Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
SLEEPING FAMILY IS
RESCUED WHEN MARY
STREET HOUSE BURNS
iremen Work 10
Save AdiOurning
Rui'dingS.
So 1000 LOSS

While the roof of their home at
750 Mary street, was ablaze Mr.. and
Mrs. Delekowski and five small chill
dren were innocently sleeping on the
second floor about ! O'Clock yester-
day morning. They would probably
have been burned to death had not
the fire been discovered by neighbors
who awoke the sleepers and got them
out of the bur ming building. The
family escaped in their night clothes,
leaving practically all their goods to
be destroyed in the house which was
burned to the ground. Mr.. Dele
kowski carried $3.50 insurance on
the building and $500 on his furn-
he. His total loss will approx
$4,000. The fire originated
fom a defective fiue.
The family retired about $50.
leaving bright fire in the kitchen
stove on the first floor. About 1890
a. m. Miss Mamie Kern, who lives
Gffy yards from the demolished
building happening to go out
into the back yard saw smoke
rising in big clouds from the roof
Of the house. She Immediately call
ed to her brother, Joseph Kern, who
had Just gone to bed on the second
floor. He rushed to the window and
saw the smoe. Realizing that he
had no time to lose, he slipped on
his shoes and trousers and without
shirt or coat ran across the inter
vening lot to rescue the family whom
he knew were asleep in the building
He found the front door locked
but the portal was not strong and
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hall he was surrounded by { thick
veil Of smoke. He made for the bed
room of the family which he found
was closed by another door. which
was broken in as easily as the front
one. The family, who were sound
asleep were awakened at the noise
Mrs Delekowski heca me almost
frantic when she realized the danger
frher four small children and a two
months baby. The infant was the
first child she grabbed. and In its
swaddiing clothes she tucked It in
her arms and ran from the house
Joseph Kern grabbed another of the
four children. whose ages range
from two years to eleven, Mr.. Dele
kowski ano'her, and Mss MANN
Kern and Joseph Stern. who had fol-
lowed Joseph Kern into the smoke
interior. rescued the other two
After seeing the family outside.
Joseph Kern ran to fire lox No. SO
at Cleveland and Brace avenues and
pulled the alarm. Believing that
the Gremen would come quicker
with an additional alarm he pulled
the lever twice and Sc was rung
eight times.
The Garfield Engine Company was
soon on the scene, closely followed
by the Lincoln Engine Company, the
Liberty Fl. and l.. Company and the
Eagle Hose and Chemical Company.
Chief Frank c. Comings. saw at once
the house could not be saved and
realized the only thing to be done
was to keep the burning fagots and
emhers from igniting barn in the
rear and several houses within a
radius Of fifty yards
With this aim the hose was played
on the structure FRI m all sides. and
no other building caug' t. Alderman
William c. Wilson worked hard with
the Lincoln Engine Company Of
which he Is a member, to subdue the
flames.
The building, frame one. one
and-a-half-story structure, was soon
consumed by the fire. which was
famed by strong wind which blew
large sparks for long distance.
Mr.. Delekowski is an employe Of
the Standard Underground Cable
Company.