The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-09
FIGHT FIRE
IN The BITING COLD
SaIny Building Ablaze, Gives
SmOke-EafGrS a Battle,

fire that broke out Friday iaornins
just before nine O'Clock. The. coastrue
ton of the salny building and shat O
the Farmigiani building adjoining wa
such that the flames spread . tn
latter structure The Pa sgsan
building was damaged By fiasaes Is
the two upper stories and the store
on the ground suffered from mok
and water
Chief Day and Assistant inief
Sharrette and Madigan are Id sls cor
graduated in the way they aandlet
the situation. The members of ths
department worked hard ana faith
fully in tAe biting cold Cos wer
frozen onsthe men while ieici8 aer
suspended from hats. A hage iIr
in the middle OF speedwell arenua
served to keep the men wal1a whil
hot coffee was served by Mrs.. &c
win a. Guilford, the Misses seers
Miss MeAlpin, Mrs. r. IT. agdoa
and members of the Women's Chris
tiaD Temperance union.
The salny building, valued 81 $40
600 is almost total loss. The sainy
value their stock at $4,000 White 81
600 more will meet the loss en fu1
nishings of those oecupying apart
ments in the floors above ths store
The Parmigian building, valued a
$4,000, was damaged about $4,000
with loss on the stock and fixtures
of Joseph Parmigiani, confectioner
and Leonard Ogniber. barber, ss vel
as furnishings in the apartments Il
the second and third stories.
The fire had its origin in the base
mont of the Salny building q boz
was working in the cellar sorting
over stock and he told Harry Saln3
of the blaze and then ran to Resolute
Hook and Ladder house. He there
told Driver Ridge there was little
fire in the cellar and Ridge went te
the scene with the red wagon return
ing Immediately for the trucky MI
Salny telephoned to police headauaf.
ters asking for the auto chemical
Sergeant Morrison looked Up the
street, saw the smoke pouring from
the cellar windows of the building
and turned in general alarm.
| Harry SaIny and employees fought
the fire for ten minutes with their
own extinguishers before calling for
aid and in this way the flames had
gained headway before the arrival Of
the department Mr.. Salny does moi
know what started the fire.
Chief Day took immediate command
and there was no friction with for
mer Chief Trowbridge Former Sec.
ond Assistant Chief Geary donnea his
chiefs coat but no one paid any at
tention to his orders.
The Independent Hose company
fought the fire for time in the
basement with chemical stream but
were finally driven out by the smoke
Humane steamer was on the ground
almost at once but it was long before
it got to work, both the engineers
working far from the house. Engineer
Theo. Irving was finally secured from
his work at Grupelli's block on Speed
Well avenue and relieved Assistant
Chief Sharrette who had taken the
throttle. Washington steamer was
delayed in reaching the fire by a
turned in to secure the attendance
of engineers to take charge Of the
steamers. C. Augustus Muir being
the only one on hand
The flames spread to the Parmia.
giani building, an air shaft between
the two buildings giving access.
The tenants of the Salny building
were Jacob NJ. Levien. Joseph saber,
Joseph G. Levy and James Resented
occupying apartments in the build.
ing.
IN the Parmigiani building apart.
ments We're the owner, Joseph Parmi.
giani, Leonard Ogniber, who had b
barber shop in the building, M II.
Cooney and j. w. Terrell.
The fire put the short line ear to
the station out of business as it was
caught on speedwell avenue above
the fire and could not pass On ac'
count of the network of hose. Tho
mainline cars turned back at Clinton
place.
The utter inadequacy Of the presen'
fire alarm system was again il
iustrated Engineer Theo. Irving, at
work opposite the Speedwell aYenuo
school, had to be sent for, not hear
ing the fire alarm. The bell has long
been complained of and in conse
quenee the siren whistle was added
to the alarm system. But since this
whistle has been moved to the Nor
ris & Somerset plant almost to Ridge
dale, only sections Of the town espe-
clally favored by the direction of the
wind can hear the whistle. Some ar
rangement should be made, the fire
men think, to have the whistle at 4
more central point.
Overcoming the Grcacn
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