Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-07

ing debris from the freight cars
above.
The damage on the highway was
caused when the door was blown
from the third car of the three taken
up from the docks. The burning
door and powder boxes toppled over
on parked cars and others passing
under the bridge. The three dead
were in automobiles which are said
to have parked IN the vicinity Of the
overhead structure.
| All of the South Amboy fire conn
panies were called out on the first
alarm and when the blaze was found
to be beyond their control, word was
sent TO Sayreville. Morgan ordinances
dept and this city for assistance.
A locomotive in charge Of Thomas
Kennedy, Of 356 David street, South
IAmboy,i pulled the three cars from
the docks TO point above e..
bridge. 1t was originally planned 1n
take the cars to the Outskirts. bs5t
the heat when the bridge was reach
ed' was SO great that the men ia
eharge had 10 abandon the work.
kennedy was attended at the local
hospital for burns about the barE
and lower limbs.
AtA4S III ShlSu Ddltled the blaze
al the dock, tugboats succeeded i
pulling two barges which had iusf
I started to burn, out in the river
where they burned out. Train crews
were fbusily engaged in getting rex
cars out OF danger and one IRE com
pany eentered its efforts on the fire
on top Of the bridge. and on the
burning cars below.
Hurry calls were sent to this cifV
and adjoining cities for doctors and
automobiles, and the police ambn-
lance and six doctors from this CITY
responded to the call. All availa 5la
ambulances were kept busy carrt-
! ing injured people, many picked
from along the road near the over
mead bridge, to the local and South
Amboy hospitals. Red Cross repre-
sentattves assisted in caring for the
injured.
Tugs Fight Fire
Several Pennsylvania railroad tugs
occupied a position to the north ST
/ the dock fire and fire Companies
/ fought the blaze from the south Of
/ the dock and barges. The under
control taps sounded after three
hours of fighting, but the tugs and
the two of the companies remained
( a. lAAN SNNnE lnS ulgnH
/ to prevent a new start. At one time
when the blaze reached its height.
/ 1t appeared as If the tugs would have
] to abandon the fight for three were
! set afire. A southerly wind was
/ blowing and sent the smoke ana
/ tiames from the dock in the direc-
/ ton of the river and this city. The
4 fire might have reached the business
/ district if a different wind had been
| blowing.
To add to the excitement Of the
/ South Amboy residents electric light
service was crippled in most sections
and telephone service was inter-
fered with. The entire police de-
partment and many special officers
/ were out in an effort to break uD
! the traffic Jam so as to allow for the
/ passage of summoned doctors ambu-
lances and fire companies.
I While flareups were taking place
{ all about, Miss Leonia Howard. teie-
/ phone operator at the Pennsylvania
railroad dock Office remained at heF
/ post and sent messages to hospitals,
/ doctors. fire companies and nearby
| police departments.
After the fire had been declared
under control and all the injured
| taken care OF, the condition OF the
/ city remained somewhat upset as a
! result of searches being made by
/ persons who believed relatives OF
/ theirs were among the injured.
| Those injured were attached to the
/ railroad company, employed on
barges or were sightseers.
While a train was stopped near
/ the South Ambov Pennsylvania rail-
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