Fire, Raging out of Control 3 Hours, Destroys 4 Stores, Damages Others Tavern, Shops, Apartments Burn; 5 Firemen Injured RED BANK—The Block of Stores on Monmouth St
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JPottber DiitrJb'utton 11 Jnf OOWUMM today with « Ugh ta tbe 4*. Rain tonight. Tomer, 22,375 row and Thursday, partly cloudy with a Ugh In the 50s. See Weather, page 2. DIAL SH I -0010 Inued dully. Monday through rndiy. Siconl CIui Poatua VOL. 85, NO. 189 Plill It JUd Buk Md it Addltloml Mtlllnx OfflcM. RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, MARCH 19,1963 7cPERCOPY PAGE ONE Fire, Raging Out of Control 3 Hours, Destroys 4 Stores, Damages Others Tavern, Shops, Apartments Burn; 5 Firemen Injured RED BANK—The block of stores on Monmouth St. opposite the railroad station here had a gaping hole today. Fire during the night burned out two buildings, including Stoble's Bar and the Van Brunt Printing Co., and caused smoke and water damage to others. » Fire Chief Charles Knoll said the blaze started in the rear of the tavern, possibly in the basement, at about 2:15 a.m., and burned out of value of the loss, but owners of the buildings control for more than three hours. involved said it would exceed $150,000. Most of There was no immediate estimate of the the loss was believed to be insured. 9 Five firemen were injured and treated at Riverview PlaneCrash Victims'Hospital. Three were knocked from a ladder in a wind gust, and another suffered smoke poisoning. One was struck by debris as a wall collapsed. Bodies Unrecovered The Red Bank Fire Department, with all six com- MILFORD, Conn. (AP) - An erythlng they could. A spokes- underwater search for the two man said the current at the panies on the scene, was aided by companies from Fair victims of a plane crash at the mouth of the river is so swift Haven, Middletown Township, Shrewsbury, and Littlo mouth of the Housatonlc River that It was unlikely anything was called off yesterday. could be found. Silver. Only one small piece of a body Grossman, 35, an accountant Tax Assessor Albert (Pete) MacDonald, a former fire chief, was found. and part-owner of the Colts Neck was injured by falling debris when the front of Stoble's Bar col- Lost and believed dead were Airport, and his wife Barbara, 31, lapsed in front of him. Mr. and Mrs. William Grossman were the parents of two young FIRE SCENE AT DAYBREAK —Firemen, working with aerial ladders and a dozen.hot* Unas, at dawn today con- of 9 Meredith Dr., New Shrews- children. They flew to Bridge- ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL tinue to pour water into smoldering ruins of four Monmouth St. buildings destroyed by blaze discovered about bury, N. J. Their light plane port Saturday evening to visit Peter Cell!, of 135 South St, was admitted to the hospital for crashed minutes alter taking off friends In Westport. 2:20 a.m. A tavern, four shops and apartments on upper floors were burned out in blaze which raged out of con- :reatment of smoke poisoning. His condition wag reported sat- early Sunday from Bridgeport isfactory. trol for more than three hours. About 30 tenants,.routed by police and firemen, escaped uninjured. (Other fire Airport on the way back Knocked from a l&dder were Norman Fierce, 296 River Rd,, to Colts Neck, N. J. airport pictures page 3.) " Want Part who suffered a leg injury; Sam Scalzo, 23 Drummond Ave., chest Most of the plane was re- covered. The largest piece was bruises, and John Abbatemarco, 89 No. Bridge Ave., chest injuries. the tail assembly and the rear Of Tax On Mr. MacDonald had injuries to his back. To Condemn part of the fuselage. The rest of Anthony M. Stoble, 541 West Front St., River Plaza, owner of U.S. Beach Protection the pieces were so small they Admissions the three-story frame and brick building where the blaze started, Land For looked like a pile of scrap metal was at home when the fire broke out. Police summoned Urn by when they were collected into » LITTLE SILVER — This bor- heap at an airport hangar. ough joined Eatontown last nigh telephone. in. the stand that If a race track A Jiighandle Officials of the Civil Aeronau- Two tenants who lived In an apartment above tha tavern es- Projects Are Outlined caped tf^ln ""harmed though their personal belongings were lost. FREEHOLD - The State tics Board were unable to say some of the receipts ought to go Highway Department filed suft in ATLANTIC crTY (AP)-Army meeting is to explain the effect vantage of the new law because what caused the crash. to municipalities; adjacent to a Mr. Stoble attempted to enter his tavern on arrival to rescue Engineers and members of con- of a new beach erosion law to rep- Superior Court here yesterday "the threat posed by the tidal A tape recording of Gross- municipality