Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-14
RESCUED BY FIREMEN
HEROIC WORK AT AN EARLY
MORNING BLAZE.
Firefighters Kept Busy by Six Con-
flagrations in Different Localities
-Storekeeper Injured.

The prompt response and heroic work on
the part of the frenen connected with No.
engine company prevented possible ia
tally at a fire this morning over the bak
cry of Schultz Bros, 101S 18th street north
west. The bake oven became overheated
and started a blaze shortly after 5 O'Clock.
The flames spread rapidly and the men in
the bakery believed there was no prospect
of saving the building. An alarm, turned
in from box 34S, brought several companies
Of the fire department to the scene of the
confiagration. Capt. O'Connor of No. 1 en-
CINE company reached the scene in shol:
time and went to work with his men to
rescue two women who occupied rooms on
the third floor of the structure. They were
Mrs. Mary Rehan, sixty years old, and Miss
Margaret McQuade, n much younger wo-
man.
There are some people in the house and
they can't get out, was what the firemen
were told when they reached the scene of
the fire.
Then the firemen heard voices in the burn
ing building. Capt. O'Connor summoned
Prvates Minnick and Tubbs with the ladder
from the hose carriage and the three men
were soon engaged in the work of effecting
the rescue. Private Minnick was the first
to ascend the ladder, and when he reached
the window of the room occupied by the
elderly woman he heard the occupant call
Ing for the police and shouting robbers"
She had been suddenly awakened and
thought robbers were in her room. Fire
man Minnick informed her that the house
was burning and then he carried her down
the ladder on his shoulders. Capt. O'Con-
nor and Private Stubs turned their at
tentiOn to Miss McQuade and She too was
carried down the ladder to a place of
safety. The captain and Private Minnick
cut their hands while engaged in the res
the Emergency Hospital and have his in
jury dressed.
Blaze Soon Under Control.
While the work of rescuing the women
was going on those who We're not so engag-
ed were directing their efforts toward saw
ing the building and adjoining property
from destruction. 1t required but a short
time for the fremen to get the blaze under
control and they also succeeded in pre-
venting damage to other buildings Despite
the early hour at which the fire occurred
quite large crowd gathered about the
scene of the conflagration and the exciting
incidents caused some uneasiness The
hre caused a loss of about $500.
Store Ablaze.
John Costa, who keeps a store at 91S 9th
street northwest had an exciting time with
a blaze in his place of business about SIS
o'clock last night. He attempted to act the
part of fireman when an oil stove started
conf1agration and was burned about his
hands. The il1Ze caused by the burning of
the oil carsed pedestrians TO believe that
the fire would assume serious proportions
and the fire department was summoned by
the sounding of an alarm turned In from
box 1877. The blaze was eXtinguished be-
fore more than $50 damage had resulted.
Costa refused to go to a hospital and had
his burns dressed at home.
Fires in Other Localities.
An alarm turned in from box 2S3 sum-
moned the fire department to the house of
Burrell B. Johnson, 1413 Church street,
about 10 o'clock last night. The origin OF
the blaze is unknown. Damage about $50.
Two fires damaged property of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad One occurred yes
terday afternoon and the other this morn
ing. Yesterdays fire was in the water
tower at 1st and 1 streets and caused a loss
of about so. The other fire was discovered
about midnight in the watch box at the L
street crossing. An Overheated stove caused
this fire, which resulted in about $50 dam
age.
An overturned lamp caused fire scare in
Francis Miller's paint store at 30I 9th street
northwest about 6:i5 o'clock last night.
Firemen who responded to the alarm re-
called former fires in the store. and feared
there might he a repetition of the serious
confia gra ton that occurred there only a few
weeks ago. The slight blaze was eXtin-
guished however, before the property had
been damaged to any great extent.