The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-19

Robert Sullivan. three negro stable
men, escaped from the burning stables
by jumping from the second floor TO q
one-story addition and thence made
their way to the ground.
Williams was asleep in the hay
loft at the time the fire started. He
was awakened by smelling smoke, and
when he tried to escape down the
gangway. was driven back by the sheet
of flame that met him. He was badly
injured il jumping from the second
story to the ground and was removed
to the City Hospital.
Pan of Hot Ashes starts BIaze.
The fire started. 1t is said, through
the carelessness of an employee of the
Consumers Brewing Company, who
emptied a pan of hot ashes against the
frame carriage shed in the rear of the
horse-shoeing establishment of Nicoll.
on the second floor of the carriage
shed was the stable where the twenty
six horses were quartered. In this
she'd were thirty-fve wagons The hot
ashes set fire to the shed, and, eating
through the wall. the flames started
licking up wagon after wagon. All Of
them burned like finder, and soon the
lower floor of the two-story structure
was a mass of flame, from which dense
fumes of smoke poured UP the gang
way in the centre of the shed into the
horse stable.
The hostler. Jackson, first discovered
the fire. Inc called out to Sullivaa.
who also was at work. Both escaped
by jumping after yelling to Williams
to wake up. Jackson ran to Police
mar Meyer. Who sent In the alarm.
BY the time the fire department re-
sponded the lower part of the. building
was burning fiercely and was eating its
way into the second floor. Prompt
work prevented a further spread Of
the flames, and several streams of hose
confined the blaze to the lower portion
of the shed.
Brewery and Dance Hail Saved.
Buildings of the Consumers Brewing
Company, the Krebs residence and
Dodgers Dance Hall were saved oy
the excellent work of the department.
The rescue of Maplewood Boy by his
owner was of a sensational nature. The
big PAGER was in the clipping depart
ment of the establishment when the
FIRE worked it's way there. The flames
quickly heated the iron shoes hanging
on the walls, and they began dropping
red hot to the floor. Some of them
landed on the back of the frightened
horse and set him frantic. He a
finally gotten out with the greatest diff
hculty, as the floor was practically
covered with the red hot h~orseshoes.
The PAGER was shot at 5 O'Clock to
end his misery.
Thursdays Owner Praises Firemen.
The total loss approximates $4,000,
of which $50 0 is in horsefiesh. $1,000
In wagons and the remainder in dam
age to the buildings. The owners of
the horses lost were: Bruins Tea Com
pany, 4; Royal Tea Company, 8;
Edward Orr, Q; Bromberg, l; Soldier,
1; Hoffenheinler, ]; Harris & Black, l;
Poppolis, /; Hell, /; Bowers. ]; Central
Bottling Company, /; Boyer Bros, l;
Levine, 1; Seidle Bros, i; Katz, /; Mol
Ter, 1; Fischman, 1; Pinnus, l; Harris
Bros, 2, ard Nicoll, /.
Floyd Krebs. the bicycle rider, is in
Boston participating in the six-day
race. He was appraised today of the
narrow escape of his wife and little
ones.
Andrew Nicoll was deeply affected
over the death Of his pet horse Thurs
day and his bulldog. He expressed
equal regret over the death of the
horses quartered at his stables. He
said that the fire department did every
thing in its power to save both horses
and his property.