April 23, 1926. This was a chimney fire. The damage was minor. Stanford White was an American architect. He was also a partner in the…
The Suburban Fire Marshal
April 22, 1926 The Smithtown and St. Janes fire Department were dispatched to the Central Hotel in Smithtown. The hotel opened in 1876. The fire…
December 22, 1925. Fireside Inn at Fort Salonga, conducted by James LeTorre, was burned to the ground about 6 o’clock this evening while Mr. LeTorre…
March 3, 1925 Fire was at the home of Lawrence Smith. No other information is known as this was just a reference in the Smithtown…
February 19, 1925 Photo of the Kings Park State Hospital Fire Department with one of their engines. The State Fire Department here was established around…
February 3, 1925 Referenced in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary book. Also referenced in the “History of the Smithtown Fire Department 1956” The hot gasoline…
January 11, 1925 2200 hours. From the Port Jefferson Echo 1-15-1925:A very serious and fatal fire in St. James Sunday night caused the death of…
July 15, 1924 Somewhere by Long BeachFrom the NY Times:Five hundred cases of whiskey and 9 alleged liquor smugglers were seized by State Troopers today…
May 26, 1924 This is the earliest fire fatality that I have documented in Smithtown. 1 male, 5 horses, 1 bull and 2 calves all…
January 12, 1924. I have not found anything more on this other than a reference to it in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary book.
November 19, 1923. Unknown location or details. Referenced in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary book.
September 1, 1923 Nicholas Hinkaty 25, of 656 46th Street in Brooklyn lost his life as his wife and child looked on from the beach.…
June 26, 1923 Smith outbuilding burns and later F.G. Booth’s home burns on Landing Avenue. F.G. Booth also had a lumber mill. Referenced in the…
June 6, 1923 Referenced in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary book. Also referenced in the “History of the Smithtown Fire Department 1956” as follows: Lightning…
February 27, 1923 Fire destroys Middle Country Road Hotel. Fire broke out at approximately 0030 hours at Frank Freide’s Middle Country Road Hotel. Mrs. Freide…
February 20, 1923 This hotel was somewhere on Jericho Turnpike in what is now Nesconsets Fire District. Smithtown Fire Department sent companies to the scene.…
January 18, 1923 Referenced in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary Book and the 1956 History of the Smithtown FD.
November 12, 1922. House was somewhere on Landing Avenue. Referenced in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary book. Also referenced in the “History of the Smithtown…
July 11, 1922 Edward Vetter of Brooklyn drowned in the lake while swimming with his wife.
April 30, 1922 A forest fire, which swept over an area of about 600 acres in the section south of Commack Village today, is believed…