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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

own expense and upon its completion
he presented it to the city to become
a part of the public school system. Il
has since been known as No. 3
Charles Dietz was placed in charge
The building is two stories high
and while it contains several rooms
only two are in use. The grades
range about fifth and sixth. Mr.. Dietz
has n assistant.
The next school building to be
built in this city was No.4, which was
erected to accommodate the growing
population in the western part of the
city. This shows the development
of the city, for as previously stated
when in 1871, school No. was built
people thought State street was away
out in the country, but No. 4 is sit
uated many blocks still further west.
This school IA erected in 1895 and
the High School Department was sit.
uated in this building until the High
School building was erected. This
school has nine teachers, each in
charge of a room. The principal.
since a short time after its erection,
has been Miss A. L. Van Nuts, who
had had a grammar grade class in
school No. l previous to her appoint
ment as principal,
An annex to this school has been
conducted for some time onElm street
The growing number of houses in
North Amboy and the woods made
another school structure oon ncces-
sary in that direction to provide for
the education of the children and.
after much discussion, school No. {
was put up. Appropriate exercises
we're held on the occasion, the pupils
from other schools attending. This
was in 1897. This building has eight
rooms, all in use. The principal is
Miss Emma Mac William, who ha,
held that position since the time tho
school was opened.
The next educational demand arose
in that portion of the city, where
school No. l., even with its two an
nexes and the kindergarten was in
adequate. the need of-thc new
building became apparent TO every
one, a hunt for a site was begun and
the lot owned by the city on State
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

Miss on school Building on Cortlandt
street owned by St. Peters Episcopal
Chu, CHI. 1t is loaned to the city.
Whenithe discussion arose recently
Is to the preservation of the West
min. ter property, there were many
who advocated the purchase of it by
the city for a school house.
The Board of Education investi-
gated along these lines and found
that it would cost nearly as much to
convert this structure for educational
purposes as to put up a new building.
Several lots on this property may yet
be purchased, as it is a foregone con
clusion that a new building will have
to be erected in the southern section
of this city shortly.
The High School of this city is one
of the finest in the State. With its
diploma in their hands students go
forth to the best colleges in this part
of the country.
There are at present five teaches
employed in this department, Miss NJ.
E. Vaughan, of Little Falls, N. Y,
being the principal. The instructors
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Scientific and Commercial.

Scientific and Commercial.
This department now occupies the
entire second floor of the High School
building and will need one down
stairs oom and another teacher next
}ear.
Superintendent Shull told a News
representative very recently that this
department will need the entire build
ing in about four years. There are
about rs pupils in the four classes.
The beautiful auditorium on the
second floor has accommodated more
han three or four hundred persons
upon several occasions. 1t has a
arge stage foot and side lights.
The laboratory on this floor is com
,ietely furnished and well equipped.
The High School colors are red
I'd white, and it boasts first class
baseball, football, basket ball and
rack teams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14
FIRE DEPARTMENT

The first stone in the foundation OF
Perth Amboy's present efficient vol
unteer fire department was laid on
December goth 1881, when the Lin
coin Hose Company was organized
with the following members: George
M. Coutts, William Rhodes, James p.
Durham, Louis II. FRANKIE, Abram
l.. Harmed. Asa Meredith, Isaac A.
-Adair, Azariah ID. Martin, Albert c.
Phillips, Ambrose Wood and Walter
c. Martin.
The original outfit of this company
was the little two-wheeled jumper,
which is now stored in the barn in
the zeal of the fire house on State
street,
This hose-carriage was kept in
the Packer House stables, the bell of
Simpson M. Z. church nearby serving
as a fire alarm. The meetings of the
company were held in the City Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

president; William Meslirow, fore
man; John A. Danner, first assistant;
John X. Parr, second assistant; John
Cluney, financial secretary; John K.
Parr, recording secretary; Thomas
Cluney, treasurer.
The second fire company to be
organized in this city vas Protection
Hook and Ladder Company No. I,
the organization of which was com
plcted on March Gst 1882. The orig
inal truck of the company was an
antiquated affair, hand propelled,
which was also stored in the Packer
House stables. Like Lincoln Hose,
this company too, held its meetings
at the City Hall. In 1883, the city
provided the present truck, which
is shortly to be replaced by a modern
apparatus, the contract for which has
been let, in addition to two new com
bination hose wagons. A short time
afterwards the company secured one
half of the house on State street,
which it now occupies in conjunction
with Lincoln Hose. To pay for fur
nishings a fair, lasting for six days,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