where* a track is lo- some papers and valuables—including money—but was driven back gress meet with state and local resentatives of municipalities and storms a year ago is no less real man's conversation with the tow- cated. by intense smoke. ! requesting appointment of a three officials here today to outline the counties that touch the Atlantic today." er during takeoff revealed that Mayor and Council passed a Carmen and Domenlck Scaglione, both of Long Branch, oper. member commission to condemn federal government's participation Ocean, Delaware Bay and Dela- Representatives of the Army whatever went wrong must have resolution asking state Sen. Rich- ators of the Van Brunt Printing Co:, were called immediately but a half-acre tract in Wall Town- in beach protection projects. ware River. Corps of Engineers and the Bone wrong suddenly, since crd R. Stout to oppose the bill were unable to effect any savings. fhip. Sen. Clifford P. Case, R-N.J., The legislation", co-sponsored in Army's beach erosion board were Grossman did not contact the in Us present form on the grounds who initiated the meeting, said in the senate by Case and Sen.' Har- According to the suit filed by to brief the officials on the ef- tower after acknowledging take- that some tax money ought to The fire took out most of the building but firemen covered prepared remarks that the pro- rison Williams, D-N.T., was passed Deputy Attorney General Wil- feet of the law on 15 authorized °K clearance. go, in this area, to Little Silver presses and other machinery with tarps and an investigation later tection of "America's historic after the March storm of 1962, liam J. McCormack, the state projects along the New Jersey The plane must have hit the and Eatontown. today will determine whether they will be usable. shorelines" has become a prime which tore up much of the New Is seeking property at Rts. 34 coast. water with, tremendous force to Provisions of the bill as passed concern of the government. Jersey coast. Railroad traffic was disrupted between 2:30 and 6 a. m. u and 547 to construct a jughandle. Adams to Attend have been shattered into pieces by the state assembly provide Case urged officials to take ad- 'iremen stretched hose lines across the tracks at the main cross- Owners of the property are Mr. The specific purpose of the the way Is was, Investigators that 10 per cent of receipts from Gov. Richard J. Hughes and H. ing at Monmouth Street and Bridge Ave, and Mrs. Charles Schwartz. Mat Adams, state commissioner said. It probably was in an al- the proposed tax would go to the Railroad crews lifted sections of track so that hose could be The property is located on the of Conservation and economic de- most vertical dive at impact. state, and the other 90 per cent .west side oE Rt. 547 at the in- velopment, also were to attend, Volunteer skindivers gave up would be divided between the place dunderneaUi and the trains could get moving again. tersection. Recreation Group along with Williams and a num- the search after recovering ev- municipality and the county in Chief Knoll said the carriers are supposed to provide for hose- which a track Is located. Mr, McCormack said the suit ber of New Jersey congressmen. lines right of way under the tracks but had not prior to the fire. was filed because the state and The tax would amount to 10 per Projects authorized so far are In In addition to the. wrecked buildings, there was damage to the the owners, have been unable to cent of the admission price. Madison Township, Matawan RR Bridge One-Hour Martlnlzing Plant, the New York Bus Terminal, and the reach an agreement regarding a Queried by State In this area, Oceanport and Township, Union Beach, Keans- Monmouth County would share Shamrock Bar and Liquor Store. About 30 people who lived In price. burg and East Keansburg, Sea apartments over the buildings were routed. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - reation area, had recommended Bright to Ocean Township, As- Work Delay proceeds of the tax at Monmouth The Sego Trading Company, a Sigmund Eisner family cor- The Recreation Commission last the harbor as a site. bury Park to Manasquan, Point Park. night received a letter from the According to commission mem- Mayor Charles W. Stephens poration, owns the buildings which housed Van Brunt Printing, 1-Way Traffic Pleasant Beach to Seaside Park, Is Authorized One-Hour Martinlzing and New York Bus Terminal. state Department of Conserva- ber, Richard Gallagher, the pror Barnegat Light, Long Beach Is- pointed out that this borough is tion and Economic Development posal will probably be ready for land, Atlantic City, Ventnor, Mar- MATAWAN TOWNSHIP - The obliged to provide extra traffic The Red Bank Taxi Company, operated by George Gill, which On Pearl St.