Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-11
$1,000 DAMAGE
IN FIRE HERR:
Firemen Check Spectacular
Blaze in Fayette Street
this Morning
FIRE HAD BIG START
Spark from Blowing Machine
in Mattress Factory Starts
Blaze-Spread Quickly

The three story frameAstucco
building at 100-100A and 102A Fax-
ette street, together with adjoining
sheds and garages. owned by J1gius
Miller, of 81 Gordon street. Mas
again the scene of a fire this mof11-
ing, considerable damage being dotAs
by the flames and water. The firA
broke out shortly after 9 O'CLOCK =
the mattress factory of Harry Mi
son of the owner of the bui|ld
which is situated in the rear "a
larger structure. Friction durAn3
use of a blower in the factorvi
to have caused a spark whicht b
the cotton.
The operator of the blowi
chine ran to the street and
oarotta, who conducts a barbe
at 100-A Fayette street. in fhe
building, told Traffic Officer {
Quinn OF the blaze. The alar,H
sent in from Box 65, State and
merce street. -
By the time the alarm sausa s.
lne names had gained great head :
way me large supply of cotton
Lurnlshlng excellent fuel for the
p!aze which ate its way through the
GOnE11Tl1.
ing the tar roofing paper. Tha
burning tar paper gave of ciouds aS
pIack smoke. the draft through fha
factory send smoke and hI,rni,,~
emoers up through the roof to )
height of thirty or forty feet.
When the iremen reached tba ara
the blaze had spread to the secon5
and third stories of the large fran,
building and were threatened the
woodwork on the three story brick
building which is located a few
feet west.
The firemen did good work IN
checking the flames and prevented
them from spreading 10 the three
STORES located on the ground floor
OF the large building.
Inc Jersey Dried Fruit and Fopn.
tam supply Company's store At 10
fayette street suffered the most
damage of any of the stores as the
nre was directly in the rear of this
place and the store was flooded
with water. The damage was esti-
mated at $4,000 by E. Polensky. the
proprietor. 1t was covered by in
surance.
The barber shop of Sol Barha :
rotta was partly flooded by watA1.
leaking through the ceiling ard
coming in from the rear. The essl-
mated damage was $500. also cov~
cred by insurance.
The third store at 100 Fayette
street, a candy, grocery and fr1fit
store, escaped with slight damare.
out was insured for $1,000 by Mar :
garet Gyoneyosy. the proprietor.
Harry Miller. proprietor OF the
matteress factory, estimated his
damage to stock at $500. The apart =
ment of William H. Burbank on this
third floor of the brick building at
los Fayette street was damaged to.
the extent OF $40 and sic damage
was done TO the Jago apartment on
the floor below.
A garage Immediately adjoining
the building used as a mattress
factory caught fire, but was ex-
tinguished before much damags
could be done. The firemen hattled
with the fire for more than an hour
before it was under control after
which the wetting down Of the cot
ton in the storage room was carried
out for another aur.
The second and rmird stories, in-
mediately over the fruit and
fountain supply store, suffered
badly from the fire, the rear portion
Of both floors being well consumed
by the flames. The second floor
was used for storage purposes and
the upper story as bedrooms by
those occupying the other half OF
the house.
After making a complete survey
of the fire, Fire CHIEF John Camp
bell at noon today estimated the
damage at $500. Ruben MAILER,
own of the brick building adjoining
the Miller structure, placed his
damage TO windows and porches at
5000. The New York Telephone
Company, occupying the first floor
of the same building. had 500 dam
age done to wires and stock
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