The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13
A BLAZE IN PERTH AMB0Y.
THE DESTRUCTION or AN ENTIRE
BLOCK IN the Old CITY.

BLOCh IN III " OLD GII1.
A BOY Lighting the Gns In n Cellar Fiiied
with krrosene and Powdcr-A CITY witb-
out n tire Department Loss 100000.
The Staten Island sound aud the Raritan
bay and river we're brilliantly lighted all Satur-
d.y night by tho great blaze In Perth Anboy.
For miles around the report spread "Ambov is
burning" and hundreds fastened to tho his
torc spot, thinking that ths old landmarks
were being swept away All dav yesterday
throncs of ncn and women from tho surround
ing country stared ut the smouldering ruins OF a
block Of houses.
AT about 81 o'clock ou Saturday evening Jo-
eeph Mack. u i,oy IN tho employ " Mccormick &
Couvery. crucers In Smith street. between Rec
tor ana Iligh streets. went into the cellar to
hight the gas. MIR. Mccormick who was IN the
store overhead. and wh1 was Just putting some
money into his safe. heard tho boy shout In
agony, -" Mr.. Mccormick. come as quick as YOU
can" Almost instantly the boy IN ade his exit
through Il doorw ay into tho rear yard. lie was
badly burned IN the face. The explosion YVES
terrific. and the Gamcs burst through the noor-
Ing. A tank IN the cell contained about fifteen
Hons uf kerosene. and there were several bar
rcls nf tue same iiuid close by,. besides some
uOMu 4.
! mere IA no Are department. In Perth Amboy.
nnd No Hncientnor modern IRE engine Cn'e-
uuently the ueOple Of lie CITY were almost pow-
10 : To stay The u. o. res> = the hio through tho
entire bluck. FortunateV, there was a light
VITA to the southward. Tha exertinns of eve
one were bent upon saving tue bloc Ks az ia
cen To- the turning one, shc uien, won en-, and
children went nrartiiy to WORK win Ouckots aud
or nrhfd tue houses. ihen carOeis saturated
W IN water were thrown over the roof. Mr.
Henry Farm or, cOiipi Of the Itmocfdt OF Fer h
AmOuN. teiegraphed to the KihW Fire Do
ar meut tor he T., anh TIE answer cane nat AS
soon as platform car uis" be nb.ained from
Newark ure company would start.
About hall tast eisnt comp NV from Eliza
tn arrived, aud nuthinl more WAS heard ffum
hwav In Ehz bctn nremen went 90 work
Win a VIII, uut tnefe was NOT muCn to do, as
nchr,y the entire biut hau ueen consumed. Tho
cisicrns were urV, and no water wns to he had
~ midnient IT WAS evident tnat tne nro wOu Ia
spttau no fuItner. aud the E.i2 beth cOmpiuy
{ lac nude memorable as the headquarters ~
Gen. as inltou me ~ The most tIyiLg times
Of the UsvulItfunhfy W.r
Mir. NJ. A. ID Vis's sore. a on4 story brick
building. tnAt WAS vel stocked with clothing,
and which OdJlineu the groce,y store. was
tOtnll, destroyed, aud MI Davis lost ali his pos
sessions. ine Cputis BrOiutis' irdIt nd vege-
toe store adjoining was the n.x To %. linen
the t,u.,torv nuck hutding with a French roof
on ihe turner OF Rector 81 rci, WAS aDl.ze. Inc
ia lding Was oWnel by joint g.. GAtrctt,un. AMI
IA tnu oniv one I'm the tlprk whose walls ure
81 nding. In upacr uortion was occupied 10y
Mr.. Gnfctt,on a"G ianiiy. lucy lost oil tueir
wrHriug pp.rpI and furniture. rue store Mas
otcu, red OV Nr. u lrtettsohs brutnet. Samdtl
Ca. a- a me. SuOp. la tnu general CummOtun
prevalent at thc ume of toe hre a thief ciutched
SIDE ~ Ueet IN this store, und si,ly gained
the street VI b " on IN, snOntucr. lilo was put
-ueI by uau VINO carried n ola ouAeu butket
Ite ~ IA wttn tnt buChvt was not sati-iicd With
the thiei's examination tnat ne was carving 10
beef to VI &c rf safety, ana dealt tue tnlei a
biuw N tue heAu w.th t"e bucket. The thtef
the side 81 bect cropped simultaneously.
lhr puCket was rukcn.
