, 1913: Station 452   64 River Street     3 story vacant building
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August 5, 1913:   14   6:15 AM Market Street  Erie RR Storage House 
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August 5, 1913:  413 (West 27th Street near school 7)  8:01 AM  West 29th Street  Fatality
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August 24, 1913:     Station 234  193 River Street     Barn
                               360 Main Street    Dry goods store
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September 4, 1913:   12:12 PM  13 North Main Street   woodshed
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September 11, 1913:  Midnight   239 Carroll Street     Grocery store
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September 14, 1913:   Union & Preakness Ave station sounded - Barn & Car shed next to Westside Park
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September 15, 1913:   Station 234 Bridge & River Streets  ~ 3:00 AM  153-163 River Street
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October 3, 1913:  205 Carroll Street   Cellar fire
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November 4, 1913:  8:00 PM  31 Main Street    Fruit store
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November 20, 1913:   42  1:30 PM  1058 Market Street   John English Feed Co
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December 1, 1913:  Station at Washington and Van Houten Streets) ~4:00 AM  137 Main Street  The Washington Movie Theater     3rd alarm
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December 1, 1913: 6:48 AM  763 River Street              Stable fire   Colt Fatality
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December 1, 1913:  724   10:09 PM    Market Street      John Matthews and others
December 2, 1913:     451   3:30 AM       137 Main St.                     3rd          Mullins & Co
December 11, 1913:  Station 424 (18th Ave & East 31st) ~ 10:00 PM  293 17th Avenue
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December 30, 1913:  6:40 AM 135 Market Street (between Main & Washington Streets) 
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1914     Box    Time        Address               Alarm       Remarks

January 3, 1914:   ~ 8PM  134 North First Street stable   Two horses incinerated 
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January 6, 1914:  52   1:18 AM        Main & Smith Streets  General      Paterson Opera House
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January 12, 1914:  Station 472 (Main & Market) ~3:00 AM   98-91 Prospect Street
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January 13, 1914: 9:30 AM 350 Grand Street   Grain Warehouse   3rd alarm
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January 13, 1914:  Multiple fires during extreme winter cold and snow
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January 29, 1914:  10:00 PM   366 East 18th Street   1 story frame Cobbler shop
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February 5, 1913:  10:00 AM  50 Ann Street 
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February 13, 1914:  Just after midnight  - 194 Slater Street dwelling fire -   Engine 1 has accident responding at Main and Market Streets
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February 14, 1914:  Station 25 Hamburgh Ave and  North West Street   Read about the snow conditions and the impediments suffered by responding apparatus
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March 1, 1914:  472  6:32 AM     226 Main Street                           Friedman Brothers
March 2, 1914:     Van Houten Street - home of retired Chief Stagg
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March 9, 1914: Station 24 8:00 AM  Sutton Flats on 69 Park Ave  -
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March 11, 1914:    Liberty Street and Wayne Avenue    Fire Horse electrocuted at Engine 8
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March 13, 1914:   31   5:20 PM   52-54 North 1st Street   3rd         Christian Reformed Church
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​April 14, 1914:  5:55 PM   177 14th Avenue                                    Dwelling
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April 16, 1914:    Station 742 ~ 6:00 AM   771 14th Avenue      Dwelling
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April 18, 1914:  16 Main Street    Caufield Saloon      Engine 1 still alarm
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May 9, 1914: 11:45 PM Ellison Street near Colt Street    2nd              Empire Theater
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May 11, 1914:  2:30 AM  11th Ave & East 25th Street  Barn fire with 3 cows killed in barn fire
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May 14, 1914:  244    8:02 PM    69 Park Avenue                               A&P Store
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May 15, 1914:  Station 45  2:30 AM  43 Main Street   Jewelry store
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May 16, 1914:  Station 233  25 Bridge Street
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May 22, 1914:  251  9:30 PM    Railroad Ave & Taylor Street      Standard Oil Plant Grounds
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June 3, 1914:   Chief Coyle stops runaway horse on Market Street
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June 3, 1914:   151    9:30 PM  28 West Street
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June 4, 1914:  2:50 AM  Brook & Ellison Streets                          Livery Stable
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June 21, 1914:   Station 512  38 Ellison Street     Barn fire
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June 23, 1914:  281   Almshouse                         2nd alarm                Barns and outhouses
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July 3, 1914:  Station 63  629 River Street  Saloon   Incidents with E3 and Truck 3
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July 7, 1914:     11 PM  343 Main Street
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July 13, 1914:  521 9:33 PM 350 Grand Street  2nd alarm   Joseph English Feed Warehouse
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July 16, 1914: Station 411  ~ 10:00 PM  344 McBride Avenue   2 story barn
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July 17, 1914:  Station 74  (12th & East 25th)  ~10:00 PM  E22nd & 12th apartment
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August 4, 1914:  1:30 AM 59, 61, 61 1/2 Hamburgh Avenue
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August 4, 1914:   7 Clinton Street
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August 12, 1914:  3:30 AM  97 Barclay Street                Dwelling
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August 13, 1914:   Station 563 5:45 PM Lakeview Presbyterian Church 
​          Getty & Knickerbocker Aves   Fire fought by PFD and Clifton (Lakeview) Volunteers
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September 1, 1914:  Station 235: 45 Tyler street     Dwelling
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​September 8, 1914;  425  6:37 AM  21st Avenue & East 37th Street  3rd alarm
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September 12, 1914:   Wilson and Son Coal company  
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September 21, 1914:  YMCA  (Ellison Street)  2nd Alarm
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October 1, 1914: Station 374   ~ 3:00 AM   326 15h Avenue   726 east 24th St
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October 2, 1914:    326  9:45 AM   21 Jefferson Street                Barn fire
                                731   12:30 PM  230 Summer Street              2 story frame (attic, roof)
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October 20, 1914:  Station 632 River & 5th  8:20 AM   15 East 11th Street 
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October 23, 1914:  ~11:00 AM  93-95 East 5th Street    3 story frame dwelling
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October 25, 1914:  Station 435  ~ 3:00 AM  27-29 East 11th Street
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October 26 Morning Call
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November 1, 1914:  Station 374  ~6:00 AM 726 15th Avenue
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November 2 Morning Call
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November 8, 1914:   Station 234 (Bridge & River) 9:30 PM 148 River Street   
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November 9 Morning Call
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November 20, 1914:  Just before midnight - 1, 3, and 5 Temple Street  (Multiple stores (common basement)
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November 21 Morning Call
December 4, 1914:   Station 19 (Temple and North 7th Street) pulled ~1 AM  29 North 4th Street stable with likely fatality
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December 4 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 4, 1914:  10:00 PM  River Street near Main Street  Grocery store / Raincoat factory
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December 5 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 7, 1914:  Station 732 Broadway and Summer Streets - 6 Lake Street   Attic fire
En route Chief Coyle gig, driven by aide John Anderson collides with jam-packed police vehicle - both were sounding their bells at the times (no sirens in use in 1914)
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December 8 Morning Call
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December 12, 1914:   Station 45 (Main & Hamilton) ~ 7:00 PM  42 Main Street
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December 13 Morning Call
December 15, 1914:  Station 621 East 5th & Wood Streets  ~ 6:00 PM  86 East 5th Street
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December 16 Morning call
December 21, 1914:  Station at Main & Broadway - ~10:00 PM  765 Broadway
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December 22 Morning Call
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December 23, 1914:  River & East 15th Street m  Chinese Laundry    Mixed occupancy
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December 23 Morning Call
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December 30, 1914:  ~6:40 AM   135 Market Street   2nd alarm     Drug Store
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