Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
Firemen Rescue Tenants of an
Apartment House on Lad
derS in Morning Fire.
SMOKE CH0KES EVERY
STAIRWAY IN THE PLACE
Department Is Called Back
Twice to Ivy Street Flats on
Other Alarms.

Shut off BY dense smoke from escape
from the third floor Of the Oglethorpe
apartments. 1876 Ivy street, women and
children to-day had to be taken from
the building down ladders by hremen, N
the first of a series of three fires that
threatened the apartments.
No one was injured. but intense eX-,
element prevailed for some time.
The building filed with smoke from a
blaze that originated in the boiler room
and did considerable damage in the
basement. Occupants OF the first and
second floors fought their way through
the smoke to safety but women and
children on the third floor found the
stairway choked with heavy volumes Of
smoke that poured into the various
apartments and became sitting.
There was rush to the front of the
building and some stood at a window
until the iremen. who had just reached
the scene. could hoist ladder and res
cue them Little Ella Sue Hard, aged
eight years and Margaret Hillard HARD.
three wears old daughters OF Mr.. and
Mrs. \. $. Hard, We're the hGsL Lifted
through the window and taken down
the ladder Then followed Mrs. Ella
Williams and Mrs Margaret Buchanan
Of Nashville who is visiting Mrs Hard
Mrs. J. Crowder who also has An
apartment on the same floor, was next
taken down the ladder. and she was
followed by Mr., Hard and negro maid
Children Saved.
Fearful that she and her cHNd~en
might perish before they could he res
cued, Mrs. W. C. Galloway determined
to brave the smoke and save the chill
dren al the peril Of her own life Mrs
L. r. Dickinson and her sister, Miss
Hazel Rainey. had rushed into the Gal
Ioway apartment. and heroically lent
their aid i'm saving the three Galloway
children.
Mrs. Galloway seized her baby girl
Dorothy. one year old. and dashed into
the hall and toward the stairs. which
could not even be seen in the smoke
and darkness. Mrs. Dickinson and Mis-
Rainey each took one Of the other two
children. May. aged FIVE years. and Bob
bic, three years old. and followed the
lead Of the mother
Blinded by the smoke and almost
stified. the three CROPPED their wav
down the stairs g the second floor,
where the smoke was even more dense.
Finally they managed to reach the first
floor and almost fell out into the fresh
air and safety. Children and rescuers
alike We're almost sufTocated and were
80 weak they could hardly stand by the
time they reached the open air. They
were soon revived. however, and soon
showed no i'll effects Of their thrilling
experience
Mrs II. g. Newman, who has apart
mentS on the second floor. displayed
rare nerve and pluck throughout the
excitement. Mrs Newman never
showed the least agitation. and. con-
fdent the IRE was not serious. took
time TO arrange her apartment and pro
tecr it from the smoke and then calmly
went downstairs
Second Blaze.
II vas but snort time after The
fsemen left until another blaze was
discovered in the roof. and they were
called back The hremer had been
gone but few minutes the second time
until a blaze was discovered in a closet
on the third floor. For the third tim
they were then called back
Neither Of the latter fires did any
damage.
The firemen experienced some delay |
in getting TO the fire on account of the |
torn I'D condition Of Ivy street. Much
complaint was registered by occupants
of the apartment because Of the abb ,
sence of fire escapes on the building
Suppose bad fire should take plaes
in the night why. We would all be
caught in here like rats in a trap.
said one woman.