Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-24
many NEAR TO DEATH WOULD SEE flights Ind
Lives mpered by Apartment President of France Appears Qu
House Fire. on Field at Rheims.
BRAVERY OF FIRE LADIES FORCE OF WIND LEssENED TR
Agent Of Humane Society Improvement Conditions
Among Those Rescued able in Morning
PETS OUT BY OWNERS
Building Risk
Life in an Endea to
Arouse piority Over Monopanes
BRAVERY OF FIRE LADDIES
Noted Agent Of Humane Society
Among Those Rescued.
PETS CARRIED OUT BY OWNERS
Woman Who Owned Building Risk
ed Life in an Endeavor to
Arouse Tenants.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 24.-Mrs. Cath
crime Campbell, one Of the most active
workers in the Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Animals. Of whom
brutal drivers in every part OF New York
stand in constant fear. had close call
from either being burned or crushed to
death by falling when fire started on
the ground floor of her home, No. 113
East a6th street as $50 o'clock this
morning. Mrs. Campbell's life was saved
by two firemen, both of whom risked
their own lives in rescuing her.
Mrs. Indiana Giberson owner of the
house and widow Of wealth. was fousd
unconscious on the stairs of the burning
building and would undoubtedly have
persisted had not a policeman stumbled
over her PROSTATE body.
Mrs. Giberson and her daughter. Miss
Anna, spend the greater part of their
time at Carlsbad, only living I'm New
York three or four months each year.
Their private residence was receutly fit
ted into an apartment house with a store
on the ground floor.
The store is occupied by d. MayorkaS
& Bro, dealers In rugs. Mrs. Giberson
and her daughter lived on the second
floor The floors above are used as studio
and living apartments.
Aroused by the Smoke.
Miss Giberson was aroused this morn
ing by smoke. She got up and traced
the source OF the smoke to the dumb
waiter shaft. When she opened the shaft
the smoke poured out IN heavy black
clouds. She ran to the front OF the
house and called fire" until she attract
ed the attention of Policeman Norton.
who turned In an alarm and ran back
to the house, where he discovered that
the blaze was in the rear OF the rug
store.
In the meantime Miss Giberson had
aroused her mother. The pair hurried into
the street. Then she remembered that
they had forgotten the other member Of
the family. Wendy. q dog, which had
made sixteen trips to Europe with them.
Giberson went back through the smoke
and came out in triumph with the dog in
her arms. She locked around for her
mother to get handkerchief for him to
It proved that she felt responsible for
the safety OF her tenants. and when her
daughter went in to get the dog she
darted upstairs to arouse the sleeping oc-
cupants In the house. Policeman Norton
went into the building on the same mis-
sion and stumbled across Mrs. Giberson
on the landing at the second floor, where
she had fallen, overcome by the smoke.
He carried her out and doctor soon re-
vived her.
Woman on Window Ledge.
AS the fire apparatus swung around the
corner, Capt. Clark Of hook and ladder
No. Z. saw a woman standing on the
ledge OF a window on the third floor
screaming hystericaliy because the heavy
smoke was trailing up around her.
Hustle up" said Clark 1--WE must get
her before she jumps. Wait there" he
called to the woman. as he dashed up the
stairs OF No. Ill, while Fireman Bren-
nan went through No. rs. When Bren-
nan reached the front room on the third
floor he found that a locked door barred
his progress. He raped loudly. Stay
out" called feminine voice; I'm going
to get out and I'm dressing"
But Brennan gave one warning Cry or
I'm coming" and swung his ak through
the door.
There was no one visible in the room
when Brennan went in, but from the
of remonstrances. Brennan swung out
of the window down to the edge Of the
second floor, and Clark. from the window
Of No. Ill, did the same. They crawled
along the ledge to the woman and held
her until ladder was raised. When she
recovered from her fright she said her
name was Mrs. Catherine Campbell.
Another in Peril.
Mrs. Sinstrum. who lives on the third
floor in the rear apartment, was aroused
by Policeman Norton, and after hastily
dressing made her way to the fire escape
in the rear. She carried her fox terrier
Boxer with her. and as she went down the
slanting ladder she found that the task
Of keeping the dog and her equilibrium
at the same time was impossible. AS q
result she slipped when half way down
the ladder. Fortunately Prof. Won Pager,
q music teacher, was On the rear land
ing Of the second floor, and he bore the
brunt of the sudden descent Of Mrs. Sim
strum and Boxer. He assisted her to the
street and then returned to his studio to
gather up his various musical compost
tions.
He was warned not to 60 hack, but he
insisted on returning to his room and
getting his music, despite the heavy
smoke which filled the house. When the
firemen got to work OH the blaze they
found that there was more smoke than
fire. and they finished their work In about
an hour. The damage. which was con-
fined entirely to the rug store, was about
$500.