Birthday. The mcmberso of this CON-
pany who have been chief of the fire
department are Thomas Macan, Louis
II. FRANKIE, Thomas Quincy, George
NJ. Coutts. j.. N. Van Horn, Walter
G Martin and James l.. Tooker,
Among the trophies which adorn
the walls Of the rooms of this com
pany are a silver pitcher from the
Keyport fire department, a silver
trumpet and a clock, gifts of the
Plainfield engine company No, 2, a
silk banner, won in a contest, and
two pictures presented to the Plain
field engine company fourteen years
ago, which were returned upon the
disbanding of that company when a
paid fire department was organized
in that city.
The officers of Lincoln Hose at the
present time are; James NJ. Glenn,
president; Walter c. Martin, vice
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

ton, interesting exercises were hello
in the handsome auditorium on the
second floor. Addresses were made
by Superintendent Shull, Hon. Adrian
Lyon, Rev. Father Szymanowski ano
others. The latter, in behalf of the
Polish people presented the schoo
with a beautiful American flag.
The last school to be built wasNo.6
at the corner of tombstone and Low
ric streets. The cornerstone was
laid in 1902. The present principal
who took charge when the school was
opened last fall is Mr.. c. II. Reagle
Graduate of Lafayette College. In
this building eleven rooms are in use.
Owing to the crowded condition &
schools Nos. 4 and S, pupils are At
tending No. 6, who live, ia y OF
them, but a block away from. =, two
other buildings.
An annex is maintained in Tho
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

was held from which S1,7S6.a2 was.
realized.
Among the members who have
headed the fire department arc A. IL.
Crowell, J. II. Kant, Joseph G. Burns,
William Mckenzie, John Campbell,
J. B. Conard, John II. Tyrrell, Jr.
and Worthington G. Comings.
The officers of the company now
are: Edwin G. Fraser, president;
George E. Mead, vice-president;
lanes Durham, recording secretary;
Eugene Mullen financial secretary;
Alfred H. Crowell, treasurer; John J,
Deveny, foreman ]. William Graham.
first assistant foreman; Frank Rodeck
err, second assistant foreman.
The second hose company to be
organized in this city, was the Wash
ington Hose company, which grew
out of a social club. The members
of the club applied TO the city for per
mission to form a fire company and
received it on condition hat they pro-
vide everything themselves with
out any financial aid from the muni-
cipality. They were, however. given
the little jumper, originally used by
the Lincoln Hose Company, which,
had been replaced by a new
carriage. The charter members Of
this active organization were George
W.. Mercer, James i. Compton, Will
liam H.. Mccormick, Miles Davis,
John II. Tyrrell, Isaac Farroat, James
Patemen, j. +. Tyrrell, John fother-
gill, Frank Ferguson, William King,
Jr., Chris. Meshrow, Spencer Dayton,
w. w. Sofeld, John w. Meshrow,
John Adair, Charles M. Sofie!d, Her
bert Dayton and A. Wentworth.
They organized the company pecem-
Der 23rd 1882.
This company won a name Tor it
self at Freehold on Labor Day 1850.
when it won a hose rae and a prize
of SIS. ,e
The present fire house, in Water
street, is shortly to be replaced by a
modern house in Rector street.
The old house will be used by the
Exempt fircmen of this city.
The officers of the Washington
Hose at the present time are: Theo-
dore Aachenberg, president; Thomas
Baker, vice-prcsident; Theodore And
crson, recording secretary; Louis II.
FRANKIE, treasurer; Theodore Ander-
son, foreman; George Tyrrcll, first
assistant foreman; Edward Baker,
second assistant foreman.
In March 1899, the Mcclellan
Hose Company was organized to
meet the Just demand for aofire com
pany in the northern section of Perth
Amboy. Their meetings, for some
time after their organization were
he'd in Wards Hall, corner of High
and Commerce streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14
SCHOOL SYSTEM CANNOT BIZ SURPASSED MVHEEFRE DEPARTMENT BEING PTW A MODERN BASIS

