Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
CITY PAYS HONOR TO DEAD
FIRE-FIGHTERS AT MEMORIAL
Impressive Exercises Held in Keeney Theate-chief En-
gneer Moore Calls Roll of che Dead Taps Are Sounded
and Lights in Cross Extnguished

| of its personnel and we may even
| hatter ourselves that we are familiar
with its trials and its achievements.
But we who are not of the depart
ment, how often do we pause to thinh
of what we really owe to these men
and how little do we realize the
enormity of the sacrifices they stanc
ever ready to make in our hebalfH
| We pursue our daily VocationS in
shop or office or factory or home, and
when night falls we retire, not know
ing what moment the fearful element
/ -fire-might burst forth In all its
fury, and which, If not speedily
checked. would destroy our property
and jeopardize our very lives. We
know this menace exists and yet our
minds are little troubled by 1t, for
we feel sense of security, founded
upon our confidence in the efficiency
OF our department and the self-sacri-
| flcing spirit of is members-a conh-
dence that has never been violated;
spirit which raises men TO the heights
of heroism.
always on guard and ever alert for
! the sounding of the alarm, these men
respond with alacrity. They stand
not upon the order of their going, but
! whether ii be in the full glare of the
MONDAY sun or the still watches of
the night they go forth at duty's call.
Weather conditions count for naught..
Their thoughts are upon the lives and
property entrusted to their care, and
| their efforts are directed to getting to
the scene of danger in the shortest
possible time. Moments, then, are
precious to them, for a few seconds
may make all the difference between
| life and death to fire-imprisoned vic
Tins.
: Risk Lives for Others.
! with secondary consideration for
| their own safety willing to yield
1 their very lives, If need be, the brave
! firemen set about the work of rescue
and the salvation Of property. Fac
ing unknown perils in unfamiliar
structures, cropping their way through
( binding and choking smoke and bat
! Ting against the fiercest flames they
risk their lives to save the lives of
others How many fervent prayers
have been offered up and are being
offered up by those whose loYedS ones
| have been restored to them by the
intrepidity and dauntless courage OF
the firemen is known only to Him who
knows all things But He knows and,
! we can rest assured, such deeds DO
not go unrewarded.
But, alas, there is another side to
the picture. When the companies
leave their respective quarters, In
answer to an alarm, every man In the
! full vigor of physical strength, with
nerves tense drawn and faculties
alert, they know not who among them
may, ere their return, be manned by
falling walls or have their lives
snuffed out by n fateful backdraught.
Nevertheless they press on unhesi-
tatingly. regarding such possible con-
tingencies as part of the toll which
their duty exacts. And what fright
full toll. 1t happened not SO long ago
but that we can recall a certain fire
which occurred not far from here,
when falling walls, within the twink
ling of an eye almost, killed or
wounded a number of brave men,
And we have brought to our minds,
by the solemn ceremonies In which
we are participating, the sublime sac
rifices made by these men, and by
many others, who have faced sudden
death, who have faced personal in
jury, who have faced the rigors and
consequences of long hours of ex-
posture to wintry storms or scorch-
ing sun, that we, the citizens of New
ark, might have protection.
This association, which. had its
birth in the very laudable desire of
its founders to lend material aid to
the widows and orphans of deceased
members flaS deem Ill tA1Sl6IlCG lGSS
/ than score of years, and yet today
1t invites the public to join with it in
paying a tribute of respect to the
memory of no less than sixty-six of
its late members and two former
chief engineers of the department, all
of whom have died since the asSocia-
ton was formed. There is fraternal-
ism linked with benevolence, and
beautiful is the fraternalism which
does not end with the grave but spans
the dark valley of ath with tender
recollections. Our friends have gone
/ from us, but to the Great Chief on
high there Is no death What He sees
/ is merely q transition. These brave
men who did their duty as they saw
i 1t have left their earthly forms, but
let us hope they still live In that un-
discovered country from whose bourn
no traveller returns"
"The roll has been called. Taps
have been sounded denoting the COM
pletion of duty well performed. The
lights have gone out and we who are
/ in earthly darkness let our fervent
prayer be that our departed friends
have found the true light which radi
ates from the presence of the Supreme
Chief of us all We mourn their TAX
/ ing away. but let our sorrow be as
suaged by the confident hope that
when they responded to the final
summons from on high they were re-
ceived with the salutation Well done,
thou good and faithful servant.
Sixty-eight Brave, courageous, tried
and true. May they rest in peace.
The General Programme.
! The program of the service was as
follows:
4 Opening prayer, Chaplain Michael
p. Corcoran; opening ode. still, Still
! With Thee" by Gerrish, Apollo Male
Quartet; solo, Forever With the
I Lord" Gounod, Mrs. Walter Black
ford; address, Hon. Jacob Haus-
sling; solo, "The Lord Is Ny
Light" Allisten, Mrs. Charles b.
Morse; recitation, "There Is no
! Death,n Lytton, Miss Fannie Me-
! Call1m; solo, abide With Me-" Lid
die. Mr.. Clarence w. Williams; quar-
tet, sleep Thy Last Sleep Barnhy-
Parks, Apollo Male Quartet; organ
melodies. Prof. Schreiner; solo, Ave
Maria" Miller, Miss @. Angelina
Fentzlaff; instrumental selection, or,
chestra: solo, From the Depths,
Campana, Mr.. Bertrand Loriot; in
strumental selection, orchestra; solo,
"Be Thou Faithful Unto Death,
Mendelssohn, Mr.. Charles B. Morse;
Instrumental selection, Orchestra;
solo, MY Child, Give Me Thy Heart, :
Miss G.. Angelina Fentzlaff; organ
melodies, \ Prof Schreiner; solo,
"Crossing the Bar" written espe-
cially for this occasion), Clarence w.
Williams; instrumental selection. or
chestra, solo, Voices of the Angels.
Wilson, Mrs. Walter Blackboard; solo,
Calvary" Bertrand Loriot; roll call
of departed comrades, Chief Engineer
Paul j. Moore; eulogy, John L.,
O'Toole; closing ode, Lead Kindly
Light" Apollo Male Quartet; closing
prayer, Chaplain James c. Howard.
The arrangements for the memorial