Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-05
HEROES DESCRIBE
HIGH SCHOOL FIRE
West Orange Officials to Con-
fer on Remedy for
Conditions.

As the result of the fire which de-
stroyed the West Orange High School
and imperiled the lives of many peo-
pie last Thursday, the Town Council
will start an active campaign to rem.
edy the bad conditions. This was
decided at meeting of the council
last night when a discussion on the
fire overshadowed all other topics.
A conference with the various
boards will be held Immediately by a
committee from the council with a
view to improving the conditions. An
endeaYor will be made TO have the
small antiquated water mains re-
placed with much larger ones. there
by Increasing the water pressure.
Tho Board of Education will also
be requested to pay especial atten-
ton to the relief of fire risks. 1t has
been recommended that outside fire
escapes be placed on all the schools
not so equipped
Dramatic narratives were given
during the discussion by DR.. James
T. Morehouse and DR. Morris Farkas,
the heroes of the fire. A lively tilt
ensued also between Fire Chief James
Sheehan and superintendent Glennon.
of the water company, over the al
legged failure of the water supply at
the critical moment.
The fire chief accused the water
company of not having enough pres
sure.
"Why, four members of an East
Orange fire company were thrown
down an embankment by the terrific
force of the water when they opened
hydrant," replied the water super
intendent.
"Guess that's going some" said
Chief Sheehan. Are those men still
falling or has something finally
stopped them? Guess you're chuck
ing one grand glorious bluff"
The laugh was on the water de-
partment. Mayor Muta supported the
fire chief.
On motion of Councilman John j.
GilliclS formal statement was sent
to the heroic folk at the fire and
resolutions OF thanks were forwarded
to the fire companies in Orange and
East Orange who responded to the
call for help.
An amendment of the city ordi-
nance to compel the erection of fire
escapes was recommended, and the
use of electric wiring in iron pipe
without concrete protection was crit
| icized.
The controversy over granting a
saloon license to Mathew Morlock, OF
Eagle Rock avenue was reopened
when the West Orange Improvement
League asked that the application
| for the grant be denied. It was this
controversy that caused Mayor
Samuel A. Muta to resign. Joseph
Horn and c. e. Stanton filed letter
alleging that Morlock was not citi-
zen of the town for year, but lived
at 70 fremont avenue, Orange.
John Gardner asked for a license
at Lakeside avenue, for which
Michael Hunt was refused renewal.
This was referred to the license COM
mittee.
The statement made by the superln-
/ tendent of the West Orange water
! Company at the West Orange Coun-
! ell meeting last night that the pres
sure was so great at the recent High
School fire that four East Orange
6remen were bowled down as a result,
| was denied at East Orange fire head
quarters today. If any firemen fell
down it was because of the mud. it
was stated, for when the East Orange
men attached their line to a hydrant
they were hardly able to get any
water at all.
chief MarIrwith, of East Orange
was confident that if his men could
have secured water enough they