The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-09


ment was called out to fight the
blaze, which seemed to make Its APP
pearance simultaneously in different
parts OF the building. 80 rapidly had
IT spread before 1t was discovered.
The blaze illumined the sky and
hundreds Of persons, reused by the
clamor Of the fire apparatus. rose at
sight Of the blaze and hurried to the
scene. The police reserves were
called out and ambulances sent from
st. Michael's Hospital established q
sort Of field hospital. How mary
persons the physicians treated Is not
known now. Many rushed off with
out waiting for treatment
The Rev. DR.. A. II. Young. a retired
Presbyterian clergyman OF Brooklyn,
who Ii sixty years old. was overcome
by smoke and burned. He was got
out Of the building. but Is dying In
the hospital.
Tho stairs and halls were made I'm
passable by flames when the tenants
were aroused and practically every
one who escaped was assisted down
the fire escapes or ladders by firemen,
policemen and attendants in the
house.
The flames rushed TO the roof and
mushroomed out there, trapping per-
sons who otherwise might have
reached the street and safety by
means Of the FIRE escapes. II Is
believed that the three women whose
bodies were found were killed by this
sudden downward rush Of tho
flames.
One OF them. a negro woman. was
found on the fourth floor. She was
attired In a striped nightgown and
wore belt around her waist. as
though she had started to put on
some clothes when the flames caught
her. A second woman, Margaret
Healy. was found on the south side
of tho top floor near . IRE e.
cape. She was partly dressed
and on the window ledge. close be.
side which she had dropped. was q
black hat with handsome blact
plumes and black buckle. II
seemed as though the woman had
tried desperately to save this piece
Of nnery.
Both these women are believed t.
have been servants In the house
They were found In the quarters
usually occupied by servants.
The third woman. whose clothes, Il
she had stopped to put any on. wer,
burned completely from her. wal
found In the hallway OF the secont
floor. Her loft leg was crushed ant
hcr tongue was caught and cut be
tween her teeth. 1t IL believed tina
she jumped from the third floor.
| A fireman who had made his wa,
up an extension ladder to the thirt
floor told DR.. Mackenzie afterwardI
that he had seen a woman In thu
room. She was hysterical and WA
rushing wildly about. As he strov'
to throw a leg over the windowsil
and enter the room the fireman callet
to her to run toward him. Alread!
flames were eating down through thu
ceiling Of the room.
At sight Of the fireman she screamed
and then. in frenzy OF terror
ran. not toward him. but away
from him. He got into the room a
last. and as no ran across the fool
toward her he saw the woman hur
herself down the stairs to tho secont
floor. A rush OF flame and smok,
cut off the stairway and the fireman
was exhausted and almost overcome
himself when he succeeded In max
Ing his way back to the ladder. III
could not follow the woman to thu
second floor.
The Aldine was one Of the firs
high class apartment houses to b
erected In Newark. It covered thre
plots In Broad street from No. $40 4
No. SAG and was built OF brick an,
stone. On the Broad street side thre
stores occupied the ground floor
They were the Art Exchange an
Women's Art Work Salesroom. tn
Model Laundry and the Wilcox
Gibbs Sewing Machine Compan,
salesroom.
The flames did not reach the stores
though the rest OF the building wa
practically destroyed and smoke an
water damaged the stores almost a
much as the flames could. The dam
age could not be estimated, but
will be high. as practically all tn
tenants lost their complete possea
sions.