Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-07-28
BUSINESS BLOCK AND
TENEMENT IN DANGER
Two Fires Yesterday Held in Check
By The Firemen With The
Aid Of The Steamers.
FIRE BURNS SHEDS. DOC GAVE WARNING.

The roof of the large brick tene-
ment in Kirkland place was partly
burned by fire which destroyed the
adjacent wooden shed and outbuild-
ing yesterday afternoon, doing about
$500 damage. The buildings, which
are occupied by number of Hung
arian families, are at a considerable
distance from the nearest hydrant.
During the progress of the fire sew
eral persons had narrow escapes from
serious injury; baby in a cradle
was forgotten, being rescued just as
it was beginning to feel the effects
of the smoke from the blazing roof
overhead two members of Eagle
Hose Company were anxiously watch
ed by the crowd as they clambered
up the steep slate roof, made slippery
by the water; and one of the Eagles
horses a bad fall.
The buildings are owned by Johan
Jensen, water commissioner, who
7 lives in Smith street, near Herbert
short distance from the tenement.
The fire is believed to have origin
4 ated from sparks from bonfire built
by boys near the destroyed outbuild-
rings. There was considerable
breeze stirring and it is thought to
have carried the sparks. While the
barn was burning, the wind carried
the sparks for some distance. The
dry grass in the field east of the
buildings was thus ignited in many
spots and several trees were burned
nearby
( The destroyed barn was valued at
\ $500 The upper portion of the tene-
ment was damaged to some extent
by water.
A Shed Was Burned.
4 When the alarm was sounded from
/ box 80, at Smith and Herbert streets,
shortly before O'Clock, the blaze
which originated in a large shed
and outbuilding. had gained much
headway, and it was a mass of flames
when the firemen arrived. They were
too late, and it was burned level with
the ground.
Almost as soon as the flames en-.
veloped the shed, the easterly edge
of the wooden underpart of the rooi
of the tenement was ablaze, the
flames leaping from edge to edge
Eagle Hose Company had by this
time arrived, and their stream, aid
ing the stream from the hydrant on
Goodwin street, began to diminish
the flames along the roof. Smoke
was also coming from about wood
en- cupola in the center of the roof
but there was no danger from thai
quarter. Another shed in the yard
where COW and pig. were kept
caught fire, but was only slight.
damaged.
Formed Salvage Corps.
The members and friends of tn
families living in the tenement, ha
formed themselves into a salvag
corps, and household goods were heaI
ed about the, yard. 1t was all carrie
back as sooh as the fire was out.
Two members OF Eagle Hose Con
pany got out on the roof, a dihicul
task, and many men turned thei
heads, unwilling to witness the
dreaded fall, but they got back agai
safely, after having knocked ava
some of the slate, so that the stream
could better reach the flames.
Dropped A Hook.
One of them dropped long-hant
led hook. 1t slid down the roc
t among the crowd, narrowly missin
two or three men, and landing NJ
: right in the earth.
Just after leaving the fire, viii
e descending the steep sandy hill
. Kirkland place, one of the Eagle
| horses had severe fall, the Eagle
wagon being full of men.