The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-26
BEFORE FIRE BOARD
IPOSTPONES DECISION IN
STEIWALD CASE.
The Engine 10 Fireman Who Lost Toe
for Entertaining Women.
others Fined.

The Fire Board yesterday afternoon
considered cases of several firemen
charged with breaking the department
rules. Two had close escapes from
worse punishment than fines.
Walter Steiwald, of Engine Company
No. 10, was before the board. Steiwald
met with an accident November 10,
last year, while exercising the steamer
horses which were attached to an exer-
else wagon. He had three young
women, Miss May Duff, Miss Amelia
Krebs and Miss Ida Cook, in the
wagon, when the horses took fright and
ran into a telephone pole, throwing
Steiwald and the young women into the
street. While the latter escaped with
slight bruises, Steiwald had his right
foot SO badly injured that he was in
a hospital for several months, and
finally had to have the little toe of the
foot amputated in order to save the
foot.
At the time of the accident charges
were preferred against Steiwald for
being drunk and violating rules by
having persons in the wagon who were
not members of the department. IN
March L he was suspended, and was not
placed on trial until yesterday.
County Counsel. Elvin w. Crane APP
peared as counsel for Steiwald, and
city Attorney Child looked after the
interests of the department. 1t was
shown during the trial hat Steiwald
was not under the influence of drink,
as charged, and that the accident was
due to one of the traces of the harness
becoming unfastened, which caused
the horses to become unmanageable.
Among those who testified to that eff
feet were John Geiger, of Z South Chad
wick avenue; Thomas Begley, of 1874
Newark street; Joseph w. Robinson, of
$50 Bergen street; Charles O~llerenshaw,
of 92 Hunterdon street; Arthur Boyden,
of 70 Watson avenue, and Miss Krebs.
one of the young m in the wagon
with Steiwald.
All of those witnesses, as well as the
young women, are employed at the
Weston Electrical Works, in Freling-
huysen venue
DR.. Frederick w. Becker and DIR.
James II. Cummings, who attended
Steiwald, also testified that his foot
would not in any way affect him in
discharging his duties as a fireman,
Notwithstanding the loss of a toe.
The board did not render a decision,
for, while it was satisfied that
Steiwald was not drunk at the time.
he had violated the rules by having
strangers in the wagon. The board Will
render a decision October 8.
Fireman Robert Dunn, of Engine
Company No. Is, was fined three days
pay for assaulting Fireman Leo DON
nelly, of the same company.
Fireman Michael A. Norton, of Truck
No. 6, was fined twenty-five days pay
for using insulting language to his SUI
perior officers, and was warned that If
he came before the board again he
would be dismissed.
Michael Pagan, of Engine Company
No. 16, was fined ten days pay and
will be transferred because of numerous
linfractions Of the rules. Commissioner
Charles Logan gave him a lecture,
Fireman Albert Mueller, of Engine
Company No. IA, who was suspended
for alleged drunkenness while on duty
| September Z, but who was not ordered
to be present for trial, was@ordered to
report for duty at once because of a
good recommendation from his captain,
George F.. Lynch, but his case will be
tried October 8.