Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
FIRE CAUSED
BY EXPLOSION
Gas Tank Blown Up, Causing
Big Blaze in East
Avenue
ANDERSON'S FIRST FIRE
Entire Department Called to
Scene--Say Gasoline
Stored Nearby
A gas tank explosion in the dip

A gas tank eSplosioii ~ t"S f
ping department of the Windmdh-
kGoldsmith, Inc, Electric Appnance
factory at 399 East avenue. resulted
practically in destruction OF the
plant about IL o'clock this mornlns.
1t was Chief Anderson's 'hrst nre as
head Of the city department, a posi-
ton he acquired at midnight Wed-
nesday night. -,
response to a call from box 63 at
New Brunswick avenus ana Elm
street. the extent of the blaze ana
the fact that it was rapidly spreau-
ing to adjacent buildings, resulted III
a call for the entire department pe-
ing sent in.
and gallons of gasoline was stoIeo
beneath a building adjacent 10 tne
, factory and.x the firemen immeol-
ateiv took action to extinguish a
hfsya which had started on the roof
- th,s structure. It Is said this
Gasoline was the property of sam
kramer. who conducts a garage on
New Brunswick avenue.
FLAMES and smoke which couid De
!, .aen for some distance around, were
ennarent when the first tap OF tne
aiarm was sounded. A big throns
oe neople hurried to the scene ana ~
,yas necessary to rope Off the Sec
ion in front of the building In or
5er 10 give the firemen cnance u
fight the blaze. In
The fire apparently had started II,
,ha rear of the building and spread
ranidlv 10 the fore section, anu lol
time adjoining frame dweillhss
u,ero threatened. A two story fran'
tenement house is TO the left or the
factory. and this building as wen d,
the two story dwelling to the righ
of the factory, were IN imiheoia''
danger. .s;sted bx
\ Fire Chief Anderson assisted oy
Fire Assistant Chief John Campper
and Second Assistant Chlet Willian
I. Langan. directed the depaL tinea'
members in wetting down Ine az
ioining buildings and exuhsuisn,
the blaze on the root OF the oI;,, s.u
building under which the ea'oi-"
was stored. - ,,sr,
good and the fact that the blaze ma
q real start were responsible 10
Conditions. One or two OF the nr
cornpanies went to the rear OF IN
Factory in the railroad yard TO ngh
Tho fire in that section while IN
remaining companies Iousht III
hlaze from the East avenue sioe.
In the factory building radio ap
n.ratus and other electrical EQUIP
went is manufactured. David Colo
sn,itb owns the building in whlci
tha business of the Windman-Goid
.n,itb Inc is carried on. ACCORD
;ng ~ information obtained by Fir
Ch;ef Anderson, the building an
stock was insured for slightly les
,han the damage, which was esti
mated as $4,000 to the buiidlh
and $4,000 to the stock.
con Goldsmith, a SON or Tn
owner was in the department Wner
the fire started and was shghti
burned about the hands ana rae
This company has been located .
East avenue for a couple Oh yea
Chief Niels J. Tonnesen, Seresai
Frank Kasprzak. Officers Mlcna'
Burke, William Baehman. ara
the scene. .,. u,,
turned in about 1880 O'Clock. a
hour and a half after the nrst aiar'
was sent in.
Make Daring Rescue
NEW YORK, June 2:-Two mr.
men. one an acting battalion chi'
and the other his chauffeur tood
made a daring rescue.
Michael Kramer. five. in heeir
with his parents from a blaze IN
West side tenement. had topplt
over a plank and fallen into II
narrow areaway.
David J. oliver. the acting chile
seized a rickety ladder found on u
roof and ordered his driver. Willia
Frazer, to hold it and lower It
.ss areaway. Frazer braced hlmse
against the coping, while onv
groped in the darkness and grasp'
Erazar dragged the tv