The two-and- ,-na,f slofy frame building witch
was the Itsiueucc of Mf. " ~. Hail, the lre-i.
d.nt Of tne Middiesex ,"ntv Bank. passed 9ut
~ si-ht within a very few minutes. Mr.. Ha
owned tue s,ure wns,ein the ITe Original rd.
Next TO Mr.. Haifs icsiurncr ~as two and a
hali story building oCcupcd 10y Mr.. a. l.. Gian
vine stationery anu music stO.e. Inc
piauos and orgahs were saved. liss house be-
iOnged 10 est4te of the I,te Dr. q. NJ. smith.
The twu-stury ffane tnat was owned 10y MIR.
Georse n. Coutts' and wnich was next TO the
story bv Sir. a. Livingston, ciothier. ih- W.
per iortion was tns uWellns plHce OF MIR. :. g..
Carr t,sOn, ihe lutchcr. Adjoining this Ouild-
uN Mr.. Elam S.niori. tnp Postmaster. OIe ~
the st"iss " used as me Post Once and the
ian.. ne otter store va occuried ~ Mr.
s.ni'td,' d uenter rs millinery establish
ment. T. hutlins burned Ike a tinder UOK.
Ine mail IN tue Post Onice was saved.
GA thc eIrucf ut htsn -ttect was a urge two
stO.N ir me touse. wherein we're nve ureA
three m smith site't ana twuln llgh sttryt.
his bui.iug was known as the Arcade" 1t
va, erected many yrurs anterior 20 toe keVol lu-
u1n. ana a huu.r .rru Yeas ago IL was d WE'LL
known Motel those wuu lost by the lre 4
81 urlaN ht ht, uuu NhOso sto es wtrI IN ,his
uuii4tul. ~erci J. l.. Hare. furniture dealer
uu4gs; Lec'upte Drrndtn, tarUer; Peter
Brown, shncs. Ihs Atcale" va. owned o.
nr. 4. H. Sulth. There was an insurance of
ss 90 Ou lt, aud - was weighed down WITH ah
SIIUU tuu.t1 re. l. was - iiYo rCrn I'D at
-ucilh'. sale this week Hi,h street j. ituety-
nine iret IA width, anG. con -equeutN the ua1.,s
uid u0t re.ch tie fIchui House, opposite. IuIs
tue suot wi h .Aubo,l.us O., lgnt t. point Out
Fl tns lie dquaitcrs uf Gen. " Arlington w-s
spared.
,nc bremen and others were beginning to tear
down the nousr u Wul. a IaIf whon W : close
&c. ffe" ArcId".' wn"u o. WAS discovered that
rendered uumel-ss through the disaster, a 81
lew Oi toe un OF innate ones saveu a cnunee Oi
ciuthlu-. lho bulldogs, !. II salu, were ihsIted
w tatir llI value. IL D. tsiu.A cI that tJg p4u-
prrt dra rpb cd Was worm n aily $1,000.
y . r.y oi fuN dtfs tIuVed irtm newark on
the some train mat canned tue tie conn any,
hulll No. =, from Iiz eth. and they IN idr
tr-in elves iclt by strdlng II that they could
cary away nom the burning Ouildinss.
81. irhy Farmer OF the LcHlOtrIt, and Nr
7. ". Outduu, tue Cashier of Tue .iidusr+cX
County Bank, about three q Ilrters OF An hour
bttNie t.etX losirn, tnuut'nt thcy ~nlrrd ire
tue Ihitf oi Ponce .uuut IL. aud ,hsh uegdn an
luvestsHtiun. becoming satisfied thAt tbel
were a. uistakcn, thcy Wcnt away.
II uyO ed tudt the boy who lighted the
Eus IN tuv ,rii E dropped the ten in a Uai
tnut cont iatu drppiAgs irOm the kerosene OH
tank.
Ine Amateur Dramatic Ass0ci tion Of Pert
AmhuY, Cuupo.rd II rtlru,ent tVts uf tnt
wraithlrst funii~- uf th, Ctti. IA end givins an
en- rrt tument this week ior tue beneul Of tnt
sufferers Wy the IRE.