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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

der is that il did not happen before.
Unless radical measures are taken to
install fire-escapes on buildings IN this
city classed as fireproof, New York may
face an even greater disaster.
"Six departments-and the fire de-
partment, the one most vitality con-
cerned, is not one of them-have jurls-
diction over the establishment of ade-
quate fire-escapes or exits from build
ings. The fire department can recon-
mend and that IS all, for its recommen-
dations are frequently disregarded. The
fire department should have sole con-
troll Of the ordering of fire-escapes on
buildings, and we should have sum
mary power to compel compliance with
our orders.
Buildings, whether Of hreproof con-
struction or otherwise, should be equip
ped with q balcony extending the full
width of the structure, with two COM
modious stairways leading to the street.
The stairway should be wide enough
for two persons TO walk abreast and
should be equipped with handrails.
"All office, loft and manufacturing
buildings should be equipped with espe-
cially good fre-escapes. Loft buildings
should be classed as factories and COM
structures. Some day, I am afraid, a
fire will sweep the interior of one of
these loft buildings, and then New
York will know what a real fire dis
aster is."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
NINETEEN SLEEP
ON AS HEROES
PUT OUT FLAMES
Saloon-keeper and Friend in
East Newark Quietly Ex-
tinguish Firebug's Blaze.

Chief of Police Thomas Neville is in
vestigating what appears to have been
an attempt at incendiarism at the
double tenement, 20-22 Reynolds avenue,
East Newark early yesterday. That
there was not a wholesale holocaust in
the building is probably due to the
good work of Patrick Clancy and John
Neil, both of whom live in the house.
They were both slightly scorched in
extinguishing the flames.
Neil conducts a saloon n a grocery
store at that address. He closed as
usual at midnight Saturday. With
Clancy he sat in the kitchen for a
while. Clancy, detecting the odor of
smoke, began an investigation. He
searched the stores and the other rooms
on the ground floor. The smoke by this
time had filed the place.
Clancy hurried outside and to his
surprise found that the rear of he
house was in flames. He called to Neil
and the w a a hard time extin-
gushing the blaze. Clancy suspected
that a flrebug had been at work, N
he decided to investigate further. 1t
is well that he did, for further along
the building he found another fire.
The pair used water effectively in
this case. Clancy secured a lamp inc
searched the building from one end to
another. Finding that there was no
more fire. he went to the scene Of the
other two blazes, and there found oil
soaked rags had been placed in crew.
Ices. The person or persons responsible
for the dastardly act were making sure
that h job would be a good ono.
The inmates Of the house, numbering
nineteen, slept soundly and no one
knew Of the incident until yesterday
when they arose. The house is a frame
structure and was built a number OF
years ago. With a slight start Chief
Neville seid today hat the building
would prove easy prey to the flames,
as, on S. turday night, the wind was
sufficiently strong to give 1t a good
start before the arrival of the fire de-
partment.
Neil sent word to the police today.
The tenement is owned by Philip Bow
ers, of Atlantic street, Newark, and
houses six families. Bowers was noti-
fed today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
DANGEROUS
BUILDINGS in NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. March 27.-Fire Com
missioner Waldo has in his office re-
ports of 30, 900 buildings In New York
similar to the Asch building, the scene
of Saturdays disaster, and Of these it
is asserted that 1000 are defective in
some way, making any Of them liable
to just such a holocaust as came Sat
urday. In not one of the 10000 is the
danger entirely absent, for the Asch
building proved of excellent construc-
ton, yet the loss OF life was great.
Since the Newark factory fire of last
November, in which many lives were
lost, the commissioner has been trying
t~actfully to extend the Jurisdiction of
his department and has been urging
adequate fire-escapes and other devices
he regards as necessary, but his work
has brought no results as yet.
Within the past few months every
loft building in the city has been or
dered equipped with s%prinklers, so that
fire can be controlled. This order
brought out numerous protests, and the
fire commissioner says that only a few
days ago a meeting vas held in an Office
in Wall street to devise means to have
the order about sprinklers rescinded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
EAST SIDE HAS
MAJORITY OF VICTIMS.

