Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
PARK HOTEL AF|RE,
LOSS ABOUT $4,000
Proprietor Endres Severely
Burned and Is Conveyed to
Emergency Hospital.
GUESTS MAKE ESCAPE
TO PLACES OF SAFETY
Fears for Safety of Miss Endres
Prove Groundless-Flames Quick
ly Subdued.

Fire, which broke out in the Park
Hotel. New York avenue and nth street.
shortly after midnight. damaged the
building and contents approximately 3d.
un and Frank Endres. the proprietor.
was So severely burned that he had to
he removed to the Emergency Hospital
The fire originated in the store room on
the third floor and soon ate Its way
through To the roof. The blaze was a
spectacular one. making Chief Wagner
and his tireiighters believe they had a
hard problem on their hands as they
hurried to the scene
Mrs. Endres. wife of the proprietor.
detected the odor OF burning wood.
Opening the door OF her room ana
passing into the reception halP on
the third floor she was greeted with a
pun of smoke and saw the flames rap
idly eating their way about the walls
and ceiling. She cried for help. at
the same time seizing a fire extingulsh
err and attempting to put out the
blaze.
Hears His Wife's Screams.
Mr.. Endres. who was on the lower
floor. heard the screams of his vile
and rushed to the upper floor. Mrs.
Endres believed her daughter Beatrice
was in bedroom close to the store
room. and sent Mr.. Endres to look
after her. 1t was necessary for him to
rush past the storeroom and through
the flames in order to get to his daugh-
ter's room. and it was while thus at
tempting to rescue his daughter that
he received the burns. 1t developed
later that Miss Endres had been taken
to her private school early In the
afternoon by her brother Earl.
r. L. Anderson, colOred waiter. VINO
had finished his work for the night.
was standing on the pavement in front
of the hotel when his attention was
attracted to the roof by the brighten
ing of the sky. He saw the blaze. ana
Immediately gave the alarm to those
in the building. and then ran to 10th
street and New York avenue and sum-
moned the fire department.. At the
same time G. w. Beamer. who was
riding on an nth street car. saw the
blaze. and jumped off the car and pulled
the box at 18th street and New YORK
avenue.
It was a matter of short time after
the engines arrived before several lines
of hose were run up the stairway ahd
the blaze was quickly extlnSulsheo CnleI
Wagner admitted, after the fire. that the
lob had ben easier than he had anticl-
pated when he first saw the blaze.
Damage From Fire and Water.
The flames had destroyed everything in
the storeroom, and had eaten through the
roof and along the wood work and walls
of the corridors and the reception room
on the third floor. Water did a little
damage to the property on the lower
floors There were several guests In the
hotel but these reached places of safety
with little difficulty after Mrs. Endres
had given the alarm.
when I saw that couldn't do any
thing TO the fire with the two sire ex-
-tfnguishers used said Mrs. Endres. II
rushed into my room and grabbed the
boxes containing ms money and jewelry.
and my parrot and got them to places
of safety. Mr.. Endres also got hil
money without any trouble.
The store room. according to Mrs
Endres contained furs and winter cloth
ing. and a large chest belonging to hel
grandfather. which she declared she
priced very highly. 1t contained many
valuable books and other articles which
had belonged to her grandfather.
Mr. Endres burns were very severe
He at first refused TO go to the hospital
but on account of the pain. and upon
the suggestion of Chief Wagner. he con
to the hospital in the chiefs automo-
bile.
The building is owned by Christian
Heurich and the damage was equally
divided between the building and the
contents.
False Alarm.