纽瓦克鞋厂被毁
波伊登制鞋公司(Boyden Shoe Manufacturing Company)位于新泽西州纽瓦克(Newark)南运河街(South Canal Street)的主要工厂最近被大火烧毁，损失估计为20万美元。大火是7点45分在靠近主楼的一个棚子里发现的，大火通过地下室的一扇木门迅速蔓延到主楼，将棚屋和工厂连接起来，并迅速蔓延到一楼和二楼。保罗·j·摩尔警长一到就送来了第二个警报器，不久又送来了第三个警报器。火灾发生在上午，约150名男员工从楼梯逃生，四楼约15名女员工由部门领班带领下楼梯逃出大楼。正如消防演习中指出的那样，另外六名女员工从防火梯下来。当他们到达二楼平台时，发现起火的棚子和下面一扇舔着梯子的窗户发出了火焰。女孩们用胳膊遮住脸，然后滑到了地上。由11 a . m。首席摩尔火势控制住,阻止它的蔓延的主要建筑,四个故事砖结构,75到100英尺,在一段时间内它是担心火会与附件不通信的鞋厂在商业街和附近的马厩。消防队员的工作由于防火梯周围的冰而变得更加困难。起火的棚子是一个覆盖着波纹铁的小木结构，用来储存液体、橡胶水泥、易燃物质，在一定条件下，还可以储存爆炸性混合物。 According to Harry Schwab, engineer of the plant, a boy from the fitting department who had entered for supplies ran out shouting the stock was on fire. The safe exit from the burning building of all the employees at work when the alarm was sounded is ascribed by Chief Moore to the efficacy of the fire drill and the prompt and full obedience manifested by the employees, especially the girls. The chief is quoted as saying: Undoubtedly there would have been loss of life if those in the building, especially the young women, had delayed to procure their hats and wraps; instead of so doing they hastened from the building, all in good order, in conformity to the method of the fire drill. In this respect this fire conveyed a lesson that should be closely studied by all who are employed in factory or other industrial buildings.