NEW YORK. March 27.-The east
side south Of Tenth street, between
Second avenue and Avenue c, suffered
most in the loss of life in the fire,
Some one seems to have been lost in
every street in the section, and today
groups continued to crowd to those
tenements where bodies were brought
from the morgue. In accordance with
the Jewish custom in most instances
the bodies ale buried immediately.
Frances. Salenli, only survivor of
foul chums who worked at the waist
factory, said today she believed her
sister Sophie met death by Jumping
down the elevator shaft.
My sister kissed me and said, Good
by. [ believe I'm going to die Tho
flames swept about US rs we neared the
door. Sophie rushed for the elevator
shaft. That's the last / saw Of her.
My face and hair were burned, but L
got to the roof and was rescued"
Antonetra P~asquelano. Is, went TO
work for the Triangle Shirtwaist Com
pany two weeks ago. Her sister, Mrs.
Annie Ardito, had been employed
there fore some time. With Frank Ar
ditto, Annie's husband, they lived at 5o9
East Thirteenth street. Mrs. Ardito
and Antonetta were working on tho
fateful ninth door Of the building. An
tonetta gained the stairway. She
reached the third floor in safety. Her
life was crushed out by the panic
stricken horde that trampled her body
on the stairs in a mad dash for safety.
No trace has been found of Mrs. Ar
dito's body and her babies are crying
Vainly for her
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
ASKING FOR RELIEF,

NEW YORK, March 27.-Plans for
the raising Of funds for the relief of the
survivors o. the holocaust and of those
who were dependent upon its victims
are already we'll under way. Mayor
Gaynor has issued a proclamation. The
Mayor heads the subscription list with
a contribution OF 800. His proclama-
ton follows:
THE appalling loss OF life and per-
sonal injuries caused by the factory
fire in Washington place on Saturday
afternoon cali for larger measures of
relief than our charitable societies
can be expected TO meet from their or
binary resources. The New York Coun-
ty Chapter of the National Red Cross
Society has called for special eontribu-
tions to be distributed through the Red
Cross committee or it's affiliated mem
Der, the New York Charity Organiza.
ton Society.
FL urge all citizens to give for this
purpose by sending their contributions
either directly to Jacob H. Schiff,
treasurer OF the New York County
Chapter of the National Red Cross. Nc.
50 William street, or to me for remit
tance to him. Acknowledgment will be
made through the press.
wv. J. GAYNOR."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
LAUGHING SIGHTSEERS
FAINT AT HORROR SIGHT.

NEW YORK, March 27.-There
were frock-coated young men
carrying canes who laughed and chat
ted with well-dressed girls as the line
jostled slowly eastward toward the
pier entrance-young couples who had
read the morning papers before start
ing for their Sunday stroll yes
terday, who wished to see the
dead out of curiosity. And there
were many of these girls who entered
the shielded pier laughing who after
a momen of looking at the horrors fell
in a faint to the floor.
White-capped nurses from bellevue
and the allied hospitals really had
more to do with the handling of the
lines han the police. It was a COM
mon sight to see G nurse, instead OF
a policeman or a coroner'5 assistant,
leading an aged woman or n of mid
die age along the line OF collins. On
the south side of the pier vas a white
enameled table, such az is used in
operating rooms.
Many times there would be heard a
shrek, and q nurse would clasp her
arms around the who had
either begun to grow hysterical upon
recognizing her dead, or who had
tainted from the horror hat lay
stretched all about.
A policeman, or many OF them, and
white-coated surgeons would run to the
spot then and help the nurse to lift the
m onto the table until q stretcher
could be brought to the spot.
Then the roman, shrieking in a way
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
THE MOST
STUBBORN COLD
EASILY BROKEN
Also Ends All Misery from the
Grippe in Just a Few
"a. Hours. W

