The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-02-18


, fears entertained until the fire is put out.
, Hospital fires are becoming alarminRly
frequent throughout the country, but II is
novelty to have one in Canton as our
hopitals are of such recent origin.
At about 2 o'clock Monday morning
AN ALARM OF FIRE
was turned in from Box 30, at the public
square. An alarm from the heart of the
city is sufficient TO call out the entire de-
partment without waiting for general
| alarm, hence the full force OF the depart
ment was promptly at the scene of the
confiagration.
Ii was discovered that the cause of the
alarm was fire at DR.. Pyle's Private Hos
| pital, in West Tuscarawas street, adJoin-
ing the Y NJ. G. A, building. The flames
had gained much headway before the lire
was discovered, and the tiremen had no
easy job subduing the flames.
| Miss Emma Beatty the hospital nurse
occupied apartments on the second hoor,
in the front part of the building, and was
awakened by smoke and flames in her
room. The fire had made its way into
her wardrobe and it was here that she first
discovered 1t. She at once gave the alarm,
and through the binding smoke made her
way down stairs to warn Mrs. Pyle so that
she and the baby could get out. She then
awakened DR.. Pyle who rushed down
stairs to see how bad the fire was. As he
got down stairs he found il would be use
less to attempt to put the fire out, so he
ran out and gave the alarm. An officer
heard the call and turned in the alarm.
The doctor went into the building and
discovered that the stairs were on fire,
and that ii would be difficult to ascend
to the second floor. Nothing daunted,
however, he made his way up
THROUGH FLAMES AND SMOKE
and succeeded in arousing the inmates of
the building. DIR. Pyle exhibited the
greatest courage and bravery and those
who were in the building are thankful to
him for his efforts.
| MAKING THEIR ESCAPE.
There were two patients in the hospital
at the time, both being able to take care
of themselves. Math Singer, German,
living at Elkton, Tuscarawas county, has
been at the hospital undergoing treat
| ment for his eyes. He heard the first
alarm and quickly donning portion OF
his wearing apparel made a dive for the
| stairway. He Was on the second toor and
had made his way half way down stairs
| when his foot slipped and he fell the bal.
auce of the way down. Quickly regaining
his feet be made his way out the front
| door and was safe. lie was uainjured by
! his fall.
| Edwio SALESMAN, of Salineville, Colum-
biana county, was on the second floor, but
the front stairs. He wa9
RESCUED WITH SOME DIFFICULTY.
The firemen had arrived and set about
| a. once 20 rescue the inmates OF The burn
| ing building, One of The ladders of the
| chemical engine was placed against the
| building, but was not long enough TO
J reach the window where Salesman was.
/ Tue young man hung from the window
| sill, dropped TO the ladder and made his
! way safely to terra tlrma. He suffered
! some by reason or inhaling smoke butt
! is thought no evil effects will result.
J Mrs. Pyle and the baby got out all right
| without difficulty, they being on the first
| floor. DR.. Pyle and the nurse also es'
capped without difficulty, as did also DR..
| Pyle's student, E, Il. Neptune, who awoke
1 at the first alarm.
COURAGEOUS YOUNG LADY.
Miss Lille Miller, stenographer at the
Safe Works, occupied a room on the third
! floor front, She was awakened by DIR.
Pyle, and found that her room was Hlled
/ with smoke. She made her way, half
| suifucated, through the hallway and sue
| ceeded in getting TO a side window. She
| watched with great interest and some
trepidation the efforts of tue flremen who
| were ende avoring to raise a 30 foot ladder
between L hospital building and the one
adjoining. She leaned far out of the win
dow in order to get fresh air. The ladder
was finally adjusted and placed against
the window. Before 1t struck the window
sill, Miss Miller was out of the window
and making her way down. Fireman Bob
Messnar of the Central engine house,
started up the ladder to meet her and of.
fer assistance. He met her at the second
floor. She was coming down
ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LADDER.
She had a pair of shoes in one hand and
dress in the other. She was only partly
clad and had no shoes on. Mr.. Mesnar
grasped hold Of her and was going to as.
sist her.
"Neyer mind me" she said. ~ am get
ting along all right.n
Miss Miller exhibited the utmost cool
ness and was making her way down the
most difficult side of the ladder in a man
ner which would make one think that she
had done nothing all her life but climb
ladders.
Miss Miller. "Go on up and get the
baby.n
Mr.. Mesnar went on up the ladder and
kicked in a window at the second toor.
He found no child and went on up through
the smoke. When he came down he
found that the baby and AFs. Pyle had
been rescued some time before.
MISS MILLER INTERVIEWED.
The young lady who had such narrow
escape was seen by REwS-DEMoCRAT re-
porter this morning. She was viewing the
scene of the confiagration in company
with the nurse, Miss Beatty. When ques.
toned about her escape she laughed hear
| tily, Womanlike thinking first OF the figure
| she must have cut coming down the lad
der and hardly giving thought to the
| danger she was in.
at was getting pretty warm and |
| could hardly breathe" she said, when
they put the ladder up l.
! didn't make much noise about ii, as saw
| that the firemen were hurryinR with the
! ladder as fast as they could. had TO lean
| out of the window in order TO get my
breath. As soon as the ladder came within
| reachI jumped on, but guess got on
\ the wrong side. Any way" she contin.
/ ued laughingly, II got down. will not
lose much by the fire as my wardrobe was
not burned.n
WORK OF THE FIREMEN.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
| the work OF the fiTemen. The most IN
tense excitement prevailed among the
| hundreds of spectators, but the nremen
! paid no attention to thid. Ihey went 10
1 work with will, and not only saved the
| inmates but saved the building from total
\ destruction. Foreman Bob Mesnar's ac-
| tions in going through the burning build,
| ing in search of a child whom he thougnt
/ was inside was commendsble. when all
| was safe he turned his attention 70 the
| fire and worked like beaver. he was
followed closely by. the other hre,