Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-04-23

o'clock in one OF the wash rooms o.
the big refinery spread so rapid18/
that when the two engines and
hook and ladder company of the
Tottenville department arrived 8
second and a third alarm was turn
ed in that brought three engines and
a hose company of the city departs
ment from Stapleton, New Brighfon=
Rosebank and South Beach and ain
the volunteer companies from Pleas
ant Plains. Huguenot Park and
Kreischerville.
Smoky Joe Martin, deputy chic.
of the New York Fire Department.
arrived on the third alarm and TOOK
charge of the blaze. He did not sta s.
long. having received word OF :.
third alarm fire in the Bronx. whielf|
he hastened TO. Deputy Chief Bro
gan commanded the fire fighters
throughout the afternoon until RE-
lieved by Deputy Chief Begin at 81
o'clock.
Carried by the wind blowing I'd
the time about fifty miles an hour.
sparks set fire to three houses inI
Murray street, Richmond Valiey
damaging these structures cousid-
erably and destroying a two storxI
frame dwelling and one and hall
story barn in the rear of 6716 AM
boy road, Richmond Valley, owned
by I. w. Butler, of 671s Amboy road
Richmond Valley. The latter struc4
ture was occupied by Mrs. Lend
Lawrence, who lost practically all "a
her belongings.
The dwellings in Murray stree3
were owned by John Keber f~s1iS
L rH r. frIN -.
ing one of the houses at AZ Murrax]
street, which was destroyed. Thej
other house destroyed was occupied
by Charles Woglom and George Mo-I
Dermott with their families. Tha|
latter had only moved into the houseI
On Thursday. Practically all of theI
furniture was removed from thsi
burning structures and was saved
The good work of the citizens OF fhaI
town along with those o. the vUlun-
teer and paid firemen, who worked
side by side in stopping the fames|
from consuming the entire row ed
frame structures in Murray street il
being commended. Captain GeorgeI
Vollmer of the Police Reserves led
a squad of his men and they did ex~I
cellent work in fighting the fire and
afterward assisting the uniformed
police in regulating traffic until late]
at night.
At one time the entire section cd
Richmond Valley was threatened
sparks were carried in all directions d
setting the dry grass on fire. People
were stationed on the housetops and
with buckets OF water were wetting|
down the dry roofs. An unoccupiedl
house at $500 Amboy road. Rich
mond Valley, owned by former Pa 4
trolman August Clarius, caught fires
but was soon extinguished. A small
barn in the rear of the residences on
Conrad kress at 6O97 Amboy road
Pleasant Plains, caught fire from a
brush fire while Mr.. Kress, a voluna
teer fireman, was at the Richmond
Valley fire. a company was dis@l
patched TO the scene and extinglIiah4 !
ed the blaze without any furfhex.
damage. While the Huguenot Fir d
Company was out fighting a brush
fire about $3.50 o'clock the enzine
house took fire and before the flames
could be checked the house wa
damaged TO the extent OF $1,000 be-
fore the blaze was extinguished.
Fireman Meaney detailed at The
! Mission of the Immaculate Virgin;
Mt. Loretto, with two hundred bcys
OF the big institution armed with
brooms and pulling a two-wheeIea
| jumper with hose did effective werlc
/ in protecting the buildings at that
PLACE from the flames started In the
woods adjacent to the institution
where there are 1900 boys and sod
girl inmates.
While the flames were sweeping
the copper plant all traffic on the
Staten Island Rapid Transit was tied
up for two or three hours. no fraiua
being run by the plant because oe
/ the intense heat from the famin.
buildings and freight cars. Trains
was resumed about $3.50 o'cloch.
| when both the east and westbound
| tracks were used. This was don
after the arrival of superintendent
/ Hammer of the Rapid Transit with
| Trainma ster Kelly and other ofieials
/ of the road.
Several freight cars were pulled
! out of the yard when a locomot,se
! in charge of Engineer James 81
| Slaight and Conductor Daniel B.
i Hayes came out with crew FROM
the Tottenyille terminal. Brakemau
John Ryan, at the risk OF his life.
manned one Of the burning freirh.
cars to release the brakes while the
/ fire was licking the entire end Of The
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