Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-28

Harry Neal Rescues Anthony Han
rattle From First Floor Da-
mage $4,000 Partly Insured.
FIRE CONFINED TO BUILDING

list much valued pocketbook,
which was found and returned by
First Assistant Chief O'Hara.
The fire, which was practically
confined to the cellar ana first floor
fed on the large stock of goods In
boxes and bins in the place it orig.
mated, and was so located that the
remen were unable to get at the
flames for a long time, and they
ragged uncontrolled for more than an
hour. The Lincoln Engine Com
pany played their first stream In at
the back door of the store only to
find they we're above the flames.
The smoke was so dense on the
first floor that they would not enter
to find way for their stream to
reach the basement. hose was In
serted through the cellar opening
In the front OF the store, but as the
tiremen could only enter short
distance because OF the strangling
smoke, and as the fire was In the
rear Of the building the stream ac-
complished little. Reaching the
flames was found impossible, SO
streams OF water were shot into the
them In preventing the spreading OF
the fire to the other floors. Not un-
I'll the cave In of part OF the first
floor, eaten by the flames beneath
mare than an hour after the fire
originated, did the firemen get a
stream to play directly upon the
blaze. During all that time the
blaze was entirely concealed In Its
work OF destroying the goods In the
cellar. After the cave in of tho
soaked rst floor, giving the streams
an opportunity to reach the blaze,
the fire was soon under control,
This was about 8 o'clock.
The new aerial truck and Hart
nozzle Protection company was sue
cessfully manipulated fer the first
time in spouting water through the
third hoor windows. Under the d.
rection Of Captain Joseph Hornsby.
jay B. FRANKIE and Stacy Coutts with
assistance got the hugh ladder In
place in short order. Hornsby
wrenched his lef tankle when he
stepped in hole near the building
and walked lame for some time.
j. p Goldsmith was in New Bruins
wick at the time of the fire. and his
wife was at the store at 327 State
street. when she received a telephone
message from her servant girl that
the building, on the second floor OF
which they had apartments. was on
fire Mrs. Goldsmith immea,a+elv
thought Of her little baby boy lying
asleep in It's cradle and hurried TO
the room. In the binding smoke
she rescued her son and got the do
mestic to follow her out OF the house.
On reaching the pavement Mrs.
Goldsmith was 80 overcome by the
smoke that fireman took the child
and carried hi INTO the store for her.
The interior OF their kitchen was
burned the flames having come from
the cellar to that floor through a
dumb waiter. The furniture of their
was insured for $500, but
Mr.. Goldsmith estimates the damage
from water and smoke and fire to be
about 81, 500. New furniture and
bed clothes had been recently INSTALL
ed in the rooms. The firemen kept
the flames coned to the kitchen on
the second floor, so that the third
floor where j. A. Christopulos keeps
the fire.
Christopulos, prop -ietor of the
Boston Confectionery In Smith street
board eight young men. who are en-
ployed by him. All their personal
effects were in the fated building
except the clothes they wore. All
their apparel was either ruined or
damaged by the smoke and water.
They carried no insurance.
John ZZaines, one OF the boarders,
started to go to the top floor to
rescue some of his effects, when he
was overcome by the dense smoke
and had 70 be helped from the build
ing by a patrolman.
John H. Toft and Son, who have a
grocery on the south side OF the
building were well insured and did
not make any effort to remove their
stock The Boston Confectionery on
the other side continued to do busi-
ness during the fire.
A number of cash registers were
rescued from the debris of the build
ing, but still there are three contain
ing about $75 which this had not
been found.
So much water was poured on the
building that the celler was a veri-
table river. filed with about five feet
of water before the fire had been
quenched.
Chief Frank c. Comings reached
the scene about O'Clock, and i'm
mediateTy took personal charge OF
the situation. Mayor Garretson and
Fire Commissioners Wilson and Kut-
cher were on the scene.
Arthur DeMurray, propritor Of
lunch wagon in New Brunswick ave-
nue., near the flames, served coffee
free to the firemen.
Everay stream of water available
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