The evening world., 1911-12-04
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JERSEY CITY FIRE
Blaze in the Leo Paper Box
Factory Drives Out the 500
Employees TO the Street.
MEN GUIDE WOMEN OUT
Nlde Stairways and Plenty of
Exits Probably Save the
Lives Of Many.
MEN GUIDE WOMEN OUT

Modern methods Of construction with
saved many of the 500 employees Of
the James Leo Paper Box Factory In
Jersey City from death or injury when
the nve-story plant OF the concern was
destroyed by ire shortly after noon
to-day. There vas a panic among the
employees. some $50 of whom were
giris. but 30 many means OF escape
were provided hat those who kept
tASlr Wits about them were able to
0ude the panic stricken to safety.
AZ the time the fire vas discovered the
buik OF Jersey City's Fire Department
Was at the great United States Express
tafn confasration In the Pavonia sec
ttoa. . mile across the city. This cor
1tion led to long delay in responding
- the alarm. and when tho tired fire.
mea arrived the entire building Of the
Leo Paper Box Company was in flames.
The Leo plant was located at the
corner of Golden IND variok streets.
The building. Of recent construction.
frouted q block on Golden street and
$50 feet on Lee street. The IRE. from
unknown origin, was discovered burn
ing nsrcely on the lower floor In the
middle Of the building on the Bright
street side.
SPREADS THROUGH BUILDING
rHRoUoH ELEVATOR SHAFT.
Il was close to an elevator shaft and
srread through the building by that
route. Each floor wa nllsd with paper.
bex material Of the Aimsiest sort and
the blAss spread In all directions. 30
faol1 was IL advance that the en-
pIeyees had 10 rush for their lives. un.
I'm 10 ~ The factory IRE apparatus.
tDeet of the employees on the lower
e6pss escaped by way Of the s~tairways.
thDoo On the upper hoors In the rear
Woeo o on from exit by that meant
ana took TO the fre escapes. Many
girss wsre on the upper floors and hard
wax ~ required IN handling them.
No outside assistance al rendered or
needed. The men assisted the girls
down the ladders and some Of the older
employees remained on the various
noers to make last search against the
advancing flames and pick up any strag-
o1ers that might have been held behind
By sright Or hs~lplessnsss.
~ the time the firemen reached the
scene the roof and four walls Of the
factory structure had fallen in and VOL
untsers were hard at work trying to
ana Az s...A "a Al. A. a. -.-
small t~o-story dwellings In the VI
cinity. The fact that surrounding roofs
were covered with nov was all that
prevented q great coniagration.
fare DRILL HELPED TO SAVE
WOMEN EMPLOYEES.
The damage to the Leo plant Is esti-
mated at 500. 600. James Leo jr.. who
sounded the fire-drill when the blaze
ives discovered. says that the employees
were frequently put through a flre-drill
and none Of them was In any danger.
While the fire In the Leo plant was a
its height q double alarm was turne<
IA from Morgan and Bay streets.
point midway distant between the lie,
au and the wreck Of the express
stAhass. Some of the engines bound 70
the Leo IRE were diverted TO the Nor
n n Bay streets blaze.
This was In the Doremus stables a
No. ls5 Morgan street. which IL situate
in the mids Of a block of frame ten
n>msnts. Here the snow did great ser
Woe again in preventing the spread @
the flames, A few horses In the stabl
had been led out when the fremen al
rived and the blaze was confined to tn