The evening times., 1896-05-19

One of thenberoes OF the big blaze was
Mr.. Hugh C9sgrove. proprietor of the old
Middleton House, No. 218 Ninth street
4 northwest. Whiieithe flames We're at their
height he openetl his establishment. and
every mcmbep of his family and employees
went TO work with will to supply the
toilng, overhtated fire laddies and police
men with coffee, sandwiches. and other
refreshments free of cost.
The house Is yours. gentlemen said
the genial Hugh. "Call for what you
want. and greenbacks and silver are coun-
terfcit here
| Not content with supplying the needs OF
| the fire fighters. Mr.. Cosgrove performed
| an act of genuine heroSm while Assistant
| Chief Kcttler was imprisoned in the fier. =
| furna &C in Clarkc.s establishments. Hedash-
| ed into the place while showers OF sparks
| and falling debris covered him. raised the
| bead of the fireman who was held down by
| a great iron cirdcr. and administered to
| him coffee ice water and stimulants, heed
! less of his own safety in his desire to assist
the suffering Kett!er.
| Mrs. CnSgrove and her assistants re-
| maned up until O'Clock this morning
making coffee and sand wiches for the fire
men and police.
| Mr.. Taylor Wade, whose establishment
on b street was almost cleaned out by
| the fire, rprgot his own losses for the time.
| and served the firemen with hot coffee and
sandwiches.
| A TENDER HEARTED LAD.
| Willie Armstrong, a ten-year-oid boy,
| who will some day make his mark i'll this
world, made Juvenile hero OF himself.
| AT his own expense he procured a bucket,
| lemons, sugar and ice, and served cooling
| draughts of lemonade to the fire-fighters.
The men of No. 3 engine company showed
! what sort of stuff they were made OF at
| last nights fire The eugine took UP It's
| position in front of William L. Clarke $
| double stores on Louisiana avenue at $40
O'Clock last night. The glare of tie fire
| caused the men of No. ito swelter. but they
| stood nanfuiiy at their post, the engine
| snortiug and putting away unit! $40
| O'Clock this morning. and doing great work
| for more than thirteen consecutive hours.
| Engineer Henry lambert wasin charge
No. l engine was stationed at Ninth
and B streets, and did similar service
| for the same period.
| One of the pathetic incidents Of the fire
occurred at the commission house of Mr..
Wade, No. 9ll street. while great vol
umes OF smoke were pouring from his
| doors and windows one of the market
men rushed up and shouted excitedly:
"Fannie's inside! Git her out. quick!
| Gi. her out!''
There's a woman il there" yelled a
! spec ator, ami the cry was taken UP by
( 'he surging, frantic crowd.
! Pretty soon Mr.. Wade appeared on the
scene aui trich 70 rescue Fannie.
shes not wanau." yelled another
marke,man. GA nnies only a dog"
Fannie could not be found, although
| strong meu dashed into the rolling clouds
of smoke to finl her.
Il would rather lose my entire stock
| han that dog" said Mr. Wade
| Tie missing canine was the pet and IA
| vOri,e of all the market men and Commission
| merchants. She was full rat terrier and
everyone knew poor Fannie. She had been
| 4 faithful attache of the Wade establish
! mcut for twelve years and was known as
the champion rat Killer OF Washington.
| Fannie wa, fourteen years Old and when
| the searchers fihdily found the affection
ateanimal she wisruddleG in her bed dead,
| suffocated by the dense volumes of smoke.
| Staiwart meu shed tears when they heard
of her fate.
! Poor Fannie" said Mr.. Wade. "she
has gone at last Fannie was u noble ami
| NAL and worth her weight in Go,d.''
THE CHEERING CROWD.
a great cheer went up when the hardy
| fire fighters OF No. l Engine Company
| ascended the high portable truck ladder
20 the third story of the Loving building
on Louisiana avenue. They were surround
| ed by cracking flames and great gusts OF
smoke enveioped their forms, but they
struggled 10 the top, carrying the water
| filled hose with them.
Suddenly they were silhouettcd against
! the blazing backgro uni. and commenced to
| play stream upon the fiery furnace below
| Then another great shout went up. Tie
men of No. 1 were risking their lives and
limbs to save property.
| Tommy Wade, the son OF Taylor Wade,
| invested his earnings in Il stock of cigars
| yesterday TO put i'll his little booth, ad-
| joining his fathers store. A few hours
later he stood by and saw his little busi-
ucss go up in fire and smoke.
Great masses of halfcooked potatoes and
| other vegetables were packed up on the
sidewalks along Is street and Louisiana
| avenue today. and poor white and colored
| people. with bags and baskets. filled their
| reccptaclcs with the stuff. Several dealers
also did thriving business selling scorched
| pincapplcs. oranges. lemons and vegetables.
Many crates of eggs were smas shed on the
| side walks and roadways about the burned
block, and the cutters today fairly rau with
the yellow liquid from them.
| a Iaughable incident occurred on the Il
street side of the big blaze las: night. A
fiery cniber fell upon a colored man who was
! wearing a cclluloid collar. The inflamma-
bic neck gear took fire aud the man
dashed through the cloud, folio wed by a
streak OF flame and u chorus of yeiis His
neck was badly burned by the blazing band
| before it was torn off by Watchman Dan
| Smith.
George p. Giles, the assistant foreman
| of Engine Company, No. 8, whose body
| was the first to he taken from the ruins,
| left his hat and coat in The Times office
before proceeding TO the place where he
met his death, No. 8 engine being sta
toned in front of the office. as he left
them he remarked that he would call later
and get his clothes. When the fact of his
death became known the hat and coat were
turned over TO the engine company.
| SCHLATTER HEALING AGAIN.