Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-26
FIREMAN RISKS
: LIFE TO SAVE CAT.
uero and One of Comrades Are
Slightly Injured IN North
Alder Street Stable
TWO HORSES ARE BURNED

fireman yiskcd his life 10 say" o
a., IN, early, today in n fire which
swcpt through stable at 1llo-1alI
North Alder street
Two horses were burned to death in
.,;,c of tho efforts Of tircmen nnd
,,r,h,c employees. lIoscman Tcrncy. who
,.;cI 20 save the stable pet. and Hose
nan McNamee, both Of Engine Com
n.nv so. y. at Warnock and Hcrks
sptrcets, were slightly injured.
Tho stable belongs 10 Edward \.
wilson. of Eighteenth street and Civ
AVID avenue. The damage has not hcen
"s,imntcd, hut probably will amount
to several thousands Of dollars.
Engine Company No. = was ono Of
.ho frs, 10 nrrivc. Employees and
neirbbors aided IN th" work. The
horses, frightened by the glare AMI tho
no;se Of tho flames. reared fnnd whin-
nicd and refused to hc led omtio safety.
Eircmcn threw stabl" blankets about
tho horses heads. but were unable 10
get two of them out. TIL" flames spread
90 fast that it was necessary to ahan-
don the horses.
Jtvas when attempting 10 rrscu" Tho
horses that McNamcr was INJURED. lie
had conc IWlC' 1UtO 'U' EHllipS HNh
smoke, and twirc had returned with y
kcking horse. i.s head swath"d in n
hlankct. AZ he returned third time
into the fir" falling heam struck him.
He was carried out by bis comrades and
revived.
Pussy Is Saved
|, was when tho fire wns at its hcigh.
that Terncy went after the stable cat
which had rctrcatcd to the loft. Stable :
men raw its eyes cleaning in the light
Of the flames and pointed it ont to Che
1remon. Terncy volunteered 10 try 20
got il. While his comrades playcd u
stream Of water about hin, he clalnhoro,l
ovev hisSing beams 10 the loft and inau
aged 70 grab the eat. which he put
under his rubber cont. A. he hrnusht
II out the crowd chccrcd.
Two Of the five thoroughbred. blue
ribbon winners. OWNED By Morri! l..
Clo,hier. which were rescued from u
burning stable on his Nillannva cstatr
last night will enter the ring NJ. ths
Bryn Mawr Ifors" SHOW tomorrow. The
three other animals will NOT DO in con
ditiou.
shortly after the FIR" it was frarc,I
that non" of tn" famous hunters would
hN IN shape to appear ~ tn" show. toI
which all were entered. Stabl" Man
ager Warren Faulk said this morning:
however. the Clrthicr @tahl", will he
represented by Chancellor ANA Triu -
cess, pony.
Rescue Of the horses was "f'rrt",l hy
Faulk at the risk OF his own life. Th.
animals. frantic from th" shower "l
burning hay falling from the second
story. Kicked and stamped Fauik
needless Of the ilying hool>. released
four Of the animals.
Chancellor Races in stall
The fifth horse. thanrc,or.- went
through the antics Of II ruaniar Wher
F8ulk attempted to rcicas" him. u
kicked aud Bit in his h"> .'all, Fanlk
dcdged the flying hoofs and iirolll
caught twist IN Chanrrli"r's lip with
n piece Of rorc. The pain ct This to
the horse Na- too great 10 resist aud
h. gslloped t" safety. \ moment lateF
the huilding collapsed
Tho horses rrsc,"d N.pr Town aud
Gown. Princess, Tom M""r". rriukc:
an1 chancellor. I'll of th"m blue rihh",
winners many times. TvMr an, Cow,
is Miss Lydia VI. Clothi"r' iHN"ritr and
recently took n bite rih'"n III -,
Wilmington show.