This company also used a little
Jumper for a time. When they Sc
cured their new carriage the jumper
laid in their house for a time and then
passed into the hands Of the Exempt
itircmen of this city. 1t now lays in
the water, a few feet from shore at
the foot of Lewis street.
For a time they occupied quarters
in Broad street and then moved to
their present house in State street.
This.company has a record ct 81 sec
onds for laying hose, making connec-
tons and getting water. 1t has sup
piled one chief, John Kress.
The present officers arc: William
NJ Hallahan, president; Matthew
Hope, vice-presidcnt; William Fitz-
patrick, recording secretary; Peter
Martin. financial secretary; William
Ouiclcy, treasurer; Cornelius Kenny,
foreman; Patrick Rocks, first assistant
foreman; John Reardon, second as
sistant foreman. The contract has
been given for a new ouSc
There is also 4 thriving exempt
firemen's association and a tiremcn's
relief fund, with a reserve of several
thousand dollars. The fund is for
the use of injured or sick frcmen.
the cycmpts arc also represented IN
the relief association.
The exempt hremcn's association,
composed of those who have served
seven years as active members OF one
Of the local companies, with the re-
CURED percentage of attendance at
| fires was organized about fifteen years
ago. Its present membership is in
the ncighborhood ofSo.
For years, the exempt association
has met in the house of Washington
Hose Company, in Water street, tax
ing exclusive possession of that build
ing upon the removal of the latter
company into its new house in Rector
street, near Smith.
Joseph G. Burns, a member OF The
local association, Is president OF the
State Exempt Fircmcn's Association.
He is now serving his second con
secutive term in that office.
Christopher Meshrow is president
of the association of this city. The
recording secretary is Jacob Germs;
financial secretary, James l.. Tooker;l
and treasurer, w. Martin.
Following shortly after the burning
of the Hess Block, I26-I32 Smith
street, early last March, a new COM
pany, the present Eagle Hose
Company, composed of resi-
dents of the Fourth Ward was formed,
and it was granted a charter by the
city. 1t had often been talked Of be-
fore. 1t will have one of the new
combination wagons, now in the posi-
session of Lincoln Hose Company, asI
soon as the l%atter's steam engine ar71
rives. Mcclellan Hose Company
will have the other engine. The conf
tract has been let for the erection of
a new house for the McClellans, on
the site of their former home.
An engine company and another,
hose company have also been formed
but they have not been recognized
by the city.
The present officers Of the city fire
department arc: John Moylan, chief;
James Nj. Glei n first assistant chief;
Thomas Baker, second assistant chief.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

In 1882, the city erected the brick
fire house in State street now occupied
by Lincoln Hose and Protection
Hook and Ladder Company. All
furnishings except the carpet were
provided by the company and paid
for out of their own treasury. 1t has
been customary for several years TO
give an entertainment on Lincoln's
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

Maurer located at the extreme north
ern limits of the city and a large set.
Element grew up consisting mainly of
the employees of the plant. AS these
families increased, the place was called
Maurer and the founder decided hat
it was necessary to have school faci-
lities. Mr.. Maurer %thereupon erected
a handsome brick school house at his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

are Edgar II. Kleinhans, Lafayette
College; Miss Louise Ramsay, who
prepared at Nassar College; Mr..
James M. Shelley, an alumnus
of Lafayette College; and Mr.. Frank
Lloyd, who is a graduate Of Trenton
State Normal School.
There are three courses of study
in the curriculum; Wis: Classical Latin
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

