Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-04

Hamilton Ward, 20 years old, of IL
Franklin avenue, Nutiey. was at work
In an adjoining room. He ran into the
main room and found Holloway, who
Is IS years old, lying on the floor. his
clothing and beard afire. Ward dragged
the aged man through the door to
sRfetv.
Tried to save sister.
Once outside the blazing room, Tillie
Schick, elder sister Of the missing girl,
realized that her sister was left behind
In the flame pit. Before anyone could
stop her she ran back into the build
ing. Two of the men followed her, but
before they could seize her and drag
her back she had penetrated so far into
the blazing room that her clothing and
hair was afire. She fought her rescuers.
but was dragged to safety.
An alarm of fire was sent in at 0:30
o'clock. but the fremen, who arrived
promptly found themselves powerless
to combat the blaze Fifteen minutes
after the fire started series of minor
explosions began which finally cul-
minated in one great explosion which
tore apart such portions of the build
ing as were still standing. In an hour
the building had been razed to the
ground by the flames, and the firemen
were busily engaged in extinguishing
the flaming embers preparatory TO
searching the ruins for the bodies
Lena Schick had been preparing to
become a teacher and was recently
graduated from the Montclair Normal
School. She had consented to work a
week at the factory where her sister
was employed, in that they were short
handed and needed help. This was her
first day.
The National Fireworks Association
Is Massachusetts, corporation, made
up of Boston capitalists. Bradner, who
is the son of Frank E. Bradner, the
local lawyer, had been with the com
pany for eight years He was the
treasurer, and for Ave years had been
manager of the local factory. from
which the caps were turned out. II
was thought that nothing else was
manufactured here. but bystanders de-
clared that fireworks display marked
the course of the blaze.
Refused Newark Location.
An effort was made to locate the
factory of the concern In Newark, but
permission was refused by Captain c.
Albert Gasser, superintendent of the
Bureau of Combustibles. Authorities
of Belleville became suspicious con-
cerning the assurances of the factory
people that no high explosives were
red In the place two months ago
and asked Captain Gasser TO come up
from Newark and investigate. Captain
Gasser declared there were no high
explosives in the place, but that 1t
was filled up with paper boxes and
other highly infammable materials
nd would burn very rapidly II fire
started
Captain Gasser was at loss to ao-
count for the big explosion which oc-
CURED during the fire. He declared
that explosives might have been stored
in the place since he made his inspec-
ton. March 3.
Thomas Schick. q brother OF the miss
ing girl. is assisting the firemen search
the ruins for bodies.
George spagcr Missing.
1t is now feared that George Spager,
a boy from Nutley, who is known TO
have been around the building just be-
fore the explosion, was killed and nc
trace has been found of him.
The body believed to be Bradner's
was found by Christian Reinhardt, of
the Belleville fire department. The
body was burned beyond recognition.
Only the trunk remains, but there is
little doubt that it is the body of
Bradner
II was said that three of tho four
doors in tho building were locked.
a man who said that he was the
representative of the Wagner Fire
works Manufacturing Company, of
Brooklyn, told of an appointment that
Bradner had this morning with Edward