Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02
TWOL|VESLOST
AS THE RESULT
OF SHOP BLAZE
Gillian FeIdman and Samuel
Gordon Succumb to in
r. juries.
GIRL IS RESCUED FROM
FoURTH-STORY WINDOW
Fire-swept Building Near P. R.
r. Depot Was Regarded as
s. Deathtrap.

Two nersons are dead as result
Of the fire which yesterday afternoon
wrecked the four-story brick fac
tory building at 1926 New Jersey
Railroad avenue, close to the Market
street depot of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Two others also were in
jured. The victims were all workers
in the factory. The material loss by
the fire is put at $4,000.
The persons who lost their lives
were: Miss Lillian Feldman, seven
teen years old, of PSI Broome street,
land Samuel Gordon, twenty-five
years old, of 152 Boyd street.
Miss Feldman was q stenographer.
She was rescued from the fourth
story of the burning building by fire.
men, but was so terribly burned that
she expired soon afterward at st.
James's Hospital.
Gordon died this forenoon at the
city Hospital from injuries sustained
in 1eaping from an upper window Oh
the factory
Other Victims.
The other victims are Fred j.
stausebach, of 22s South Seventh
street, and Wardell Smith, negro.
twenty-fiye years old, OF 3if Halsey
street.
Nh. Stausebach is president of the
Newark Hair and Bi-Products COM
nanv. He sustained broken leg ana
nther injuries, as the result OF jump
ing from an upper floor.
smith Is believed to be not seriously
hurf. He also was forced to jump, IN
order to escape death in the flames.
The IRE was marked by thrilling
scenes Hundreds of spectators saw
the handful of workers rush to escape
and also witnessed the daring work
by fremen in order to rescue MISS
Feldman.
An investigation is sbeing made as
to the cause of the fire. The cause
Is apparently a mystery. 1t was f1rst
reported thas the blaze started on q
tioo~ where plumbers were at work
,.e,t .if,k piping. Tits was later de-
,ied. It was claimed that the IRE
started on one OF the lower floors.
Complaint was Filed.
The RECORDS in the bureau Of COM
busffbles and fire risks at fire head
Quarters show that q complaint
;fgainst this building was made by
Fire Marshal Wells, of the Pennsyl-
yania, Railroad Company, on June
% last. which was followed by sew
eral inspections. One of these in
spections contains the following
statement:
Il consider that ii would be dam
gerous to send firemen into TINS
building in case of fire, because tne
floors and uprights have been weak
occurred here"
This statement, with the further
recommendation, these people
should be notified to move OUT, is
signed by Fireman Martin Hoppe,
Who was at that time an inspector
IN the bureau
ON Julv 12 the records show slight
fire on the first floor of this building
due to lightning, and on the following
sav Battalion Chief Michael J. Dur-
kin submitted detailed report say
ing that, in his opinion, the ouiiolng
was in q hazardous conditlon.
IN JuIv is a letter was sent to Kelly
q Go, calling the firms attention to
the condition of this building and urg-
ing the company to move out. your
flrn is occupying this building, and
therefore directly responsible for THIS
hazard" is the way the letter reads.
THE FIRE was remarkable because of
the extraordinary rapidity with which
il spread. 1t was also noteworthy
because of the work of the fire de-
partment, which was forced to han
die the situation from narrow streets
and at point where there is a con-
xestion of factories that carry in
fiarnma!ble material in stock.
Crowd In Frenzy.
Miss Feldman was trapped on the
fourth floor. Her clothing caught
flre, and, becoming panic-stricken,
she ran to window and leaned out,
her clothing still burning. The crowd
that had gathered on the street be-
low grew frenzied and urged the
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