Roof Falls on Firemen

Three Killed and Nine Injured in Camden, N. J., Accident.

Camden, N. J., March 17.—Three firemen were killed and nine others seriously injured last night at a fire which destroyed the old Sixth regiment armory at Bridge and West streets in this city. The dead are: George W. Shields, William Hillman, William Jobes. Charles Worthington is probably fatally injured.

About a dozen firemen were ordered into the burning building with a line of hose and were making good progress in fighting the flames when they were warned by Fireman Harry Dease that the roof was giving way. Before the men could heed the warning the great expanse of roof fell, burying Dease and the others under it. Shields, Hillman and Jobes were crushed to death, but the others managed to follow the line of the hose and escaped after most of them had been seriously lacerated and burned. The injured were removed to Hooper hospital.

Charles Worthington not only recovered from his injuries, but became the Chief of the Camden Fire Department in 1913. Tragically, Chief Worthington also died while fighting a fire, on May 8, 1914.