Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-23
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
At TO1TENvIlLE PLANT
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car. He was off duty at the time
and last night officials OF the road
commended him for his act. Several
other volunteers did good work.
A six months old baby belonging
to Mr.. and Mrs. George McDermott,
asleep In their rooms on the second
floor at 80 Murray street, was car
ried to the street by a whose
name could not be learned. Some
OF the buildings destroyed at the
Copper works where 600 men are
employed includes three big storage
warehouses, wash room, metal as
sorting building, zinc department,
crucible department and two brass
foundries.
General Manager Adolph Weiss,
who resides In this city on his ar
rival at the fire shortly after s
o'clock took In the situation and said
that every man would be put back
this morning and the work OF clear
ing the ruins would start as soen
as the smoldering embers cooled
and the insurance adjusted. There
were not nan men at work ysster-
day, when the fire was discovered by
Waterman George Harvey, Jr., who
sounded the alarm from the plant
whistle and the alarm TO fire head
quarters that called the firenen.
BENJAMIN Lowenstein. of New York
city, Is the president of the COM
pany and practically the sole owner
OF the plant, which is q part of the
Nassau Smelling and Refining Com
pany at West 29th street, New York
City.
Police Captain Frank Peabidy and
Lieutenant Lawson, and Police Ser
geants Walker and Scanlon with a
squad OF police of the 60th p precinct
station took charge of the tolice
lines until the arrival of Inspector
Bailey and Deputy Inspector Fall
coner, who ordered mel from both
the West New Brighton, Stapleton
and New Dorp precincts to relieve
the men here throughout the night.
The Fifth Ward Branch Of the
Richmond County Chapter of the
American Red Cross headed by Mrs.
NJ. c. Quimby and Mrs. Ernest L.
Van Wagner FASTENED to the fire last
night and served coffee to the fire.
men that had been working for sew
eral hours without relief. Two n
gines were still pumping water on
the burning buildings at the copper
plant this morning and will be kept
there until every sign Of fire Is gone.
It is estimated that more than
10000 people watched the IRE yes
terday afternoon that caused more
excitement than has ever been
known on this end OF the island.
More than thirty alarms for brush
fires were received on Staten Island
over the weekend that kept every
g. 49, f~4- Zoo ~
than forty-eight hours.
The two engine and hook and lad
der companies OF the Tottenville de-
yesterday morning fighting a brush
FIRE that threatened the entire bung-
allow colony at Raritan Bay Park.
One small building was destroyed.
The companies had Just returned to
their quarters when the alarm for
the copper works was received. At
the same time the companies here
were responding an alarm was being
received for a IRE on the garbage
dump Of the B. & o. railroad near
the ferry to EliZabethport that de-
stroyed three bargeB, a derrick boat
and extended to the ferryboat Arthur
XIII OF the EliEabethport ferry and
damaged the roof OF the ferryhouse.
The damage estimated at this blaze
Is said to be about 100000.
A brush IRE in the center of the
island threatened the historical Epis-
copal church at Richmond, the
former county seat.
Charles r. Moore, a member of
Lincoln Engine Company, visiting on
Staten Island at the time Of the fire
at the Copper Works telephoned
Mayor William c. Wilson to send as.
~sistance to help combat the flames
which appeared to threaten the en-.
tire section of Richmond Valley.
Mayor Wilson was not home at the
time and word was sent to the Rari-
tan Copper Works field where he
was to officially open the baseball
season in this city. No official word
for help was asked from the New
York authorities and Mayor Wilson
who had apparatus and men to vol.
untser at once ala nor send any over
the sound.