Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-01
GEAT DAMAGE
IN TWO FIRES
Wild Blaze in Brush in Wood
bridge Causes Large Amount
Of Oil to Be Burned Up
GRASS FIRE NEAR MORGAN
House is Destroyed Last Night
In. Bay View Manor Section
Of So. Amboy. Loss $4,0 900

WOODBRIDGE. April 1-Thous-
ands Of dollars worth Of oil was con-
sumed last night by flames when oil
from z break In the large pipes
which convey oil to the Standard
on Company plant % at Bay bayway ,Ss causns ,nu sI =
OF the Newark-Trenton fast line troll
ley and for q time threatened to
consume the trolley bridge and pow
er station at woodbridge Junction.
It was only after q hard flve hours
1ght that the Woodbridge Fire Com
panies, under the direction Of Chief
w. A. Gilham. were able to .extin-
guish the blaze.
When the fire was first discovered
q silent alarm was sent in. but this
was soon followed by second and
then third alarm and all the compa-
MES responded to the call. Over 1000
feet of hose were stretched BY the
flremen during the battle with the
blaze. During the fire the operation
of. cars over the trolley bridge was
discontinued and no car was run on
this line until this morning, when the
bridge, which had been badly burned
about the base had been considered
safc for the operation of cara
No Damage to Trolley Property
Bp 5pecidi CorresSondout. -.
NEWARK, April IA leak In the
oil nipe Of the Standard OH Company
at Woodbridge is believed to have
caught flre in some manner and set
the meadows ablaze last night. The
flames extended to the trestle OF the
Public Service COMPANY ct Port
TIMBER but did no material damage.
. Cars are running over the trestie this
morning. Tho Woodbridge fre de-
.partment had to lay 1850 feet OF
hose to reach the flames. They con-
tinued their fight until o'clock this
morning.
Fire Near Morgan Plant
~ GpeciuJ CorTespondent. -
MORGAN. April Fire In the
woodland east OF the New York and
Long Branch Railroad tracks last
night In Lawrence Harbor gave raise
to the fear that the Morgn shell
loading plant was again on nre' me
are burned q strip Of wood land
more than 4 mile long and several
rods wide. Aside from the destroying
Of the woods no other damage was
reported. The fire after burning Tor
several hours, hurne itself out. IT Is
supposed that the fire was started BY
a spark from passing engine.
s69TH d0Tsf nef0eHS s0upr April Las,
night the local Ore department was
called upon I'd kxtinguish IRE ~
Bay View Manl section. Tho home
81 chax1es Kama was complafkly de-
cfroyod. The are started when 11rH
Kane attempted to start. q hre1 4 the
kitchen range. The interior 9t the
building was finished with Seever
board which caught on nre Ine
fame spread rapidly and aImo9 IN
stantly the entire ipterior was amags
OF flames. Mrs. Kanc's call OF hre
brought the neighbors to her snst-
ance. They succeeded In gett out
the three children but that Vs All.
Every article OF furniture w con-
sumed, including valuable papH
An alarm was turned In rom pox
humber thirty-two and withiia short
time the local fire departmcnzwas on
the scene. The fire being I sayre-
Vile there were no hydran1 on the
property, Sayreviile not hs4ng any
wntor. supply. South Ambolnad but
one and the only stream o1Fhe nre.
4 was one hundred and fiftyfet from
the nearest hydrant near thfity line.
When the fremen found Pat there
was no hope for saving tn building
or any OF its contents tP turned
their attention to the grounding
: w60ds which had caught fire. In
! ths1 work they were assBd by the
4. two companies from Mo 3n.
The estimated damag rs $4,000.
This 1t ID understood Is pred by In
sirance. At the time 4he fire Mr..
Kane was at work. beg employed
by the p. II. r.. as bi4eman,