Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-25
TWO HURT AT FIRE
Blaze at Takoma Park Re-
suits in Serious Damage.
PRINTING HOUSE IN RUINS
Building Housed Offices of Seventh
Day Adventists.
HAD GOOD WATER SUPPLY
High Pressure Responsible for In
jury to Lieut.. Green-Private
Chapman's Hand Cut.

e-Eire in the administration building of
tue Seventh Day Adyentsts and the Of
fees of the Review and Herald Publish
ing Association. Eastern avenue near Car
roll street. Takoma Park, last night.
shortly before O'Clock. resulted In dam
ages to the extent of about $1,000 and in
jury 10 two firemen. Lieut.. j. ID. Green
of No. - engine company was thrown
from a ladder against a door and one
finger was fractured. Private A. H. Chap
man of the same company had his hand
cut with an ak that was welded by
member Of No. II engine company.
The injured firemen were attended by
DIR. \. V. Parsons of Takoma Park.
Neither fireman was forced to abandon
his work.
After an investigation today the hre
marshal said he believed the fre was
started by an overheated pot of metal IN
the stereotyping room on the second moor
of the building. The blaze soon reacneu
the woodwork. and that was covered VIII!
corrugated iron, which made the Work or
the fremen difficult il being necessar! 10
tear away the iron covering OF the Walls
and ceilings.
Had Good Water Pressure.
Fortunately there was good supply
of water the pressure. the firemen say
being splendid. 1t was due to the great
pressure of water that Lieut.. Green was
thrown from the ladder, the pressure
causing a movement Of the hose and the
moving of the ladder
As soon as the Waterman in the build
ing discovered the blaze and soundeo an
alarm the volunteer fire company from
the MARYLAND side Of the line RESPONDED
Hundreds Of residents Of Takoma Park
and vicinity and occupants or score or
more Of automobiles gathered about the
flames Spencer n. Curtis. general man
ager of the publishing association. was
among those who assisted In saving the
contents Of the building.
The burned building was isolated
from the group of other buildings
forming the settlement Of the Seventh
Day Adventists. giving the f1remen an
opportunity to confine their efforts to
the one building.
Most of the damage to the contents
of the building was done by water. 1t
was necessary for the firemen to use
:Seat Quantities of water in order to
prevent the destruction OF the entire
building. The heavy corrugated iron
rdpf Of the building was not damaged.
tia firement succeeding in keeping the
hafnes from the top Of the structure.
= Erected Six Years Ago.
The building was erected about six
ySsrs ago and was paid for by contri-
b6tions from all countries in which the
seventh Day Adventists labor. 1t is
oUly a few feet from the boundary line
bHween the District and Maryland. All
ihD general Offices Of the Seventh Day
.N4ventists were in the building, and
z eat quantities Of printed material
were sent out from there daily.
It il probable that the building will
b4put in shape during the next two
orT three weeks, and the work in
all the departments renewed. Much
of the stock, including a large guam
tity of paper. suffered destruction or
damage by water. and 1t will be nee
essary for the publishing association
TO replace the material before work
is reeumed