The Washington times., 1910-12-22

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He had the closest can OF his career.
He had to fight his way out from pc
meath q pile Of burning timbers which
fell upon him.
one Of the dramatic incidents came
when three hremen were buried together
in the ruins, retained consciousness and
III ged on the rescuers who were furious
Is digging to get them out
Burid Ten Hours.
Pinned down under tons Of debris,
Billy Glazier. OF Engine Company No
8, was still held prisoner at $50 today.
although hundred rescueTs with show
els. bars, picks. and other implements
we1e striving to tear away the heavy
fetters which held him at the foot OF
and elevator shaft
on TOP of him vas the dead body Of
his cOmrade, Charles Eidleman. Of the
same engine company. EidleEan's body
had been cut almost IN two by heavy
piece Of machinery A stTetCher and
bearers we're on hand waiting TO receive
CSlazier when released Two physicians
from the Medico-Chi Hospital are in
CCn5t3 ut attendance With remarkable
fOrtftTde. GlaZier waited the arrival OF
his rescueTs- For more than ten hours
he has been thus imprisoned
GlaZier's heroic battle with death
while he was pinned across q dead COM
Iade by a steel beam commanded the
sdmiration o. the policemen who were
working TO uncover him
Il guess nv legs are crushed, boys
shouted the fireman.
Then the pinned-dOTn fireman shouted
that fire was eating through the tim
about his body and that he feared he
would be burned to death.
A stream OF water was turned upon
the mass OF wreckage above him, which
frOZe as Il feil The fireman then
shouted that he feared he would freeze
TO death
Keep it up, boys, I can hold out for
q while longer he called asst he resCueTs
got nearer to him
Brave boy called one Of GLACIERS
comrades, who vas working above him
Wei get you out OF die trying
Bodies Near GIazieT.
The pinned-uuder hero said he did not
know how many were dead about him.
although by moving his arms about he
could feel several bodies
The FIRE was discovered about = O'Clock
last night and had nearly died out early
today. when the crash Of The north wall
caused it to fare up again.
The weather was terribly cold and the
nremen were handicapped by tho fact
that the water IN the FIRE plugs Was
frozen Fires mad 10 be buiIt around
them before the fight against the flames
could be started
George Bartlett and John Carroll. or
engine company No g. were working
with GlaZier Bartlett was badly crush
ed and rushed 70 q hospital where Il
vas said he probably would die Car
roll was mashed 20 death by a stan
chiOn-
Chief Baxter. with his uniform nearly
burned Off and suffering from injuries.
refused TO 90 the hospital this morning.
and remained on the ground directing
the reSuce work
ever had declared the chief. Il was
stunned when the roof fell. but the
pain Of the IRE against my body re-
vlved me and / managed TO get TO
safety Il is too bad for the poor boys
who were killed"
Hurled Into Flames.
The six men who are missing this
morning were ali fIremen- Some Of
they weer at work upon 4 water tower,
which was overturned when the north
wall collapsed. and they were hurried
directly into the flames.
The loss IS estimated at about 500 COO
The burned building proved ideal for
holocaust It was condemned seventeen
years ago, and for seven years was
without a tenant Then tEe FriedIander
company took possession of II. Il was
filed with leather and iufiammable sub
stances. aand the interior was as dry
as tinder-
once the flames got headway they
rushed with seething fury 10 the en-
tire FIVE floors At its height the
tongues Of FIRE were 50 ne lac5nE tnat
fears were entertained for the surround
ing buildings. and the contents Of some
Of them were removed
Nearly the entire police force and all
the reserves under the personal direC-
tion OF the superintendent Of police.
we're on the ground this morning doing
rescue work an holding back }he
enOTmOuS crowds.
Throughout the morning the efforts Of
the rescuers were directed chiefly to-
ward releasing Fireman William Glazier.
Of EaSine Company No s, who was
fastened at the bottom Of the elevator
shaft
after more than twelve hours OF hard
work they finally succeeded in releasing
him q Z I2-20 t,liS afternoon Physicians,
era Wing under the debris, gave him
sixty gallons Of oxygen to keep him
alive
Du-irE most OF the time GIszier was
Imprisoned, the Rev Father John Green
vile. Of a nearby Catholic Church, was
with him offering him comfort At one
time he gave him abSOlutiOn. thinking
the imprisoned man was about 10 die.
After the rescue Glazier was taken 10
St -JOseph'S Hospital Although one
OF his legs is badly crushed, physicians
say he probably VIII live
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