There is not one grain of quinine in
Pape's Cold Compound. which. when
taken every two hours, until three con-
secutive doses are taken, will surely
end the grippe M break up the most
severe cold, either in the head, chest,
back, stomach or limbs.
1t promptly relieves the most mis-
cradle neuralgia pains, headaches, dui-
ness, head and moss stuffed up, fever
ishness. sneezing, sore throat. running
Of the nose, catarrhal affections, sore-
ness, stiffness and rheumatic twinges.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at a cost Of
more thar fifty Thousand dollars. and
contains no quinine, which we have
conclusiveiy demonstrated Is not effec-
tive in the treatment Of colds or grippe
Take this harmless Compound as d.
rected. with the knowledge that there
is no other medicine mad anywhere
else in the world which will cur your
cold or end Grippe misery as promptly
and without any other assistance or
bad after-effects as a 25-cent package
of Pape's Cold Compound, which any
druggist in the world can supply.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
LIFELESS BODIES GAVE
FIRST NEWS OF DISASTER,

When the young men comprising the
class In law, which was being lectured
to by former Sheriff Frank Sommer.
left the classroom, Joseph Conlon, of 25
James street, this city, remained in his
seat for several moments. working on
some studies. Upon leaving the class
room he took ar elevator to the ground
floor and was surprised to see, as pas
sengers in the same car, three young
girls, crying and moaning as the
elevator dropped to the floor. Although
he did not know 1t then, these had been
saved from the flames by his class
mates.
The first he knew of the fire was
when he arrived on the ground floor
and passed out into the open air, there
to see the sickening sight Of dozens of
girls, stretched lfeless upon the pave
ments, while tho firemen fought the
flames in the thu 10 upper floors of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
OWNERS
AND EMPLOYERS
GIVEN WARMING
Captain 6. A. Gasser Sends Let.
ter of Instructions and
Suggestions.

Captain c. Albert Gasser, superfn-
tendent Of combustibles and fire risks.
is today sending out a letter to all
manufacturers and employers of labor
that Is full Of valuable suggestions
and il lived UP to will prevent catas-
trophies such as occurred In New York
or Saturday and In this city last year.
Captain Gasser speaks OF the moral
obligation of the employer to the EN-
ployee. He also gives instruction as to
what should be don in case of fire
and how to avoid fires. The captain
had made a careful study of the things
he writes about, and there is no doubt
of the fact that everything he says
should, If adhered to, benefit the en-
ployer and employee. The letter is as
follows:
Bureau Of Combustibles
and Fire Risks,
Newark Fire Department. Il
ITO Factory Owners n All Employers
of Labor, Newark, NJ. j.: +
Dear Sirs-The loss of life in the
factory fire In Newark on November
26, n the factory fire in New York
city on March %, is of paramount i'm
portance to every employer of labor
and every good citizen, whether he be
a public official or not.
You and /, particularly, owe a ces-
tain duty to our fellow-man; you, bGp
cause you employ others to work for
you and l because of a legal obligation
m do all within my nnuvpT tn fNIaN-e1NT
fire.
There is a moral obligation on your
part to safeguard those who entrusI
their lives to o when they enter the
building over which you have jurisdic-
ton.
In order that you may be governed
somewhat by experiences revealed ia
his office, your attention is directed
to the following recommendations.
Il. Exits which may be adequate IN
time of calm inspection are wholly in
adequate in time of panic. If you have
any doubt at all about the means of
escape for your employees call upon
experts and take their advice.
80. Arrange a system of bells so that
an alarm of fire may be sounded inn
mediately throughout your building.
"3. See to it personally hat en-
ployees are drilled every week, so they
will know what to do in case of fire.
"a. Notify the fire department In
stantly no matter how small a fire
may be discovered. Hold one desig-
mated employee responsible for such
prompt notification.
"5. Put up, and keep filed, pals for
water and sand. Provide at least n
liquid fire extinguisher for each floor
of the building.
Sc. Subdivide our buildings into fire
hazard units. Put up fire-proof or fire.
retardent partitions.
~. Put in a sprinkler system. 1t will
pay for itself.
"s. All doors should open ~outwardly
and be closed in such manner as to
open under pressure from inside.
'9. Prohibit smoking absolutely and
enforce this rule.
40. This bureau Is at your service at
the city's expense for inspection, sug-
! gestlons and advice. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted,
&C. ALBERT GASSER, Inspector"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
ILL, SUIT AMONG
HANLE HEIRS is POSTPONED.

