New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS
SERIOUSLY HURT
a FALLING WALL BIRIEs A NUMBER or FIRE
MEN-THE TRENTON FIREc1.AY AND PoRCh-
LAIN WORKS ENTIRELY DESTROYED
THE LOSS MAY AMOUNT TO
ABOUT 500. 900.

ABOUT $2ooOOo.
Trenton Aug (speciaD.-A fire broke out In the
Trenton Fire clay and Porcelain Works TINS AFTER
noon. completely destroying the plant and stock
,slued at s5Oro One fireman was killed outright
by a falling wall another is dying at a hospital
and several were injured.
The killed and injured are:
KiIled-Charles Wood fifty years old. hoseman
Engine No G.
acknowledgements Groogan. thirty-hve years Old
tllerman Hook and Ladder Company NO l. BACK
and left leg broken and horribly burned not ex-
pected to live through the night; Harry kuip
twenty-eight years old Engine No. D. arm terribly
lacerated burned about the body ana other"ise
injured; John Steifbold. Engine NO D. overcome
by heat and burned about the face; captain hich-
ard Furnley of Truck No 2 overcome VII" hea'
and burned while attempting 10 rescue the Dody
~ Fireman Wood. Chief Of the Fire Department
William McGin burned and overcome by heat
while rescuirg the men; James Bennett assistant
chief overcome by heat and burned Aprain ohap-
man. Engine No. g. burned and overcome oy nea''
The fire broke out about $3.50 o'clock Inc WORKS
cover several acres OF ground and are located at
the extreme southern part OF the city Inc hie
gained full Roadway before the fremen arrived.
1t was caused by a defective kiln hue
Adjacent TO the Trenton Fire Clay and Porcelain
Works IS the John A. Maddocks Company pig
sanitary ware pottery, and the hreineh Oei' ''e"
energies toward saving this.
buildings and the hosemen Of Companies No . and
6 with several truckmen. were ordered by Chiei
McGiIl 10 mount a two-story building between TWO
threestory buildings, in order TO protect ne" "u
dtion Of the works.
The dav was intensely hot and added 10 the neat
from the fire Some OF the were unable 10 Staho
tho heat and descended A few seconds later the
wall OF a three-story building fell in, crushing IN
the roof Of the building upon which the men were
at work and throwing them into the burning puilh-
ing Wood and Groogan were buried penea'h the
red hot bricks. Woods skull was crushed III anu
he must have died instantly. His body was horrI-
blv burned when recovered. half hour later IL
was fully ten minutes before Groogan was rescued
Several others were missing. and the hremeh
practically SUSPENDED re-fghting and turned to the
rescue of their comrades Fireman kulp was found
IN the burning building by Fire Commissioner freu-
denmacher.
chief McGill was found staggering about INSIDE
the building burned and blinded by the neat ana
smoke Assistant Chief Bennett came from lac
burning building unalded after his fall ont ne Tell
exhausted on reaching the open air. -,
Wood leaves family OF grownup boys ne was
one OF Trentons old Volunteer tIremen havIh he
been in the service thirty years before the estao
There was a pathetic scene when Groogan was
carried from the building. He was laid upon
happened to be in the neighborhood could not be
restrained by the police from rushing 10 MS as
sistance and bathing his charred hesh. =. -
The porcelain works were practically owned by -.
q Rowuan the president. and r. h. Bow man the
treasurer. They manufactured terra-cotta PIPE,
porceIafn bAthtubs and terra-cotta shingles Ms
is the third time the works have been destroyed by
fire within the last twenty five years
The officials Of the works say that the loss may
The company had just erected large three-story
addition.