Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
COVER WINDOWS
To AVERT FIRE
PANIC IN SCHOOL
Two Houses Destroyed by Fire
Within 200 Feet of
Pupils. 81
ERIE TRAINS STALLED AT
SILVER LAKE, BELLEVILLE
3
Railroad Men Threaten to Run
Through Hose Laid Across
Tracks. d

The lowering of window shades IN
the Silver Lake Public School to pre-
vent a probable panic, threats by
train crews of the Erie railroad thar
the fire hose would be run over. and
the sending in of alarms to fire de-
partments of their municipalities.
marked blaze which totally. de-
stroyed two dwelling houses in
Watching avenue, in the Silver Lake
section of Belleville today.
Owing to the fact that Silver Lake
Is outside the Be :eville fre limits
residents of that Italian colony be-
came much alarmed and thought at one
time that the fire threatened all. of the
houses in Eatchung avenue.
Blaze Soon Under Control.
Prompt response by ai,s Bellevills fire
department and also the Silver Lake
Fire Company. an independent organi-
zation. however, soon caused the blaze
to he under control, and the FIRE re-
suited in damage of about $780,
Repeated telephone messages were
sent TO the Newark and Bloomfield FIRE
departments by Postmaster JeraIdo
Maioran, of Silver Lake, and these re-
quests were refused. However, when
the fire was practically out, Robert L.
Whitfield. OF the Soho section of Belle
Vile, who had been standing guard to
prevent Erie trains from dasting over
the f1re-hose. got busy and sent in an
partment, and this resulted in one OF
the engine companies of this city re-
spending.
But when the Newark apparatus ar
rived on the scene 1t was seen by these
hremen that there was nothing for
them to do and they returned
| The houses ruined were owned by
Christopher Mnranno and Peter Rossi
The fire started in the Muranno home
and spread to Rossrs house adjoining
All the furniture ind most Of the per-
sonal effects of the four families who
occupied both houses were lost
Along with Christopher Muranno In
his house lived his son and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Muranno. In the other
house Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rossi, son
and daughter-in-iaw of the owner,
lived.
Caused by Overheated Stove.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
Frank Muranno, who, upon leaving her
place and walking across the street.
saw the smoke. 1t was evidently
caused by an overheated stove in the
latter's rooms.
After Postmaster Maioran had noti-
fed Bloomfield and Newark, Angelo
Domirick telephoned to Township Com
mitteeman Harry N Fsllows, who in
| formed Chief James K. Provett, of the
| Belleville fire department.
The Silver Lake fire company a.
| tached hose, and 1t was spread across
the Orange branch Of the Erie rail-
road.
Two trains were stalled, one bound
for New York and one for the Oranges,
| and this caused the crews to issue
| threats. according TO Whitfield, that
! they would run the engines over thc
| hose.
The threats were not carried out.
| however.
As soon as the blaze broke out Tru-
ant Officer Harry NJ. Machette. OF
Belleville, who was in the Silver Lake
| School, informed the teachers, and
fearing that the pupils would see tho
smoke all the shades were pulled down.
The school building is but several feet
distant from the scene of the fire.