Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-05

who rescued Miss Margaret l..
Buckley.
Quick work on the part Of members
company No. at a fire at 742 9Th
street northwest about 4:30 o'clock this
morning saved several lives Miss Mar
garet L. Buckley. who was a nurse
during the civil war. and who is en-
ployed as a clerk IN the pension office.
was carried out Of the burning house
by Private Frank Clements Of the en-
gine company after she had sustained
severe burns about the face. body and
hands. John Raney and wife, who oc-
cupied the fourth floor of the house.
were rescued and borne down a ladder
from the window of their apartment,
under the mansard roof Of the house.
by Privates o. r. Anderson and Will
liam Dyer Of the truck company.
F. NJ, Bomar. a carpenter. occupying
the rear room on the second floor. was
able TO get out Of the burning building
without being assisted. Mrs. M. E. Hol-
it. and Mr.. Schneider. occupants Of the
first floor experienced no difficulty get
ting out of the building.
Miss Buckley figured In similar early
morning fire May 81, 1909. when she oc-
cupied rooms on the first floor OF house
No. 511 Fl street northwest. in sight Of
the house in which the fire occurred this
morning. At that time her arms were
burned, while c. A. Taylor, another. oc-
cupant of the house, was. burned about
his legs. and both were sent to a hos
pitaL
The blaze in the H street house was
started about $50 o'clock in the morn
ing. and resulted from a rag igniting
while Miss Buckley was taking pot of
coffee from a gas stove. 1t Is thought
this mornings fire was the result Of a
similar accident, the fire having started
about where Miss Buckley had small
stove She was not in condition this
morning to explain the affair.
On hearing Miss Buckley's screams
most of the other occupants Of the house
NeiGhbors welcomed them to their homes
Escape Of the Raneys.
Il heard a woman screaming said
Mrs. Raney. to Star reporter, "and
called to John that there was something
the matter downstairs. Just then I no.
ticed smoke and told my husband
thought the house was on fire.
John opened the door leading to the
stairs she continued, ''and the smoke
poured into the room at such q furious
rate that We were almost suffocated.
raised the windows and let out some o1
the smoke.
I'VE could not 60 down the stairway" "
al 20 nd ho nv1lx hi
left for US to do was to crawl out on the
sianting roof"
Mr.. Raney threw bundle Of clothine
from the window after he and his wife
aud wife then went out through the
front window, where they rested on the
three feet of slanting slate roof. holding
fast to the side of the window frame.
said. ..and the hot Goals flew thick and
fast about US. II seemed as IL we were
inhaling the smoke and swallowing the
Goals, and each minute we thought ouI
strength would fail and we would have te
drop to the pavement. but the firemeT
,ne up just In time to prevent US from
,Illng They took me down the ladde,
lrst and then my husband was brough
own
r. M. Bomar, who occupied the real
room on the second floor. said he though
he odor OF smoke must have awakened
him, as his room was partly filled will
smoke when he got up 60 make an In
restigation. Looking out the back win
low. he stated. he saw the bright ligh
and smoke and realized that the hous
Was burning. He then turned toward tn
door leading to the stairway and foun'
The stairway filed with smoke.
II grabbed my coat. trousers AM
Shoes" said Bomar. and ran down tn
stairs to the street. / held my breath 4
prevent inhaling the smoke, but I gues
j inhaled a little, because 1 am sick from
it,"
Miss Buckley Taken to Hospital.
While the exciting scenes were beini
enacted on the upper floors. f1remen wer
working hard on the second floor to ex
tinguish the blaze and prevent a fatality
Miss Buckley did not seem to be MAX
ing any great effort to leave her rooms o,
1.-The second floor when Private Frank Glenn