Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03
ONE MAN KILLED,
FOUR INJURED IN
100000 FIRES
Firemen in Hospital After
Brick Plant and
Mill Blazes
30 FAMILIES HOMELESS

Two fires, burning simultaneously in diff
ferent parts of the city. were finally extin-
guished early today, with aggregate losses
which may reach $500, 900. More than so
families temporarily homeless and q
dozen small dwellings were damaged Police
fred upon looters in the midst of the excite
ment and other spectacular incidents at
tended
One of the fires wiped out the planning
mill Of Daniel Adams. 1896 to 1854 North
Marshall street. II also damaged a row of
houses on 7th street in the rear of the mill,
while sparks ignted roofs on Marshall and
other streets to a distance of more than a
block. The loss on the Adams plant and
other property is placed at $25O,OOO The
flames, discovered at 10 o'clock last night
were still burning IL hours later.
BRICK PLANT ATTACKED
The second blaze swept the firebrick
mandatory of Cyrus Borgner Company.
234 North Esd street, The loss at this
place is set at $4,000. Nearby establish
ments, with inflammable contents were
saved by heroic work. This fire. orlginat-
ing during the progress of the larger con-
hagration on Marshall street, called out en-
gine companies which had moved in" on
account OF the three-alarm summons to the
other scene
FLAMES GAIN HEADwAY Fl
The first responding company found the
entire Adams Building and adjacent lumber
and the hlgh-pressure service furnished
sufficient water to deluge the flames and
sprinkle the houses for a block around
Even with this water curtain an all-night
fight was waged before the mastery rested
with the firemen.
Henry Bradley, his wife and three chill.
dren. of 1929 North 7th street: Thomas
Musse wife and family, of 2927, and Mrs
J. Mayors and three children. of 2931, were
carried out. suffering from inhaling smoke
Eiremen found them nglaan In fba{ h,tr,
ing homes. Three men who ATTEMPTED 10
loot the vacated row of dwellings, on 7th
street, in the rear of the lumber yard, were
fred upon by police and driven TO the Penn. |
sylvania Railroad tracks, where they es- |
capped.
shifting engine crashed into a freight |
train at 7th street and Glenwood avenue
An unidentified man riding on the train
was killed. The crew OF the engine IL Is |
said. was intent upon the lumber ward |
blaze and did not see the train ahead
Many hrefnen We're affected by the dense |
smoke Hospital surgeons turned aban. |
doned dwellings into receiving wards but
Your injured hremen are In the Episcopal |
Hospital. They are Lieutenant John r. |
Wells, of Engine No. so, Park avenue and |
Cambria street, whose feet and legs are |
burned; William Mccain, Engine No. 49, |
7th and Norris streets. whose leg was
crushed under a falling lumber pile Harry |
Piper, OF Engine No. ~. whose foot was |
pierced by nail, and Arthur Jacobs OF |
Engine No 2s. Belgrade and Clearfield |
streets, who fell from ladder. sustaining |
concussion OF the brain and cuts.
GIRL SAVES HORSES.
Miriam Quinn. girl living in the neigh
borhood. after reseuing several horses from |
q burning stable was burned on the arms
and hands. Returning home she found |
her mother unconscious on the floor and the |
house abiaze. She carried out her parent /
before seeking aid for herself
The Adams FIRE was one of the most de-
Btructiye In the fire annals OF the northeast
Its glare was visible from the central roof
gardens, In West Philadelphia and other
distant points. and attracted spectators in
eroYes BY trolley and automobile.
BRICK PLANT BLAZE.
Scouts from CASTOR Presbyterian Church.
under Scoutmaster s. O. Brandenstein aided
the physicians In relief and hrst-aid work.
More than 500 horses from nearby
stables were led from their stalls. Some
OF the stables we're fire-damaged. while In
IRE nrst confusion horses ran about the
streets and all were not corralled until mid
night.
The Borgner factory fire was discovered |.
about A. N. and the interior OF that
building. which abuts on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad tracks. was destroyed Peter
poUney, fireman Of Engine No. IT. 18th
and xine streets. was overcome by smoke |
and tnmbled from a window on the first i
elorx- He was sent 70 Hahnemann Hospital /
nad Was found to he burned and bruised
me cause Of this nre has not been as
cefzaIned. Tlla place was empty and no IN
nalanapie articles were stored IN the /
building. Maeh valuable machinery was I
Fusnea and fnlahed stock mainly hrebriek \