Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-06
MANY FIRE ALARMS.
Overheated Stove Caused Disastrous
Blaze Yesterday Morning.

An overheated stove caused a disastrous
fire in the house of Frank EXum on s'heri-
dan avenue, Hilsdale, yesterday morning
about o'clock. The house, a two-story
frame structure, was totally destroyed be-
cause of the lack of water facilities. Two
fire engines reached the nearest hydrant in
a comparatively short time after the alarm
was sounded, but the combined lines of
hose would not reach the house and but
little could be done by the firemen.
Exum and the members of his family ex-
perienced an exciting time getting from the
burning structure in time to save their
lives They also managed to save small
part of their household effects. Neighbors
took them in and cared for them and also
cared for what property they succeeded in
saving. Residents Of Hillsdale have been
asking for a better fire fighting service for
long time, and the chief of the fire de-
partment has seconded their requests. They
hope that yesterdays fire will stimulate
the authorities to action in the near flu
ture. The fire caused about 800 damage to
the property and nearly 500 to Exum' s
effects.
No. engine company responded to a
local alarm about o'clock yesterday after
noon and found that a physician and not
firemen should have responded. An elderly
colored woman named Lizzie Cavanaugh,
living at 1922 D street. had gone too near
the stove and her dress had caught fire.
The blaze was eXtinguished before it caught
to the household effects. but not before the
woman had been slightly burned about the
back of her head. Doctors from the Elmer
gency Hospital dressed her injury.
Fire caused about $50 damage in the
house of Mary Clancy, 141 c street north
east, last night about 7:30 o'clock. 1t start
ed from some unknown cause and was ex-
tinguished by the occupants of the house
without turning in an alarm
No. engine company went to the house
OF Henry Acton, PIG street northwest,
H. tl,n
kitchen had burst The property was not
damaged
A slight fire occurred in the house of w:
G Shepherd, 2215 X street northwest, yes
terday morning. The blaze was caused by
an effort being made to thaw out frozen
water pipes.
No. IA engine company went to the drug
store of F. j. Dieudonne, Ala 18th street
northwest yesterday and eXtinguiShed Il
slight fire i'll the cellar. Very little damage
was done.
Saturday afternoon about $50 o'clock an
alarm of fire, turned in from box 1874 sum-
moned the fire department to the room of
Harry Flynn on the third floor of 307 G
street. northwest Ten minutes later an
alarm was turned in from box II for the
same fire. There was nothing found to
indicate the origin of the fire, which caused
about $50 damage.
Policeman Armstrong of the sixth pre-
cinct played the part of fireman yesterday
morning about $3.50 o'clock at the house
OF Lucy Brooks, colored, OPT 9TH street
ncrthwest.- The explosion of an oil lamp
caused the fire, which was extinguished
before more than s. damage had been done.
Last night about 10:30 O'Clock bla re oc-
CURED in the house of Walter w. McConi-
HE, 1910 Pierpont place Tenleytown, which
was caused by an overheated stove. About
SO damage resulted.
This morning about 4 o'clock the fire de-
partment responded TO an alarm turned in
from box 721 because of a blaze in the
drug store of Walter r. Hill, 1859 NJ street.
The blaze occurred in the cellar and was
extingushed by the firemen before more
than SO damage had been done.