History of Newark, New Jersey, USA

Newark, a city, port of entry, and seat of justice of Essex county, New Jersey, is situated on the right bank of the Passaic, about 4 miles from its entrance into Newark bay, and on the railroad connecting New York with Philadelphia, 9 miles W. from the former, and 78 miles N. E. from the latter; lat. 40° 45' N., Lon. 74° 10' W. This city, the largest in the state, and one of the most flourishing E. of the Alleghany mountains, is built chiefly on a plain, terminated on the W. by an elevation, or ridge of land, extending from the northern to the southern extremity of tho town. It is regularly laid out, for the most, part, with wide, straight streets, intersecting each other at right angles. Broad street, the principal thoroughfare and seat of business, is one of the finest avenues anywhere to be met with. It is upwards of 80 feet in breadth, and extends throughout the entire length of the city, dividing it into two nearly equal parts. Near its centre it is intersected by Market street, ...

The Newark (N.J.) Board of Education has decided to admit colored children into public schools by a vote of 21 to 1.

NEWARK, N. J., July 25. - A fire yesterday afternoon destroyed the Excelsior Planing Mill, on Railroad place, in the rear of No. 90 River street, belonging to T. B. Peddle and W. O. Hadly, and run by J. Riudad, the lumber yards belonging to the same parties, J. W. Poiner's lumber yard and J. Cook's kindling wood factory, two tenement houses belonging to Hon. Marcus L. Ward, and other property. J. Rindad, owner of the Excelsior Planing Mill, is the principal loser. Poiner's loss is covered by insurance, and Messrs. Peddle & Hadly are well insured. The entire loss will aggregate over $85,000; insurance about $55,000.

Newark, a city, port of entry, and seat of justice of Essex co., N.J., on the Passaic River, about 4 miles from its entrance into Newark Bay, and 9 miles from New York City, with which it is connected by 5 railroads. Lat. 40° 45' N. ; lon. 74° 10' W. It is the largest city in the state. It is regularly laid out, with wide, straight streets crossing each other at right angles, the principal of these-Broad street and Market street—intersecting each other at about the centre of the city. There are in all about 194 miles of improved streets, of which some 53 miles are paved and 98 miles are sewered. Three large public squares front on Broad street, all adorned with stately elm- and maple-trees and illuminated at night by electric lights. The streets are also brilliantly lighted by electricity and gas. In 1892 the city introduced a new water supply from the N.W. section of the state at a cost of $6,000,000. Chief of the public buildings are the home of the Prudential Life Insurance...

Box Containing Explosives Dropped by Baggage Handlers While Loading Car

Special to The Inquirer.
NEWARK, July 2. — A terrific explosion, followed by shrieks of agony, startled people in and near the Broad Street Station of the Central Railroad here at 11:20 this morning. The detonation shook buildings for blocks and was heard over a mile away. A thick cloud of smoke rose from the depot and crowds rushed up from every direction with blanched faces. At first they thought an engine had blown up. For a while few ventured into the blinding smoke that filled the interior of the building.

Those who went in caught instantly a smell of powder and a terrible sight greeted them. One end of a combination smoking and baggage car was blown to pieces. Windows of ever car in the shed were smashed.

On the platform beside the car lay an man whose face seemed almost entirely torn away. He was William Blosi, 35 years old, of No. 17 William street. He was hurried to a hospital in a dying...

Newark, N.J., March 20. - Ten passengers were severely injured last night in a rear end trolley car collision, but at a late hour no fatalities had resulted. The accident happened on Belleville avenue at a point where there is a slight down grade. Car. No. 708, in charge of Motorman WILLIAM McLANE, crashed into car No. 278, in charge of Motorman BERNARD McDERMOTT. Car No. 278 had stopped to take on passengers, and McLANE could not stop his car in time to prevent the collision. He shut off the power, applied the brakes and jumped, saving himself.

The police and doctors lists contained the following:

MRS. ROSE F. BIRD, 308 North Fifth street, Harrison; right arm broken, body and limbs bruised by being trampled upon.

GEORGE BUCHANAN, 146 Verona avenue; gash on back of skull separating scalp from skull.

MRS. ANNIE COELLIN, Belleville; head cut and bruised, body bruised; trampled upon and arms and legs bruised by boot heels.

MISS JENNIE DOLAN, 308 North Fifth street,...

Newark, N.J., Oct. 28. - Five women were badly burned, two of them probably fatally, in a fire which destroyed the hardware factory of M. Gould Sons & Co. at night.

The injured are:
MINNIE GARRITY, aged fifteen.
CARRIE RUMMER, aged sixteen.
SADIE SCHAFER, aged eighteen.
MARY SCHWENCH, aged eighteen.
ANNA GLAZER, aged fifteen.

The fire started just as the factory was about to close, when one of the girls upset a candle in a pot of lacquer, causing an explosion which set fire to her clothing and that of her four companions. The girls rushed screaming down stairs but were caught on the floor below by workmen who beat out the flames and carried them out of the building. The flames caused a property loss of about $60,000.