Evening star., 1922-01-30
RESCUERS AT THEATER WRECK
GIVEN MUCH-NEEDED HELP
Noteworthy Aid Extended Throughout
Saturday Night and Sunday by
Residents and Shopkeepers.

Without exception residents and
shopkeepers of the immediate neigh
borhood are deserving of special
cOmmendation for aid extended those
in the work of rescue through the
long hours of Saturday night and
Sunday morning, and in more than
one instance their GOODNESS under
fire" facilitated matters greatly and
doubtless was the means of saving
lives.
The work of J. II. Evans, colored
proprietor of a barber shop at 1894
Columbia road, was of a high order.
Evans, one of the first to reach the
building after the roof had caved in,
rushed into the debris and brought
out the young daughter of his next
door neighbor. Breasiau. the Keeper
of a delicatessen store.
Depositing his charge to other
hands he returned repeatedly to as
sist in bringing out others. RealiZ-
ing that sufficient aid had arrived, he
then turned his thoughts in other
directions and long before the large
establishments of the city had, com
menced to deliver coffee and food.
his buckets of steaming hot coffee
warmed the workers i'll and outside
of the building.
Quickly Responds to Request.
After several vain attempts on the
part Of representative OF The Star
to secure an open telephone wire In
the vicinity he entered Evans shop
and explained his want. The barber
was quick to appreciate the impor-
tance of the request and. much
against threats and clamorings OF
others. agreed to allow the newspaper
man the privilege. announcing at the
same time to the disappointed persons
present that "it was the quickest way
to supply the needs of the many
Throughout yesterday The Star had
tho exclusive use of the Evans phone.
Throughout Saturday night this
shop was the rendezvous of firemen.
soldiers, policemen and helpers, who
would rush in to warm themselves at
the fire and yeturn to their. gruesome
work One marine officer. who refused
to give his name. had bad cut
dressed in the shop. He had been
for ali to leave the building.
Once the crowd in the Evans shop
realized that it would be impossi BILE
to use the phone privately, it immedi-
ately reconciled itself to the fact, and,
through the best of cooperation:
through The Star representative to
The Star Office and thence to their
destination, replies being telephoned
back and delivered to anxious ones
in the shop.
To the efficient service and co-opera-
ton of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company and to the courtesy
and interest of Evans, as well as to the
industry of the newspapers staff,
every reader of The Star indebted.
Victims Relatives Cooperate.
This condition was made possible in
no small way by the actions Of relatives
man and woman-of Albert G. Bueh-
Ter of the Portner apartment, who was
lost in the wreck.
Having accounted for Mrs. Buehler,
who had been taken to the Emergency
Hospital, these people were most anx-
ious to know If Mr.. Buehler had returned
to the Portner, but appreciating the
necessity Of the paper receiving the
news first, suggested the relay system.
This was done at once. and from that
time much information was transmitted
to anxious ones at the scene Of the
disaster.
The help rendered. by the Misses I.
and 8. Harrison, proprietors of mil
linery shop at 2471 18th street, also was
notable. They threw open their place
Of business to aid the injured, and their
phone, too, was placed at the disposal
Of newspaper men.
Unaware that Mrs. J. II. Michaelis
Of the Woodley apartment was rest
ing on cot in the rear of this shop,