New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10

! cued from the flames, with the exception of the
| Rutherford National Bank safe. which lies under
the ruins and contains 100000 In securities, VIII
| not exceed 500 in value.
The fire began In the rear OF the shoe store facing
Depot Square, the proprietor Of which was Cnaries
Vorwad, who lost his life in the flames. The loca!
| fire department responded promptly, but was ham
| dcapped by the location Of the fire. which burned
briskly in the heart OF the building and was hard
| to reach from the outside. Several streams from
| nearby hydrants played upon the building
with good effect. but the interior by midnight was
furnace. Part o. the front wall fell at o'clock,
| several hremen a ladder having narrow escapes
| Two or three times the wind changed, at one time
| blowing directly toward tho four-story Waller
Building, in Park-ave.. containing the largest de-
| partment In the county and at another time
| the breeze swept the flames down Depot Square
| toward the wooden Van Winkie Building, which
| contains the postofice and large grocery store
| and which at midnight seemed to be doomed When
| the front wall of the blazing building collapsed
| however the ruins fell inward. and side brick
| wall left standing saved the wooden structure All
the mail matter in the postofice removed. but
| 1t was taken back later in the morning.
TWELVE FAMILIES ENDANGERED.
Twelve families occupied apartments in the build
ing, and they barely escaped. The business places
on the first floor suffered losses as follows: Charles
Vorwald. shoe store, 1920; Thomas Modem, periodi-
| Gals stationery and toys, $500; Rutherford Ma
| tional Bank, $780, Eagle Shoe Store. $1,000; Wilkn
Books taver real estate and insurance 500: Antonio
| Paretti, fruit store. $500 The other tenants lost
| goods worth several thousand dollars. and the
building was valued at about $4,000. The insurance
| aggregates about $4,000. The National Bank began
business yesterday In the real estate office Of A. L.
| Watson & Co.
When the fire discovered Charles Vorwald.
| the shoedealer. who had been in business In Ruth
erford for many years rushed out iato Depot
| Square and Joined with the volunteer fremen in
| ~ nhaN
| the blaze increasing, and his stock being
| ruined. he became alarmed about small TRUNK
| in the back room and wanted TO go into the
burning building after IT, The fremen refused to
let him go, and ne resumed his place with them.
Again he started II to rush In at the front door,
and again he was restrained by the fremen.
HE SLIPPED IN UNNOTICED.
The heat was gradually forcing the volunteers
back, and in the excitement Vorwad slipped away
unnoticed, went around to the rear of the building
and not seen again.
Valentine George, Journeyman shoemaker EN-
ployed by Vorwald, spent the early morning max
Ing frantic Inquiries about his employer, and help
ing to search the ruins Vorwalds family-a wife.
son and married daughter-spent an anxious night
at the home OF Charles Dabinet friend, in
Orient Way. BY daylight an active search was be-
gun. About 10 o'clock the searching party, then
working almost in the centre OF the wreck, found
a charred body which was identified as that OF Vor
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his treasure-box, he had met his death.
Valentine George had watched intenty for the
vo o was dead, george uttered sharp exelama
ton and ran up Orient Way, bursting into the
Ing He was an athletic. we-made young fellow.
about twenty-five years old, and he told Charles
ing left to live for George ran up the stairs
stopped at the first landing drew a knife quickly
pouring from the wound. scene of wild confu-
Sion ensued. and DR., George vreeland sum
| N
ana bandaged The wound. and sending for a car
had SSs to Se .s HGsD
by the aid of a good constitution. George may
Ii is supposed that Georges act was due to the
belief that ne had caused the fire while under the
recy 81 r a. G Sssh IN
Mr. vorwad was G nGG aiaia about fifty years Old
Grand OF Wieland Lodge OF Carlsbad. He be-
longed 70 the Legion Of Honor from which his
THE BUILDING WAS A LANDMARK
The McMans Building. OF which William Nc
Mains. who lives at Bradley Beach, y. j.. was the
owner. was a landmark in Rutherford. 1t was
built score OF years ago, and was one OF the
largest structures IN the neghborhood. 1t was
known for several years McMiins's Hotel, and
since the hotel business discontinued in It
there has been hotel saloon license In Ruther-
ford. although active efforts TO obtain have
been made There was once public hail In the
building; The corner has been occupied for years
oy the large stationery and toy store OF Thomas
Modem Modem who Is now on vacation in England Mr..
astrous fre which swept out OF existence the line
81 pha9ngs standing opposite the Erie station
In danger from the flames While engaged in the
store burned down and one OF his children peTshed
Oa inah1hsssins pay TWO years ago another child
Depot Square contains a network Of telegram
injured by the FIRE The Western Union telegraph
day station was burned out and one-haIf OF he
a III ~ tar