Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-03
AGED MAN BURNED To DEATH
LAST NIGHT At |SEL|N;
LOCAL F|REMEN KEPT BUSY
House Burns Down in Ise|in
Section of Woodbridge
Aged Blind Man Perishes-
Series of Fires Keeps Fire
men Busy in This City.

The epidemic of fires in this section
yesterday and today resulted in the
death Of one man, the narrow es-
cape of sleeping family this morn
Ing and three small blazes in this city
last night and this morning Lewis
SALAMANCA, eighty years OF age. and
blind. was burned to death in a fire
on the Iselin road at Woodbridge last
night, when the house which he occu-
pied with his wife, was gutted by
flames. The family of Albert Krogh
at High and Jefferson streets, mar
rowly escaped from blaze this morn
ing, and the dry cleaning establish
ment of II. Sarkesian in King street
was wiped out last night The alarms
this morning were for small chimney
fire in the home of Mrs. Charles E.
Churchill in Water street, and floor
fire in Park avenue.
An old land mark on the Bloomfield
estate on the Iselin road at Wood
bridge, caught fire last night at Z
-6i1ockThe house was occupied by
gf.s,! mano and his wife, both
nearN s.ghty yel(ls '0l ass!ll I'm some
sInkhown manner the house caught
hre and the Woodbridge department
answered the call.
1t Is believed that the old man, who
WciS nearly Uuuu, SIu1uDieu l1tO an OIL
stove, setting fire to some of the fur
niture Of the house. Residents of near
by places hurried to the scene, and
when the firemen arrived, they found
that Mrs Salamano had been remov-
ed, but that her husband was still In
the burning house. The place was q
mass of flames by tk time of the ar
rival of the f1remen. and they attacked
the flames in an effort to get into the
house to rescue the man. When the
firemen were finally able to get inside,
they found the body of the aged man
on the floor dead.
The house was a complete loss, the
flames having eaten into the old TIM
bers and leveling the structure with
the ground.
- Mrs. Salamano had been removed to
the home of John Melee, near by,
where she was attended by neighbors.
Coroner Hirner of Woodbridge, who
was on the apparatus that responded
to the alarm, removed the body Of the
aged man to his morgue, where 1t is
awaiting disposition.
Timely discovery by r. Fl. Barnes
of blaze In the boarding house con-
Quoted by Albert Krogh at High and
Jefferson streets shortly before Z
O'Clock this morning probably pre-
vented serious fire and saved several
occupants Of the house from injury. A
box and window frame at one side of
room was found ablaze as the oc-
Cupants were asleep.
Mr. Barnes, who is one of the old
Get flrefighters in the city, discovered
the fire as he was ou his way to work.
He saw the flames rise out of box at
the side Of a window and found the fire
eating its way about the window frame.
Losing no time he hurried to arouse
the occupants. He was unable to
arouse anyone by ringing the door
bell and by kicking on the front door.
Finding the door unlocked he went in
and made vain attempts to open other
doors. which he found locked. AS he
was about to throw his weight against
a door in a determined effort to force
It open. Mr.. Krogh came to inquire as
the cause for his intrusion.
The blazing room was quickly To-
Gated and bucket brigade extinguish.
ed the fire before much damage had
been done.
Tailor Shop Gutted.
4 An alarm from box 81 at Smith and
State streets called the fire department
to the tailoring establishment of H.
Sarkesian, in King street. at o'clock
last night. Sarkesian had been clean
ing q dress with gasoline In a shed in
the rear, when, 1t is believed, friction
from buttons rubbed against each
other caused a spark to fall into tanks
of gasoline. A flare of flame sprung
up. and in few minutes the shed was
a mass Of flames.
Edward Regan, who was near by.
entered the shed and rolled one of the
burning tanks out of danger, burning
his hands and clothes slightly. Upon
the arrival of the firemen, the flames
were quickly subdued.
The loss at the fire was about 500, |
several dresses and pairs of gloves
having been burned up.
Chimney Fire Today.
A small chimney fire, from an over |
heated furnace in the home of Mrs.
Charles f. Churchill in Water street, |
caused about $40 damage this morn
ing. The fire was in the flooring sur
rounding the f1ue, and much of the |
woodwork had to be chopped away to |
get at the blaze. The alarm. at box |
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