Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-21

Blaze Started in Rear Of
Frame Building at 322
Slate Street.
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY
Dry Goods Store Of Philip
Slskind on North Is
Badly Damaged.
TWO ALARMs SOUNDED
Perelman Damage About 81,
00O-- Siskind Declares His
Will Reach $4,000.
TWO ALARMs SOUNDED

A fire that started shortly before
o'clock this morning gutted the
jewelry store of Louis Perelman, at
322 State street, and caused con-
siderable damage In the dry goods
store of Philip Siskind. at 3a4 State
street, and slightly damaged the rear
of the brick building at $40 State
street. The blaze started in the rear
of the one story frame structure at
1922, occupied as jewelry store, and
snread rapidly to the front and sides
Fortunately there was plenty Of
open space both in the rear and front
of the structure, and the firemen had
little difficulty in reaching the blaze
They fought nravely, despite the fact
that the fire had progressed SO far
that 1t was almost beyond control
when they arrived
The total amount -ef loss Will
reach several thousand dollars
Damage to the building occupied by
Perelman and to his stock may reach
$4,000 MIR Siskind declared this
morning that his new stock OF spring
clothing just Installed was damaged
by fire and water to the extent of
s12, 900. The fire spread to the
south side OF his store, craw1ed
through d frame partition and, but
for the good work of the freight
ers, would undoubtedly have con-
sumed the entire frame structure
and stock,
The blaze had gained considerable
headway before it was discovered.
Monte Borak, who occupied cham-
ber on the northerly side of the
brick building at $40 State street,
was awakened by the glare and noise
ct the blaze and he ran to turn in
nm alarm from box 81, at State and
i Smith streets. In the excitement
that ensued some one turned in a
Eec0ila alarni, which Chief Anderson
deHfHf44 WAS not needed FIremen
Ned quickly and the Washing.
Ton Hose and Chemical Company,
who we're among the first on the
scene had two streams going almost
before the alarm had ceased ringing.
Little attempt was made to save
anything in the jewelry store. as 1t
appeared like roaring furnace.
Firemen directed their efforts to say
ing as much of the building and
guarding adjacent structures as they
could Alex Seguine, one of the fire
police department, had his head cut
by falling glass from a transom
while guarding the entrance to the
jewelry shop. He was given medical,
attendance.
The alarm was sent in at 2:55
O'Clock and instantly there was
scramble to get out of the big brick
building south of the burning jew
elry store. The fremen played as
many streams as possible on the
flames and used their axes to save adj
joining buildings. A gasoline light
ing machine In the rear of the burn
ing structure made the place dam
gerous until after it had exploded.
The entire loss on all sides is COW,
cred by insurance. The building oc-3
cupied by Perelman is owned by
Morris Shumsky. The one story
frame strncture@on the north, which
is occupied by Philip Siskind, is,
owned by galley Cohen.
Although Siskind calculates the
amount of his loss at s12 600, fire.
men and the police rate it at less
Ahan $1,000 A portion of his stock
OF ladies' wearing apparel was some
what damaged by water
1t is not definitely known to the
firemen and police how the fire orig
mated. Views ON the question vary.
Chief Anderson says that it may have
started from stove in the rear OF
Perelman's store.