The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05
FIREMEN RESCUE
GIRLS FILM DEATH
Two Women, Worse OF Than the
Rest, Borne to Safety by Brawny
hen-Five bremen Receive
Minor Injures-"Three
Skies" Sounded.
RICHM OND, VA. Special.

u y II IA " n ~, VA special.
1,-e SV,sti S-a-..ase as Ssu...aUsssl
at from SoO,0UO TO $1,000. IL L.
said that the plant Was insured
for nearly $4,000.
~. An. Palmer, Jr., the presi-
dent Of the company, said Saturday
lAO.~.I..o L.-aaS a. .,a5 a...pSsSIU.e a.
present 10 estimate the loss 40 the
Company, as they had not yet
been AOte 10 8eI at the sane IN
which the BOOKS OF tie concern
WeI o,aIed.
The thrilling rescue of two wO-
mel from the third floor of the
building by hrenIen, tie esS ape
OF thirty or more girls who were
employed on Tie third floor and
who barely had tune To lAaAe
their way uCWn the IRE es< ape be-
lore the names shot through the
very WINDOW out OF WhiCn they
cia.nbereO, anu the injury Oh n
number OF la enen, were among
the features ol one OF the QuII X
est ana hottest nres thas city has
ever eAperIelIC cu, WniO In coan-
paeteIy Quilted the pant OF the
ChiOn EnseiOpe Company at 2I0
anu 40 SOu,n sixth Street this
morning, and which ragged from
about $40 o GIOOk until 40 O'Clock.
The two women Who we're res
cueu were enIrapped on the third
floor ana o. ercOAIe by the SInoke
before they could reach the IRE
escape 1bey were rescued by
ElIeIIIen j. A.. kinnegan and Il.
O. Johnston, OF LngIne Company
NO. q. VINO brought them ooWn
the ladder amid the cheers OF the
crowd. Their names could not be
learned. &. &. Long, a printer
In the employ oil the company,
vas also overcome by smoke.
The three were treated by the
ambulance surgeons.
The lire originated In the mo-
tor room of the plant, which IL
lot ated In a two-story building
on the south side OF the main
building. IL was caused by the
blowing out of fuse OF one OF
the motors This motor Is used
10 drive huge electric ian, whIS IA
fans the hot air used for heating
aIl over the plant.
This hot air Is conveyed 20 the
various parts OF the plant by
means OF a pipe about q foot and
a half In diameter. There Is con-
stantiY a swiftly moving current
OF air In this pipe when the plant
Is In operation. Consequently,
when the blowing out OF the fuse
OF the motor caused some nearby
material TO be tgnited the burn
Ing sparks and material were In
stantlY driven TO all parts OF the
plant, and soon the pipe was
Delching hre at scores OF points.
AT various places in the build
Ing were stOred large stacks OF
envelopes and paper. which were
quickly seized upon by the flames,
and by the time the fire depart
ment arrived both buildings of
the plant were burning furiOusIy.
1t was one OF the quickest
fires ever saw" said Chief
Joynes this morning. when we
arrived tire was shooting through
every window all over the build
ing"
Three alarms were turned in,
with scarcely two minutes be-
tween them. The three skies were
called out almost directly after
the second alarm had been sent
In.
The first alarm was turned In
about S:16 A. NJ. from Box No.
All.
A second alarm was run In two
minutes later.
Right on top OF the second
alarm the three skies sounded.
Eleven engine companies and
three truck companies were on the
grounds In ten minutes.
Chief JOynes, early CO the
scene, dirett ted the fire lighters, as
sisted by Assistant Chiefs RaffO
anw Wise.
About eighty people were en-
ployed by the burned-out ono ern.
TLtrty-hNe of these were girls en-
gagged as machine operators.
The fire was disc Overed on the
third floor by Miss Ola Ja6 ksOn,
who informed Miss Kate O'COn-
ners, foreman OF the third floor,
In the meantime an alarm had
been sent I'm by the negro watch
man, Dennis Cumber.
The entire building, in two min
uteS, was filed with smoke.
Being cut of from the steps,
owing 10 tie density of the smoke,
the girls rushed TO the fire es-
cape, whiC h is on the north side
OF the building. From the fire
ESQ ape they were assisted TO gIkeg
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