Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
F|REMEN KEPT BUSY
Numerous Alarms Sent From
Different Parts of City.
BLAZE IN WALLACE SCHOOL
Damage Will Be Repaired Before
Holidays Close.
QUICK WORK SAVES HOTEL
Overheated Furnace Blamed in Two
Cases-Blaze in Grocery
Cellar.
BLAZE IN WALLACE SCHOOL
QUICK WORK SAVES HOTEL

Scores of boys who live in Southeast
Washington were manifestly happy for
few minutes about 10 o'clock last night,
when they saw fire engines in front Of
Wallach School building. Pennsylvania
avenue and 7th street, and watched the
fremen enter the building.
That means a longer holiday" one boy
shouted, land I'm going to the country
to shoot the gun got on Christmas
1t was but short time. however. be-
fore the boys realized that the blaze was
not of sufficient proportions to put the
building out Of commission.
Firemen and policemen made an exam
ination. but did not discover the origin
of the fire. About 500 damage resulted
1t is thought it will be repaired
before the close of the Christmas holi-
days. The fire broke out in a room on
the first floor. 1t was discovered by the
assistant janitor, who sounded an alarm
and summoned several companies of the
fire department.
Fire in Commercial Hotel.
A lighted cigarette dropped on a bed on
the fourth floor OF the Commercial Hotel,
Pennsylvania avenue and 9TH street, yes
terday afternoon shortly after 5 o'clock
started a blaze. No. II engine company
| hurried to the hotel in response to a tele-
| phone message, but the blaze became so
| threatening that an alarm was sounded
| to summon additional aid.
| Hundreds of spectators gathered in the
| vicinity of the hotel and watched the
work Of the firemen. In few minutes
| the firemen had the blaze extinguished,
| and fire apparatus and spectators soon
disappeared. About $40 damage was
done.
Fire in Grocery Cellar.
| Fire was discovered in the cellar at the
| store Of the Sanitary Grocery Company.
eth and streets northwest, this morning
| about $50 o'clock. Smoke coming from
the cellar alarmed persons living near
| the store, and an alarm sounded from
box 132 summoned several companies OF
the fire department. 1t was found that an
| overheated furnace had caused the blaze
| The fire was eXtinguished before much
| damage had been done. Business was
not interrupted because of the fire.
An overheated furnace caused fire
| scare in the house Of James A. Bailey
1906 18th street northwest yesterday aft
ernoon. F1remen who responded to ar
alarm found but little to do The blaze
did no damage.
A lace curtain coming in contact with q
lighted gas jet caused maze yeSleIud1
afternoon in house 1920 street north
west. Policeman Elliott extinguished TIT
blaze after about 81 damage had beer
DONE
No engine company responded to {
call received last night about o'clocl
from 1918 10Th street northwest. Their
was a slight blaze in the chimney. NJ
damage resulted.
Last night about $50 o'clock the fire de
partment received call from box 633
located at Sd and B streets northeast
Some unidentified individual had turne'
in false alarm
Expensive Coat Lost in Flames.
Smoke was discovered coming from a
clothes closet on the second floor Of the
house of j. Lawrence Dudley. 1116 L
street northeast, this morning about
1890 o'clock. and the Districts freight
ers were quickly summoned. They soor
distinguished the blaze Wearing ap-
parel valued at about 5000. including
one-hundred and -fifty-dollar fur coat
which was recently purchased, was de
stroyed The building was not dam
aged. Nothing was found to indicate the
origin of the blaze.