This Day in History: 1933-10-16
Quick action by Mahwah’s two fire companies prevented a fire at the Immaculate Conception School in Darlington from burning the whole building and the church itself. The fire was discovered my Michael MCDarby who was returning home with his wife at about 11pm. He forced his way into the school and crawled on his hands and knees to the phone to send the alarm to the Fire Department. Both companies responded quickly and were able to contain the fire to one classroom and the boiler room directly beneath. The origin of the fire is uncertain. Father Charles saw nothing amiss when he locked up for the night. The firefighters were somewhat handicapped by the lack of smoke masks. John Brennan suffered the only casualty which was a cut from broken glass. (Bristow)