The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-25

possession. Both of the telephones are
located at the point where the horses
crashed through the large plate glass,
and the lucky person had left the
phone to secure the necessary change
from the cashier when the horses
plunged half way into the window.
The large pieces of glass flew in all
directions and the stock in the window
was smashed. If the anxious patron
had been at the phone he would have
probably been killed or seriously in
jured. He had called for a glass of
soda, but left the place without tast-
ing 1t tc witness the capture of the
balky horses by Battalion Chief Nc
Dermott and several members of Nc. 4
Engine.
Shortly after the runaway Fire
Chief Robert Kiersted and Battalion
Chief Joseph E. Sloan appeared. The
chief examined the horses and found
that they were not seriously injured.
He then investigated the damage to
the drug store and found that only the
plate glass window had been damaged
and several things scattered about on
the floor. The glass was insured.
The first alarm for the fire was
turned in from box 121 by a passing
citizen, who saw flames shooting from
the store room of the Ice house. Four
engines quickly responded, but the fire
ragged so fiercely that a second alarm
was turned in, summoning four more
engines and two trucks to the scene of
the fire. With the second alarm came
Fire Chief Kiersted, Deputy Chief
William c. Ashley and Battalion Chiefs
Sloan and M. P. A. McDermit.
The flames spread rapidly, and in a
short time enveloped the entire plant,
which was completely d~ismantled, the
engine and boiler room alone remain
ing intact.
The fumes from ammonia tanks
filed the air and made it disagreeable
for the firemen. The loss is estimated
by Battalion Chief McDermit in the
neighborhood of $780, 900, while Super
intendent Harry Martin, of the Sal
wage Corps, placed the damage at
$12,0 900. This did not include the loss
of the ice machinery.
George e. Heller, treasurer of the
company, said after the fire that he
did not believe the ice machinery was
materially damaged, and if not. the
loss would probably not exceed $15.0 900,
which is covered by insurance.
The plant of the Orange Mountain
is located on the Newark-East Orange
line, and in consequece the fire de-
partment of East Orange also respond
ed to the alarm. While the Newark
Fire Department was fighting the
flames on the Newark side the East
Orange fire fighters were at work or
the other side.
Traffic was blocked on the Orange
and Roseville trolley lines during the
fire. and the Roseville cars ran via the
Central avenue route, the passengers
being issued emergency transfers.
After an hours hard fight by the
firemen from Newark and East Orange
the flames We're subdued, and at
o'clock Chief Kiersted and his subordi'
mates left the plant, the Salvage Corps
taking charge of the situation.
Captain Nicholas e. Sooy, of Engine
Company No. Is, was overcome by tn
ammonia fumes and was carried to q
safe distance by his comrades, where
he quickly revived.
Lieutenant Alvin A. Bennett, of TRUCK
No. 7, found a fireman belonging t.
the East Orange department uncon'
scious from inhaling the fumes. HI
was quickly revived and taken home
Lieutenant Bennett and two mel
from Truck No. Z remained at thu
fire all night.
During the night flames broke out
but were quickly e~xtinguished witt
buckets of water.
The men were relieved from duty a
the plant at 6 o'clock this morning.
The officers of the Orange Ice Com
pany are: Thomas H. Decker. presi
dent: Abram Day, vice-president; A
L. Hopkins, secretary, and George E
Heller, treasurer.