Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-17
EVENING CAPITAL NEWS, SATURDAY MARCH IT, 1917

HON0u 10 81. LukeB noSplJal aIter 1lrBt
aid had been given him to give some
relief from his burns. He Is widely
known in this state. having for years
been Idaho's leading photographer.
with large studio In this city. He
retired some time ago to take over the
Sherman house. now his property, and
manage 1t. giving his spare time ex-
clusively to scenic photography for
which he has an enviable reputation.
RESCUED BY CHIEF LINDSAY.
When Chief Lindsay arrived on the
scene he took In the situation. He
called to two maids sitting in their
windows. partly hidden by smoke and
flames, not to jump as they would be
taken down Immediately. Someone
then informed him Mr.. Myers was on
the third floor. He hurried up an iron
ladder attached to the house and a
stairway leading to the top rooms from
the lower roof. Kicking open q doDr,
he crawled in, asking II there was any
one there. Horace Myers answered him
and almost at the same time toppled
over on him. Chief Lindsay carried
him to the lower rooms and safety.
Mr.. Myers said something about his
father being in the building. and the
chief hurried up to the same room, but
was driven back by the fierce flames
and smoke pouring from the door,
Water was then turned on that part of
the building and the senior Mr.. Myers
carried out unconscious by four fire
men. headed b. Chief Lindsay. He was
not burned. but WAS almost dead from
suffocation. He still breathed slightly.
Dr. Boeck was summoned and all pos
sible efforts were put forth to save his
life, but he had inhaled too much of
the smoke and flames and died within
few minutes.
MAIDS CARRIED OUT.
Laura Brown and Stella Koppel,
maids at the house, had narrow escapes.
One had broken the glass from her
window and, wit: her head far out CT
the window, was calling for help. The
heat in her room was intense. She
stated she was just about to Jump
when the fireman put up the ladder and
she was carrie down. The other maid
was taken down with less difficulty,
but her position was dangerous as the
fire had broken through into her room.
GUESTS GET sINGED.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Bush and Miss
Ada Bush, who occupied rooms on the
third floor, were among those who
narrowly escaped the flames. Mr.. Bush
had one hand badly burned and Mrs.
Bush had her hair burned. Miss Bush
escaped injury. Other guests fled in
their night robes, taking with them
only their precious belongings.
HOrapA Myera Ynado har0to afPark
to save his father. They occupied
rooms which Joined on the third floor.
When the flames broke out the elder
Mr.. Myers room was the first to be
shut off by them. His calls for help
could be heard throughout the house.
Unmindful Of the danger to himself,
Horace Myers In his night robe ran
through the flames and broke into his
fathers room and, staggering. carried
him through the suffocating smoke to
his own room. Being badly burned
himself. It is evident that he sheltered
his father from the flames as he car
ried him down the hall toward the
small stairway leading to the open
doorway and safety. The hallway was
on fire and black with smoke. He
reached the room leading to the stair
way and then evidently was overcome
or confused as he did not reach the
door. The room was also ablaze. 1t
is believed he laid his father down
near the window while he sought the
door and just at that time Chief Lind
say burst through to the rescue Mr..
Myers junior was black with SCOT and
his arms and chest covered with blood
He fell unconscious when rescued
STATEMENT BY FIRE CHIEF.
Chief Lindsay. when seen this morn
ing, made the following statement:
I'VE were called out this morning by a
messenger boy opening the door and
yelling that the Sherman house was on
fire. We left the building as the tele-
phone was ringing and before an alarm
came in. As we reached the house
saw the blaze breaking through the
roof and that the upper part of the
building was in flames. / saw a girl
through the smoke at a window and
called to her not to Jump and we would
get her in a minute. Knowing the
premises, I ran around the house to
so up ladder and saw another girl at
the window in the opposite side. l also
called to her to stay there and she
would be taken down quickly. As Il
was going up the ladder someone said
Mr.. Myers is in the building II
Kicked open door, but through the
dense smoke could see no one. I asked
II anyone was in there and MIR. Myers
answered me. l crawled in on my
hands and knees and while in that
position Horace Myers fell over on me
and carried him ont sau, h. ~.
badly burned. At that time l did not
know anyone else was in the room. AS
1 put him down he said something
about his father and ran back. A
draft had blown the flames through
the room and entrance was impossible.
had water turned on the room and
went in and carried the elder Mr.
Myers out. He was not burned. It was
evident that his son had sheltered
him from the flames in trying to rescue
him He Y,nrnnsoia,.