Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-18
Assistance Given
by Perth Amboy
Firemen.
BRAVE RESCUES
Every Dwelling on Dahl
Avenue Would Have Gone
Up in Smoke but for the
Timely Aid from This
City Early Today.

A blaze Of unknown origin destroyed
six frame dwelling houses in Dahl ave.
nue., Keasbey, and imperiled the lives
of many foreigners occupying them,
early today. The flames spread 40 rapid.
ly that it appeared as though every
house on that thoroughfare would 20.
| The residents of that vicinity owe
much to the Perth Amboy FIRE depart
ment, which sent two companies as soon
as word was telephoned to police head
quarters. BY the time the Amboy COM
panies arrived on the scene, Ave Of the
twostory houses had practically been
consumed and the flames had been COM
municated to the sixth The Lincoln
steamer and hose wagon and the Eagle
bose wagon started active work at once,
In a few minutes they had two streams
from a pond about 700 feet away, and
the adjacent buildings were saved
The fire started in the small grocery
store Of B. Deak about $40 O'Clock this
morning. The flames had nearly de.
stroyed that building, which was Of
frame construction, as are all the strue-
lures In Dahl avenue, before it WAS no.
ticed by l. B. Esberg, who keeps a So
loon at the north cad Of Dahl avenue,
He telephoned to police headquarters IN
this city. The desk sergeant sent 3
patrolnan to waken Fire Chief Mead.
The latter, when he had been told Of
the confngration, hurried to the home
Of Mayor Bollschweiler and S ecured
permission to send assistance to Keas-
bey He sounded signals from box 81,
at Smith and State streets, calling ou4
the Eagles and Ilincolns.
Save Adjacent Structures.
When the Perth Amboy hremen ar
rived on the ssenc, they could do little
with the i've buiidi Il sasshat Nsxe 49,
ing briskly The sky was illntn55,s1.a 4
and the glare could be seen for nsile7
around They gave Immediate attention
to the neighboring buildings, which BY
that time had been emptied Of all their,
furnishings and occupants, The flames
spread southwark from the store OF
Deak to the two-story frame house Of
Lawrence Christie and to the two story
frame house of Ole Nelson. From
Deak 8 place, the flames went north.
wa-d and did still more damage. They
wiped out the home of Kovacz Balish
and Joseph Narulewsky and practically
destroyed that of Carl Vsrgo Most of
the furnishings of the families and oil
their many boarders were saved except
at the store and living apartments Of
Deak, where the blaze started. When
residents on Dahl avenue saw the Deak
home in flames, they lost little time in
moving all of their belongings
to places of safety in field on The
easterly side of Dahl avenue From the
time Of the blaze until late hour thia
morning the field looked like camp.
ling ground. Bed sheets were used as
nj al
dies Of clothing.
Mr.. Esberg opened his dancing pavil-
ion and offered shelter to all who wished
to go in there He telephoned to Vic.
tor Main, Of the Standard plant of the
National Fireproofng Company soon af-
ter he had notified the local police. Mr..
Main went to the plant, from which the
Keasbey fire department secured q
stream by fastening their hose to q
hydrant. Three streams were played on
THE houses that were threatened, two
from the Lincoln steamer and one BY
the Keasbey department. The Keasbey
department was recently organized and
it did good work last night, as far as
its apparatus would permit. It is be-
lieved that, after this disaster, the de-
partment win be strengthened.
As far as can be learned, no one was
injured at the FIRE The loss win prob
ably reach $4,000. About one-half Of
that amount is covered by insurance.
Children in Danger
At the home Of b. Deak, whore this
fire began, there were three small chill
dten. Neighbors regard it miraculous
that the youngsters escaped, as every
one in the house, including the boarders,
had to fee for their lives as soon az
they were awakened, for the flames had
gained considerable headway
Perth Amboy hremen came to the
scene in automobiles and wagons Of
various kinds and some walked as no
trolley cars were running The Amboy-
ans made good time, although the roads
were difficult to traverse
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