The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-01-21
THREE PERSONS Perish
APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE
Mrs. Francis Evans Dropped,
Dead From Shock.
All ESCAPEDDY AsMGLE FlRE-EsCAPE.
Elevator Shaft And Encircling Stair
case OF The Fashionable HoIlings-f
worth Apartments. Philadelphia,
burst Into FlamesMrs. Evans
Rescued BY Her Daughter, Mrs. A.
). King Mrs. Hicks Jumps Into
srowbank- Seriously Injured.

Philadelphia Especial ~. Hemmed
In BY flames. which spread so rapidly
that the building and adjoining resi-
dcnccs were wrapped in flames in 40
minutes time, scores of occupants OF
the fashionable Hollingsworth Apart
ments at 4313-15 Walnut Street. aft
or thrilling struggles through fire and
smoke. escaped by a single fire.
escape In the rear, while two wom-
en-, one an invalid. unable. to reach
1t, have probably persisted and third
woman dropped dead of shock.
The dead:
Mrs. Frances A. Evans. IS years
old, who formerly lived on Madison
Avenue, Baltimore, dropped dead
from heart failure after being car
ried from the apartment house.
Missing:
Mrs. Sarah b. Carpenter. so years
old, paralytic, who had rooms on
the. third floor front. She was last
seen BY her nurse, Miss Worth, who
jumped to the street, after making
futile attempt to carry her patient
to the flre-escape.
Mrs. David C. Eaton, whose apart
nents were on the third floor, is.
known to have been in her rooms
when the FIRE started. She has not
been seen since.
Injured:
Mrs. Robert r. Hicks, daughter OF
Mrs. Jacob Bfoodsworth, formerly OF
Ala East North Avenue, Baltimera.
who jumped from third-story VIM
dow into snowbank. She is at the
Presbyterian Hospital suffering APP
parently with broken back. Her
condition is serious.
Mrs. ]. H. Lackey leaped from
third-story window and was caught
bv two pedestrians. She is with
friends at 4419 SAMSON Street suf-
fering from internal injuries.
Within less than As minutes after
the first alarm the apartment house,
which was seven stories high, was a
total wreck The loss Is estimated
at $3.50 900.
The flames, which are supposed to
have been caused by a defective flne,
started In the basement IN the rear
Of the building, occupied by Is fam1-
lies. About 20 persons, mostly wom-
an. were in their rooms when the
fire was first discovered. So rapid
was the progress of the flames that
when the alarm was sounded the ele-
vator shaft and staircase which sur
rounds It were ablaze. The fright
ened women were obliged to make
their way down fire escape in the
rear of the building Several OF
those who were in the front rooms
had their escape cut of.
Mrs. Frances Evans, of Baltimore.
who was visiting her daughter, Mrs
Al. S. King, was assisted from the
burning building by an elevator boy
and her daughter, but died of shock
when shc reached neighboring
house. MRS. King was almost over
come with smoke and was slightly
burned. Mrs. L. Carpenter, who is
iniealng, was paralytic and was In
her room on the third floor when the
flames were discovered. Her nurse.
W4ss Elva Worth. made Intellectual
efforts to assist her from the build
+ ing. but was finally obliged to save
her own life By climbing from VIM
dow to an adtioiaing house. 1t Is be-
lioved that Mrs. Carpenter persisted.
Mrs Eaton was in her room when
the IRE occurred and has not since
been seen.
The escape of the occupants of
the Hollingswnrth was accomplished
by much heroism on the part Of wom
en- and girls. Miss Dorothy Bailey.
aged IL years. carried to the street
her little brother. Francis. and her
I niece, an infant day old. She also
aided her mother and the baby's
mother to escape. In all, about a
dozen women jumped from the third
floor.