Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-26

tiyes to become alarmed and make inquiries
regarding the missing ones large num-
Der of the spectators remained until after
z O'Clock this morning. and another throng
assembled after daybreak. The fire was
stubborn one, and unless there is a down.
pour OF rain during the next twenty -four
hours IL ts thought that some OF the fire.
men will have to remain on the scene until
Monday.
Rescue of Fifteen Horses.
Fifteen horses In the stable of Johnson &
Wimsatt came near being burned to death
or sunocated. and they were only saved by
the hard work Of the fremen, streams from
the tfrehghter keeping back the flames and
giving the rescuers opportunity to rescue
the animals from the frame structure The
stable Is at the southeast corner of the
burned area. near where Capt. Brown took
position with the Firefghter, and from
where his men directed six streams of
water with telling effect.
capt John Hunter. who was asleep on
MS four-masted schooner. the Laura NJ
Lunt, from New Brunswick. was able to
congratulate himself this morning unon
having saved his craft He reached here
several days ago with a cargo of about
80OUO laths for Johnson K Wimsatt, and
MS schooner was tied to the pier at the
south end of the FIRMS property Had IT
not been that No Is engine company took
position at the extreme end OF the lumber
yard only a few feet away from the craft
the Laura NJ. Lunt, the Grace C. Bennett
and the Mabel and Ruth. the latter from
New Berne. n. c.. would probably have
been destroyed
Capt Harper, commander of No. 10 en-
CINE company. realized the danger Of the
three boats Oeing destroyed. and he had his
men pay attention TO them. So close was
his engine to the four-masted schooner that
the canvas on the boat damaged. Be-
fore the tiremen arrived and played streams
upon the boats the members of the crews
were on deck with buckets and they man.
aged to keep the flames from getting a start
upon the boats.
Thought Ship Was Burning.
Everything was all right when retired
at 10 o'clock" Capt. John Hunter told a
Star reporter. When I was awakened by
the bright light the glare was so great that
1 thought my ship was being consumed.
For an instant 1 was puzzled as to which
way to turn. but soon got on my clothes
and managed to get through the excessive
heat
The heat on the boat was so intense"
added the captain. that the eggs We had
aboard were cooked"
Crews of the other boats also experienced
the Intense heat. but they remained aboard
and did all they could to prevent the fire
from reaching them. Yawl boats were got
in readiness for emergency use. however,
and had the flames attacked the Loats the
members of the crews could have escaped
across the basin. The good work of the
fremen prevented them from having to
escape in such an manner. however All felt
that they mad reason to be congratulated
when the firemen had succeeded in driving
back the flames.
Acting Chief Wagner. who is In charge
of the fire department during the Illness Of
Chief Belt. was at No. IA engine mouse
last night. resting from his long battle at
the Academy of Music fire. He was awak-
ened by the sounding of the alarm at lila
O'Clock. Hurrying from the house, he
started In the direction of South Washing