The Washington times., 1911-04-25
Review and Herald Publish
ing Plant Is Ruined
by Flames.
FIREMEN RECOVER
FROM THEIR HURTS
Lieutenant Green Suffers Fractur-
ed Finger-H. A. Chapman
Also Injured.

Fire Marshal Nicholson today after in
specting the fire-gutted rooms of the
Review and Herald Publishing Com
pany building of the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists colony in Takoma Park, which
was visited by a destructive blaze last
night, decided that the flames first
broke out in the stereotyping room, on
the second floor, probably from fire
under metal pot. He does not agree
with the report that the electrical wiring
caused the blaze.
According to his estimate, the loss is
about $1,000. fully insured.
Two Firemen Injured.
Lieutenant Green, of engine company
No. q, and H. A. Chapman, of the
same company. who were slightly in
jured while fighting the stubborn blaze,
are both at their posts this morning,
and make light of their hurts. The
lieutenant is suffering from an injured
finger, fractured when he was dragged
from a ladder by a coil of hose which
had fouled him, while Chapman has
an ak cut on one side of his hands.
The officials of the colony have begun
an examination to determine the
amount of damage which their publica-
the damage has been estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000.
For five hours last night Engine Com
panies IL and % from Washington and
the Takoma Park citizen company
worked three lines of hose on the burn
ing building before the flames were
beaten.
Fire was discovered about $50 o'clock
H. d., 80, n
man, in the rear of the top floor of the
Review and Herald building, three
story structure just inside the District
line, and in the center of the Adventist
colony. The top floor was unoccupied.
By the time Engine Company %, in
charge of Capt. w. J. Seitz, arrived, the
space between the concrete ceiling and
the roof was a mass of flames. Axes
and pixies were required before the fire
men could make openings to get their
lines of hose through. 1t was at this
time that Fireman Chapman was hurt.
Fight Blaze Five Hours.
Captain Seitz then called for No. II
Engine Company, and between them
the two companies soon had three lines
Of hose in operation. From about 9
o'clock, when the first water was
T.,
the firemen fought the blaze, which, !
protected by the corrugated iron roof
ing, and the lighter iron side walls, ate
its way through rafters and beams of
the roof and side walls of the upper
story.
When at last the flames were extin-
guished, considerable damage had been
done the building, and quantities OF
paper, pamphlets, and unbound books
were ruined by water. which flowed to
the lower floors, where they were
stored.
Building Cost $4,000.
The building was completed about five !
years ago at a cost of $4,000. and stands |
within fifty feet of the Maryland line |.
Situated in the center of the colony, it |
was the location of the general offices of |
the organization.
The rooms of the treasurer the home |
and foreign missionary department. and |
the stenogTapher's rooms occupy the first |
floor, and these, together with the rooms |
of the president, vice president, Sab |
bath school department, library, vault |
and statistical secretary, on the second !
floor, escaped with little damage.
On the third floor. where cOnsiderab BILE !
water entered. are located the religious |
liberty. medical, educational, and pub |
Iishing departments.