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A topic for recording information regarding Day, Clark & Company, and their earlier entity, Day & Clark.
Day, Clark & Co. - Newark, N.J. - 1916
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Day, Clark and Company, late of 32 Marshall street, are in their new factory building of their own on Washington street, and have given up their New York office, all sales to be conducted from the factory.
On Feb. 1st Franklin Day, Wallace S. Cambell, Walter R. Shute, and Wm. A. Cobb were admitted to an interest in the firm of Day & Clark, manufacturers of solid gold jewelry and sterling silver novelties, Newark, N. J., and 23 Maiden Lane, New York. The firm name has been changed to Day, Clark & Co.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 6th February 1895
LOST—June 26. 9:07 A. M. train from Park Place, Newark, to Hudson Terminal, down-town New York, a package of jewelry about 6 by 8 Inches, property of Day, Clark & Co.. Newark. N. J., billed to Howard & Co.. New York; employe must stand loss; suitable reward for return, 449 Washington St., Newark. N. J.
Fire Causes Damage to Building Occupied by Manufacturing Jewelers
Newark, N. J., June 2. — A fire which started from an unknown cause seriously threatened the total destruction last night of the four-story brick building at 345 Halsey St., occupied by the factories of several large jewelry firms, and nearly all of the damage done was to the machinery of these firms and the building itself, the offices and stock of the firms escaping the flames. The building is owned by L. Lelong & Bro., who occupied the ground floor, while on the second floor was the factory of Day, Clark & Co., manufacturing jewelers, and on the third and fourth floors were J. D. Dalzell & Co. and Bippart, Griscom & Osborn, respectively.
The building is a large one, running from Halsey St. through to Nevada St. on the south side of Marshall St. The fire, it is thought, started on the second floor, occupied by Day, Clark & Co., and this firm suffered the greatest damage, although a representative of the concern stated to a Circular-Weekly reporter that their loss would not be more than $2,500, all of which was to machinery, tools and fixtures. Their offices, safes, and stock was not touched and suffered little damage beyond smoke and moisture. The ground floor was very severely drenched with water, while some damage, though not much, was done to the third and fourth floors.
The first indication that there was a fire in the building occurred about 8 o’clock in the evening, when persons in the neighborhood detected the odor of smoke. It was nearly an hour after this when a man discovered smoke pouring in a large volume from the windows of the second floor of the building. Then he saw flames and ran around to the house of Engine Co. No. 3, where an alarm was sent in from box 23, at the engine house. By the time the fire-fighting apparatus arrived the blaze was raging quite fiercely on the second floor and eating through to the third. The firemen lost no time in fighting the blaze, and after squirting water through a dozen windows they succeeded in getting the flames under control. The smouldering sparks, however, were not completely out, as a small flame was seen again about 3 o’clock in the morning, when the watchman who was left in charge summoned help from engine house No. 3. A hand extinguisher put out this flame.
None of the firms can definitely estimate the damage with any degree of certainty at this time, but Mr. Day, of Day, Clark & Co., told a Circular-Weekly reporter that their loss, which is undoubtedly the heaviest, would not exceed $2,500, and he thought that all the damage could be repaired and the factory be running with full force again in less than two weeks. They expected by Monday that a quarter of the men could be put to work again in one wing of the factory by fitting up electric motors and obtaining power in this way. All of the loss is fully covered by insurance.
Newark, N. J., June 5—Wallace S. Campbell, Sr., secretary of Day, Clark & Co., manufacturing jewelers at 449 Washington St., was killed Tuesday when he was hit at New Haven, Conn., by the first of the two big electric locomotives drawing the Knickerbocker Limited. He was thrown under the second and mangled horribly. It was two hours before the body could be extricated from the running gear of the big electric.
Mr. Campbell had just checked his baggage and stepped onto the station platform. He started for his train just as the heavy Knickerbocker bore down for the station stop. The driver of the electric sounded his whistle, but Mr. Campbell apparently did not hear, as he did not move until the engine was upon him. Then he tried to jump, but the first motor hit him. His clothing became caught in the running gear and by the time the train was stopped he had been ground to pieces. Workmen had great difficulty in getting at the body, and traffic was held up for some time while it was being disengaged. Medical Examiner Scarborough ordered the removal of the body immediately to an undertaker’s, and relatives and friends in this city were notified by telephone and telegraph.
The spot where Mr. Campbell met his death is a particularly dangerous one, passengers going to and from trains on out-lying tracks being forced to cross those being used continually by fast expresses and freights. An investigation to fix responsibility will be started. Mr. Campbell resided at 60 Ninth Ave. He frequently went on the road as a salesman for the company.
Members of the Campbell family left for New Haven upon receipt of the information regarding his death.
Wallace Sherwood Campbell was born in Newark, March 20, 1868. He obtained his education in the public schools in this city and entered the employ of Day, Clark & Co. as an office boy when the firm had its main office in New York. He won promotion and several years ago was placed in charge of the New England district for the firm. He had traveled on the road for about 19 years. He was well known in this city and was an active member of the Brotherhood of Traveling Jewelers and of the Jewelry Travelers’ Association, delegations from which organizations attended the funeral, which was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock from his late home, 60 Ninth Ave. The interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his widow, two sons, two daughters and his mother. They are Wallace Sherwood Campbell, Jr., who is associated with Day, Clark & Co.; Douglas Campbell, Mrs. Gertrude Brixner, who was married recently to George Brixner, with Krementz & Co.; Miss Emily Campbell, and Mrs. E. T. Andruss. Mr. Campbell was also a nephew of J. E. Simonson, of Ludwig Nissen & Co., New York.
Mr. Campbell had many friends and acquaintances in the jewelry trade in New York and throughout the country who were shocked to learn of his death.
William Bennett, who was superintendent of the jewelry factory of Day, Clark and Company, has started making a line of 10 karat jewelry on his own account at 38 Crawford street.
Jennie Findlay Delano, Res. Newark N J. 173 Clinton Ave. Country place at Belvidere N. J. called " Springdale Farm " m. Newark Mar 16-1886 Samuel Clark, b. Summit N. J. Sept 9-1846 (of Day Clark & Co. Makers of " Fine Jewellry " br. 23 Maiden Lane, N. Y. Mr Clark is an amateur artist & owns a fine private gallery. Four of his ances. were in the Rev. 1776-'83 Nath. Bonnell, Sam'l & John Clark and John Noe — he is the son of Samuel Clark & Mary Noe— s. of Daniel & Sally Wilcox s. of Samuel & Damarie Day s. of John to Elizabeth N. J. fr. L. I. Sam'l 1654 of Southampton L. I.) 1 Wilson Delano Clark, b. Newark Dec 29-1S86. 2 Dorothy Mae, b. Oct 27-1889. 3 Samuel Albert Delano Clark, b. June 4-1892.
Source: The Genealogy, History, and Alliances of the American House of Delano - Major Joel Andrew Delano - 1899
Walter Shute, formerly representing Day, Clark & Co., and subsequently Jones & Woodland, will, in the future, cover the middle west for Kohn & Co., Newark. N. J.
Frank E, Delano, western salesman for Day, Clark & Co., will be married June 14 at Richmond, Va., to Miss Lida Cahill, of Covington, Ky. Miss Cahill was for several years associated with the Loring Andrews Co., Cincinnati, O. They expect to make their residence in Newark in the early Fall. Mr. Delano is a brother-in-law of Samuel Clark, senior member of the firm of Day, Clark & Co.
