The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-29

pital she at once took charge of the nurses and the removing of the patti ents.
 Miss Albaugh stated last night that of the patients at the hospital there were six cases of typhoid fever. about dozen recent operations and several serious cases of fractures. making A score or more patients who were In a very critical condition to be moved.
 Method of Fighting.
 Although the fire had already gained considerable headway when the firemer arrived Chief, Fancher adopted the pol icy of putting as little water on the fire at the start in order to make the work of carrying out the patients pos sible. The fire being entirely upon the top floor allowed the rescue and avert ed holocaust. The flames were car ried upward and the fremen directed their energies to keeping the flames above the third floor with the result that only the ceiling of that floor sui lered rom ne Dldze'
 All Right at 1t:30.
 Miss Albaugh, when seen during the fire, stated that she had personally been in the part of the building where the fire started at lf:SO in the morn ing and that at that time everything was in good shape. There was a rumor that shortly after the fire started and while the doctors were endeavoring to fight it with hand extinguishers there were two explosions which made it im- possible to check the fire. was secuted by Miss Albaugh. She declared that there was nothing on that floor to ex- plode.
 Quick and Heroic Work.
 The nurses. all of whom have been carefully drilled for just such an emer- gency, retained their self control in the trying situation which they were called to face. Every patient had been taken off the top floor of the dormitory house within eight minutes. The nurses act ed quickly, impressing into their ser
 
 aid. The patients also showed good courage and while there was much con- fusion there was no panic. Although there were very many children in the institution at'the time they also were unaffected by fear and allowed them i ing much trouble.
 Mir. Whitney Offers Aid. l While the fire was raging at it's height Senator Eli Whitney of the New Haven hospital arrived and personally offered to Miss Albaugh all the aid which his hospital could give. also of i fering to care fer more of the patients than had so far been sent to them des- pite the crowded conditions which they had to face with their own patients.
 Operating Room Saved.
 The fire did not reach the operatins room which is on the third floor of the damaged wing. On this floor which is right under the employees quarters. or this floor also were located the matern- ity wards and some private wards The other two floors below held genera and private wards. The instruments in the operating room were saved bH some of the doctors who went into tn, room during the fire and placed then all in places of safety Considerable water damaged this room, but it wa, not burned al all
 The fire was seen by several person. on the street who noticed smoke anc flame beginning to come out of tn, roof of the hospital where the cupols stood. An attempt was made to turl in an alarm from the box at Chape and Orchard streets but an alarm ha, gone in from the private box.
 Patients Taken Away.
 The patients were taken away to tn New Haven hospital, St. Raphaers an, some to their home as soon as possi ble. Several were taken to their home in carriages without the knowledge O the authorities of the hospital am they are very anxious to hay these patients It least reporte to them as the" are responsible fo