Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-29
Market St. Buildings
Destroyed by Flames
Firemen in Deadly Peril from B ack-Draught in 100000 Fire
Which Wipes Out Mullins's Store and Essex Print
ing Company's Plant.

of the top hoor of the Crane Company,
wholesale pipe, valve and mill supplies,
10 Mechanic street. The roof and side
of the building were badly damaged.
Captain Gilbert Stimis, jr., of Truck
No. Il, ruled with his men and a line
of hose to the roof of the building. II
through their efficient work the spread
Of the flames in that building was
checked. f. @. Harris. general mana
ger for the Crane Company. could not
estimate LIS loss. Mr.. Harris was called
out of bed at 5:45 a. M, and hurried to
the. scene. His greatest loss will be
from water.
DR.. II. M. Hart, fire department
physician, was at his home. 300 Mount
Prospect avenue, when the first alarm
was sent in. He jumped out OF bed
and looking out of the window saw the
reflection of the fire. He fastened to
the scene, where he stood ready to
render services to any who might need
them.
The fremen were supplied with hot
coffee nj rolls, and the restaurant at
224 Market street catered to man. OF
the fire-fighters who had beer fighting
the flames for hours without break
fast.
John Mullins recently sold his furni-
ture establishment to his son-in-law,
T. J.. Mullen, who was out of town
last night. Mr.. Mullen arrived in the
city this morning when the fire was at
its height. He received his first knowl-
edge of the fire when he allghted from
the train at the Broad street depot. He
was unable to give an estimate of his
loss, but it was thought that 1t would
exceed 5000, 900 on the building and con-
tents.
About $50 a. m. William Maier, a
substitute driver for Chief Towey,
noticed a -laze gaining great Roadway
Club, on the fourth f1oor Of the Model
Tailoring Company's building. 92o Mar
ket street, and he directed his aides
attention to it. A line Of nose was
taken through the thick smoke, up the
stairway to the roof of the build
ing, where underneath vas stored the
of the Camera Club.
With danger in the developing room,
where the fire seemed to have made
Roadway, h iremen carried their hose
and with difficulty were able to save
the adjoining building. although all the
of 200 Market street were
damaged to a considerable extent by
water. The Newark Camera Club was
considerably damaged by fire.
Traffic in Market street was entirely
suspended between Broad n Mulberry
Cars oil the Broad street lines,
instead of going to the Pennsylvania
depot, were sent around the loop via
and Bank streets.
Fire and police lines were maintained
in a most capable and efficient manner.
Captain Caffrey. of the First
precinct. had police reserves from all
the precincts on hand by 5:45 o'clock,
and every approach to Mechanic street,
Market. Mulberry and Beaver streets ,
in the neighborhood of the fire was
off. Pedestrians were restrained
entering the fire zone.
Herman Schlenger, a STAR newsboy,
turned in the alarm of the fire. He
had been to the circulation department
of the STAR for his morning papers
and stood on the northeast corne of
Broad and Market streets. He was
gazing east ON Market street when he
saw a cloud of smoke issuing from the
store. He hurried to the
but before he had reached the
place the flames burst from the roof
back he summoned the ap-
paratus by sending in the call from
box q, which always means danger
to the fire department.
Trolley traffic was greatly hampered
by the fire, and every line in the city
was more or less affected. Market
between Mulberry and Broad
was closed to trolley traffic
from 5:10 to 1915 o'clock this morning.
The cars on Broad street were tied up
for a short time, and then operated
over the jumping irons which bridged
the lines of hose. BY turning back the |
cars at either n of the fire lines,
traffic was maintained on the other
lines, although the schedules were up
set. Transfers were honored on all
regardless Of the intersecting