Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-06
THIEVES LOOT HOUSES
Bursting Hose Hampsred
Companies s--keighborhood
In State of Terror.
SEVERAL FIREMEN HURT
Ice House Of P. A. Coal Com
pany Will bs Rebuilt
Thinks Orig in Incendiary.

Firemen we're again called out to-
day to extinguish blaze in the
smoldering ruins of the ice house OF
the Perth Amboy Coal & Ice Com
pany, which was consumed last night
and caused several residences In
Miller street to become ignited ana
thereby rendered twelve families
homeless. A large quantity OF hay,
used for packing Ice in, was partly
consumed and the remainder started
burning several times this morning.
Protection Hook & Ladder Com
pany was summoned this morning
to tear down a part Of wall, which
was formerly q part OF the northerly
end Of the ice house. Indications
were that it would fall in q short
time and might thereby iniure some-
one
Thieves attempted to enrich them
selves while the fire ragged and fire.
men were battling gamely against
strong odd last night. A boarder iii
the home of Frank Longtime at 400
Miller street espied two men in the
house while 1t was aflre and saw
them searching for valuables. lie
dealt them several blows and caused
them to fee for their lives. They
left the house and escared in the
vast throng, which was on hand to
witness the fire spectacle.
1t is generally stated by firemen
that the blaze was one Of the most
disasterous and caused greater in
convenience TO larger number OIL
families than any other fire here
at. 4 t,,f~ - l1
figures of the persons who suffered
damage was near 100000. Firs-
men said today 1t appeared to be
more than $4,000. Others, among
them city officials and individuals
who viewed the ruins, declared late
today the damage was not nearly as
great as estimated and said $40 and
$40 would pay for repairs In instance
where residents and property owners
claimed damage from $500 upward.
A large ice house with new ex
tension, containing a large quantity
of hay but little ice. belonging to the
Perth Amboy Coal & Ice Company,
was ruin at loss OF about $4,000.
From this the flames spread to two
and three-story frame residences
along the westerly side Of Miller
street, between William street and
the Lehigh Valley railroad yard.
Seven were somewhat damaged. The
home of Mrs. Margaret Maloney at
4S7 Miller street was gutted, caun-
ing damage amounting to $4,000.
Other homes variously damaged by
fire and water In the interior, roof or
back were those OF Frank Longtime,
~ ,tr ~ -
patrick, at 497 Miller street, Henry
Miller, All Miller street. Michael
Sugan, 485 Miller street, Julian Ma
chusky. corner property In Miller
street, John F. Keating, sos Miller
street, Albino Fiorentino, 493 Miller
street, Savarino Fioretino, 491 Miller
street, William Rafferty,, 4S9 Miller
street, William Maher, sol Miller
street. and homes of Polish residents
at 479, 4S1 and 4S3 Miller street.
The firemen fought against great
odds through lack of water and hose,
they say. The fire ragged for aim osl
an hour before they could secure ELI
ough water pressure to place it un-
der control. Finally when water was
pumped by steamers. many lengths
of hose busted. Approximately 400
feet, half Of the hose OF Lincoln Ell
gine Company, bursted and about
100 feet of 500 feet Of hose of Nc
Clellan Engine Company bursted
At first the water pressure was abou,
six pounds. When. by means OF
steamer pressure, 1t was brought up
to eighty pounds, length of hose be-
gan to give way, one after the an
other.
The McClellans used their steamer
at plug at Pearl Place and Miller
street. The Lincolns' steamer war
placed at Buckingham avenue and
State street and the Garfelds' at
State and William streets.
Mcclellan members say two Of their
number had narrow escapes from
serious injury while fighting the fire.
Matthew Hope narrowly missed be-
ing run down and Patrick Dwyer
sustained a bruised hand by falling
timber.
1t is the opinion of some of the
most prominent f1remen that the
flames could have been confined to
the ice house had there been suffl-
cient pressure to permit use of the
Hart nozzle on top of the aerial lad
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