Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-09-01
Thomas EggGrt'S
Feed Place Is
Destroyed.
RUINS TRESTLE
Electric Light System Impaired
for Nearly Two Hours Three
IhIesS Sounded = One
Man Arrested Greal
Excitement.

Flames totally destroyed the feed
store of Thomas Eggert at New
Brunswick and Amboy avenues al
$50 yesterday afternoon, damaged the
trestle and sawmill of Kinsey
Brothers to the extent of $500, and
consumed two freight cars. Mr.. Eg-
gert said this morning that he could
not yet exactly estimate the loss, but
he believes that the damage will ex-
ceed $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
as the blaze started in the building
where the straw was stored. Mr..
Eggert was in his Office making out
statements when the fire broke out
and before he could take the money
from the open safe, the flames burst
through the door and singed his hair
and mustache.
He rushed out with the money and
was about to return for his books
and papers when Patrolman Gutow-
ski. who had run to the scene, warn
ed him not to do SO. Jorgen Madsen
and several other men then broke
the Office windows and tried to enter.
The policeman tried to prevent them
and, although he was not inuniform,
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the proprietor of q saloon at the in
tersection of the two avenues, grap-
pied with the officer and his friends
assisted him
Arrest is Made.
The patrolman finally placed Mad
si8n under arrest and inspite of the
pr6testations Of the saloonkeeper's
friends took him to the lookup. He
was released later to appear for 6
hearing at o'clock Thursday night
Mr.. Eggert said this morning thai
just before the fire was discovered
one of his workmen and Russell Hope
were in the NOW throwing down hay
A few minutes later Mr.. Eggert
heard his team of horses paving un-
der the shed and this attracted his
attention. In an instant the entire
three buildings, in which we're stored
corn meal, oats, bran, hay and straw
were enveloped in flames.
An alarm was sent In from box 83
at Washington street and Amboy ave-
nue. and the firemen quickly respond
ed. Chief Mead as soon as he saw
the blaze, ordered Ex-Chief Eugene
Mullen to send in the three threes, .
which brought out the entire depart
ment. This is the third time that
the general call has been turned In.
Firemen Do Good Work.
The firemen were soon fighting the
fire but the pressure was poor and
they could not save any of the burn
ing buildings. Lincoln Hngine Com
pany's steamer arrived shortly af-
terward, but the fire in it was not
lighted until the apparatus was stop
ped short distance from the con-
. Migration. This, of course, delayed
the work as 1t was some time before
the steamer was able to pump. The
McClellans' steamer arrived all right
and was soon working Hose burst
right and left and this also hamper
cd the fire fighters. New hose, as
we'll as old, broke.
Lines of hose were laid across the
Lehigh Valley railroad track. and
from the time the fire started until
the back taps were sounded. twelve
trains were held up. The heat was
Intense and many nearby buildings
were In danger Of being ignited. The
Lehigh Valley depot was scorched
and many times the fremen had to
drench it with water. The heat also
cracked the window plate glass in
Madsen's saloon across the street.
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