Owing to the illness of Frederick E.
Hodge, one of the b~est-known of the
members of the Essex county bar, the
hearing in the action In which he
figures as counsel for Gottlieb and
Eberhardt Hanle against Mrs. Cath
arine Kumann w3s postponed today by
Vice-Chancellor Howell until June 20.
The complainants are surviving sons
of Gottlieb Hanle, a tailor, who died
January IL, 1908, and the defendant is
a married daughter living in Paterson.
He executed a deed a year before his
death, covering property at "a Newark
street valued at $1,000 in favor of the
daughter. Fl
The sons claim that she unduly in
huenced the father and that he was
mentally unsound when he executed
the deed. Hanle was IS years old when
he died n came to this country from
Austria in 1852. The son, Gottlieb Hanle.
is connected with the city's street de-
partment. Mr.. Hodges illness IS of
such a nature that his physician has or
dered him away from his desk for q
49,
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NEWARK STILL
IN DANGER
CONTINUED from First Page.)

exits. Chief Croker came to Newark
after the I-igh street fire, and said the
local department had lone all 1t pos
sibly could do. He said the fault lay
with the building laws"
Although the fire in New York has
aroused the pity inc the protest of the
entire nation. there is perhaps no city
in the whole country that has the holo-
caust as much at heart as has Newark.
The High street fire has not left the
memory of our people here. and its
repetition, its more horrible repetition.
has aroused the people here to a state
where nothing short of adequate laws,
laws hat will safeguard the workers
in the buildings now in existence. as
well as the buildings to be erected in
the future. win satisfy their outraged
Feelings. Members OF the fire board,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

ers who were entering the pier to hurry
away crying without looking at the
rows of mangled beings stretched on
either side. would be carried to a room
at the pier entrince to be revived.
AT dusk Deputy Commissioners Dris-
coll came to the pier and. noting the
numbers of half-grown girls and boys
and older persons who evidently had
no business there, directed the police
under Captain O'Connor, Of the East
Fifty-first Street Station, to go along
the line and turn away all those who
could not give q good reason for going
onto the pier.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
CHIEF CROKER BLAMES
LAWS FOR HOLOCAUST,

NEW YORK, March 27.-Fire Chief
Croker declares that unless radical
measures are taken there may be a
repetition of Saturdays fire disaster in
any of a thousand of buildings in New
York.
"I have predicted just such a horror"
says Chief Croker, land the only won
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

spike. I saw men and women piled III
on top Of one another. Some were quite
still and others We're frantically wav-
ing their arms and shouting. I saw
a girl wiping a mans face with her
handkerchief. After a while they all
quieted down.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
TORNADO KILLS THREE.

MoNROvILLE. Ala. March a.
Three persons We're killed neal here last
night by flying tiinbers from buildings
that were blown from their founda-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

Facts of Horror
Number dead -. ........... ......". .'.."- IA
Number unidentified ...n"............. ...... Observation-Disclosures. So
Fire probably started from cigarette.
Investigation shows that stairways would not clear building Of 700
girls n less than three hours. - '.e,"- s"@
Joseph :. Asch. owner of building, never been asked to provide extra
freescapes or stairways. Dsclairns all responsibility for catastrophe,
Building never reported to borough president as not having ade-
quate fre-escapes, t. = al 44 ..4
Building law blamed by Fire Chief Croker Ffre-escapes not re-
CURED in fre-proof buildings #.t4 se n st;tft s#
Seven thousand New York city buildings not sufficiently protected.
Disaster may end sky-scraping manufacturing buildings in Manhat-
tan. ..
womens League takes action to Investigate conditions in all New
York factories.
Newarkers figured rs heroes in rescue work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

