The Washington times., 1904-01-05
FROZEN EIRE-PLUGS
CAUSE HEAVY Loss
Two Structures Burn Be-
cause of Delay of Firemen.
W0TAEN IN A BAD PANIC
Barn and Home Destroyed and Mother
WOMEN IN A BAD PANIC
Barn and Home Destroyed and Mother
and Daughter Narrowly Es-
cape Death.

Two large fires did 5000 damage this
morning. They were in opposite sec
tons of the city
The first fire was in the rear of
Andrew J. Sanford house at 1119 Four
and a-half Street southwest. Sanford
is in the grocery business at 1912 Union
Street. and maintains several carriages
and horses IN his stables in the rear Of
the house.
The coachman, William Parker. who
sleeps in the stable. discovered the fire
at $50 O'Clock The entire stable was
ablaze. when he awoke. and In making
his escape he had to walk on burning
floors without shoes or socks. his feet
! being so badly burned that ne had to
be taken 10 the Emergency Hospital An
alarm was turned in from Box No. AZ,
TO which Engine Companies 3. 4. and 8.
and Truck A. responded. under the di-
rection of Assistant Chief Kelleher.
They found the building in flames from
( top to bottom. and all the water plugs
! frozen.
The slippery condition of the streets.
however. did not result in any injury to
horses or engines. but much delay re-
| suited.
/ The firemen rescued all OF the horses
and the carriages. but two bull dogs
were burned The stable was destroyed
with a loss Of 1900.
Sparks were thrown on adjacent prop
erty and the shed in the rear of the
/ home OF James Archer DISTRICT tele-
| phone operator. at 1121 Four-and-a-half
Street. was burned, at a loss Of SIS.
Thomas r. Kennedy's stable on the
other side was also burned, the loss be-
/ ing $50.
Mrs. NJ. r. Barnard. sixty years old
went TO go down in the basement of her
| home at 6S s Street northwest, shortly
4 after o'clock and when she opened
the basement door. she was met with a
\ blast of flame which scOrched her face
and hair and caused her to faint Re
| covering. she alarmed her three daugh-
/ tiers, one OF whom is an invalid one
! daughter persuaded a passing negro 70
go TO No. y engine company for help.
/ Bicycle Policeman Walsh. OF the
/ Eighth precinct, saw the flames Issuing
/ from the house a few minutes later, and
/ he turned in an alarm. Engine Com
panies Nos. L and and Truck D. with
1 Chief Belt. responded Here, as in
4 South Washington. the fire plugs were
/ frozen. AS the entire building was in
/ flames before the arrival Of the first en-
I CINE. 1t was burned. 1t was two-story
/ and basement brick, and the loss is
/ placed by Assistant Fire Marshal Mich
olson at s. 30 to the house and $1,000 TO
/ the furniture. 1t Is learned that the
house was insured for $1,000. the plate
glass dOoB for $50 more and the fGrni-
ture for $500.
i With the assistance of the neighbOrs.
( the invalid was carried 10 the house of
a neighbor. 1.-THE burns and fright were
too much for the mother. who had to be
I taken to another neighbours house,
where she was put to bed and physi-
clan summoned. At last reports she had
! been placed under the influence Of an
| opiate and was out of danger
! The Barnard house is Joined on each
side by houses of the same class. and
| while the Fire Department was success
! full in preventing the spread Of the
! flames to these buildings. each was
! damaged TO the extent OF 800 by smoke
and water. The one on the east IS owned
| by John y. Chase. and that on tht
/ west by VI. MyeT. Both are insured.
Daniel Williams, a negro fireman o.
| Truck y. fifty-hve years old, and living
at 1912 TweRty-fourth Street northwest
this morning fell through the well-hol,
at the truck house, but escaped with
bad bruises and a thorough shaking up