Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-16
CUsTODIAN'S FAMILY
IN HURRIED ESCAPE.

On the third floor In the rear were
two rooms used as the home of Samuel
Barrett, custodian Of the building, and his
wife and three children, Christiana, II:
Helen, Is, and John, 4 Barrett was in
the basement when the fire started. MIS-.
Barrett and her children were in their
apartments. SO rapidly did the flames
spread that they were driven from their
rooms and into the street, saving only
the clothing they were wearing. John
did not even have a coat Mrs. Barrett
was wearing house slippers and tried
TO save her shoes. but lost them in tie
hurry to escape from the building.
IL might just as well laugh as cry"
said Mrs. Barrett, smiling, as she sat
in office across the street from the
burning building She said that her
household goods were not insured and
that she did not know where her family
would stay during the night, but she
smiled she put her arm around the
square shoulders of little John.
John was always afraid of fire" Mrs.
Barrett said. The building caught fire
a few days before Labor day and the
flames were put out with only a slight
loss, but since that time John has kept
his clothes packed in a travelling bag
near the door. bus when the big fire came
he left the building so fast that he for
got the bag"
CARPENTERS LEAVE
TOOLS IN THEIR HURRY.
Fifteen members of the Carpenters
Union were in the building when the fire
started and these men were fo1ced to
hurry to the street, deserving between
fifty and sixty sets Of carpenter tools
that were kept in lockers on the third
floor Of the bailding. The union recorSa.
however, were saved.
Hundreds of spectators gathered at the
scene of both fires and police squads with
ropes kept them back at a safe distance.
However, two men, well known to the Pc
lice, got close enough to the Liberty
Building fire to get a good shower bath.
They were former Police SergeantS
Green Hagerman and CIetus Weaver, the
latter recently appointed as an inspector
Of police.
ST. JOHNS ACADEMY
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.
The flames spread and did slight DAM
age to the st. Johns Academy building,
just east of the Liberty building, but
the slate roof and brick walls Of the
school building prevented serious dam
age
When the roof Of the Liberty building
caved in flames and sparks mounted
high One of the fire ladders caught fire
but the flames were put out and the
ladder removed for a few minutes.
The building was occupied by the Ohio
Cultivator Company, The Whitaker Press,
The Indiana Grocer, a publication; Fred
Mailman, tailor; Cobb X Shinn, tailor.
The Republic Creosoting Company occu-
pies space on the second floor also. On
the first floor are offices Of the Western
Union Telegraph and Cable Company,
Crystal Spring Water Company, Florea
Distributing Company, Indianapolis Cal
cium Light Company, the Keystone Press
and cigar store and barber shop.
RETAIL FIRMS SUFFER
IN BALTIC BLAZE.
Four retail firms suffered heavy dam
age in the Ria1to building fire. The
losses Of these firms were estimated as
follows Baldwin Piano Company, oc-
cupying part of the first, second and
third floors, $1,000; Liberty Dry Goods
Stare, $4,000. These merchants, how
eyer. state that their stores will be open
for business at once. Employees are busy
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