The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-29
Work on the Plans for
$l5O.OO0 Structure
Begun at Once.
WALLS LEFT BY FIRE
WILL BE TORN DOWN
Students Who Escaped from
Sunday Morning Blaze Dis
missed Until April Is.
THOUGH CUT OFF FROM
STAIRS NO PANIC ENSUED
Loss to Famous College Esti-
mated by President Mooney
at Fully 100000.

seton Hall College at South orange.
destroyed by nre carly yesterday for
the third time In its history. will he re-
built Mt once. The four naked walls
left will be torn down. and when the
next school term opens In September
the faculty hopes to have new, Inn
proved structure on the present debrfs-
covered site. The new buiidins will
probably cost $150.00O.
While the nozzles of the fire-fghters
were still pslying upon the smoking
ruins plans were under way for theerec-
tiou of the new building Definite and de-
cisive action to this end will he taken
within a few days, when the board of
trustees will meet in special session TO
cast up accounts, calculate the loss and
prepare plans for the new structure
Within the next thirty days, II Is be-
lisved, workmen will be engaged
I'VE hope to have the new building
ready for. occupancy when school opens
next September said the Rev. DIR.
James F. Mooney, president OF the col
lege, today I'VE have made no definite
plans yet, but there will be meeting
OF the board OF TRUSTEES shortly at
which plans will be made for replacing
the building
The loss, ir1clu1fng tne furniture and
the property OF the students. which was
burned, is placed at $4,000 by Dr..
Mooney. A portion Of this is covered
by insurance. =
I'VE are fitting up the alumni hail
for temporary quarters, said DR..
! Mooney. 1.-THE college classes have been
dismissed until April Is next. When
they return we will have all in readi-
ness to go ahead, as II there had been
no fire."
But for the fact that Professor Aus
j tin Gibbon, who teaches Greek, Latin
and mathematics in the college. went TO
the theatre Saturday night. there would
be a different tale to tell today Pro-
lessor Gibbon returned to the college at
t2 40 o'clock a. M and was about to go
up to his room when gliminer OF
| light. in the locker room Of the east
| wing to the main building caught his
eye A second glimpse satisfied him
that he had not been deceived and he
raTi to the college building.
| "I found the flames burning fsercely
| I'm the basemcut,. he said, ~snd then
warned the six projects of the peril.
| i KNEW IndI tutre WCrC my ~SS'~ - 49, =
! sleeping above the fire and trembied
| for the result of a panic. The flames
had already reached the first floor,
| and there was every need to act quick
! " and coolIy."
] While the six projects were awaken
| ing the boys, Professor Gibbon tele-
| pfoned to the South Orange fire depart-
rnent The firemen climbed the long
| hill from their headquarters half
mile away and reached the hall as the
| last Of the boys came safely to the
ground by the FIRE escape The first OF
| the students who tried to escape by the
i stairs came back with the report that
!. the exit by, that route had been cut of
| and the projects ordered the students to
| go down the fire escape. There was no
| panic The boys marched quietly to the
| iron ladders and coolly made their way
| down. Many Of them were scantfly
| clad, and all lost articles of clothing.
| keepsakes. and, in some instances,
| money
| BY that time the building was burn
| ing like a torch. the flames leaping high
| in the air and tapping at the walls of
| the building, five feet away, threaten
| ing to eugulf 1t st any moment The
South Orange volunteers saw that their
only hope lay in saving the threatened
main building and whirled tons of water
| against it's walls.
The president of the college, after
| consulting with the South Orange vol
unteer firemen upon their arrival, sue
ceeded In getting the fire departments
of Orange and Newark on tho phone
Believing that all Of the college build
ings were doomed to go unless engines
could be brought to reinforce the
/ strength of the South Orange volun-
teers, DR.. Mooney appealed for aid
tCcntinued On second Psgc)