Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-16
Five Perish in Cincinnati Sal
vation Army Home-Score
Hurt-"Firebug'' Held.
THREE OF FAMILY DIE
IN A new YORK BLAZE
Fireman Fatally Injured-Lynch.
burg, Va. Business Houses Raced.
Charleston, S. c., Pier Burns.

Si.>AIG>NA L, oNlO, DcCemDer 1b.-FIve
are dead and a score were injured when
fire, believed TO be Of incendiary origin.
destroyed the Salvation Army Home for
Men here early today. Many Of the in
jured were overcome by smoke. while
others suffered hurts I'm making their way
out of the fire-swept building Several
of the injured are I'm serious condition.
The dead:
Arthur Sandell of Bangor, Me-, book
keeper and clerk of the home
T. Shoddell, believed to work in this
city.
Three unidentified.
Sandell is son of a Presbyterian min
lister. There were 100 beds i'm the build
ing, of which fortyfive were occupied by
the employees of the Salvation Army.
Every one OF the employees escaped and
is accounted for.
Almost all of the other beds were oc-
cupied by transient dodgers and unfortu-
mates VINO make their home i'm the build
ings OF TINS class. \ charge of incen-
diarism was placed against man who
gave the name of Frank Meyers.
He claimed to be a circus rider, and
said he last lived in Arizona.
The proptry loss is estimated at s55 ZOO.
Other Bodies May Be in Ruins.
1t is believed several other bodies ar.
in the ruins.
Burrowing into the debris of the burn
ed structure Is being hurried, as the of
ficials are confident that number OF
other bodies remain buried there. Th,
inability of those who conducted the
house accurately TO estimate the num-
Der OF lodgers eliminates the possibility
. ny lot <Af mis- mo
Heroic rescues during the progress OF
the nre became a common sight, fire
men, policemen and officials of the Sal
vation Army carrying limp and appar-
emily ifeiess forms down the fire
escapes and ladders to waiting am.
balances. Praise is being heard on all
sides for the work of the Salvation
Army men, as they assisted the firemei
immeasurably in guiding them through
the smoke-fslled and intricate passages
of the burning building. hTe origin O
the fire is not known. but suspicion.
actions on the. part OF Meyer led thu
police to question HIM :. He apparenti,
| was unable to give clear account o.
| his actions and charge Of incendia
risIn was placed against him.
All Investigation by the building in
spector has been started
Three Killed in New York Fire.
NEW YORK. December ia city fire
man. his mother and sister. were burned
to death early today in fire which prac
tically destroyed a five-story apartment
building in which they lived at 366 Am.
sterdam avenue. 1t was one of the mos,
spectacular apartment house fires i'm thi.
city recently.
Flames which started i'm the basement
spread SO rapidly that the fifty occupant.
of apartments found all exits cut off wher
aroused by the arrival of the firemen
Thrilling rescues We're effected from third
and fourth story windows. but several
persons We're Injured by flames or b,
jumping TO The street.
Thomas j. McManus. on twenty -four
hours leave from the fire station i'm the
vicinity. was at home with his mother
Mrs Mary McManus. and his sister Mary
All three were. trapped. and the fireman's
station mates were unable to reach him
One of them, Michael O'Sullivan, wa:
probably fatally injured by falling from q
ladder while trying to make his way tc
McManus' rooms. Among the others seri.
ously hurt were Mrs. Margaret Maurel
and her infant son.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
s26O,O0O Fire at Lynchburg, W..
LYNCH Bti RGi. Va. December 16.-Fire
early today i'm the business sec<ior
here caused a property loss estimate
at s260.0oo. Nearly all the loss is
covered by insurance. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
Property destroyed included the Ad-
kins Hardware Company, retail depart
ment of the y. J. Bell Publishing Com
pany. Baldwin's dry goods store and
kinkes shoe store.
The fire originated in the Adkins
Hardware Company.
Fire Damage to Pier Is $50, 900.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. December 1s.-
Contractor Richardson of Jacksonville.
in taking stock of the damage wrought
by the fire on Clyde Line pier No. 2.
here last night, stated that the loss
would reach $4,000 and possibly go to
800 900. Considerable damage was done
to the costly foundation work. as well
as largely destroying the superstruc-
ture.
Construction insurance covers the loss.
loss.