office of city Superintendent S. E.
Shull and the teachers room furn-
ished throughout in oak. The meet
ings of the Board of Education are
held here.
This building was erected at a
cost of $4,000, the work being done
by contractor Ira X. Grouse.
Upon the occasion of its dcdica.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

street, opposite school No. was
chosen. The cornerstone for the
building was laid in 1899.
This building has six grammar
grade classes on the first floor and the
High School Department on the sec
ond. Edgar A. Kleinhans is princi-
pal of the building.
On the ground floor are also the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14

growing demand for additional
school room. This building
contains twelve rooms each of which
has one teacher. 1t is situated on
State street a short distance north of
Washington street. The principal is
Mr.. c. A. Sheppard.
About this time the extensive works
abolished by the late Henry A..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
DIED FROM OVER-EATlNG
Man Of Dubuque, Ia, Ate Eighty
five Pounds of Meat.
On n Wager ''Phil' Melioy GorSes Him
al Champion Eater OF The World.

Dubuque, Ia.-His stomach distended
to three times its normal size after he
had eaten cighty-fye pounds OF raw
beef, phil Melloy, who posed rs the
worlds champion cater, died in terrible
agony here. He was found dead Oh
the floor Of his bedroom by his wife,
with his hand on his stomach, and his
face distorted asHif intense suffering
had preceded death. AN autopsy was
performed by six doctors, and they
found the walls of the stomach literal
ly permeated By the Juices OF the meat.
Melloy issued a challenge to any man
in the world to eat against him for i
wager Of $500. He was intensely proud
of his gastronomic feats, and it was
the haunting of. a dozen youths that
drove him to death. Melloy met the
youths in a resort III the heart OF the
city. Talk turned to his wonderful
performances in eating, and MelloN
boosted he coafld eat e~ighty-fve pounds
Of beef in twenty hours. One Of the
young men in the party then offered to
bet Melloy 500 that he could not eat
the amount. Melloy hesitated i'll ac-
cepting the bet, and was laughed ut
for a '.quitter.' He was called 'fakir'
and four-fiusher,"'a was told that
any one in the party could equal him
ut eating when at his best.
Unable to bear the derision, Melloy
finally said he would make the bet.
The none was staked. and fresh beef
was obtained from a packing house.
Two doctors pronounced it Of excellent
quality, and MellOy was locked with it
in q room. A guard was placed over
the room. and at the end OF nineteen
hours Melloy knocked to be released.
The door was opened, and only Il few
small bones were found in the 0On.
Ordinarily Melloy was trim in figure,
but he came out Of the room bloated.
So elated was he with his prodigious
capacity that he went to i restaurant
and ate three, large cans Of salmon
and four apple pies.
Melloy was hardly able to walk
home. He gave his wife the 800 he
had won and then staggered to his
room. Four hours later Mrs. Melloy
found his body growing cold. He had
apparently slipped from bed to the
floor. His head was slightly lower
than his body. and some OF the beef
which had got into his throat prevent
ed him from making an cutlery.
A short while ago Melloy ate 1870 raw
eggs in twenty minutes and wound up
by devouring five large ~porterhouse
steaks in quick succession. AT his reg
ular meals he ate sparingly, but when
he set himself down for q contest he
seemingly could consume an unlimited
quantity of food. Some weeks ago
Melloy went into 4 restaurant and Or
dered all the steaks. chops, chickens,
fish, oysters and vegetables in the place
to be prepared aHf set before him He
cleared the restaurant Of everything
eatable. and then said he wished he
had something more to eat. Melloy's
stomach stretched like 4. tiny balloon,
and he had a special suit Of clothes to
! wear ut his eating contests.
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Welded IN SMALLPOX WARD.

