Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-15

LITTLE HOPE HELD
QUIZ TOR REcovE
Firemen At Toaa 70 Account fon
Failure Of Victim 10 right
Way Out Of Flaming BED
Room.

Trapped IN . litile 1&f8 DSdfoem
back Of the Union Realty comnanya
office on West Gold avenue uear
Third street. Julius Muller. Sc seafs
o. age. was horribly and lt 4 fonre1
fatally burned n a fire which uccat-
red there last night shortly afsog "a
O'Clock.
Muller now iles teasing Ga . cot 1n
g. Joscph's hospital whoro. al
o'clock this afternoon, Il waa hlH
there was but the sllahtesl Rope foF
HIS recovery Or. r.. A. iteidf q nta
tending the unfortunate man and et-
erythinE possible IL being done Is
mitigate his frlghtful suflorfngN
The building whore she fire occurs
red was ocegriad bY a roolnfnR hnusa
on the second floor and tho rnnl 80.
tate office ana a sealauranf kcnt III
Mrs. Merriwother on the sfounf
floor.
Flames were discovered In tho rear
Of the structure BY a nausorby last
night the alarm wua TUNED Ia and
the iiremen responded promptly. Two
streams we're turned on tho fire which
Was soon upder coKfroh "a quickly,
IN fact that the dAfnaHe 70 the oulld-
ing was less than tS0e
Tho flames we're confined 10 ths
lower floor. whl1h wna heliatSa 70
be unoccupled. bul when the fire WAS
partly under control the firamcn COM
menced 20 explore me dlffcrent rooms
70 cxtinguish tho last remnanin IL
the blaze ReechinR q doorway ~
the rear hall. where the fire evidently
originated. ono of the honeman broke
down the door. climbed upon u 10
get better view Of the room, when
he was Mortified % hear o Eraan fforn
beneath the fallen door caflnn Tor
light and aesiatance the fireman dls-
covered the form Of a man. wiah
face and Iimba horribly burned and
sroaning IN agony.
The sufferer was Muller. who nnd
evidently heen asleep on a small bed
In the room when the fire occurred
and had been rendered rnconsrl0na
BY the dense smoke and flames hofola
he had time 10 aavo hlmRslf from the
flames which had eaten theIr way
through the walls og che fitlse ro1s1s..
Dr T.. w. Richardson, %ao hsn=
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burning building. was called. and. as
sisted by prugElst =. Rupee admln-
istered emergency treatment and did
what they could 70 relieve the suf-
ferer until strong BrotheFa ambu-
lance arrived to carry the man 10 81.
Ioaeph's hospital where he was ten
DERBY cared for.
Muller was conscious when carried
to the ambulance, protesting weakly
that he was All right and did NOS
want 20 be taken 70 the hospital.
The unfortunate mans presence IN
The building was not suspected at the
time OF the fire. While be haa oe-
cupied the little room for some tifsie.
u had been his practice 40 retire rath-
or late and ne seldom was in his room
before midnight just why he failed
10 make an effort 10 escape q q mys-
terry. II is the theory Of Fire Chief
Klein that the fire broke out IN the
hallway near the entrance 81 aIni-
ier's roem. which effectuaily barred
escape IN that direction. but there
WAS a small window in tbe room
through which ne might easisy have
made his way. After the fire ihie
window remained unhroton thnnah
! 4 was badly warped rom tre rest
Tho damage 70 the building which
~ the property Of Neit n. Field. q
estimated at between ftoe and tH4o.
Mr. Field carried no inaurAnee
AIRS Merriweafher had only vesler-
day moved most Of her restaurant
fuvnishipes 80 that her loss WAS NOM
lnal The desks ana Office gufalsh-
ines ~ the Union Realty company
and the furnishinas N ne lodging
house on the second flonr. which was
rented hv Mira Honhlp UthIeaferlo.
were dsmaged considerably hg smoke
ana water
Mnrer the Vicllm ol iha firo. ~
nr ald sol9frr haplne enllalcd ln ihe
Tinted states army ln te7g hut few
wears after hls arrival NJ this roun.
trv frnm Oermnnv We ~ ena So ire
men wha asalsled ~ wlnninr the west
from che snparen hatiaF fnnahf in
indlen wars ffrm fhe ca4aalnn llnt
down into MrKlro en1 faI|n4oH Man.
eral tawfou ~ hle lsmou. W n|k
Mexieo which resulted in the aanIHsa
~ the hloodfhIalN 0nrlnImn W