The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
Mrs. HartzelI Rescued
FromApartments Over
Doyle's Cafe.
BRAVE WORK BY
TELEPHONE GIRL
Stuck to Her Switchboard High
UP in Chesapeake and Ohio
Building While Firemen
Were Struggling With
Basement Blaze-Fire Epi-
demic Alarms City.

For tho second time within two
weeks fire broke out in Doylc's Cafe.
oos East Broad Street, Howard Hart
eel proprietor. at t: 80 o'clock yester-
day morning, and in the height of tho
raging flames and rolling smoke Mrs.
Hartzell was rescued By Assistant
Chief Wise and Captain gill down
truck ladders placed in the rear, and
Howard Hartzell. Jr., son OF the pro-
7rietor, was brought In his night
clothes down ladder placed against
second-story window in the front
a policeman standing on the corner
OF Seventh and Broad Streets saw
smoke Issuing from the windows. and
turned In the alarm After the first
relay of hremen had answered. "a
second alarm was turned In. and four
engine companies. Nos. 3, 4, and ..
with NO. truck wagon, responded to
, the emergency. The second story, oc-
cupied by the Hartzells as residential
quarters. was ablaze. Fire had crept
into the roof and between the Doors
tlremen rushed up tho stairway next
to the general entrance. and found
most of the family awake. Howard
ilartzell, Jr.. was asleep when fire.
men reached his side. He was carried
to the front window. and hremen. rum
ming up TO meet him. lifted and helped
him down to safety
hiisSh oo"h III
AS there was no immediate danger,
Mis-. Hartzell had time in which to
clothc herself. There was no exit to-
be made safely below. and Chief Wise
and Captain Gill took her TO 4 rear.
window where two ladders had been
placed. Being of heavy build, 1t was a
matter of some difficulty to carry her
down. Chief Wise told her TO place
her arms around his neck. and he got
on one ladder with her. While captain
Gill aided her from the other ladder
o'ners stood below to sea that she
made no mlsstep. and she was carried
dCwn without a Jar, Both she and
. Howard Hartzeil took refuge in all
"djoining restaurant. and later iircmen
ven, up to the boys rooms and
brought him some clothes. Mrs. Hart
zell was taken in by friends. while I'll,
hey and his father watched the course
cf the fire.
Just after the rescue. an alarm was
rung in from Blk 2l5. Ninth and Main
Streets. and Chief Joynes. who mud
cen In charge OF the Doyle cafe hra.
left for the second alarm. Though
the second i!ro in the Chesapeake ana
Chic offices. threatened TO be OF scri-
Gus proportions. fire engines arrived
; in time 20 prevent II being of II gravnr
nature i few minutes later. a thirl
alarm came from 1000 West Grace
10 be ablazc.
Water Frozc In Hose.
Main attention was paid TO the tire
on Broad street. Starting, supposed
! " from a defective wire. the danes
had enveioped the dining room and
We're making their way 10 the living,
and bed room IN the front OF the
second story. Four lines OF hose were
carried up into the room. but on nc
count OF frozen water plugs and noz-
zles. II was some time before water
could DC thrown on. Most OF tho
plugs were frozen tight, and the caps
had to he twisted OFF by main
strength. after which the ice was
melted. Water fro2e even In the hose,
and tho nremen had to melt the noz-
zles before the hose could be used.
Fires We're kept continually buralass
on the street, and frequent recourse
was had to them. Some of the .ncn
suffered frost-bitten ears. and. after
taking Off their gloves they found
them frozen so stim ,hat they We're
unable to put them on again until
they had been thawed,
When the flames were finally OK
tinguished. after two hours light,
the upper story was practically wreck
ed. and untold damage had been IN
tl!cted in the saloon below by water.
The damage Will amount to $4,000 CT
llOIt. II VII DC l!ilpoSSI3le
~ 10 estimate the loss until an n
vcntory and an examination of tho
building are made.
Telephone Girl in Danger.
The ire in the Chesapeake and Ohio
offices was found in the subcellar.
where In some unaccountablc manner
n lot of papers had become ignitcd.
Up on the roof of the main building
sat the night telephone operator. still
working at the exchange SO that
nothing might go wrong. When she
heard the fire engines Below. she CALL
ed UP headquarters. ana asked ii there
were any danger
Yes" came the reply Better get 4
out"
TN stay little ionssr." she answer.
ed up Fire Headquarters, and asek IL
let me know
\ little later she called up again
Get out" the man nt the other pml
OF the line answered sharply. Get out
while YOU have time
I'D better stay on a little longer
for they might need me-" she said.
and she stuck gamely 10 her post.
Again the man at fire headquarters q
called her owe. the telephone. 85
still there he asked.
Firmly Ordered Down. #
Yes" Md she plugged up 70 en-
swer another cali BU, smoke came up
through the roof and she called up
headquarters again 70 tell the arenen
that they would tind her on the roof
II it should he impossible for her 10 4
come down. Bat the man who works a