CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR INCIDENTS

Notable Fires  1920-1929

1920  Box    Time          Address                Alarm           Remarks

January 7, 1930:      14      2:00 AM       12 Prince Street              3rd             Kane Auto repair
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 15, 1920:  52  8:50 AM   198-200 Main Street     Van Dyk Estate  Sprinker Damage
​March 7, 1920:  11:30 PM  85 Peel Street                                               Dwelling
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March 8 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 2, 1920:     28     8:09 PM        18-24 Albion Ave.                3rd             Jackson Silk Mill
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April 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Same Fire  -  From the Guardian (April 3)
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 27, 1920:   4:24 PM    426 and 430 East 33rd Street                               Two dwellings
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 24, 1920:   142      2:50 AM       237-243 Market St.            3rd            Manhattan Hotel
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​​July 16, 1920:   233    4:55 AM       55-57 Godwin Ave               3rd             Storick Silk Co,
July 29, 1920: 1:30 PM Island Market  2nd Alarm   Stables, vehicles and Farmer's Library
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The Guardian Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 5, 1921:     893 Main Street                                                   Pharmacy
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 2, 1920:  4:15 AM  Prospect and River Streets -   PSE&G Storage shed
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 5, 1920:  45 (Main & Hamilton)  7:02 PM   38, 40, 42 Main Street      Stores
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 25, 1921:   326 (Holsman and Jefferson)  12:13 AM  263-267 Water Street,
                                  26-28, 30 Holsman Street 2nd alarm                          Barns, dwellings
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 15, 1920:   424 (18th & E 39th)    8:20 PM 396 East 32nd Street   Dwelling
November 30, 1920:   52 (Main & Ward)  7:50 PM  199-201 Main Street  Emerald Hall
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 19, 1920:   562   11 PM             66 Bloomfield Avenue
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December 20 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 22, 1920:  14 (Market St & Railroad Ave)   1:57 AM   208 Market Street
​                                                                                                               3 story brick building
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1921   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 16, 1921:   1:35 AM  Webster Avenue
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January 17 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 21, 1921: 52 4:03 AM 297 Main Street       Theater Lunch room & Stores
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 21, 1921:     Other fires
April 14, 1921:  471 (Cross and Elm Street)  9:06 PM 80 Market Street
May 17, 1921:  512 (Mill and Market) 9:25 PM  46-48 Market Street  3 story brick Mixed use
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May 18 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 30, 1921:   513 (Mill and Market Streets) 11 PM  30 Market Street   Warehouse
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May 31 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 21, 1921:   11 AM  34-36 West Street    Double frame building
June 25, 1921:   164 (Mill & Oliver)  12:45 AM  186-188 Oliver Street   St John's School shed
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 9, 1921:  512 (Mill & Ellison)  4:01 PM   Mill Street (at Passaic)        Hope Mill
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 5, 1921:     893 Main Street                                                   Pharmacy
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September 6 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
​September 7, 1921: 142 at 12:44 AM and  14 (Railroad & Market) at 12:47 AM  
​                                               164 Ward Street                                                    Franklin Silk Co.
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 10, 1921:   ~2 AM   377-379 Preakness Avenue   2nd alarm
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 20, 1921:  59 Albion Avenue
October 2, 1921:  521 (Main and Grand)  5:25 PM  360, 362, 364 Main Street
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October 3 Morning Call - Curtesy Dennis Morrison
October 25, 1921:   326 (Holsman and Jefferson)  12:13 AM  263-267 Water Street,
                                  26-28, 30 Holsman Street 2nd alarm                          Barns, dwellings
November 4, 1921: 14 (Market & Railroad Ave) 12:15 AM   247 Market Street 
​                                                                                                               Manhattan Hotel Stores
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 26, 1921:  34 (North West & Hamburgh) 6:02 PM 54 Ryle Avenue    3rd alarm
                                                                                Elite Silk Company   Old Addy Mill
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 15, 1921:  831     243, 245  (Upper) Mill Street    2nd alarm    Dwellings, Barn
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Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 21, 1921: 442 (E Railway & Florida Ave)  219 Pennsylvania Avenue  Storehouse
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 27, 1921:  24 (Market & Summer)   9:48 PM  416 Market Street  
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December 28 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1922     Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 6, 1922:    7 PM Marshall and Slater Streets   
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Courtesy of Dennis Morrison
January 18, 1922:   724 (Market & Clark) 3:44 AM & 144 (Prospect & Ellison) 3:37 AM  2nd               alarm sounded for 724   203-207 Market Street  (Backburn Building)   Multiple stores
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January 19 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​​January 20, 1922: 366  1:33 AM  356 Hamilton Avenue  plus other boxes
                          1:37 AM  356 Hamilton Avenue      3rd alarm            Albanese Motors
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​February 2, 1922:   473 (Main & Ellison) 2:27 AM  272 Main Street   
                                                                                     Several stores in a 2.5 story frame
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 8, 1922:  5:10 PM  23-25-27 Jane Street       2nd alarm       
                                                                            Strenge Piece Dyeing & Finishing Silk factory
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 9 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 16, 1922:  2:50 AM  441 Main Street                     Mixed Occupancy
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 16, 1922:  Station 26 (Marshall & Braun)  2:30 PM  Chadwick Street  PS #8
February 23, 1922:    742 (10th & E33rd)    10:34 PM  30 East 33rd  Street               Silk Mill
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February 24 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 24, 1922:     11 AM  198 Ellison Street   2nd alarm               Moulton garage
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 2, 1921:  6:30 PM17 Pearl Street                                                Dwelling
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March 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 6, 1922: 47  6:55 PM  170 Main Street               2nd             Woolworth Building
​April 5, 1922:    Early morning -       266 East 16th Street   Newport Silk Co
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 20, 1922:  Several fires -- 81  (Slater & Dale)  4:39 PM102-104 Railroad Avenue
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April 21 Moring Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 27, 1922:   471 (Cross & Elm Streets)  11:53 PM  26 Elm Street   Upholstering shop
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April 28 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 30, 1922:   182   12:20 AM     85 Fulton Street (at Summer St)    3rd             
​                                                                                                               Van Kirk Lumbar Yard
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May 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 4, 1922: 231 (River and Montgomery Sts)  5:18 PM  43 Straight Street   Mill
August 22, 1922:  Station 456 (Washington & River Streets) 105-107 River Street  Midnight                                                                                                                Main Furniture Company
September 14, 1922:  242 5:10  PM  Madison Street Garage  -
​                                                                                       Pedestrian struck by Chief Nolan's gig
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 11, 1922: 2:30 AM   Madison & 14th Avenues  Greenwood Coal Co Barn
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 2, 1922: Station 344  5:26 AM    Engine 8 in accident while responding
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Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 19, 1922: 9:48 AM  100 Hamilton Avenue     2 story frame dwelling
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Guardian - courtesy Dennis Morrison

