Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23
F|REMEN kept BUSY
Many Alarms Sounded in Past
TWenty-Four Hours.
FOUR HOUSES DAMAGED
Occupants Driven From Their Homes
Early This Morning.
BLAZE ORIGINATES IN STABLE
Private Ash Overcome by Smoke in
Fire Last Night-Unconsciou
When Rescued.

Four houses and stable near I'd and
B streets northeast were damaged by
fire this morning shortly after o'clock.
The losses reported by the police de-
partment aggregate $3.50. The homes of
G. III. Mcclure and W. E. Mckinley each
sustained about $1,000 damage About
$3.50 damage was caused to the property
of J. r. Walter 21S B street. while 500
will cover the damage to the house tof
Mrs. Ellen Dangerfeld, IA B street
northeast.
The occupants were forced to leave
their homes and seek shelter at the
houses of neighbors, but they had plenty
of time to protect themselves from the
cold before leaving, and 1t was not nee
essary for the police or fremen to do any
rescue work.
Some excitement was caused when fire.
men and policemen were told that the
eight-year-old son Of W. E. Mckinley,
occupant of house PA I'd street, could not
be accounted for and firemen and police
men gave the house thorough search.
They went from cellar to garnet through
the dense smoke, but were unable to To-
cate the boy. About the time their
search was finished they learned that the
little fellow was safe in the house of a
neighbor.
Fire Originates in Stable.
The fire, the firemen say. started in a
frame stable in rear of the house Of c. H.
Mcclure, PIP I'd street, and the strong
northwest wind carried it against the
rear of the other houses. Because of the
prompt response on the part of the po-
lice and fire departments the horses in
the stable were rescued and the fire was
not attended by loss of life.
In q few minutes after the fire started
the fire companies were on their way TO
the scene, and when Battalion Chief
Proctor arrived he deemed it expedient to
send in second alarm. Additional fire
companies and police reserves hurried to
the scene Of the fire, but it was not long
before some of them were allowed to
return to their quarters.
On account Of the hour at which the
fire occurred the firemen feared the blaze
might be attended by loss of life or that
1t would be necessary for them to per-
form some prompt rescues. They made
thorough searches OF the burning houses
at once and were more than pleased to
find that the occupants were safe. Sew
eral OF th0<wOmen and children were as
sisted across the street to the houses of
neighbOrs. but none of them was injured.
Policeman Frank Burke of the fourth
precinct turned in the alarm, and it
seemed but few seconds before the fire
department workers were upon the
scene. Battalion Chief Proctor and the
fremen who responded to the two alarms
and Lieut. Falyey and Policemen Fraw-
ley, Davis, Ehlers and Steele did efficient
work.
Private Ash Overcome.
Private J. w. Ash of No. engine COM
pany was overcome by smoke last night
while working at q. fire in the cellar at
the cigar store of William 0. Hammett,
153 B street southeast. He was rescued
in an unconscious condition by Lieut.
Raley and carried to the pavement. Ash
soon recovered from the effects of the
smoke he had inhaled and returned to
the quarters of his company after the
fire was extinguished. It was shortly
after o'clock when smoke in the cigar
store warned the proprietor of the dan
ger and telephone message to the fire
department promptly brought No. s COM
pany.
The fire broke out in the part of the
cellar where boxes were stored. Firemen
were unable to determine the origin of
the blaze. An examination made of the
had been done. The loss is covered by
The fire department received a call this
morning about 4:3O o'clock from box 267.
Inree SneQS were destroyed, the loss ag
gregating about $225. They were in rear
of the houses of John Hickey. 200 10Th
street; John II. Hyder, 1903 w street,
and John H. Paynter, 1905 w street.
Miss Josephine Hickey, sister of the oc-
cupant of 200 18th street, made an effort
to fight the fire with the garden hose,
and she got SO near the burning sheds
that her hair and eyebrows were singed.
She refused to go to a hospital for treat
ment.
Slight Damage Caused.
An alarm from box 1S6 about / o'clock
this morning summoned several engine
companies to 1921 E street northwest
A roomer in the house discovered the
blaze. The fire was caused by a pan of
grease left on the stove becoming over
heated. No damage resulted.
Crossing Policeman McCraven played
the part Of fireman last right about Z
o'clock in front of 1924 New York ave.
nue.. An automobile caught fire and was