Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
SOCIETY MEN HELP |
VILLAGE F|REMEN !
AT $4,000 BLAZE
Minister and High School Boys
Also Aid as South Orange
House Burns.
PART OF $4,000 WORTH
OF FURNITURE is SAVEp
Home of Ludwig chardon,
Broker, Practically Destroyed.
Origin Of Fire Unknown.

Fanned by a stiff breeze a ire trae
bioke out today IN the Handsome
nome OF Ludwig Chardon. at 170 Ral-
sion avenue. South Orange. prac-
ucally destroyed the building. :
clergyman, several society men and
score OF High School boys pitched
~ ana helped fight the blaze Con-
siderable Of the furniture was saved
by the volunteers.
The fire broke out shortly after TO
O'Clock. The firemen were still Dlav-
ing the hose on the blaze at noon M
Snardon said his home was worth
S2V.O00. and that the furnishings cost
about $4,000 -
A woman living ia the neigbborhood
of the Chardon home saw aa5s,as
shooting from a corner Of the foaf
OF the Chardon building. She noti-
Iied Mr. Chardon. Among the first
10 arrive on the scene after tho dis
eoNery Of the blaze was Rev. Alvin
r Magary, pastor of Trinity Pres
byterian Church. South Orange. Tha
clergyman started TO work at onca
he picked up furniture and carried il
from the Chardon house and told Mr..
chardon he was wescome to the use
OF the church for storing his gooda
temporarily.
This is nc time to stand on vour
dignity said Rev Mr.. Magary. when
someone suggested it was out OF plaza
Tor the minister to work at the fire
Wnen the firemen finally arrive the
blaze had gotten a fair start. A
breeze that blew down from tf<
mountain top famed the fiamea.
Three lines Of hose were stretched
and the "vamps' pitched in. Ten
can men and four of the paid ffremen
responded TO the alarm.
With The d,.. ..r.-,-1.
hands, Michael Ryan, a call man. was
In the attic with line of hose and
refused to leave his post even when
other firemen told him of Impending
/ danger.
Firemen benumbed with the cold
were served with hot coffee and sand
wiches by wealthy women whe live
near the Chardon home, which is in
the exclusive section Of the village.
Ine Chardon home was a stucco
affair and was two and half stories
in height The owner is New York
stock broker.
Some Of the prominent society rnef
.-Who aided the flremen were Phfifx.
L. Small, Harold Kingsiand percy
Byron. Alfred Leeb. Brian Leefz
Charles II. Jewett. jr., Graham y,
Brewer. jr., and Frank BARROW a
few of the women who served coffee
! ~ ? -tAASs 1-dAtAuIld 1IOuI@ LIT. and
Mrs. Herberton. Mrs. Alfred Leeb and
Mrs. Graham Scott.
Former Fire Chief William n
/ Decker and Stephen Ioughran. whd
+ were forced out of the fire department.
because of their ages. We're much in
evidence today. Their work was
fayorably commented upon. John
/ Snyder, chauffeur for Village Trustaa
Frederick ]. Lovatt was another vol-
I INF ha -
I School students and others who vera
enjoying holiday skating at a pond
at the South Orange Field Club. de-
i serted their sport to assist the fire.
men.
+ The village fire alarm system was
+ TO have been tested out today. and
1t is believed a number of fireuea
] did not respond because they believed
/ the test was being sent in when the
/ tocsin sounded for the fire in the
/ Chardon home
| Village Trustees Harry J. Schneil.
Frederick ]. Isovatt, Edwin S. Allen
and W. Arthur Babson witnessed the
blaze. Many of the firemen we're
covered with ice. including Chief
William NJ. Ash and Assistan CHIEF
Daniel L. Noonan. who were among
the hardest workers. The work Of
the flremen was praised. Mr. Chardon
said the fire fighters were quick to
respond to the alarm of fire The
owner of the building said he had
$4,000 insurance on his home and
/ IS 600 on his furniture.
Water Superintendent Cornelius P.
Nolan and John r. Preston. who re-
signed recently from the fire depart
ment, joined the firemen in put ting
out the blaze.