The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-16
FIVE PLUMBERS
 WERE INJURED
BURNING OF BARREL OF AsHPH. ALTuM PAINT IN BASEMENT
 ALMOST PROVES FATAL.
Workers Lsbored With Flames t' Stop Fire Until They Were Ser lously Injured and Driven
 Out.

James Larson. George swindell. Bud Simmons, Ed Schaeherer and Ellsworth Rowe, all employees ol Bornans plumbing ablishment. were seriously burned about o'clock yesterday afternoon when a barrel of asphaltum paint in the basement of the shop caught fire. and the men tried to suppress the flames until the sputtering fire and paint drove them from the task
 Swindel snd Larson are the most seriously injured it is not believed that death will result Neither Is 1t expecsed that the men will loss their sight
 When one by eae the men came staggering from the basement with their bodiss covered with flame. theil clothing ab.aze. and the paint smear. d faces they wore, 1t was believed hat no less than three would die from the injuries. They presented a horrible sight of suffering.
 The origin of the fire is unknown. Proprietor Billy Borman stated that swindell was drawing bucket oi paint from the barrell when the paint in the bucket caught fire.
 Swindell tried to throw the flaming sputtering bucket out the back door. but his hands were burned quickly and t was dropped. Fire then started within the barrel, and the brag hole If the barrel blew out. causing q sort Of explosion
 The other four men rushed to the aid of swindell just in time to gel caught in a spray of the fire laden liqald. and by the time they could extricate themselves and help swn- dell out they were all seriously burn ed.
 The alarm was sent in and within a few minutes the fire department had streams of hose turned into the basement, which almost flooded tha, section before the fire was extinguisn- ed.
 Immediately the men were taken to St Joseph's Infirmary where they we're given treatment. Their suffer ing was intense. but 1t was stated noHe of the men viii iose their eye sight, though all are badly burned about the face.
 Borman was burned about tho hands as were several others whe rushed in from the street when tho men came running out. their bodies ablaze. and the work of extinguish ing the blaze on the men began. All ( them were brave and stood the in tensity of the suffering and excite. ment with patience.
 "Get wet blanket and wrap il around me, ordered swindell as he came sato the office of the shop His clothes were then burning, his face was smeared with paint supper iugs which also were burning. ant t looked as though he was positive i fatally burned
 
 Two ambulanees were hurried tC the scene. The removal of the mor was hurried but by the time the men reached the infirmary all oI them had so recovered as 10 b, able to walk into the building They suffered intensely, but were not too badly burned 10 walk.
 The fire loss will uot pe large. The flames were not permitted to reach beyond the rafters of the basement and aside from the flooding of the place with water and the destructlNa Of the barrel of asphaltum paint the property loss is not large.
 The friends of tbe injured men gathered anlclny about the place af. ter the fire and all expressed the most heartfelt sympathy for them News Of their condition was sought our. and it was with much satisfac- ton that the word was received that s!: @esfe iasss;; iasss;; past past Eis relief 0ft medical attention.