Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-01-29

Amos then ran back to the building
where, with the assistance of Adolph
Kass and Michael Harrigan, the sleep
ing tenants were aroused. By this time
the flames had gained considerable head
way and were creeping up the front of
the building Immediately over the
store Mrs. Wolff Slappek and her three
children were soundly sleeping and on
the third floor, directly above, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Fl. Prane and family were do
ing likewise.
These two families were in the great
est danger as the flames now enveloped
the front of the building. The rescu
ers aroused them first and they were
none to soon for the apartments were
filed with dense smoke and MRS. Prane
was nearly overcome. When little Ju
lius Slappek, who slept in the front
room on Broad street, was awakened
he saw thes flames shooting past the
windowS and with his smaller brother
ran to the street. Mrs. Prane was sc
weak from the smoke that she had tC
be carried out. Abraham Davidson
aroused the Slappek family and assisted
Mrs. Slappek to the street, as her hus
band was out of town.
Although the bidding was occupied
by fourteen families, no one was hurt
in spite of their hurry to reach the
street. When aroused, the tenants, see
ing the smoke in their rooms and hear
ing the cracking of the flames, were
30 frightened that they only thought Of
reaching safety and some ran to the
street leaving their children and babies
In the rooms.
Aged Man Carried Out
Michael Harrigan alone brought FIVE
babies from the upper floors of the
tenement house to the street and j
Kaufman carried out Kelman David
son, seventy years old who lived on the
first floor next to the blazing store
Kaufman placed the aged man, who
could not walk, on his back in spite o1
his weight, and carried him to the sec
ond floor of his own home across the
street, where he gave him in charge OF
friends.
There were many other rescues and
within short time after the fire haC
been discovered, every person was out
Of the building. The fremen arrived
in the meantime and, while some de
voted their attention to fighting the
flames, others ran through the apart
ments to make sure that no one wat
inside.
The fremen, by excellent work under
the direction of Chief Mead, confined
the fire to the grocery store and, the
two apartments above. When the com
panies arrived the flames were licking
the entire front of the building and il
looked as if the structure was doomed
Chief Mead at once sent in 2-2 the cal
for the Lincolns steamer and later 1-3
the Washingtons call. Although the
Mcclellan and Lincoln steamers were
at the fire, neither was used as the
pressure of the city water was excellent
With the aid of four companies, Chief
Mead poured tons of water on the
flames and managed to save the build
ing, although the store and the two
apartments directly above on the second
and third floors were gutted.
The firemen worked harder than evel
last night and at o'clock this morn
ing the fire was declared out and the
back taps sounded.
Damage Over $4,000.
Although no accurate estimate hal
been made of the damage it will, IL
all probability, exceed $4,000. The
building is damaged about $4,000 ant
the stock in the grocery store valued
at $4,000, was total loss. Mr.. Di
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