Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-27
Restaurant Building of Ma
than Miller In State st.
Scene of Blaze.
DAMAGE ABOUT $500
Lunch Wagon Crowd Arouse
Sleeping Family on the
Second Floer.
SERVANT HURT BY FALL
herolsm Displayed by Fire.
men In Saving Others from
the Fire Trap.
SERVANT HURT BY FALL

Thrilling rescues from veritable
fire trap were made at an early morn
ing blaze in, the two story frame build
ing at $40 and 312 State street. A
blaze that threatened the entire build
ing and all its wooden surroundings oc-
cnrred in the rear of the restaurant
of Nathan Miller at $40 State street,
and the only safe exit, stairway, was
made impossible by the flames, necessi-
tating the tenants to escape as best they
could from the two second story win
dows over the restaurant. One woman
fell to the sidewalk and was badly in
1ured, others were assited down ladders
by the firemen and some were hurt in
their eagerness to reach safety before
the flames spread.
approximately 1,500 worth Of dam
age was incurred at 30, which was
fully covered by insurance. Damage
amounting to several hundred dollars
resulted at 312, which was about to be
occupied by Joseph Concannon. His
pool tables and pool room accessories
were damaged by smoke and water. No
insurance was carried on them as they
had Just been put in the building yes
terday.
Discovered By Passerby.
The fire was discovered by passer-
by, who threw stone through a win
dow in the living apartments of Ma
than Miller. The latter was awakened.
lie aroused the members of his family
and his servants and then ran to the
window and yelled fire." Patrolman
Charles Quinn and several young men
from a nearby lunch wagon were at
tracted The officer ran to box 81 and
turned in an alarm. BY this time the
flames had gained considerable head
way and began to illuminate the sky.
Smoke was pouring through the build
ing and the tenants were beginning to
suffocate. There was wild rush for
the front windows.
Kataryna Gorzycae Polish domestic
in the Miller family, became frantic
stricken. She grabbed piece Of rope
and attempted to fasten it to bed
stead She then attempted to lower
herself. The rope was not securely
tied and she dropped Into the arms of
Thomas McGreal and James Curry, who
stood under her. She was injured. by
the fall as was McGreal. The woman
was in her night clothes and when abe
landed, she almost went into Mysteries
She could not speak English and kept
saying, Gouth@Amboy several times
1t appeared that she wanted to walk
to that city.
Firemen To The Rescue.
All members of the Miller family
were rescued by fremen and others.
The fremen, particularly the members
Of Protection Hook and Ladder Com
pany, who were at the eompany's ball
in the Auditorium, were quick to re-
spond. Geo. Meade and Bernard Null
len were among the first fremen on the
scent. Meade ran to help get the truck
on the scene and Mullen directed his
efforts to keep members of the Miller
family from leaping from the windows.
He was informed they were suffocat-
ing and told them to keep their heads
out OF Lac window, but not to jump.
The Protection truck was quickly rush
ed to the scene and Nathan Miller, his
seventeen -year-old daughter, Elizabeth,
and his twelve-year-old son, George,
were rescued by George Meade Bernard
Mullen, Peter Van Sickle, Patty Dwyer
and other fremen who worked energet-
ieally. Mildred, Mr.. Miller's five-year::
old daughter, was taken down by a
party Of young men, including Al.
Raines, the professional runner; Thorn
as McGreal and James Curry. They Sc
cured big dry goods box from the
sidewalk in front of Nathan jacobson Is
furniture store, which they carried to
place under the window where the
alarmed tenants were waiting to be
rescued. Mary Detwiller, an old wo-
man, who helped Miller in his restau-
rant and household duties, was also res
eued by the fremen.
Building Fire Trap.
Mrs. Miller was in New York at the
time. The rescue of Mr.. Miller, his
three children and two servants, the
only people in the building at the time,
is adjudged as good work on the part
of the iremen and others who assisted.
Aside from the rescue work, the fremen.
deserve credit for the manner in which
they controlled the blaze. Men of thee
Washington and Lincoln companies had
several streams of water and chemicals
ON the blaze in record time and the
flames were confined in almost the very
room where it started. John Campbell
led the work OF subduing the blaze.
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