The Washington herald., 1921-10-03

-coHtinSed from Po0e One.
from her husband. She assumed her
maidin name at this time.
George Mason had lived in Wash
ington at different times in the past
foar years, and also in Baltimore.
Unt1 recently he was employed by
the u S. Shipping Board as a su-
percargo. When in Washington he
made his home with his sister, Mrs.
Benjamin S. Minor. 1906 Connecti-
cut avenue. He also leaves a
brother. Dr. Robert F. Mason, the
Cordova apartments. Washington.
Leaves One Child.
On Saturday afternoon Mason
left the Minor home. saying he was
TO take dinner with a friend at the
Country Club. It is supposed that
he did not leave his friend until late
and preferred lodging in a hotel to
disturbing the family.
Mr.. Mason was a wfdower and
leaves one child, Sophie, who is
stopping with her grandfather. DR..
Joseph White. in Richmond. Va. The
body will be sent to his old home
- OAaA AOANCSNlA4cs a
Holds Inquest Today.
Coroner ]. r. hewitt will hold an
inquest over the two bodies at IL
o'clock this morning. The body of
Mason was removed to the Joseph
Gawler's Sons undertaking estab-
lishment. 1880 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest That Of the girl will be
taken 10 r. VI. Perry's. undertakers,
90 H street northwest, to await
word from her family.
Ofe the injured treated at hospi-
tails. two are in a serious condition
at Casualty Hospital. while three
treated at Emergency. are reported
as recovered or transferred.
Those at Casualty Hospital are:
Mrs. Henry Nester. 30 years old
of Shelton. Conn, contusions of the
bIH, and possibly a fracture. She
leaped from the second floor to the
pavement.
John Weber. SO years old. New
York, actor. burns Of the knee and
feet
- wheeler Badly Injured.
Robert Wheeler. IS years old. OF
FufC Washington. who leaped from
the third floor. was removed from
EIpeEgency Hospital to Walter
Rssd Hospital. Wheeler was report
eds3n a serious condition last night
frsB body bruises and possible
fractures.
Afonzo Harm. IS years old. of
Cherrydale. Va. suffering from
abrasions of the hand and chin at
the Emergency Hospital. His in
jurf-s are the result of a fall
while aiding women to leave the
reported as not serious.
Catherine Laporte. an actress
who was overcome by smoke after
reaching the first floor and who
was rescued by her father, was
able to leave the Emergency Hos
pital last night.
Loss Estimated at 500. 900.
Damage to the building and fur
niture was estimated at about S15p.-
900 by Chief Watson last night
1t is expected that personal losses
suffered by guests and losses by
merchants who occupied the first
floor in a portion of the building
along the Pennsylvania avenue
side will raise the total amount OF
damage to close to 100000.
Chief Watson declared investiga-
ton showed the blaze had started
in the second floor toward the cen
ter Of the building occupied by
servants. Two sets of wiring in the
room made il possible for the blaze
to have been caused by defective
electric light wires. he said. Pos
sible Carelessness by employees In
smoking or in striking matches is
also attributed by the chief as
a possible cause.
Will Conduct Investigation.
He said last night he would con-
duct a personal investigation this
morning at which time he expected
TO be able to name a definite cause
FOR the burning.
Chief Watson declared last night
he was highly pleased with the work
Of the men in confining the blaze
which had gained considerable
Roadway before discovery, to the
one building.
Il am proud Of the manner IN
which the men handled the blaze
which was shooting through the
roof before we arrived on the scene
They were hampered by inability 10
attack the fire from the Sixth street
or Pennsylvania sides above. The
blaze was checked early in the fight
in the west side Of the building anu
within an hour was confined almost