The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26
INJURED IN A FIRE.

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tinued to give directions to his fire.
men for one and one-half hours. In
stead of improving, however, he grew
worse and finally asked his driver to
take him to his home.
Large COrnice Fell.
-Four of us have no license to be
alive this morning." said Harry Hop
per. George Housh and Dan Valid
Itch were at the top of a thirty five
foot ladder with line of hose. Chief
HanlOn was standing at the bottom
of the ladder. I had Just stepped up
to the chief to call his attention to
something when a large cornice fell
from the cave.
Both the chief and myself were
knocked down. A great cloud Of black
smoke was carried down with the cor
nice and could see nothing. AS soon
as I was able to get up. I inquired
If anyone was hurt. 1 got no reply.
In trying to find a lantern 1 stumbled
over the chief and took hold of him
and asked him. if he was hurt. A
low groan was the only answer. A man
came along then and he and l car
ried the chief to a safe place and in
very few seconds he was conscious,
but although he was able to take and
give some directions, he did not seem
to be exactly right.
Il supposed that Of course when that
heavy cOrnice fell from Immediately
above the two boys on the ladder that
certain of this when they had failed to
answer my first call to them. After
removing the chief. I went back to look
for them. They were still on top of
the ladder busily playing a stream of
water on the fire. They told me they
were uninjured. 1 guess they had been
too busy fighting the fire to hear me
Fanily's Close Escape.
I'VE had a mighty narrow escape
Mr. Macferran said today. 1T was
discovered the fire until everything
was ablaze. We lost everything ex.
cept what clothing we could grab. A
II. Grief Of Kansas City, who is my
! brother-in-law, with his wife and two
children. were visiting us. The en-.
| tire ceiling of room he was sleeping
In, and the ceiling of a closet adjoin-
ing, fell in. 1t was the crash of the
fall which awakened Mr.. Grief He
called me, and the others in the house
were then aroused. The doors of the
rooms which were burning were
closed to shut off drafts and the fire
department was then called. Neigh.
bors took us in to keep us from freez
ing.
Cnlef Hanlon was injured by a large
piece of cornice which was hanging
Just under the high part of the roof
at the front Of the house. 1t fell to
the roof of the porch and from there tc
the ground, knocking down the CHIEF
ana two or three other fir ,men. Mr.
Pribble, neighbor. and myself and
others helped carry the chief to the
sidewalk where he was laid on the
ground He was groaning and seemed
10 De In great pain. 1 believe he was
unconscious ten minutes. After carry
ing the chief to safety, we helped one
OF the other firemen out from under
the wreckage, who seemed to have beer
stunned, but who soon recovered
Fairly Wen Insured.
we saved absolutely nothing ex-
cept what clothes we picked up have
not looked at my insurance policies
ana so do not know exactly how much
insurance was carrying. but the Loss
IS greater than the insurance I thini
| was carrying $500 on the house
and $4,000 on the furniture"
me firemen. who worked in the bit
ter cold. are warm in their praise OF
two women of the neighborhood. g
do not know their Names" said one
fireman this morning, but they go
busy right away and made a lot Of
hot coffee and came over and told u.
to come into their homes and drinl
as much hot coffee as we wanted
whenever we could. 1t certainly wa.
great help to us and we appreciat,
it, -
The cold was SO intense that waite
from the fire hose seemed to freeze as i
was falling. The firemen were coveret
t. h ice and seemed Ike walking ic,
bergs. All that remains OF the MackerraI
home is the floor Of the first story. which
8 covered with charred tinbers, and ON,
chimney which did not fall.
H. Harry Hopper, who was knocke,