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Fire in the Chase Mansion
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LOCAL NEWS OF THE DAY
FIRE IN THE CHASE mANsTON.
Energetic Firemen ExGiDguished IL with
slight Damage.


A fire occurred early this morning in
the Chase Mansion on Maryland ave-
nue., inthe same room where Miss
{ Matilda Chase was fatally burned on
Thursday, an account of which was
published at the CAPITAL. A fire had
been left burning in the fire place last
night when the servants of the house
etired to bed This morning between
five and six O'Clock, Mr.. Laird and his
wife, cousins to the late Miss Chase,
who slept in an upper room were
awakened by smoke which poured into
their apartment SO fast as to nearly
snffocate them. Mr.. Laird was bewil.
dered at first but upon Investigation
forrd it necessary 10 give an alarm.
In going down lifelong stairway lead
ing to the street he fell the entire dis
tance on sccount of the ice, and being
a very large person is supposed to
have hurt himself, though he said he
felt no effects of the fall at the time.
Mr.. Laird halloed until he brought
ass san e. At the same time the la
dies in the house were aroused and
going to the rear of the building, also
gave the alarm. They were 60 fright
ened they did not take time to dress.
Mr.. James s. Taylor, assistant 10
Mr.. Daniel Caulk, the undertaken
heard their screams aud quickly re-
ported. Mr.. Taylor, who lives on
Hanover street, had been awakened
few minutes before by hearing
groans from a colored man who had
fallen in front of his residence while
on his way to the Naval Academy.
and had hurt himself severely, Mr..
Taylor rendered him all the assistance
be could and then started to investi
gate the screams that be had heard.
After falling down several times on
the icy pavements he reached the res
idence of Miss Chase ia time to rem
der valuable assistance. DR.. Thos.
O. Walton was coming out of his
house, nearly opposite that of Miss
Chase, when Mr. Taylor came up.
and together they entered the dwell
ing where the FIRE was supposed to
be.
The front room was filed with
amoke. but no flames could be discov.
cred until Mr.. Taylor had torn up the
flooring near the fireplace with an axe
which he had gotten from the cellar.
In doing so he was Slightly scorched
In the face. The flames then began
to show where the ire was and gave
the fremen chance to operate with
their axes and other instruments that
came to hand. john Long, who runs
Mr.. Basil's ice wagon was on hand
with an Ice pick, and also did good
service, with Joseph Baptiste and
Geo. Wooley and Long got lost in the
subterranean passage way. The few
persons inside were working with en-
ergy when the officers, cadets and sail
ors Of the Naval Academy with buck.
cts, arrived on the scene. having
been notified Of the FIRE by the sentry
at the upper gate. Several of the
Annapolis iremen were present with
the hose reel, and it was not thought
necessary to bring out the steam fire
engine, which. however, was ID read
mess for an emergency. ID order to
prevent the probable spread Of the ire
the flooring Of the hallway was satu-
rated with water. What the FIRE did
not damage, water and axes did, but
it was considered lucky that the Ere
was gotten under control 80 soon or
the entire building might have been
destroyed. As It was only about 5000
damage was done to furniture and
flooring
The streets were SO sleety as to
render it exceedingly difficult to reach
the scene 81 the IRE, and many who
started ont returned to their homes
without reaching the house. Nr r.
81 Chase, cousin to the late Miss