The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-16
Henry Vranian, Age Fourteef1|
Months. and Negro Nurse
Are Fire Victims
THREE-YEAR-OLD SISTER
PROVES SELF HEROINE
viii Bear Sears for Life Follows
ing Attempt to Save Baby
Brother-Fire Damage
Only s25. u

Fourteen months -old Henry MAJ
niaa, son of MFR. and Mrs. Emantx4
Eranian, of No. 922 East Broad stre4<sS
was burned literally to crisp. HIS ~
gro nurse. Lassie Weber. aged 10. E0Ss
badly burned that her death 10 ex
pected before nightfall, and his 3-yeAFS8
old sister Ethel was burned so bndIy
that she will bear scars for the xM
mainder of her life, in q fire Frtd4
morning when caused n1onetA4N
damage OF only 500. sF $2 III
Little Henry and the nurse wNfNS
taken to the city home hospital. wlt4x&
the former died shortly aafter n091&
The nurse, in addition to being buxx
all over her entire body. Is bellsy4
to have inhaled flames, PHFBfGi4M
say she aennot recover. sSssS]
Little Ethel received her in3uftN3
in heroic attempt TO save her IN
brother. Her hair was singed fk1Mf8
her head. and great blistered w6lf4K
were raised on her face. hands az1
arms by the flames. She will
Scared for life, but will recoyeK. M
ter being given medical rreatxntt
she was taken back to her hodn4
Mr.. Nranian was with his ha4$
when it died at the hospital IllG9S
mother. almost crazed with grief, H.
Frustrated al her home under fAM
care OF a physician.
Fire Easily Extingiisheyl.
The blaze which was exringttiel1k&
within a few minutes. with but llt
tie difficulty k-uke out shortly b&1S
fore none o'clock.
Ii was necessary for Mr.. yrHui&1S
to accompany his nine year old H1l
Joseph to the city hall. that the lnks
ter might secure a transfer from tl
Jefferson school to Central ncil004f
This made 1t necessary for MxM
Vranian TO look after the store. a1IN
the nurse was left in charge az H.
tie Henry and Ethel. ss#s
The nurse and the two children
were lying on the bed when iitkt3
Henry became fretfui and began tos
cry. Thinking the child might III!
hungry the nurse reached over III ~
table which stood beside the h4&S
and Lit small gasoline lamp W1I3Afa
stood on II, with the intention ~
heating some milk. n
Scarcely had she touched the mAtcIs
to the lamp when sheet OF hamx:
ieaped out and set her clothing ofki
fire. In reaching out she had over
turned box of matches which a110
stood on the table. and these had 49,
come ignited
In a moment the body of the wonaNlS
was as a blazing torch. Another na4
ment and the bed clothes had becou61
ignited sa
Little Ethel a Heroine.
Little Ethel attempted to drag h43ks
baby brother from the bed, hut ol51H
was not strong enough. While sh
was still trying the baby's dress catigI3
fire. Still she persisted in her affAN4G&!
at rescue until her own dress cAtS2
fire. and she ran from the bed scraas ~
ing.
BY this time the baby was cryt
piteousfy. and little Ethel ana ~ I
nurse were screaming at the ton
their lungs. Smoke, too, was poufiG
out of the window. which was Oman NH
The screams and smoke attr1cx8
the attention OF Firemen G. ID. Hin ~
berg and w. G. Angle, Of Effkf
Company No. 8. They grabbed = r. ~
extinguished and ran to the hOun5
which is located only few dco2
distant. Arrived. they found the doC
locked. This they broke open. daS
ed upstairs into the blazing room.
dense was the smoke that for 4 n v
ment they could not see In 'FRONT.'
about Hirshberg stumbled over
body of little Henry. who in his -
had twisted about until no had 1011
OF the bed to the floor. HfrskR3
carried the baby to another room n
then returned and helped Angle III y
nipniate the chemical fire exttnIu3GE
In Z moment the fire had been
tinguished, and when the smoke e.
ed away they found the negro Nh
lying senseIess on the fioor with nax,SSf
dering bits OF her clothing huFnl
into her flesh. Three year aid I'M
was crouching In a corner, her n
burning slightly. with her arms IN
her face. ssss s$z
The nurse was carried into tn NJ
where she Was stripped Of hsr III
red clothing. sa5
BY this time Fireman Barley
of Engine Company No. S. who -
OF duty. and who had been vfsitin
Engine Company No. s. ARRIVE u
the scene and carried little EtKS3s
the Salvation Army quarters. Il y
doors distant He then telepfionS
the ambulance. which arrived.
ing DR.. Hagan. Al |a33E*
The baby and the nurse wefo
first aid treatment. and ware
hurried to the City Home a1f1
There 1t Is reported that ~
cannot outlive the day, ana q,
nurse's chances OF recovery ax&
slim. 4 zl55