Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15
L F|REMEN HURT
IN 100000 BLAZE
Thirty-tiye Motortrucks and
Two Garages Are Destroyed
on North 18th Street
MOTHER AND BABY SAVED


falling wall, two garages and thirty
five motortrucks were DESTROYED ano
damage estimated at 100000 was
caused by fire which started at 1O:2o
o'clock last night in the garage OF the
Keystone Telephone Co., l'l5'io
North Twelfth street.
A mother and her new born chilo
were rescued from the path of the names
by firemen.
The injured fremen were taken tc
st. Joseph's Hospital, where, ;, wa' W.
said this morning, none would pie
! They are;.
Charles WoIflpSer, Engine Company
20, 1884 West Russell street.
Captain Hugo HUT, Engine Com. n,,
pany IL. 76s North Twenty fifth
street arm broken.
John Grimm, Truck No. 3. 2lR
North Second street. a.,
Fred BradberTy. Engine Company lo'
3154 North wcndle street.
Henry Heck, Truck No. =, l49i Eas'
Westmoreland street. .,
Henry EoDle, Engine Company l3'
2226 North Twenty fifth street. ~
Charles Metxer. Engine Company %
2l2O East York street. a.,
James O'Brien, Engine Company Il"
| 1872 Growers lane, Germantown. o,-
Albert Fasnacht. Truck No. l., 2oo'
North Reese street.
John Virgins, Engine Company l3'
2415 Newkirk street. md
Edward Schwarzkopf, fireman, Doc
Firth street, iacerated fingers.
Flames Gain Headway
The fire had gained much headway
before smoke and flames were discov-
cred issuing from window on the Sec
ond floor OF the building.
Before firemen had arrived in re-
sponse to the first alarm. hames wer'
sweeping through the second hoor o
the three story building and secOpt
alarm was turned in. In the next fit
teen minutes two other alarms ~er'
given. bringing more than twenty iiv'
engine and truck companies to the scene
Firemen were unable to save thirty
five autotrucks and service cars on th
first floor of the Keystone building. Ad
Joining the Keystone garage and ware
house on the south was the three -stor!
garage of the Kenneth Auto Service 20
As flames completely cnveloped tn
Keystone building and began bridgin
/ tup nhTEOW gap DtlNttII " Nhs h'h
meth garage frcmen drove 101 auto
mobiles from the threatened garage t
safety.
Gasoline EXplodes
Headway of the flames was punctu
nted by n series Of gasoline explosions
which sent great clouds Of fire hig
in the air and drove the fremen back
Finally the heat broke windows G
h,,;lJ;nn Tho Ha
quickly brdged the gap between th
two buildings and the fire leapcd be
yond control of the fremen.
In q house at 1715 Marvine street
Mrs. Nettie Piilman had given brit
To a child one hour before the fire wa
, discovered. As the flames spread I
} the rear Of the Marvine street house,
a nurse attending the mother and chill
; summoned help. Firemcn carried thel
? to safety and they were taken to til
Children's Homeopathic Hospital.
The five story building of the Risin
Sun Brewing Co, at 1717-19-21 Mort
Twelfth street, took fire and was scri
: ously damaged. A number Of familif
were driven from their homes in the
nightclothes.
which for years was one of the MOI
popular beer gardens in the city. wa
] badly damaged. 1t was conducted by ii
brewing company.
Roof COIlapsrs
: With a roar the roof of the keystor
t garage collapsed, carrying with it
large section of the brick wall. TT
2 collapse was so sudden that firemc
e fighting the flames from Twelfth sire,
2 were caught under the avalanche
e bricks and burning timbers.
a Ten WIRE taken TO st. JOseph's y Hos
: pital. Six were treated by ambulau'
surgeons and returned to the fight.
A few minutes later the roof of Il
Kenneth garage gave way, and crash,
Q to the ground in shower Of hamiI
debris. Firemcn had Anticipated thi
When the fire was at its height, sto
keepers. along the rorth h side of Columb
avenue began stripping their shops
merchandise. and moving 1t to the SOU
|, side of the street.
Firpmen controlled the flames Mt
o'clock. Director of Public Safety Go
telyou and Superintendent Of Poll
Mills personally directed the work
D tho firemen and police.
When the director reached the Fl
grounds and tried TO pass through t
police line he was halted by Patrolm
Harry Sands. of the Twenty sixth O
York streets station,
You cunt go through here" San
M said. not recognizing the public safe
,r head. The director smiled showed
in badge, then walked past the discomfit