Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-28

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shaken up by the explosion.
Mrs. Catherine Lagay, mother of Fire
Commissioner Frank Lagay, was
aroused by her daughter Elizabeth at
10 Stirling street, and in getting out
of the house, which had caught fire In
the rear. fell downstairs, injuring her
ankle. The other Occupants of the house
got out safely.
The houses in Stirling street from 10
to 20 are scorched, and damaged in
the rear, and the residents say that
the flames from the burning building
reached Athem, n at one time the
hope Of saving the houses at all seemed
futile. = (.
Eight hours after the. explosion
Stanislaus zajas started to search for
his bull dog, a valuable animal, and
in the search started to dig In the
debris. First he discovered a pigeon
loft beneath many feet of bricks and
took many alive from the smoke7filled
pile of brick and mortar. Under six
feet OF bricks he found his dog.
Rover! Rover" he called, and hearing
a faint whine. his face lightened UP and
then with su%perhunan strength he
dashed the bricks aside and a few min
ute Rover walked from the ruins
greatly excited, but apparently none
the worse for his experience.
saves Invalid wire.
Zajas lived on the second floor of 70
weighs but 140 pounds himself, he
picked up his invalid wife, who weighs
1870 pounds, from the floor, where she
had been thrown by the explosion, and
carried her into the back yard and
climbed a fence at the rear, with her
in his arms, AS he went down the yard
the walls We're falling, and only his
safe arrival at the real of No. 10 Stir
ling street makes the hremen believe
that he accomplished the deed. Mrs.
Zajas was: too sick to walk, and had
been i'll for some time, and as he car
ried her Ii she was, struck by a brick
and severely injured.
Fireman William Doremus, of Engine
Company No. 4, while fighting the fire
from the rear was caught by the fall
ing walls. and was, attended by Dr..
Hart, who a that bis helmet saved
him from being killed. Lieutenant Will
lam ]. Dargin, of the same company.
was also struck by bricks n saved
from serious injury by his metal helmet.
Henry Rosenbloom and Michael Gold
berg, who had purchased two beauti-
full wax models for the show windows
of their new cloak and suit emporium,
directly across the street, dashed madly
for these imperilled figures when they
heard the explosion and saw the flames.
Each seized one and bore it to safety.
Trolley wires falling into Springfield
avenue charged the rails, n as the
horses of No. 20 trod on them they
went down in a heap and were later
removed to their stables in an injured
condition.
Patrolmen Arthur Collins. of the
First Precinct; Mcclure and Philip
Linkohl. of the Fourth. were among
the first on the scene and carried peo-
pie from the adjacent buildings in
Springfield avenue and Stirling street.
Leo Singer and his father also aided In
the reScueS, =.
Fireman william Maier and Otto
Bennett, of Engine No. 20, were both
burned about the hands by a sudden
burst of. flame and were treated by
Frederick w. Proschour, driver for
Battalion Chief M. p. r. McDermitt
with the first-aid kit.
-Ir. and Mrs. H. f. Turner and Mrs.
John Mack, of 10 Stirling street.
served the firemen with hot coffee
while the rear of the house was still
blazing.
Mr.. and Mrs. s.. Neubarth also had a
narrow escape. They. live at the rear
of the jewelry store at ~ Springfield
avenue and the explosion threw the
walls onto their house, tearing away
the walls from the foo of their bed
and throwing bricks into the room
where they slept.
James Floras, who is held at the City
Hospital by the police. whos think that
he may be able to throw some light on
the origin of the fire and the copdf-
tons at the time of its outbreak,
roomed with Peter Petrelish, Hester
Panelgash and Louis Spencer at "A
Springfield They all worked
for the Palace Candy Company, and
today they saidthat Floras wa At the
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