Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-02
Interior Of Borak Brothers
Place 6utted BY Fire
Last Night.
LOSS IS OVER $1,000
italian Family in Danger in
Apartments on the
Second Floor.
CARRIED DOWN LADDERS
Peter krosger Saves Child
--Near Collision at Alarm
This Morning.
CARRIED DOWN LADDERS

Several thrilling rescues were
made at fire in the two and q half
story frame building at 269 Smith
street shortly after 10 o'clock last
night. Several members OF an Ital-
ian family in the living apartments
above Borak Brothers meat market
in which the blaze started. were res
cued by neighbors before the hremen
arrived and a brave rescue Of three
year old Annie Critolli was made by
Peter Kroeger, of the Eagle Hose
Company.
1t was some time after the IRE
companies had responded that II be-
came known the girl was asleep on
the second floor. Numerous at
tempts were made to locate her, but
attempting rescuers were driven
back by smoke. Peter Kroeger made
q desperate effort and risked bis life
In the smoke-filled apartment. He
CROPPED his way through 1t and
found the girl In a bed in one of the
side chambers near the back Of the
house.
The fire is believed to have start
ed from a gas heater In small
wooden office booth In the Borak
Brothers meat market on the first
floor. 1t Is believed the place was
closed UP with the heater burning.
At 1910 o'clock the fire was dis
covered by passersby and an alarm
was sounded from box 25 at Smith
street and the Central railroad
tracks.
The frame work Of the building
burned rapidly and the fire had gain
ed considerable headway by tbs time
the f1remen had arrived on the
scene. While the alarm was ring
ing, neighbcrs rushed to aid the Ital-
s-sSs
oceupsSla Id u second door and attic
at ta1e structure,
Jacob r.. Bran, OF 2S7 Smith
street and Harry Pavloysky, Of 275t
Smith street, were among the first
men on the scene and directed their
efforts to rescuing members of the
Italian family. Mr.. Bran rescued a
woman with few months old babe
In her arrns and Mr.. Pavlovsky car
ried out three children. There were
ave boarders with the family and
they took care of themselves. rescu-
Ing what part OF belongings they
could.
The fremen came quickly on the
scene and Immediately set to work
to check the flames, which were then
making the butcher shop look like a
roaring furnace. At that time few
thought there was a three year old
GIRL asleep on the second floor and
as soon as 1t became known there
were many vain endeavors to locate
the girl Firemen groped their way
in the smoke laden rooms above the
flames but could not find her, until
Peter Kroeger made daring at
tempt and found her. She was car
rfed to the drug store OF +. Ktllen-
berger block away from the fire
and afterwards attended by DR.. M.
s.. Meinzers.
The loss has been estimated at a.
trifie over $1,000 incurred chiefly
by damage to the stock IN the
butcher shop, the furniture In the
apartments above and the lower part
of the building.
Chimney Sparks Start Fire.
Sparks from a chimney. started al
small blaze In the northerly wall of
the frame building at 611 State
street about 1890 o'clock this
morning. It occurred In the front
part of the first floor, which tg oe-
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dertaking establishment and was
put out by water before the firemen
arrived.
While arriving at the scene, the
Protection Hook and Ladder truck
came very near running into horse
drawing tho Mcclellan Engine Com
pany's hose cart. The animal was
standing diagonally across the troll
ley tracks and the hook and ladder
truck was SO wedged against the
westerly trolley rail as to prevent It'll
from being turned to one side TO pre-
vent striking the animal. Timely
assistance is believed to have avert
ed a serious accident.
Captain 8. M. Ceutts said after
ward that this occurrence only goes
TO prove that set of hub brakes
such as he and his company have
been ciamoring for for long time,
Are badly needed
Borak Brothers opened tempo
rary headquarters at the northeast
corner of Oak and Smith streets,
this morning.
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