Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
ROTTEN HOSE BALKS
FIREMEN IN FIGHT
AT $4,000 BLAZE
Gould Not Garry High
Pressure Streams to Burn
ing Plant of E. J, Spsngler
& Co. = Prediction Up
held.

Rotten hose, which burst when attaches
to the high-pressure fire main, a thjpv
predicted recently by Director OF Pubbo
Safety Porter, held up flremen early tb,,
morning at q $4,000 fire in the envsIon.
and paper plant of e. ]. Spangler g. Co.
1927 to 1249 North Howard street. A cir,
who discovered the blaze tainted sfto,
rousing neghbors, and policeman,
whose home is across the street from Tn.
burned building. ran eight blocks In hi.
bare feet to turn in two alarms.
The bursting hose this morning Is IN.
second experience of that kind hrem.,
have had in less than 4S hours. LAT.
Saturday afternoon three separate line,
OF hose burst while flremen were fghtIns,
big blaze at the Roesch packing plar,
Second and Brown streets, and in nm.
instance spectators were drenched.
GIRL DISCOVERS FLAMES r
The fire this morning was discovered +.
few minutes after o'clock by Miss rr.r..
Yale, 1888 Howard street, two doors fro.,..
the burning building. She was aropssa
by the cracking of flames and when M.
saw the blaze she screamed "ars" .u4
then fell back in her room in faint
Her mother, Mrs. May Yale, srousss
neighbors, including Policeman Bender =,
the Front and Master streets staHo,
Hurrying out to send in an alarm, R.,.
der fell down stairs. but was not hrr,s
The bluecoat in his pajamas and w,tb,S.
shoes or stockings ran two h,ooks a.
Glrard avenue and sent In an alarr.
"hen he returned the envelope plant wau
plazihs so hercely that he ran bach
again and turned in a second alarm
BY the time policemen and frem.,
arrived the three floors of the n,,,.
were ablaze and the flames were threat.
ening adjoining dwellings,. The far,,v
OF James Schrelner, 1895 Howard str..t
nao persistently refused to heed tn.
calls of neighbors to flee to the str.st
Foheemen Cooper and Casper finally ran
INTO the house and carried out tbrs.
children, after which the parents ,o,.
lowed.
Several flremen were partially ov.-.
come by the thick smoke, but after hahn,
treated by ambulance surgeons from
three hospitals who came to thu s.sr.
they returned to work No one was IN.
jured.
HAD TO TURN WATER oFF
Inc hose that burst had been run u,
small alley from a high-pressuts plus
near Howard and Thompson streeta
r'reihen had been using 1t to direct a
strong stream of water on the rear of
'he burning building. They had to turn
OH the water and run line OF new hosa
This Is the second time the sn,rr,.,
pant has been burned down. The first
was about three years ago and an eouaI
amount of damage was done at that tim.
IL was estimated today that the lbs.
would range from $4,000 to s75, 600 90
determined ' A"' O0e"
Flremen learned that the quick snrsad
oI the hames was due to the fact tbat
! started somewhere near the elevator
smart This acted as a nue bv leading
ne hre 10 the upper floors within a few
minutes after its start "
onIy quick work by the iremen in run.
prevented the fire at the Roesh nIant sn' fron'
preading through the nelghborhood Rn'
ENTITY Director Porter declared that bs
YOU'D not follow the suggestions of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters IN
est all hose, because he would rstbar
ose me nose In service than in tests.
,'o. Iuu"Gi's VIII not provide for new hoss
,'i,t - n"uy needed The Director agreed
win the fire underwriters, who said "A
'er cent. of the hose being used In This
MY is detective. He went further and
ald most OF 1t is rotten intinating that
o test It would be to invite a repItetion
II the Baltimore fire in this city.