Going to the Fire
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About Going to the Fire
A camera on a Newark street watches a crowd as the fire department answers an alarm. Horse-drawn engines and wagons come through on a diagonal and head toward the fire.
Cast & crew
More about Going to the Fire
James H. White directed and produced it. William Heise photographed it. Edison Manufacturing made it in 1896. It is one of three Edison actualities shot in Newark at the same time. A Morning Alarm, another of the three, also survives. A print is in the Library of Congress.
Themes
Making
White and Heise set the camera on the curb and let the engines pass.
Look
William Heise photographed the Newark street as the engines went by.
Preservation
A print is in the Library of Congress.
Notes
- The vehicles are horse-drawn.
- The camera sits at a diagonal to the street, the angle used for passing traffic.
- The subject is the department going to the call, not the fire itself.
- White is credited as both director and producer.
Scenes
- The horse-drawn engines pass the camera on a diagonal.
Also available
- Library of Congress
