Evening journal., 1915-12-04
JEWELRY Store OF
BAYNARD COMPANY
SWEPT BY FLAMES
conLlnued nom FIrst Page.

son, James Coyle and c. n. Green |
with the two officers then entered the |
building. AS soon as the suffocating
men were dragged out they we're
placed in the automobile apparatus OF !
the Fame and Washington Fire Com
panies.
While the Fame apparatus was rum
ming to the Delaware Hospital, it came
near being wrecked at Thirteenth and
Washington streets. where the street is
torn up TO make way for new street
railway switch The Fame machine
went so near an open ditch there that
the red danger lights were upset by the
car.
About this time. the Washington ap-
paratus rushed down Washington street
carrying several overcome fremen and
Ralph Plowman. of No 24l3 Madisonl
street, and James II. McIvor, of No. GO2
West Twenty street. two young
men on the way to the fire, seeing tho
danger Of the Washington apparatus
being ditchcd, ran into the street and
seized the overturned red lanterns, d,
which they waved TO the lremen. This
saved the apparatus, the driver swerving
10 one side in time TO prevent IL being
Nt'N'N'Ns ANhlAl NhIutuIdtktI. OF lNt
Phoenix Fire Company, was overcome
twice at the fire while carrying a line
of hose into the store. lie was carried
out twice and revived, and the Same
thing happened TO Thomas Sheppard, Of
the Washington Company
While Patrolmen McGranary and Dut-
ton were IN the cellar searching for
overcome ilremen, the dolugc of water
from the upper floors saturated their
clothing and when they emerged from
the store they were wet TO the skin.
Chief Of Police Black ordered both men
to go TO their homes to change their
clothing.
Samuel IT, Baynard, Jr, arrived at the
fire shortly after the alarm was sounded
and he assisted the police in restoring
those who were overcome hy the smoke.
Members of the company also arranged
with Clarence r. Holt to supply the
iiremen with hot coffee and sandwiches,
which We're appreciated by the firemen.
The fire was discovered by Charles
Nj. Banks and William G. Bryan mem-
bers of the firm who had Just placed
the precious stones and jewelry in
the flreproof safes. Mr.. Bryan detect
ed the odor OF smoke and told Mr.
Banks, who started an Investigation
When he reached the top OF the base
ment steps he found the cellar filed
with smoke and. running back, he and
Mr.. Bryan locked the safes. Both men
went to the cellar door opening into
Fifth street. thinking that they could
combat the fire there. but when the
door was opened the cellar was like
seething furnace.
William ]. McVey. a newspaper re-
porter, on his way to another FIRE.
sounded from box No. 80 a few min
utes before, sent In an alarm OF FIRE
from Dox No. l2 Mr.. Bryan, in the
meantime, had gone to box No. Q,
tourth and Market streets, which he
pulled. Companies that had responded
10 alarm from box 30 we're switched
TO the burning store.
by the time the fremen arrived.
the flames had leaped through an
elevator shaft from the basement to
the first floor and from there they
appeared TO follow q stairway lead
ing 70 the fourth floor The smoke
was dense, and Il seemed as If the
blaze had originated in the furnace
room in the basement. This was
found untrue today. as two barrels of
excelsior were found near the furnace
untouched by the flames. The greater
damage appeared TO be done TO the
rest room in the basement used by the
sales women, and II was over this
room that the floor gave way.
Just what caused a blaze in this
room Is mystery. and the fact that
the fire was so far away from the
windows leading into the basement
caused the iiremen TO experience
some difficulty in reaching the flames.
Mr. Baynard today said the losses
as far as they could be estimated
were as follows; Building. $500: in
surance, $4,000; stock. $1,000; insur-
/ ance, $1,000; and furniture. S1,5OO:
insurance, $1,000, making a total loss
OF $4,000 with $4,000 Insurance.
When the firemen arrived they ex-
4 perienced trouble with the water sup
ply from the mains. As the engines
4 proceeded to pump water into the
burning building. this trouble was
overcome. Three lines of hose burst
: during the fire.
; The immense crowds gathered he
cause OF the alarm from Box. 39
which was sounded shortly after &
O'Clock and was due to slight blaze
in the home OF Mary Brooks. colored.
While the apparatus was on the way
there the alarm for the Baynard fire
was sounded
II The iiremen were compelled IN
= throw tons of water into the building
and the cellar Of The Every Evenine
, Publishing Company, being two feet
lower than the basement of the Bayn.
o ard store, much OF this water weeped
through and into the press room. The
- water partly submerged the large
Z press aud disabled the motors there
. and officials OF THE EVENING JOUR.
{ NAL and the Morning News at ono,
offered their assistance in printins
the Every Evening The Every Even.
ing will be printed on the press o.
the Morning News Company until the
machinery is gone over and put in
= proper shape.
i, Two fire apparatus remained at tho
scene throughout the night pumping
: water from the cellar OF the Ever,
, Evening and Baynard buildings.
: AS soon as the alarm was sounded
Sergeant McDermott was detailed bv
Captain kcllehcr 70 the fire. and he
with the assistance Of Sergeants Bay
r RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.