The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-03
FIRE
AT PLANT IN
EUCLID AVE.
Continued from First Page,

neighborhood, but who, instead of going to
a fire-alarm box. three blocks away, drove
to Engine Company No. Is, in Ferry
street, and notified the man on louise
watch, who called mp fire headquarters,
and then an alarm was sent in from box
53s, at Albert VENUE and Esther street.
Engine Company No. IS got to the fire
without delay. and was quickly followed
by Engine Companies Nos. 5 and s and
Truck No. 4.
+ Battalion Chief Morgan took command
of the fire lighting forces, and soon after
he arrived he sent in a second alarm,
which brought Engine Companies Nos. II,
l, 2 and 9 and Truck No. 1.
The first set of engines got to work in
quick time, and were hard at work when
the second alarm engines arrived, but
only engines Nos. 1 n 2 got to work.
Chief Morgan had a narrow escape from
suffocation in the building while search
ing for any doors that might be opened
in the other parts of the buildings that
adjoined, and was in danger.
After he got in one room it suddenly
filled with smoke. and In several minutes
he was in a sad plight, but by feeling
along the walls he found a door which
opened into a room that was partly afire.
Shielding himself as best he could. he
made a dash through the fire and got out
through another door into a yard. He
escaped with only a slight burn on the
left side of his face. but it did not stop
the old hre-fighter from continuing at
work, and he remained on duty unit. the
fire was all out at $50 o'clock.
The firm did not employ a night watch
man for the inside of the factory, but it
did have one for the outside Of the build
ings; but whether he was on duty last
night is not known, as he had not reported
at the office for the last two weeks, not
even calling for his pay.
The officers of the company do not be-
lieve that he was on duty last night, as
they had not received any report from
him today.
Mr.. Clark. of the Company, said today
that there was about $4,000 insurance on
the whole plant. which would not cover the
fire loss, as the insurance on the ewing
and weaving departments was only a part
OF the whole amount. He said that be-
cause Of the high rates for insurance the
company about a year ago had decided to
insure itself by putting some money in the
bank to provide for fire losses, and he be-
lieved that about 5000 had been saved
for that purpose, not sufficient to pay for
the rebuilding of the departments de-
stroyed this morning.
The company, however. will commence to
rebuild as soon as the insurance Of the
building is adjusted, as they have plenty
of orders to fill.
While the burned buildings were frame,
all Of the rest of the plant, except a
small building, are of brick.
The fire caused quite a scare to the peo-
pie living near the plant owing to the
sparks that were carried by the wind
but no other damage was done by the
burning embers, as the occupants of the
houses sat on the roofs and put out the
embers as soon as they lighted on the
roofs. with pals of water.
Then, too, the neighbors ooked after
the welfare Of the firemen by serving
them with hot coffee and sandwiches.
Among those who were most active in
that good work were Mrs. Thomas O'Mal-
Hey, at Lister avenue and Joseph street;
Mrs. Coogan. of 9 Esther street, and Mrs.
Doyle, of II Esther street.