The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-30
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Police 0 fIc:rs Do Good wo:k as Life
Savsrs-Notes From Capitol Hill.

IL required tho hardest kind OF work ON the
part or Police Officers McGroaty, Blackman
ana hchhoy Of the Second police station
shortiy AFTER Midnight TO save the lives OF
mrs shirley, wife OF Stiles Shirley, and her
eiRht children owing TO the breaking out of
nre In she cottage occupied by them mt rs
fremont street. The officers named were
sitting on the steps Of the police station when
one or them saw sudden flash OF light in
the cottage in front OF the gasometer on
fremont street. Tho three officers rushed 10
the house. and opening one Of the front
| blinds saw that the front room was one mass
I OF fire. They began 10 arouse the occupants
OF the cottage, but though noise enough TO
raise every one else In the neighborhood was
made 10 seemed impossible to awake Mrs
shirley or any OF her CHILDREN, whose nges
range from Is years to nine months old.
Inc constant rnpping Of tbe officers on the
doors and windows finally aroused william
eniriey' the Oldest hoy,who. with the officers,
rescued the other inmates Of the house.
.nough me rescners had hard time amidst /
the smoke and dame Mr. Shirley. the head |
OF the household, is night watchman for
the Narragansett Electric Lighting Company.
and was at work when the fire broke ont
When Mrs Shirley was removed from the
house 1t was found that she had been severely
burned atout the arms In ASST sting in the
rescue Of her youngest child, 90 she was
taken into neighbor's house and DIR Charles
Marston summoned and the burns dressed
Dy the latter. The other members OF the
ia'niiv were taken TO the Second police
station, from which place in a little while
tney were removed to the home Of Mrs John |
DALEY. The cause Of the fire was the ex-
piosion OF kerosene lamp left burning in tho
parior. The honse is the property of the
rroVidence Gas Company and was consider
'piy damaged. The chief loss TO the OCCUPANTS
u the house was some clothing and the parlor
urniture An alarm was promptly sent I'm
rom box i67 for the fire.
man named Charles Crane, whv resides 1
N Second street. came down Randall street. |
oout o'clock last evening on his bike. and
. the corner OF Charles street collided with
mother devotee Of the wheel. Neither man
vas injured but Cranes wheel WINS some.
that damaged.
ravid Gilmsrtin. while holping the eue,.
eer at Flotchers mill on Charles street To
ut guard on some shafting, about s 90
clock last evening" slipped on the floor and
ruck his head against casting. When he
as picked up IL was found that he had badly g
'ured his head. DR. Smith was called and a
WED up cut an inch and half long. i
Inc police made five arrests yesterday. One >,
sne prisoners was John Moran, who IN 9
arged with breaking and entering the :
.anam street school house, John is years 7 .
and was seen by man trying to open p
. OF the school windows yesterday after u
on. Tho man notified the janitor of the Il
hooi' who later found the boy trying to RI
en- desk. When asked what he wos doing
the 1anitor the boy said he was after his n
oks. An investigation showed the boy was o,
u pupil Of the school. =.