"428 Meanwhile, according numerous newspaper accounts, his
wife Mina urged employees save the contents his library, and possibly his
second floor experimental room too.
426 Voucher 803, July 18, 1888. was reported that after saving some his
papers herself, Mina directed employees remove books, papers, experiments,
and art works Glenmont..I tried think something that might make the loss that appeared inevitable a
little lighter for him, and decided the spur the moment that if, after the fire, I
could surround him with the very things had grown accustomed seeing the
office did his work for years, would able continue his work and
finding things much like they were before every side, forget the great loss
that would then out sight.427 some point obtained screen for
privacy, but only pictured photographs taken after Edison’s death.
The December 1914, fire the Edison works West Orange made front page
news the surrounding area and received comprehensive coverage newspapers
around the country.
The first cot purchased for the laboratory was canvas model, delivered the
summer 1888. Later,
Edison switched metal cot, and before the offices were installed around 1916
the bed was moved alcove 3.
428 The New York Times, December 10, 1914.. She telephoned Meadowcroft and between the two of
them they arranged for all the books and other materials replaced exactly
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. This early cot was wooden, made up
with ticking-striped pillows and mattress, and Indian-style blanket. When asked why she had gone such effort save
these items, she replied:
.fall asleep anywhere for short periods, then awake feeling completely refreshed.
427 See figures and 71. Amazingly, while the surrounding block Edison’s buildings
burned, Building and the smaller laboratory buildings remained unharmed.
When Edison wanted rush down the laboratory the next day soon he
awoke, Mina delayed him.
Edison calmly watched part his empire burn, and promised "start all over
again tomorrow.426 1905 photograph Edison’s cot shows that was located
at that time alcove next the window. The fire began about 5:30 the evening and was not
extinguished until early the next morning. Beginning the film inspection
department building the block behind Building the fire spread quickly the
supposedly fireproof concrete buildings surrounding the original six brick buildings
of the laboratory
