New-York tribune., 1886-03-10
SETON COLLEGE BURNED.
NARROW ESCAPE OF ALL THE BUILDINGS.
COMBINING THE FLAMES TO ONE HALL-Ihh
DAMAGE S45 600.

COMBINING THE FLAMES TO ONE HALL-Ihh
DAMAGE $4,000.
The half-dozen buildings of Seton Han 0ohege, /"
Sontb Orange n j. had narrow escape yeSIeru"J
afternoon from total destruction by fire. Inc nno''
easery of tbem the college proper was Du'heu " '''
ground and only high northwesterly Wlhu pio-
vented tine seminary, chapel sisters houSe' ~ Hi"-
nasum and priests dormiiOry from being sweep away
in turn Nothing is known about the origin VI 'n'
fire. The professors, students and resident Piie'',
were still at dinner in the retcct0Ty on tne El'
floor of the college proper. when one oi INC S'i'"0
bovs who had been excused rushed in with scared
face and stammered ont TO the vice-preSlden''
Marshall that there was fire upstairs. The college
cobbler had discovered smoke pushing out OF tn'
dormiory windows on the third floor and had sent the
boy in TO give general alarm Father Clancy one oi
the instructors was Just in the midst OF a pleasing
story about n dream he had had that the college bud
ing would be burned down and tie bows all nave
vacation but he soon found himself without all audi
ence.
Everybody rushed out to the campus and then back
into the house TO try to the bulk OF the furniture
and personal property. The flames grew stronger
rapidly anc word sent to Bishop Wigger' IN New
ark and TO the Newark FIRE Department The great
tower unfortunately which supplies the whole cohege
with water WAS in the middle of the burning building
and nothing but wells aud cstcrns were lett 10 ora"
upon Buckets kept passing to the ROOTS Oh tne
various buildings and the woodwork of the west wall
of the seminary which iutted up against the burning
college was covered far possible win satnrateu
blankets II took ire. nevertheless several thes anu
the whole group of buildings was seriously thISdenc
for an hour or two. Chief Kiersted. OF tte Ne"ah
Fire Department arrived about clock WIN SleaIei
No 8 Hose was from the lce-housc Iohn -VO
wards away through the seminary to the east "lnuoMs
and TO the root and by o'clock the TIRE was Prac'
nndcr control The bell-tOwcT water-tOwer anu PdIl
of the walls of the college building fell n' car
down with them rafters, partitions ana uooTS' nc
flames sank tue showers OF sparks became less iIe
nuent and by o'clock the guttec mouse h'u
burnt itself ont and nothing was 10 he seen Dll Gn'r
red piles OF embcrs and parts OF the Dlackeheu "dS;
Seton Hall College was founded at Solth orange ~
Bshop bailey in 1850. The seminary was DuIi ~
1863 when the present brown-stone nam S ouiulnS
WA. erected The buding which was burned ye9leI-
dav dates from 1853 II wasa thee-Ntory DicN hoSe'
200 frir long and 10 wide and cost ArchOShoP 1,G 1,G
r,an who . ds then president of the college Tto'VOV;
N Is a total loss and from $1,000 10 TOOOO W ~ o'
personal property was burned with II Inc OunuiihR
was in sured its full value in American ana io,eI@u
companies The students and proit sSor7 exposed .e
,clyfs i'm the attempt to save property me siu"eu'H
100 IN all have been rent TO their homes lot 'he Pie
ent and il i altogether uncertain wheh lnsuuc''on
will I've resumed