Evening journal., 1913-10-27
ESCAPE FROM
BURNING HOME
Mrs. LeCarpentler and Baby
in Danger While Fire Ra-
CeS in Cellar
TWO HORSES DIE
IN STABLE BLAZE

The home OF John i. LeCarpenuer,
at No. 1910 Wawaset Avenue, was
completely eutted by fire yesterday
morninr. entailing a loss OF several
Thousand dollars Mr. LeCarpenuer
and his family are being sheltered by
Horace. Allen. neighbor, until the
house can be repaired. The origin OF
'fhe fire is a mystery. Mr. JeCarpen-
tier had left his house about 40 min
utcs before the fire and had gone 10
his office. Mrs. LeCarpentier, one or
their three children. and the maid
sarah Murray, were the only occu-
nants of the house at the time. Mrs.
I.eCarpentier and the baby were IN the
bathroom and the door was locked.
Tho maid was i'm another room on the
second floor when she smellcd smoke.
She informed Mrs. LeCarpontef, VINO
traced the smoke TO the cellar and when
she opencd the door she found the base
ment full of smoke and fire. Taking up
tbe habv Mrs. LoCarpenticr and the
maid hurried out. She notified the
neighbors OF the fire and then telepnon-
cd TO her husband, who tciephoncu 70
the Friendship and Water witch hre
companies. In the meantime, however
somc one who had seen the smoke ran
70 Jackson street and Shallcross avenue
and sent in an alarm from box NO. is4
and several fire companies were quickly
upon the scene. The rafters under the
first floor of the house were blazing
iercely when the hrcmon reached the
house. To make matters worse the gas
meter had melted OF broken and the
ras which flowed in volumes from tho
main pipe had been lighted and cloud
Of fame was hclched forth that threat
pned the entire building. After the gas
was turned of the hrcmcn extinguished
the flames in short order.
When Mr.. LeCarpcntier lett home ne
said. there was nothing about the house
that could have started the fire. II broke
,nt In the cellar from some unknown
cause. Mr.. LcCarpcntier was unstnted
IN his nraisc Of the frcmcn for the good
uork thcv did there. The family was
taken in hv Horace 5. Allen, at iuuo
Nawaset avenue. because their own
homo was not tcnatablc after the blaze
and will not be until extensive repairs
have been made.
Horses Die In Fire.
Fire broke out in the stables OF
the Guarantee Roofing Company al
Christiana avenue and Claymoht
street. last night. and damage 70 tne
oxtent of $1,000 was done before the
blaze was extinguished Two horses
we're burned TO death and the CON
tents OF the stables, which comprise
two buildings, wero consumed. MICH
ael f. Cannon, ogncr OF the plant.
said that his loss was partly covered
by insurance. ,
The nre was discovered by Michael
DrSpc. who notified Joseph Clark. o.
10 100 East Sixth street. Mr.. Ciari
ran 10 box No. ~, at Heald ah'
l.obdcli strcots bat could not hn'
the key with which TO open i an'
no therefore smashed the door with
brick to gain access TO the lever
After sounding correctly for three
rounds the alarm went wrong.
The blaze was located IN the stable
proper when the nromcn arrived, but
the flames spread 10 the other build
ings. and both we're burned to the
ground. The two horses were be-
yond the reach of tho firemen by the
time they got there and no one could
venture into the building 70 release
them. Ono of the horses had been
used as a fire horse for 10 years by
the Liberty Fire Company and was a
favorite with the members. Any of
the men would have gone in after the
animals had there been the slightest
chance of getting out alive.
Mr. Cannon said his driver left the
stables about 10 o'clock Saturday
night, and everything was all right
then, and there was nothing abou
the place that could have caused
FIRE. Mr.. Cannon believes someon
had gotten into the building and wcr
either smoking there and accidental
started the blaze or else the fre wa
Of incendiary origin.
Save Horses Here.
Some clothing I'm closet In N
home OF Isabella Bentley. at No. q
West street. caught ere last nigh
but the blaze was extinguished by n
Fame Hose Company, which was sun
moned by a still alarm before seriol
damage was done.
On Saturday night fire broke o
In the stable owned by Charles
Thomas, at Fourteenth and Thatch
streets, and a loss of 5000 was su
tanned. The origin of the fire is u
known. The blaze was discovered
Francis Cover. who rushed into q
smoke-filled building and rescued ty
horses. The fire was extinbuished
the independence Fire Company.