Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
RDCULES WAR ALK|W|LL Be kept bUSYDRNEN FROM HOME
Japanese Eleven Engagements
of President
ARTS TO BE AWAY UNTIL FRIDAY CHILD
Country
l Up Tbe| on to H
D a AAh the Ramona.
Mmthsand Perhaps
Fire Routs Mrs. A. Lichten-
berg and Five Children.
CHILD DISCOVERS FLAMES
Blaze Starting in Bedroom Closet
Does $1,000 Damage.
SCARE IN APARTMENT HOUSE
Crossed Wires Believed to Have Set
Bell Ringing at the Ramona.
Other Fires.

Mrs. \. Lichtenberg and her five chill
dren barely escaped with their lives when
nre broke out In their home. 1900 q
street northwest. about 6:45 O'Clock this
morning. J. Mensh, an employe. who oc-
cupies room on the ground floor of the
house. assisted Mrs Lichtenberr and tho
children to escape. Mensh was slightly
burned. A. Lchtenberg. who is a tailor.
was attending religious services when tn.
fire broke out
Mrs. Lchtenberg and the five children
were sleeping in the rear room on the
second floor of the building The smoke
from the fire, that is thought to haye
originated in a closet. awakened Willie
hve years old. and he tugged at hi.
mother. calling: II see smoke In the
room"
AS soon the mother opened her
eyes she realized that the child's words
were true. Thinking only Of the five 1T
tie ones, their ages ranging from seven
years TO three months. the mother hur-
rled from her bed calling for assistance
ana making a frantic effort to get the
chlldren from the room, not having had
time to save any of her clothing.
j. Mensh head her calls and hurried to
the sleeping apartment. and the young
man and Mrs. Lichtenberg succeeded in
setting all the shildren out unframed
although the smoke in the room was 80
dense that I was with difficulty that
they managed to find their way to the
door.
Carried Children to Neighbors.
Mrs. Lichtenberg, att;red en- .r n--
sleeping garments and without o.-
crossed 18th street to Use lousa ~ rrish-i
DORIS, the young man f5iipNia. .trs.
pehlnd her, each ca ryin@ children. Eater
the mother of the five CHI iaTeo f--f-a,
to the damaeed structure harara sr.
rowed clothing. and s;ii later sae va
able to get shoes from - Govt. ,c.n
When Mr.. Lchtenber., return, I'D
learned what had occurred during h az
sence he was almost frantic lis first
inquiry was about his wi f. ard children.
and he was greatly relieved when he
learned that nothing Serious had hap
pened to them.
Members of the fire department who
responded to the alarm were able to con-
fine the b.aZe to the room in which the
cause. Bedding and other damaged prop
:rty was thrown from the windows and
feathers were soon blowing about the
streets in every direction. When the
IN eLicu ldu NIllS0eQ tneIF Work the seven
members Of the family and Mr. Mensh
we're able to return to the house.
Mr.. 1ichtenberg was unable to give an
accurate estimate Of the amount OF dam.
age done. but. 1t 10 believed. 1t win
quilts Mrs. Lchtenberg had brought
from abroad. four expensive suits OF
clothes belonging to her and other wear
ing apparel were destroyed.
Two ten-dollar bills Mrs. Nchtenbsrg
had placed under her pillow last night
were also destroyed. The building also
suffered damage to tho amount Of about
500. Mr.. Lchtenberg had his property
Insured. r. e. Sinclair owns tho preD.
erty.
Scare in Apartment House.
Crossed wires were blamed for an az.
citing fire scare in the Ramona apart
ment house. 676 4th street northeast, this
morning shortly before 1 o'clock. The
sound of the bells alarmed occupants Of
the building and caused them to fear It
would become necessary for them to
make hasty exits.
Not waiting to make certain ,there was
q fire in the building. occupants of several
Of the apartments on the upper floor hur-
rted to the lower floor to make an inveS-
tigatiOn. One of them sent message
to the fire department, No 3 engine com
pany responding.
Before the firemen reached the build
ing, however, the excited occupants con-
cluded that the ringing of the bells had
resulted from trouble with the wires. hav-
ing learned there was no blaze in the
structure, and the firemen were not de-
layed.
This morning about $40 O'Clock an
alarm of fire sounded from box 1S4 sum-
moned several companies to the premises
of Mrs. Sadie Riley, Grant road near
Wisconsin avenue. Sparks from the
chimney had set fire to the roof Not
much Roadway was gained before the
arrival Of the firemen and the blaze was
quickly extinguished. About So dam
age resulted.
Several Small Fires.
Fire in the house Of Henry Hall. 2tp
P street northwest. last night shortly
after o'clock claimed the attention OF
the fire department for few minutes.
II followed the explosion Of an oil lamp
and occupants of the house feared they
would be unable to cope with the flames.
Firemen responded to an alarm and
quickly extinguished the blaze. About $50
damage resulted. DR.. Philip s. Roy
owns the property.
A blaze in the chimney OF tho home OF
Mrs Laura Henson. 1854 Bladensburs
road, last night shortly after 10 O'clock.
blaze was extinguished before any dam
age had been done.
Children playing with matches were
blamed yesterday afternoon for blaze
in the laundry OF Wong Lee. 62S G street
northwest. Wong became excited ana
shouted for assistance, members of No.
IA engine company responding. About
S. damage was caused by the fire and
nobody was burned.
No. 20 engine company responded TO IL
"still alarm last night, shortly before
Z O'Clock, and found q blaze in Hutchins'
woods. Little Falls road and Galveston
street. No damage resulted.
A brush fire in Benning road not far
from the Anacostia river, last might.
about 6:45 o'clock. attracted the attention
of a. number Of pedestrians. One Of tho
spectators sent a call to the fire depart
ment No ] chemical engine company
responding. The blaze was quickly ex-
tingushed.