Magistrate. -Four Miles Away. Used
phone to Unite Patient and Fiancec.
Philadelphia, PA marriage by tel.
ephonc was performed by Magistrate
Mecleary. Mrs. Eva Lyons became
the wife of Frederick Mchren, 4 victim
of smallpox, standing at the mans
bedside in the Municipal Hospital.
Seated at the telephone in his Office,
almost four miles from tho wedding
party, Magistrate Mecleary asked the
required questions and heard the all
Swers from the sick room
William l. Morgan. superintendent
at the hospital, repeated the Magis-
trate's words. and the sick man,
propped UP III bed and watched by =.
Roger and u nurse. listened intently
and replied in Il feeble voice. The
young IN however, talked
through the telephone directly.
Mehrcn was in a critical condition,
and his. bride. once having entered the
smallpox ward must remain there four.
teen days. in which time she will be
constantly exposed to the disease. BE.
fore entering the hospital she was vac.
cinated.
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WRECKED SHIP Is SAVED
Watsrlogged Syanara Worked 18)
Miles Off Carolinas-Msn Saved.
Sailors Build Fire of Wood and Fat aud
Then Flash II Light by Raising Covers
Brought to New York by Clyde Liner.

New York City.-Fivc men. who con.
stitutcd the crew of the British three
masted schooner Syanarh. Of Barhl.
dos, who for seven days battled the At
iantic off the coast Of South Carolina
were brought to this port Gy the Clyde
liner Apache from Jacksonville and
Charleston. The NEIL were rescued
about $50 o'clock in the morning, at
improviSed fiarelight from the fore
castle stove having attracted the at
tention of the officer OH the bridge OF
the Apache.
The S!sanara's tiarclight bids fair tc
go down in marine history in Il class
all by itself. When the vessel became
w~rterloSged and her rigging had beer
swept away. Captain MOrehouSc dis
covered that he had no iarelights on
board. He accordingly had the fore
castle stove removed TO the deck and
filled it with grease and wood. Every
once in 4 while II Of the crew would
remove the lid of the stove and then
quickly replace it.
IL was a. NCCh dSO luUl luC ~ ililulh
ran into the gale that was to prove
her master. The wind freshened car.
ly that morning. and by night was
blowing at a hurricane rate. The star.
board deck load stanchions gave way
first. Next the port stancliOns went,
and with them the deck load. The
seams forward then opened, and in
less than two hours the Syanara's hold
was full Of water.
For four days the storm ragged with
unabating fury, and then when dark.
ness came the Syanara was level with
the water, her decks awasl. and not
4 shred of her sails remained in place.
At this time the craft was go miles
off the South Carolina coast, and Cap
tain Morehouse realized that his only
chance of rescue lay i'll getting back
into the track Of the coastwiSe trade.
Accordingly, George Rudolph, the
mate; Seaman Nyberg and Jack Lon.
don. L negro, set to work to rig q jury
sail. 70 do this they took the fore.
staysail boom and dashed it to the
break Of the forecastlc. Then they
made q square sail Of part Of the
mainsail, and with this managed to
work what remained Of the vessel tC
within seventy miles Of the coast.
Then it was that the Apache found
them.
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FOUR DAYS IN LOCKED CLOSET.
Woman Who Left Home While Delir-
ious Found in Critical Condition.

ious Found in Critical Condition.
New York City.-Locked in a dark
closet of a building at 1 Thatford ave-
hue. East New York, Mrs. Ray Singer
was found half starved and blue from
cold by Mrs. Rachel Levy. a tenant.
She had been there four days without
food Oh water.
Mrs. Singer. who has been i'll, cluded
her nurse and escaped from her home
at 10 Thatford avenue while delirious.
Though her absence was discovered III
a few minutes, the young woman
seemed completely to have vanished.
Her husband appealed to the police Oh
the Liberty avenue station, which IS
only Il stones throw from the house III
which she was found. and the police
sent out a general alarm for her. while
Singer with friends continued the
search for her daily without result.
For Il few days the tenants Of the
house at / Thatford venue have heard
strange noises in the building, but
thought little OF it and made no effort
to trace them. Finally, however, Mrs.
Levy. while passing through the lower
hallway. heard scratching and cries
coming from the closet, which is rarely
used. She was frightened and. ruu-
ming into the street, called several men,
who burst open the door.
On the floor they found Mrs. Singer,
cmaciated and moaning. She was in a
state of collapse and 4 doctor was
called.