The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-24
PLUCKY WOMAN
Cheats Flames
OF THEIR PREY
Plunges Thru Scorching Heat and
Snatches Tots From Blazing Beds;
Throws Them Out Window

a plucixy little dressnaker living at
32s Vine St, went to bed at IL
o'clock last night utterly exhausted
from a day and half q night Of
fatiguing toll.
At . o'clock this morning she was
awakened by the screams Of her
eldest. s-ycar-old son. in the room
adjoining hers. She went thru the
ordeal that followed In total disro-
gard OF her own rerii. rescuing an
three children by heroic effort. sin
gie-handcd. and was herself dragged
from the burning home by nefgh-
Dor woman after she had COLLAPSED
inside a snoke-fllled room
Last nights episode WA she -
max Of a long series Of misforfuneo
that have filled Mrs. Johnson's NE
with SORROW and disappointment
81 AM VERY FORTUNATE.s
SHE MOANS
But am . very fortunAfe woW
an" she mcaned. as later today -
lay with her baby ciasped 10 heP
breast. She was suffering terrific
pain from a burned forearm ana
badly wrenched right shoulder. sJuut
think. II was the first time had
ever been in fire, and we might
all have been burned to deaxhr'
Mrs. johnson was left . widow
with two baby sons on her hands :
few years ago. Pacing the world
practically. penni1ssnv .shea hung ont
a srnaii sign. ~Dreasnakifg Gho
was struggling bravciy, making :
meager living. when second man
came into her life She married
him.
He abandoned her. going 20 van.
couver. Il. c.. and two months ago
the third little son was born. adding
another burden. johnson has writ
ten to her twice. she says Mean
while she has resumed her work of
iressnaking.
YESTERDAY WAS HARD
DAY FOR HER
Yesterday was h hard day for Mrs.
Johnson. She had her usual work
To do. and. besides. found IL neces-
sary 10 spend most OF the afternoon
downtown Returning home. she got
her children's supper and prepared
to put In the evening at sewing. She
also had n washing to do.
Several neighbor women came to
call on her after supper. They re-
manned until about . o'clock. with
smile and a cheerful good night"
she closed the door when they de-
parted. and turned again to her
work.
Arthur. her syear-old. and Elmer,
s. she put to bed on a davenport in
the living room OF her small apart.
ment- Babie Jackie was restless and
needed attention. but wren IL o'clock
came she had finished her washing
and hung 1t on line stretched
across from the stove to the Opposite
wall over the davenport. Then sho
retired to her own room off the
living room. closed the door and
went to bed with Jackie snugRlec
beside her.
when / woke up she explained.
II heard Arthur screaming, Mother,
mother. am choking 10 deathr My
own room was full of smoke. There
was no electric light bulb in the
socket was in the dark and
couldn't see.
HEAT so STRONG
HER EYEBAl4IlS BURN
MY first thought was 10 ret
Arthur and Elmer out OF there. I
opened the door. More smoke puff
ed into my room. II was SO hot
and thick II almost knocked mo
down. The clothes on the line had
caught fire and the davenport was
smoking.
II couldn't keep my eyes open In
there: II was so hot and the smoke
burnt my eyeballs SO. felt my way
over to the davenport and first I
got hold of Arthur. I carried him
into my room and opened the win
dow. Then / tossed him out. 1t was
only few feet to the ground.
Elmer was crying and I ran back
after him. l couldn't have left him
in there to burn TO death--not II I
had died. Just as / took him out
the mattress caught fire on the
davenport. 1t was burning all
around him. Oh, my shoulder
hurts SO, / don't mind the burn on
my arm. but my shoulder pains me
terrible. . . Then I threw Elmer
out the same window l had put
Arthur thru.
II picked up baby. He was in my
bed and was crying. too. l couldn't
see. had to throw him out just
like the older boys. was trying
to climb out thru the window my.
self A woman grabbed me. She
pulled me thru and we both fell.
she on top of me. That's all. I'm
glad had the strength. - BraveY
DO yo uthink so7 And. Just
think, none of them were burnedl
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