The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-28
Man and Woman, Overcome
by Smoke, Carried Out
by Police.
CROWD CHEER BLUECOATS
Blaze Started in Boiler Room of
Russian BathhOusc in Charl.
ton Street Building..DiscOy.
cred by "Andy" Wolf.
Two Alarms Given.

Blinded by clouds of dense smoke
and partly suffocated. Charles Schmidt
and a Polish servant in the employ
of Plnlzus Kriechers wore rescued Just
in the nick of time shortly before 10
o'clock last night, when fire broke
out in the boiler-room of a Russian
bathhouse in the basement of Il three
story frame dwelling at 81 Charlton
street, where Kriechers lives. The res
cuers were Policemen Kenny and Ma
guire, of the Fourth Precinct, and
Policeman Edward Brenn.
The latter was on duty at a moving
picture place at Morton and Prince
streets. a block away, when he heard
cries of fire. He ran to the scene. and
was joined by Kenny and Mcguire, and
the trio rushed into the smoke-flled
hall. Kenny hurried to the third floor,
where he found Schmidt in semi
conscious condition ON a chair. He
carried him to the street, where he was
cheered by the excited crowd of several
hundred persons who had quickly gath
cred.
In the meantime Mcguire and Brenn
found the servant, who was unable to
speak English, on couch in the
kitchen asleep and breathing heavily.
They carried her TO the street.
1t is believed the fire started in the
boiler-room. NO one was enjoying
baths at the time. The fire was dis
covered by Andy Wolf. who conducts
an oyster house In Belmont avenue In
the rear of the Charlton street house
Being close to 800 pounds in weight
Mr.. Wolf allowed a young man who
was dining in his place at the time tc
send in an alarm from box No. s. al
Springfield avenue and Hayes street
At first the firemen were puzzled and
turned into Hayes street. and again into
Belmont avenue, but finally reached the
scene and by active work managed tc
get several streams on the blaze, which
spread upward on the south side of
the house, burning between the wall
and weather boards.
When the alarm was turned in En-
gine Companies Nos. 6, Z, 10 and 20 and
Trucks Nos. and responded, Bat
TALON Chief McDermit in charge. While
the firemen were at work some one
turned in a second alarm from box
No. 81, at Prince street and Spring
field avenue, and Engine Companies
Nos. 4, Is and % responded, with Truck
No. 2. The latter were not put to work,
but returned Immediately to their re-
spective headquarters.
When the alarms were recorded sc
rapidly Roundsmen Fitch, Frey
Meyerwitz, Seipel, and Policemen
Schmidt, Faraher, Fischer, Drastic
and Schmerer. of the Fourth Precinct
were sent to the scene and found II
difficult to keep the crowd back.
When the bluecoats arrived they
found several of the tenants In the
rear OF the house tossing their beds
blankets, pillows and clothing and
household articles out OF the windows
The damage is estimated at several
hundred dollars.
The fremen were also called TO an
alarm from box No. 626, at 4:30 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t was iu the
home of Joseph Hoberman on the sec
ond floor of 12o Barclay street, believed
to have been caused by the careless
use of matches. There was no damage.