Evening journal., 1920-11-15
SAVE SLEEPERS
AS FIRE NEARS
Ten Men Routed From Bed
AS Smoke Sweeps
Through Restaurant
AGED MAN, AND BABE
AIDED TO SAFETY


Rescues ~ sleeping persons added
thrills to two -rcs n this city yes
terday. Men OF Q Fame Fire Com
pany at 7 O'Clock yesterday morning
on the second floor Of the building
at the northeast corner OF Seventh
and Market street, pulled ten sleep
ing Chinese from their beds and car
ried them down ladders 10 safety. The
fire started when an the occupants
OF the rooms In the building were
asleep. The rooms were filled with
smoke. and but for the prompt work
OF the lremen the sleepers would
have suffOcated.
The Chinese we're employees OF the
Canton restaurant on the re esOnd floor
They did not realize their danger and
protested from being hauled from
their cOuches.
The ilre started. apparently, in the
basement OF The building at East
Seventh street, occupied by Newstadt
Brothers, contracting painters, where
paint and oils were stored. The blaze
then worked its way into The base
ment OF the Newark shoe store, at
the corner Of Market. and rushed up
the shaft on the Seventh street side
OF the building. iilllng the entire
structure with smoke.
An alarm was rung In from
! box No Z. Eighth and Market streets,
by Policeman oscar r Ward The
Fame Hose promptly raised a ladder
TO the fire escape on the Market street
side.
Policeman William A. Hynson and
/ Frank Mcguire, driver OF the Fame
Company. rushed up the stairway
| leading 10 the Canton restaurant and
/ smashed In the door, only 10 be con-
/ fronted by smoke.
In the meantime Edward Poppy
| and Frank Lyons, ilremen, had
scampered up the ladder and craWled
| through the smoke 10 some OF the
4 sleeping rooms on the second floor
where the Chinese were. Selling the
protesting occupants OF the rooms
/ they carried them TO the windows. as
sisting many down the leadder Seven
/ OF the sleepers were rescued in this
| manner. Three others were taken
over the roof and later down a ladder
raised by the Delaware Company. a
second alarm was sent in by Chi Z
Luiz
Chief Engineer Lutz was at the fre
early. and fearing a bad blaze, or
dered a second alarm struck. This
brought the Brandywine Wecaacot
and independence companies, and the
FIRE was soon under control
The los on the build ng. which j.
owned by Max Keil, 2iO3 Boulevard
was slight, being only about 5000
according 20 the estimates, and COW
cred by insurance. Managers Of the
paint store and the Newark Shoe
store were unable 10 estimate theii
losses. but said thy believed then
fully covered by insurance. Mos. OF
me damage was in The basement OF
the paint shop. where the fire start
"a. The third and fourth floors o
the corner building are used foi
-t0reroOms.
Man and Raby Saved.
An aesd man and baby wor'
rescued during a FIRE in the grocerl
store OF Max IaTner at the nOrtheas
corner Of Third and Poplar streets
about 20 O'Clock last night. An alarn
from Box 2i3 called out tha distric
fire companies.
Joseph Cox, 73 years Old; his wife
e.. and two dauehtTs. One Win
lbabv were In bel in their apartment
: on The third floor when they wer
, awakened BY smoke nlhng the place
, Mrs. Cox caught mp the baby and
! wrapping hWself in q blanket, tot
tered down the two flichis OF stair
! To tho street The daueilbers, paril,
+ clad. followed her.
) The husband In a room on IN
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