Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
MRS. JOSEPH SKLUT
RESCUE:S CHILDREN
FROM BURNING HOME:
Trapped by Smoke, While
Asleep, at 800 West Second
Street, This Morning.
MOTHER FORGETS HERSELF

Three young children Of Joseph
Sllut OF 400 West Second street es-
capped with their lives shortly after
$50 o'clock this morning, when a fire
which was discovered in room adj
were sleeping. threatened destruction
Of tho entire building
Each of the tbrec children. Benja-
min. aged II: ,Iennio, II. aud David. I,
were sound asleep IN n room on the
third floor. According to- the mother.
she had spent the earlier part of the
morning IN her husbands furniture
store, on the ground floor. At 9.30, she
says, she left the store and upon on
tering the apartment above, was al
most overcome by n heavy volume of
smoke pouring from the door.
Realizing the danger Of her chill
dren and practically ignoring self pro-
lection. Mrs. Sklut venturcd through
the smoke. up the narrow stairway 10
the third floor, Almost hystcfical and
partly overcome by tho smoke. she
was able 60 arouse the children.
Clothed scantily and slightly affected
from the smoke. which had poured in
TO their room. tho three children fol
lowed their mother and fled TO tho
street. running through the snow In
their lure feet.
lIearhg the cries OF his wife. and
upon learning his house was IN danger,
Mr.. Sltlut telcphoned fro head
quarters. Engine Company 40. :. IN
answer to the call, was dispatched and
with tho aid OF the chemical apparatus
succeeded i'm eNtinguishing the blaze
According TO an investigation by a
reporter of Every Evening, the blaze
originated from an overheated stove
The pipe OF the stove. it was discover
cd, projected through tho floor over
the kitchen and the woodwork about
the pipe was ignited
The room I'm which the children
were asleep is next to tho ono in which
tho fire was discovered Tho door OF
the latter room was left open aud
much smoke found its way into the
/ room occupied by the little Hleeperz
/ Although made slightly ilI as a re-
/ suit OF tho smoke inhaled. the two
boys and tho little girl were soon
taken care of by their parents and at
/ noon today were said to have prac-
ticaliy forgotten their adventure.
/ The damage to the home viii not
exceed $500. il is stated. II is insured.
False Alarm That startled.
An alarm was sent in last night
about 10 o'clock from Box No. :. hv
someone who thought tho store n the
/ Wilmir gtcn Furniture Co. at Ninth
and King streets. was on fire. Engine
/ Companies Nos. I. 4 and'T and Truck
Company No. :. responded. but whom
the iiremen arrived on the scene they
found only some smoke from a chim-
ney curling around the cornices and
being blown along tho roof i'm such -
way as TO Indicate that the entire IN
per floors were on fire.
/ Thinking an alarm from the above
mentioned box. which is in tho heart
OF the business district. indicated a big
IRE in progress. Fire Chief I.utz. As
sistant Chiefs Crockett and Tazcvcll
and Captain Cmbekant hurried ont
from quarters in response to the call
but were relieved when thev found i,
was only a false alarm:
This morning about 1elI O'Clock
Engine Company No. . was called 60
Rogers Cross Roads. near Eden Park.
where they found a big Pierce Arrow
truck inTlames, Lieutenant McGowau
was in command and he directed the
use Of chemical streams. with which
tho hames Were eXtinguished. hut not
before the entire body OF the truck
mad been consumed. The machine was
owned 10y James Nilone OF s23 Yves,
Front street and WAS driven at tho
time 10y his son. Bruno Nilonc. How
the fire started is a mystery. There
Iwas no insurance on the truck.