Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-09

in the game, and the speed he made
coming down Third street attracted
much attention
William III. Whistler the night
watchman at the property, who was
on his way from the third floor where
he had completed his hourly inspec-
ton, found the rear of the lower floor
in flames. He started for the tele-
phone when he heard someone calling
on the outside and learned that an
alarm had already been sent in.
Whlssler tried to get to the office but
the names drove him back. The
watchman waited until the firemen
arrived when he directed them to the
rear where the flames were making
considerable headway.
Insurance Carried
The printery building is owned by
III. a. Hartman estate, and is COW
cred by an insurance, the amount Of
which is not positively known. The
Aughinbaugh plant was also insured
Mr.. Kuhn would not say what the
total amount of his insurance was.
A special meeting of the Hope COM
pany was called for this evening at
| 7.3O by the president, A. III. Kreidler
| Action will be taken on the death Of
| William H. Harris The funeral of
Mr. Harris will take place Monday af-
| ternoon at o'clock Service will be
/ conducted by the Rev. Harry Nelson
, Bassler, pastor of Second Reformed
church and chaplain of the Hope COM
pany. Other arrangements will be
announced at the meeting tonight
Fireman Overcome, Dies
The one fatality in connection with
the fire was the death of William H.
Harris, one of the oldest members of
! the Hope Company. He joined the
/ company when he was IL years old
and only recently was appointed a
fire patrolman. Less than half an
hour after the fire started, Harris was
| carried from the burning building un-
conscious. While an ambulance was
called he was put on porch at Court
and Pine streets. When doctor ap-
! piled a hypodermic injection the man
| revived. He asked to be taken home.
He insisted on walking to the ambu-
| lance.
But it was last effort; for when
the ambulance containing the fireman
reached the hospital he was dead.
Harris was q machinist at the East
| End Boiler Works. He Is survived
by wife and five children, Alexander,
Harry, Robert, Mrs. Z. w. Trotter and
another daughter.
Ills son Harry went along with him
to the fire. His wife had urged him
not to go, saying, You will not be
needed" But he insisted on going
and Harry went along. The son was
holding horses for the Hope Fire Com
pany when he heard his father was
! hurt He at once hurried to his
! fathers side.
| No Panic i'm Theater
Hundreds of spectators poured into
! the narrow space to watch the flames
| Ihe most came from the Orpheum
| Theater, which was just about leaving
out The audience filed out in an
orderly manner and there was not a
| trace of panic.
The theater crowds scurrjed over
crossings to get out of the way of the
plunglng, speeding engines, and those
| who fingered near the scene of the fire
fled In swirled knots of humanity as
seventy terrified and rearing horses
were led from the livery stable of Ober
Brothers, across the street from the
burning building. The rush of firemen
in shifting hose carried several spec
tators to the mucky street.
Although in danger that was real
and at times imminent, and although
warned by firemen and policemen to
clear back from the alley, the crowds
of the curious, among whom were
many women, stayed for long time
watching the flames.
The engine and truck of the Good
+. VIII company, tearing down Sixth
street, was warned just in time by q
workman, who ran out. yelling in a
loud voice and waving a red lantern.
that the pavement was torn up on the
side that the fire apparatus was COM
ing down.
Cat News For Babies
Peanut, a big gray cat that was the
pet of the whole force at the State
Printery. is disconsolate to-day, and
goes about with a mournful wailina
NEW, as she pokes her nose here anc
there among the blackened debris
Employees of the plant first noticed hel
this morning when she appeared
walking in and out among the ruins
Then it was discovered that Peanut,
three kittens had perished in the fire
How the big cat herself escaped is :
mystery, and equally strange is tn,
puzzle of why she did not take thu
kittens with her. PROBABLY terrified
by the smoke and flames, she rushed
away and found an egress, and ther
later found it impossible to return.