Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-08-19
The Morris ShangOId Row Of
One Story Frame Stores
Nearly Wiped Out.
BIC MIDNIGHT BLAZE.
Fire Had Gained Much Hsadway when Il
was Discovered -Firemen Responded
Promptly, Blaze was then Beyond Con-
troll of the Chemicals = Good water
Pressure.

For the third time the Morris Shan
gold block of one-story frame stores.
on the eastern side of State street,
between Fayette and Centre streets,
was partly destroyed by fire last
night. The alarm sounded from box
81 at midnight and before the blaze
was extinguished every store in tho
block had been reached, some, how
ever, being damaged only by smoke
and water. 1t was the liveliest blaze
the city has had since the Hess block
FIRE, and. being at night, the reflection
III the sky gave the impression that It
was much larger fire than 1t really
was.
The firemen were quick to respond.
Lincoln and Washington companies
aud Protection Hook and Ladder ans
wer that box. 1t was soon seen, how
ever, that the fire was beyond cbemi-
Gals, and hose connections with the
hydrants were quickly made. The
steamers were not taken ont.
Being composed of the liRhtest kind
of wood. the flames spread rapidly
and fearing it would jump to ad1oin-
ing buildings, Chief Moslan had the
IA taps sounded, calling out McUlel- I
Ian company. W y IS
The flremen worked hRfd and W5f5
choked with smoke. There was good
water pressure, but the construction
of the block made the fire q difficult
one to extipguish until it had burned
| its course. The task was finally ac-
complished, however.
The town clock had just st nrk -
O'Clock when George Davis, 81 80
Jefferson street, was walking nlcnR
State street, toward Smith.
Someone across the street called to
him to turn.in the fire alarm as the
Shangold block was on fire. He ran
to box 81, at State and Smith streets.
The blaze was then in the cigar and
candy store of Weiner u Weisner.
about the centre of the block Of stores
The flames made rapid progress and
when the firemen arrived it was so
hot they could not get close enough to
play their chemicals. Half an hour
after the firemen arrived the blaze
had spread to the shoe store Of Morris
Shangold, the owner OF the block,
when the firemen got it under contro'
All of the stores in the block were,
flooded with water or filled with
smoke and everything was ruined.
In the cellar the water was over q
foot deep and goods stored there were
partly damaged.
How the fire started is not known,
but it is said that the blaze was first
discovered in pile Of old newspapers
in the roar of the candy store.
A News reporter, this morning,
learned that the loss is about as fol-
lows: H. Levison, who occupies the
store at Fnyeite and State streets, as
millinery parlor, 81, 800, covered by
insurance S. Kantor had house furn-
| JsHIuE HlutfIlul III MS OCAitA. A4to Acs''
is about 5000, no Insurance. Morris
Shangold's stock was only slightly
damaged and he could not tell his
loss. He said the building was worth
81, 900, and WINS insured for that
amount. Weiner & Weisncr, who oc-
cupied the candy store, lost about
$780, partly insuted. Morris Gold
berger had about $500 worth Of
goods in his place. He carried $1,000
insurance and some of the goods are
not damaged Ida Dawdwitz coupled
half Of the storo at 1865 State street, as
a fruit store. Her loss is about $3.50,
! Accoruiog to William e. Jensen,
who kept pawnbrokerage in the
other half of 358. he is the heaviest
loser. He claims that before the fire
reached his store he packed all his
valuable jewelIy in o small box and
was able to get this outside, where he
left it to 60 back after more stock.
When he returned the box had disnp-
peared. He says he will nay ageward
of $500 for its return. The police are
jnow working on the case.
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