Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
-FOUR ARE RESCUED
IN APARTMENT FIRE
Neighbors Resort to Many
Means to Arouse Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel T. Shipley.
C. HALL DISCOVERS BLAZE

Four persons were rescueu "Heii A."
partly destroyed the apartment mousse
at $500 5th street northwest shortly
after 8 o'clock this morning
Charles A Hall, who occupies the
first floor. was awakened by the cFac-
king of flames on the floor above him
He experienced little difficulty in car
rying his wife and seven-year-oid
granddaughter, Ruth Hall. from the
burning building. While Mr.. Hall was
getting his family from the house a
neighbor who had seen the blaze sound
ed an alarm.
As the flames rapidly ate their way
from the rear of the house, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel t. Shipley, who occupied the
front rooms on the second floor, slept
on. While waiting for the engines, Mr..
Hall and neighbors who had gathered.
shouted. threw pebbles at the windows
and tried other means to arouse the
Shipleys.
Just as the engines were approa ching
Mrs. Shipley appeared on the balcony
of second floor window and was car
ried down a ladder by Policeman j. r.
Jenkins, neighbor. Mr.. Shipley fol-
lowed.
Four Apartments Unoccupied.
Although the building consists of
the apartments were unoccupied. The
fire apparently started on the rear
porch of the second floor and rapidly
consumed that end of the frame struc-
ture- The damage was placed at So. 1000.
The owner of the property is said to
live In another city. 1t took the fire.
men half an hour to check the blaze
At the same hour last Saturday morn
ing fire swept the Winston apartment,
BIAS Mount Pleasant street. and fire.
men and men in the apartment had to
carry nearly fifty occupants down fire
escapes.
Other Small Fires
Dry grass in front of Union station
caught fire yesterday afternoon short
ly before o'clock and attracted a
large number of spectators. No. ) en-
CINE company responded to an alarm
and extinguished the blaze before any
damage had been done.
Short-circuited wires yesterday aft
ernoon caused a fire in a street car of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company at Ohio avenue and 18th
street No. 3 truck company eXtin-
guished the blaze after the car had
been slightly damaged.
A small fire occurred on the premises
of John Jacobs, 326 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. yesterday afternoon. The origin
of the FIRE was not determined, accord
ing to the police. and SO damage re-
suited.
Burning trash in the Caroline apart
ments, zoo 18th street, last night about
$50 o'clock, caused a fire scare. Fire
men responded to an alarm sounded
from box 135 and the fire was extin-
guished before any damage to the prop
erty had been done.
Solomon Wisotzky. 1923 NJ street
caught fire yesterday afternoon and
was ruined. The fire was distinguished
by Wisotzky.
Members Of Floyd F. Young's family.
apartment B, 1919 c street southeast.
were awakened by fire this morning
shortly before o'clock. The fire oc-
cured in the kitchen and was extin-
gufShed by No. truck company. Dam
age to house and contents amounted
to $40.
Woman's Clothes Ablaze.
Hattie johnson. colored, fifty-nine
years old. 4S1 Ridge street, this morn
ing about o'clock was severely burn
ed from head to foot while in the
kitchen fthe apartment of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott r. Dampier, 224-A Q street.
where she was employed. 1t is feared
she cannot recover.
Presence of mind on the part of the
colored woman prevented a small child
of the Dampiers' from being burned.
The little one. not realizing what was
happening, started to go to Mrs. John
from her body. Hattie knew what prob
ably would happen if he reached her
she explained, and she screamed at him
loud enough to brighten him from her.
When she was able to pass from the
kitchen without touching the child, she
ran from the rear of the premises, was
picked up by a passing motorist and
taken to Homeopathic Hospital AL
though she was severely burned, she
did not lose consciousness and was BILE
to discuss the fire with Policeman EN-
brey. she said she was unable to tell
how her dress caught fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danpier, who are en-
ployed in the bureau of engraving and
printing. were away from home when
the fre occurred. The child, who is
about three years old, was cared for by
neighbors until his parents returned
home.
Other Small Fires
Explosion of an oil lamp caused a fire
In the house Of Sherman Barber. I27
Seaton street northeast, about e:15
O'Clock this morning. Damage to the
house and contents amounted to 5000
The fre was extinguished by No. ~ en-
CINE company.
W., B. & A. CARMEN STRIKE.
HANDICAP MEADE LINE