IRON steps MOL
Il felt / had to get down ahead Of
them. The iron steps Of the ladder
We're hot, and getting hotter as L went
down. I had taken probably three
steps downward when the first OF the
girls rolled out Of the window above
me, crashed down on me, and l lost
my balance and felt myself falling. I
remember I was almost glad of it be-
fore I lost my senses.
when I woke up 1 was In the fun
i5est position. I had to stop and study
il out. My hands were down by my
feet and 7 was doubled up. 1 heard
rnen and women, far of, shouting and
screaming; / tried to move and 1
couldn't. After a long time I heard a
voice and a window was opened. Two
men got hold Of me and took me in
side the building. My coat, skirt and
hat remained on a big spike in the
wall.
'nThe men wanted to know how ! got
caught on that spike, and / told them
I fell hfrorl the ninth floor. In spite Of
me herror of the situation we all
laughed as we thought Of 1t.
"But I shall never forget what I saw
below me when l was hanging on that
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-05-13

has secured the position as
teacher for the winter term of
school at the Burns school, south
east of Lexington.
Harry Leary of Higginsyille
spent Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Vessel of
Waverly were here Wednesday.
Miss Angie Reed returned
Monday to her home in Kansas
City after spending several
days here with friends.
Edgar Cox of Lexington was
here Thursday.
Rev. Grote of the Methodist
church and Rev. Jack Frost and
wife Of the Baptist church are
conducting union services at the
NJ. Z. church here. Everyone is
invited to come out and hear
them.
Died at his home here on We'd
nesday, May 10, Mr.. William
Pauling, aged 81 years. He is
survived by his wife and ten
children, John, William, Martin,
Henry, Aniel and Elmer, who
reside here and George Pauling
OF Kansas City, are the sons, Mrs.
Dickmeyer and Mrs. Emmet
Speas of Lexington and Mrs.
James Jacobs of Corder are the
daughters.
Mr.. Pauling was a highly re-
spected citizen, and had been a
great sufferer for more than a
year with a complication of
disease. His funeral services
were conducted at the home on
Thursday morning at II o'clock
by Rev. Grote assisted by Rev.
Frost. Burial was made at Lex
iugtOn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-05-13

here safely last Tuesday in his
new auto. Joe Lightner, the
agent, came along with him to
instruct him as to the science
of running it. This was Joe's
first trip and he says he believes
he can run a pillow better.
A. w. Marshall left for Pine
vile, Mo-, last Wednesday even
ing to visit his daughter, Mrs.
o. r. Pickett.
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Dover Notes.

Ligon Vaughan had business
in Lexington Wednesday.
Ed Wahl had business in Lex
ington Saturday.
John Cooper was in Higgins
vile Monday.
Mrs. Ella Stolte and Mrs.
Fred zeyzing shcpped in Lex,
ington Friday.
Buford Gordon Of Lexington
was here Sunday.
Mrs. Oliver Martin shopped
in Higginsville Tuesday.
Misses Corbin were in Licking
ton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James VIM,
Miss Grace VIM and Miss Mar
jorie Swim were in Higginsville
Saturday.
The ladies of the Christian
church will give their annual
strawberry supper the last of this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Vail
and Miss Dean Dysart were in
Higginsville last Thursday.
Herman Vail, Sr, and wife
and Phillip Vail and family
were in Lexington Thursday.
BERTHE Bertrand came home
Tuesday after an absence Of
several months.
Mrs. Joe Bertrand was in
Hodge Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Phelps
were in Lexington Friday.
Fred Croft of Higginsville was
here Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Henry Minus of Kansas
City was here last week.
Mrs. Laura Mitchell returned
to her home at Boonville Mon
day after a three weeks visit
here with relatives.
Mrs. Nathan Swiger returned
Saturday from Scranton, Iowa,
where she has been visiting for
several weeks.
Mrs. Alvin thurman and two
children of Colorado are guests
this week of Thomas thurman
and family.
Stewart Trent, wife and baby
are spending this week with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Trent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Van
Anglen of Lexington were here
Wednesday.
Little Miss Helen Davis of
Lexington is the guest this
week Of her uncle, Frank Cor
don and family.
Mrs. Claude Johnson OF near
Lexington spent Thursday even
ing here.
Friends Of Miss Susie East
wood will be glad to learn She