Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-07
Starts In Place
Of The jersev
Pork Go.
kREEzER LOSES

fire which caused the trolley
! service to be blocked for half an
hour and gutted the Jersey Pork and
Provision House at A Smith street
and the living apartments of l..
I kreezer at AZ Smith street, origi-
mated just before noon today i'm the
rear of the butcher shop where
George Keller, one of the proprie-
| tors, was making lard The fatty
substance boiled over the receptacle.
| overflowing on the stove, causing
the rear of the store to Immediately
be enveloped In flames. The total
damage will probably reach $4,000.
Most of the people who suffered
damage from the fire carried insur-
ance on their property.
Mr.. Keller says that he was in the
rear part of the store which Is
one-story frame structure and that
he left the large kettle of grease
boiling on stove. On returning he
found the receptacle had boiled over
and the woodwork rapidly being ig-
nited by the blaze. Smoke was roll
ing into the front part of the store
which attracted a crowd, among
whom was Edward Hardiman of f.
A. Seaman's drug store. He gave
the fire alarm from box 35, at High
and Smith streets.
Washington Hose and Chemical
Company Lincoln Engine and Pro-
lection H. and l.. Companies fol-
lowed by the Mcclellan Engine Com
pany were soon on the scene. Emit
rance was first gained in the front
of the meat market, but the firemen
saw that the fire originated in the
rear, so two hose lines were attach
ed to the plug at the corner of Rec
tor and Jefferson streets and the
flames fought from the place of their
origin. For time the greasy meats
added impetus to the flames. The
fire spread to the apartments of l..
Kreezer, who keeps a cigar and
sporting goods store next door. The
apartments that lie next TO the rear
OF the meat store were badly daIns
aged mostly by water. John Pico's
fruit store at 46 Smith street was
flooded by water and the rear sonle-
what by flames. Before the fire
could spread further than kreezer's
apartments the firemen had it under
control. Fire Chief Comings and his
assistant O'Hara were both at the
scene directing the work.
soon atCef Ufelnen arrived at LH0
scene the crowd began surging
around the burning building until
Mayor Garretson arrived and ordered
that fire lines be thrown across
Smith street.
l.. Kreezer and John Pic0 were
both insured and Keller and Wen
eel, proprietors of the meat market,
carried about $500 insurance. The
building belonged to DR.. Charles /.
Silk and was damaged probably
$4,000.
William Keihm and wife lived III
the front of the second floor, but
their apartments were not dam
aged except by smoke. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Keller lived in the rear of
the second floor and their apart
ments were damaged and one room
was damaged slightly by fire, besides
by water which flooded one room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Micosia and
Mr. and Mrs. Meilli lived on the
third floor. small fox terrier be-
longing to the former lady remained
| in the kitchen of the top floor
apartments during the whole fire,
but was taken from the building un-
hurt. The two women were very
much concerned about the dog, as
they had not time to take him with
them from the building and thought
1t had been burned to death.