1923     Box   Time          Address             Alarm          Remarks

January 13, 1923:   472  11:50 PM   280 & 286 Main Street                  2nd      
                                                         Frozen hydrants         Benjamin Wax Shoes and US Theater
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​February 8, 1923:  2 AM  322-324 East 26th Street      Dwelling and Mill
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​February 19, 1923:  373  330 East 31st Street
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 23, 1923:   6:30 AM  342-344 Grand Street    1 alarm  Tenement
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 23, 1923:   322   8:34 PM  41-45 Temple Street    1 alarm          Butcher shop
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 26, 1923:  451   3:30 AM  53 West Broadway    Washington Lunch
​           Damage to 51 West Broadway & 96, 98 and 100 Main Street
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 19, 1923: 212  10th Avenue at East 18th Street  Grocery Store
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 29, 1923: ~ 8 AM 104 Hamilton Avenue                         Dwelling
                  ~10 AM Jane Street & Hamburgh Ave  Strengs Piece Dyeing & Finishing Co
                      
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 31, 1923:  i9:45 AM 194 Marshall Street                        Garage
​    ~2 PM   480 East 27th Street                                                    Dwelling
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 20, 1923:  634  120-126 3rd Avenue   Manley Silk Dye Works   
​                         Collison with Engine 2 and PPD wagon
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 25, 1923: 9:15 AM   397 Main Street  (at Grand)                  2.5 Story Frame dwelling
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Guardian- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 29, 1923:  East 5th and Leon Streets                             Gas Works - Bales of shavings fire
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 23, 1923: ~ 11 PM 48 Godwin Street
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 2, 1923: ~12 PM Union and Smith Streets                       Junior Order Hall
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 27, 1923:  231   11:29 PM  251, 253 & 3255-261 River Street  2nd alarm    Stores
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 28, 1923:   Station 14  2:45 PM 12 Prince Street     3 story brick building
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The Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 11, 1923:  462 Main Street       Hyman Cohen Furniture at Old Columbia Hall
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​December 24, 1923: 143 5:39 PM     33 Dale Avenue                                     Mohilic Silk

1924   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

February 1, 1924:  233    3:50 AM 35-41 Godwin Street  General Florence Bros Lumbar Yard
March 7, 1924: 344 3:50 PM West Broadway & Matlock Street  2nd   4 story brick
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March 8 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​April 11. 1924:   472    1:15 PM     103-109  Market Street          3rd            Apartment House
​April 19, 1924:    52    4:03 AM      311 Main Street                              United Clothier
​April 24, 1924: 245 (Main and Hamilton) 10:05 PM  9-31 Main Street
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April 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 26, 1924:   241  5:40 PM       68 Ramapo Avenue              Rosenbaum & Miller Silk Mill
May 1, 1924:   423 (Market and East 24th) 11:35 PM     Telephone pole distributing box fire
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May 2 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 6, 1924:      821  5:39 PM         26 Morris Street                   Barbour Flax Spinning Co
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May 7 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 15, 1924:  521 (Main and Grand) 11:30 PM   378 Main Street    Grand Furniture Co
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May 16 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 23, 1924:  821(Grand & Spruce)  5:40 PM Morris and Grand  Hart Jute Mill
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May 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
​​​June 5, 1924:      43  10:49 PM      305-307 Clay Street                         Candolino Piano Store
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June 6 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 21, 1924:     63   233  3:43 PM    47-51 Godwin Avenue                     Boston Silk Co
July 8, 1924:   ~10AM 392 River Street    2nd                                    3 story frame
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Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 8, 1924: 315 (Jefferson & Garfield)  12:02 AM  132 North 3rd Street
October 20, 1924:   362 (12th Ave & Carroll St)   11:02 PM  124  12th Avenue
October 29, 1924: 82 (Grand & Jersey Sreets) 12:30 AM  80-82  Jersey Street    Dwellings
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Morning call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 19, 1924: 212 & 213  2:18 PM   466-468 East 19th Street   Miller Auto Accessories
​December 29, 1924:  362  3:54 PM  100 Carroll Street    2nd alarm     3 story frame
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Paterson Press - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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