Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-16
MAN ESCAPES
IN FIRE THAT
GUTSBU|LD|NC
Big Blaze in Watson Avenue
This Morning Does Con-
siderable Damage
CAUSE is NOT KNOWN
Jacob German FIeeS to Safety
in Night Clothes-Other
Fires Here
CAUSE is NOT KNOWN

Jacob German. proprietor OF
dry goods store at 33S Watson ave-
nue.. in the one story frame struc-
ture owned by Alex Horoschak, was
awakened by fire at e:1e O'CLOCK
this morning. and managed to es-
cape from the building scantiiy at
tired. His cries of ''fire" attracted
the attention of a passerby and an
alarm was turned in from box 3-S-4
at Stanford street and Lehlgh ave-
uue.
|, Upon the arrival Of the firemen.
the blaze had gained great headway
and it was practically impossible to
save the structure and its contents
from being completely destroyed.
The fact that a story and a half
building attached to the one story
frame structure, is stucco covered.
prevented the spread of the fire.
There is quite some distance be-
tween the store where the fire and
the residence to the south, and al
though the residents here were
awakened and ordered to be ready
to flee, the firemen prevented the
spread to this building.
The cause of the early morning
blaze Is unknown. German, accord
Ing to Patrolman Joseph Dwyer who
reported on the fire, claims he had
$4,000 stock which he had insur-
ed for only $4,000. The building
owned by Horoschak is damaged to
the extent of $4,000, and is covered
by insurance. The adjoining stucco
| covered building is owned by Mrs
Bacha, and was formerly used as a
garage.
40 6rn fiAy
of Chief Campbell did excellent
| work in extinguishing the early
morning blaze. sThe damage as g
result of the fire may reach $4,000.
| Noon Hour Fire
Fire of unknown origin damaged
a quantity of wooden reels and bar.
| rels in the wire department of the
! Standard underground Cable Com.
pany, shof4y before 1 o'clock this
afternoon. The fire departm Of
| the company was fighting the blaze
upon the arrival of the city firemen
| and it was only necessary for Chic
| Campbeii's men to connect one line
! of hose. Smoke from the fire coul6
be seen for some distance and at,
| tracted a big crowd to the scene, bu
| once the city firemen went to work
the blaze was soon extinguished. The
| alarm for the fire was turned in from
| box 142 at Cmomerce and Front
| streets, and Chief Campbell esti
! mated the damage at 800. Motor
cycle Officer Layden made the police
report.
This afternoons fire made the
| fourth in less than twenty-foul
hours, one being of the still alarm
variety.
! Other Fires
| Early last night an alarm was
turned in from box 55 at the corner
of Buckingham avenue and State
| street, but upon the arrival of the
firefighters there was no fire to fight
! A car belonging to Ben Brodsky, Of
Trenton, was being. filled with gaso'
line when some of the liquid fell or
| a board near the car and in some
| way caught fire. The car was moved
, out of danger and there was nc
| damage done, according to the re-
| port of Patrolman Toolan.
| Early last night Lieutenant Johr
Morris detailed the Garfield fire
/ company to outer Amboy avenue tc
extinguish a brush fire. Frank Coli
to notified headquarters that there
| was a brush fire at Myrtle street an6
Amboy avenue, and made known
| that adjoining property was in dan
| ger. The firemen worked for some
time in extinguishing the blaze.
| Patrolman Mason was informed
| by Peter Fillmore, of State street
yesterday that children broke the
| glass In fire box 152 at Park avenue
| and Washington street. An investi.
cation is being made.