The Washington herald., 1910-11-27

she jumped and struck the pavement
head foremost. A girl was found dead at
the machine where she worked. From
the appearance of the body when rescuers
penetrated into the building II seemed
that she had died from fright, for there
was Ro svldsnce Of any attezk0t io escape
and The sslarred hands stiiI ueoile
as tha1gh attempting 10 thread It.
Every ambulance in Newark was called
into use, Those from the hospital came
first. and when il was evident that more
would be needed 10 carry the load Of in
jured TO the hospitals. the police ambu-
I lances were called out and individuals
lent their automobiles Even the fire
patrol OF the salvage corps made trip
after trip The injured. most OF them
hurt by jumping from windows. were
taken to ST Michaei's Hospital until the
cot capacity of that institution was over
taxed and then TO the City Hospital.
Several died on the way.
1t was not until l:30 o'clock that the
firemen could get into the building, and
they carried the bodies found 10 the fire.
house across the street. On the fourth
floor. in corner where the floor had not
fallen. they found group Of girls bodies,
they had gone thinking 10 find a fra
escape. County Physician William. Il
Mckenzie ordered the bodies taken to
Mullins morgue. in Washington street,
TO await identification.
Crowds ThrOng MOrgue.
At the morgue policemen were station
ed who admitted only a few persons at
time. Mothers fathers. husbands,
friends Of girls known TO work in fhs
burned building for for entrance. Almost
before the first victims had been taken
to the hospitals. inquirers began 20 be-
siege the places over the phone and in
person.
After death the bodies were laid in
the receiving room of The City Hospital
and in the norgue. Some of them. such
as had been killed by the force Of their
fall, were quickly identified. Others could
be known only by some bits OF jewelry
On their person. One girl was identified
because she had two gold teeth.
An aged couple sought their daughter
in each OF the hospitf Is 1t was grow-
ing dusk when they reached the morgue.
Quietly they passed between the rows OF
bodies, shuddering as the white cloth was
drawn from each. The last in the long.
line wore gold brooch.
Mother FHints at Spectacle.
It's my girl cried the woman. She.
was carried from the place in a fainting
condition.
The Domestic sewing machine build
ing stood at 2l6-21S High street, and
was one OF the oldest structures used
for manufacturing purposes In Newark.
It was built In 1885, and first occupied
by the Domestic company. although that
concern no longer is there. The first
floor was occupied by the Drake Morrison
Paper Box Company and John B. Leve-
ney: the second by the Newark Paper
Box Company. the third by the Anchor
Company and the Aetna Electric COM
pany, and the fourth by the Wolf Muslin
Undergarment Company.
Baraba Glass. the owner of the build
ing. lives at l04 West Forty-second street,
New York. More than 80 girls were en-
ployed by the various concerns who had
space In the building. The loss is es-
timated at about S15OO00.
The fact that the books OF the COM
panies are burned makes if impossible 10
correctly estimate the number of missing.
The heads of the various concerns have
given orders 10 their employees TO meet
tomorrow. when a roll ! VIII be made.
The work of digging in the ruins was
suspended at 5 o'clock this evening be-
cause OF the oncoming dark-ass and be-
cause the north wall. still snding WIS
deemed too shaky TO per . firemen
TO get under with safety
Praise Is due to the rk fire de-
g.. 81.
the girls Several firem re over
come with smoke. and ep Chief
Joseph +. Sloan WAS seriously n IT when
a portion of q wall fell on him. 'aking
his leg. II is thought that he also
TT was a horrible sight Fl Mary
Geary, one OF the inspectors Gor re
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