The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-13
NEWARK'S FIRE DISASTER.
Fourteen Italians Perish-UndOnbtedly
Of InceMdinry Origin.

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Newark N. j., March 12.-Fourteen
| persons lost their lives; two persons
We're seriously injured and many others
slightly burned in a fire which broke
| out in this city this morning. The
| firemen, after the flames had been sub
dued took thirteen bodies from the
ruins and while they were thus engaged
another victim of the fire died in the
city hospital. One family was wiped
out entirely and of another only the
father lives and he is in the city hos
ptal, where it is believed he will die.
The list of dead and injured follows:
The killed: Boldi, Nunziata, wife of
Salvatore Boldi; Boldi, Teresa, seven
years old, daughter of Salvatore Boldi;
castillo, Angela, wife of Uggenio Ca
sillo; Cassillo, Benninita, four years
old, daughter of Uggenio castillo; Ca
silIo, Antoni, nine years old, son of Ug-
genio Casilli; castillo, Frank, two years
old, son of Uggenio castillo; castillo,
Carmina, one year old, daughter of Ug-
genio castillo; Palmisano, Antonio; Pal
misano. Sebastiana, wife of Antonio
Palmisano; Palmisano, Guisseppa,
seven years old, daughter of Antonio;
Palmisano, Nunzeiata, four years old,
daughter of Antonio Palmisano; Gui-
tana, wife of Felope Palmisano; Rosso,
Angelo, unmarried, died at City hospi-
tai of fractured skull; unidentified body
of child, about four years old.
Seriously injured: Boldi, Salvatore,
burned about hands in escaping from
building, castillo, Uggenio, at city hos
pital, suffering from contusions sus-
tained by jumping from window.
The building in which the fire broke
out was a veritable fire trap. 1t was
old, of frame construction and extend
ed two stories above the ground floor.
Until three or four years ago the struct-
ure had been used as a church, but it
was converted into a tenement. The
lower floor fronting so, So and 54 Four
teenth avenue, was occupied by three
stores and the upper portion Of the
building was divided into ten living
rooms. AS nearly as can be learned the
structure was occupied by ten families
all Italians Two of the occupants,
Vito CrandanZa and one other family
kept boarders and there is said to have
been forty or fifty persons of both sexes
and all apes in the building when the
fire started.
The police are confident that the fire
was of incendiary origin and they
have arrested Vito Crandanza on suspi-
oion Uirpinius Da pr1Ila and Jos.apl, |
Frenig are being held as witnesses.
There was a game of cards last night !
in one of the rooms Of the house. Much |
wine was carried into the rooms and |
some time after midnight there was
violent quarrel. During the quarrel, I
which ended without collision some
one now asserted to be Crandanza ex-
claimed after he and others had made
serious threats: "Ill send the whole
lot of you to hell in a few hours if
you re not careful"
After this threat was made the card
party broke up and from that time un-
til nearly o'clock the inmates slept un-
disturbed. A few minutes before 5
everybody in the building was awak-
aned by the roar of flames. They found /
he fire burning at the foot Of the stairs
leading from the first to the second
stories The hallway and the stairs
were burning fiercely cutting off the
only egress from the upper floor on
which six families lived. 1t also cut
'ff the escape by the door for those who
ived in the rear part of the first floor.
Those in the basement were in no dan
ger as the fire was above them.