The evening world., 1904-02-18
FLAMES DISTURB
THE DUGAN WAKE
Henry Was Deep in a EuIoay Of
His GRANDMOTHER Hieh a
Neighbor Broke In with ar
Appeal for Help.

Two fires in the tencmeut-house nj
No. sc5 Second venue disturbed for a
brief interval to-day a wake that was
being held in the apartment OF Mr..
Henry Dugan. Mrs. Mary Dusan. the
grandmother OF Mr.. Henry Dugan, was
the silent cause OF the solemnities.
, There were gathered In the apart
merit Mr.. George o'Brian. Granddaughter
of Mrs. Mary Dugan: Mr.. ]. ]. Bonnick.
third cousin of the departed: Miss May
Ryan and Miss Mamie Daily. Grstsa-
nieces. and Mr.. Henry Dugan.
According to Mr.. Bonnick, Mr.
Dugan was deep in a pathetic euiogy
on his Erandparent when Mr.. Paul
Siegelof. who occupied the apartment
above the Dugans. knocked n~ervousiy
at the door and announced: My house
is burning TO pieces. help me save my
children"
Mr.. Siegelofr. It is stated, then started
for the street with the same speed he
might acquire in descending an air
shaft. Mrs. Siegeloff followed with q
similar appeal to the Dugan party ana
with eausl celebrity followed her hue-
band.
Mr.. o'Brian. Miss Daily and Miss Ryan
rose to the occasion. They rushed up
to the si.golofr apartment. where they
found a ~Sieselor. Jr.. aged three.
sleC calmly III n bahv carriage
that was wreathed in fame. MI. O'Brinu,
passed the baby to Miss Daily, who
passed 1t to Miss Ryan. The two young
women also secured Hlrshel SiegeioG.
seven years old. and returned with thc
| ,ltlI.N- o., .iA n.,-a~ - va
Argued Under the Table y
When they re-entered the apartment
they found Mr.. Dugan and Mr.. Bonnick
under a table involved In an argument
as TO who should carry the remains OF
Mrs. Mary Dugan to safety. They were
persuaded to conclude the argument
amicably and leave the task 20 kin
- f3rian.
MIR. O'Brian. It seems, had once been
a volunteer fireman, n proceeded to
stamp out the fire in the Siegeloff nat.
according to the lights of his early. SER
vice. Opening The rear ndo ~ tne
apartment he hur. ed I -rth the fLrihiure.
making no discrimination between the
burning and ~unscathed articles. tl4
In the course OF a lew minutes the en-
tire household gear of the Siegeiou1
descended TO the alley In the rear OF
the, house. where they were soon piled
nigh III "A huge Ire that set hre %
the basement OF the house When the
iiremen arrived the Siegelon apartment
WAS burning brightly, though there was
not a scrap of furniture in the place.
but the fire fighters had no sooner got
his blaze under control when the eject
ed Siegeloff furniture had set hre to tins
lower part OF the house.
When the firemen entered the house
they met Mr.. Dugan and Mr.. Bonlick
CARRYING out a tin bathtub q broken
pitcher They told the hremen that MT.
- fri,,n WAS rescuihg the remainder OF
those who were threatened within the
Immediate zone Of the flames.
sinsed on His Goatee.
MIR. O'Brian. however. had singed on
. blond goaIee and also burned bis
maids so that he was persuaded 10 10
10 Bellevue Hospital 20, have tnsm
| dressed. But whaL an Evening World
reporter called - the house sstsr n
two fires had been extinguished the
wake was still In progress. and Mr.. Du-
gan, Mr.. Boninck and Mr.. O'Brfzn de-
| scrlbed graphically the parts they had
taken in saving the house from total
destruction.
| the ~fre-engines than did Mr.. Siegeiof.
| aid Mr.. Bonnick, reminiscentiy. s1f IL.
, had gone any quicker he'd ave got Tire
engines bef9rS the fire started. wouidn't
"sure he would" replied Mr.. Dugan;l
father an wanted to save the kiis.
George addressing Mr.. O'Bfian. sarsl
he ought to be mighty thankful %
.Suro I saved his furniture, thoush, ~
was all burnt up In the alley retufnedf
Mr.. O Brian complacently as he nur1s1
his injured hands.