Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-06


three children of Mrs. Frances Kostka,
who was killed in the High street
fire. The children are being cared for
by their grandmother in Austria.
william ]. Hagan was elected tenn
porary secretary, to serve in the abb
enc of James NJ. Reilly, who is IN
the mountains for his health. Mr..
Hagan reported as follows::
Raise s42,y31' Spent s19,1I4.
ITO the Chairman n Members of the
Newark Fire Relief Fund Commit
tee:
Gentlemen desire to make a brief
report to you of the work accom-
plished by the committee since the
time it was organized, Tuesday, No
vember 20, 1910. to June 3, 1911, in
elusive.
THE total amoun of money re-
ceived from all sources was $42, 731.9l,
including a check for $50 which the
Evening News SEN to the Municipal
Fund by mistake, as the check was Tor
a business transaction of the paper,
and the money was refunded to the
Evening News. The moneys were de-
posted in the Manufacturers National
Bank and the Newark City Trust Com
pany, and the interest on the deposit
up to date has netted $193.27, which
makes the total receipts $42, 925.1S. OF
that amount $1.513 vas paid out for
temporary relief within a week after
the fire; $3,142.75 for burial expenses;
81, 5S2.25 for clothing losses; $729 for
medical services. $685. so for medicines;
81, 300 to the Catholic Children's Aid
Association for the care of three or
phans; $500 to st. Michaels Hospital
for the care and maintenance of Mrs.
Cleary, mother of Rose Cleary, who
was killed In the fire; 81, 166. so for in
~vestigators' expenses; So, 467.2 rs paid out
weekly in allowances for the care and
maintenance of beneficiaries. Total dis
bursements, $1e,114.25, leaving a bal
ance of S23,S10.93.
The services of Miss Mary L. CLARK,
one of the investigators, were gratis
to the fund.
1.-THE services of William J. Hagan,
investigator and acting secretary, were
paid for by the Newark STAR for ten
weeks, and since then his salary and
expenses have bene paid by the COM
mittee from the fund.
THE services of DR.. Samuel II. Rob-
ertsdn and DR.. Walter S. Washington,
who were appointed medical inspectors
by the committee. were gratis, as they
have refused to present a bill for their
very efficient work, which went a long
way In helping the committee, as with
out their assistance the committee
would have been almost helpless in de-
termining the disposition of many
cases.
when your Investigators commenced
their work on Tuesday, November 20.
1910, they were instructed by the COM
mittee to make as thorough an investj-
cation of the families affected by the
fire as quickly as possible. Your in
v%estigators worked from eatrly morn
ing until late in the night, and in ff-
teen days they made a complete report
on ia cases. OF hat number twenty
five had been killed outright or died
from the effect of their injuries, Eight
children had been left orphans and one
childless, and ffty-one cases OF
girls who had been more or less injured
and thirty others slightly SO. Total
number of deaths due to fire are twen-
ty-seven.
During the visits of the investiga-
tore they paid out $1.51S for relief, and
one funeral bill of 1888. so.
ION the recommendation of the in
vestigators the committee held a meet
ini; to distribute money to those who
had lost their clothing in the fire, and
the committee secured a statement
from each person, which was taken
verbatim, and the employees were paid
accordingly.
Directly Affected 100 People.
The total number affected by the
fire was 115 in the Wolf Company, 15
In the Anchor Lamp Company, 20 In
the Drake-Morrison Paper Box Com
pany n 20 in the Newark Paper Box
Company, making the total 40 people
that were directly affected by the fire,
and about one-half dozen others who
were indirectly.
The committee adopted the plan of
a weekly allowance for those who were
injured or affected by the fire, whlen
was a small sum at the beginning, but
was increased in two weeks to an
amount which was deemed equal to the
wages that they earned while at work
and then informed the benefciaries
that all medical and drug bills would
be paid for.
when the weekly allowance was
started there were 43 on the list, which
has been reduced at the present time
to "a.
'"The committee has endeavored to
be fair and just to all and are very
sollcitous about the welfare of the ben
e~ficiaries.
Investigator William j. Hagan
makes weekly visits to all those re-
ceiving money from the fund IN order
to keep the committee informed as to
their conditions.
THE physicians attending the pa
tients also make weekly reports, so
that the committee has full Informal
ton as to the conditions of the girls
Mr.. CHURCH APPOINTED
STATE BAR EXAMINER.