The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
LADDER BROKE, FIREMEN FELL
UITH Wan THEi WE'RE SiI-
ING FROM G4RtGE FIRE.
-Four Hurs IN Thai Group-Bo, Who Gave
tho Alarm Mad 10 Jump Elevator
Runner stuck tnth Ever, bod, Was
warned and He Dropped Z unconscious.

Three hremen and the man they were
trying to rescue from An upper window
~ n burning garage A. il2 Fast Fort y first
street early yesterday morning were
badly hurt when thirty-fv- foot depart
mont ladder snapped while rescuers and
rescued were half way down Michael
Doody. = helper IN the garage. the man
the fremen were trying 10 save. WIS ss-
verely burned besides being knocked
about by the fall and IL not expected to
live
Fireman John ! Brennan ~ Truck l.
rho had Doody in his arms and Lieut.
Martin McGinne-s Of the sAiie company
Who Was bracing the foot ~ the ladder
went 20 Bellevue Hospital a. q result OF
the tumble Both were cut and bruised
hut the physicians think they will pull
through James Creighton. also 81 Truck
:. who was on the ladder helping Brennan.
fell with the others He vent back to work
after the doctor had patched up his head
Par Of the broken ladder hit Henry Self
Of isa East iOtth street on the head He
went home after having his wounds
dressed
William Noodhouse. lunchrooTn hoy
~ us West Forty-third street, who ran
into the garage to warn the rleepers and
was caught by flames AZ the second floor.
jumped and WAS taken to Bellevue Hoe
pital suffering from injuries which may he
fatal
-JAcko the Greek a helper about the
garage. AS missing after the fire. Michael
BohAn. who Wa working With him. thinks
he was trapped in the cellar. although the
fremen found no body
Bohan and Jacko were the only men
stirring in the place when the fire started.
Bohan saws the hamea seemed to shoot
up around an automobile near the front
OF the building After throwing on water,
which only spread the flames. Bohan ran
the elevator up to the second floor and
warned Walter Cork. a chauffeur. and
Aubrey Soper OF Freeport. T.. l.. who ~ss
spending the night With Cook They
escaped without being hurt
hohan ran his car Up 20 the foor above
where Doody was asleep. gave the alarm
and then began to think OF his own safety
The flames we're already licking az the
elevator shaft. but he managed 20 make
car for the stairs. down which he rolled
unconscious He was only slightly
burned and was able 20 20 home presently.
Meanwhile noody had stopped TO put
on some Of his clothes before he made
his way 20 the second floor. where he vas
joined by Noodhousc. the iunchboy.
who had heen searching the sleeJing
quarters Both were cut on by the flames
and Doody clothes were on FIRE when
they reached the window Woodhouse :
jumped NJ onc- but Doody cling 60 the /
easement. needing the cry in the street
below that the engines were coming
Truck : swung into the street and the I
men had q ladder on before the horses
stopped Brennan was half way up before
The ladder Was set tled against the wall I
In, mir h. kaA an h -
arms and was irving TO smother the I
fanies that were eating at the garage 1
Neiper's CIothet Ne vas Passing Doody I
10 Creighton when the ladder broke
Chief Croker came on the second alarm !
and directed his men IN the work Of keep
nR the fire from the garage Of Tiffany
: 60 and the Belmont livery stable ad-
Joining