Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26

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The blaze started in the southern end
of the building. and driven by d high
wind, the flames swept through the
floor like a prairie blaze. The narrow
Railways were almost instantly IN
gested, and the girls. OF whom there
were 1856 employed by the Wolf Com
pany, sought safety through the win
dows. One man who saw the fight
begin estimated that less than two
score leaped. and the others, 1t is
feared. lost their lives in the collapse
of the floor, which followed in g. few
moments.
Ia the wild rush for safety the young
women jammed the windows, and what
had begun as n series of leaps became
q continuous stream. Twisting and
turning, the hodies dropped to the ac-
compartment OF screams, punctuated
by grulf orders from firernen vino by
that time had begun TO arrive.
FROM beneath the ghas1y heap
crawled girls SO mangled and torn that
they could not sand, but dragged th4i
bodies along Ike creeping babies. All
coherency OF speech had been wiped
from their lips, and moans and in
articulate words were their greetings
to rescuers. Faces that were. save TO
the streaks Of blood and smoke, as
white n drawn as death-masks
peered from the grewsome pile of
bodies.
A small 1re-escape at the southwest
corner of the building afforded some OF
thu girls safety, but in the panic, and
owing to the fact that il was soon
crowded, q larger part of those en-
ployed on the top floor were forced to
leap. With incredible rspidity the
flames tore through the building and
soon communicated with the floor be-
low and the fright-eraged young
women began leaping from the third
floor. Higher ana higher pied the
monument Of dead and dying humanity,
While screams. groans and pleas for
death filed the air.
wall CRASHES Down.
In less thar an hour after the first
alarm sounded the north wall swayed
and crashed downward. \ shudder RAJ
through the crowd and a gasp rose
above the roar of flames. Every person
there believed beyond doubt, and with
reason, that many victims were buried
In the Inferno.
The space between the burned build
ing and a one-story brick structure at
the north was choked with bricks and
broken timbers. Here it was that the
most narrowing scenes of the fire were
enacted and the last body had scarcely
been carried from the heap piled high
~ those who leaped in an ehor to
save their lives when the burning build
ing collapsed. The heat before had
been intense, but it was now unbear-
able.
Firepen Brave Death.
Eiremeu, with helmets shielding their
faces from the yellow. eager tongues Of
fame, dove into the narrow space, One
staggered forth bowed by a crimson
dashed. twisted form IN his arms.
Dangling arms and dangling head tod
their story.
"She's dead said the fireman. as he
staggered across the street to the
Mas N Gum ~Conpany's plant.
Again and again Drawing death the
nFemen plunged into the death-trap,
CROPPED blindiy In the smoke and fame,
bat eacheeame forth empty-armed. Be
meath the CRIME of smoke splatches Of
red CLEANED, attesting the heat which
had scoroGed their faces The last near
to brave death by falling bricks ana
fames staggered blinoly out and col
lapsed, gasping OH the pavement. AS
soon as he could breathe he Gasped
"Everytody's out"
Among the many acts Of heroism WIS
that of Miss Emma Wood. of 1913 Sum
nit street, an employee Nof VOLTS, who
was a refugee from the San Francisco
fire. She saw the smoke curling under
The bench where she was at work Two
girls nesr her we're flinttng with hor-
ror Graspine them In her arms she