Evening star., 1923-04-23

to increase the weak streams in some
or the fire hose.
There is tweive-inch main which
land With water. This main runs
III an easteriy lect.on from Iha
hryant street pumping station 10
Eta street northeast where II
ptanohes on IN two directions. one
toward Rhode Island avenue.
Inere is another main which feeds
bro"kland and Largutn III a round
ABOUT circle by way of Florida avenua
SSortheast; S Bladensburg road and
south Dakota avenue to Rhode Island
avenue and 10th street.
The proposed new thirty-inch main
on Rhode Island avenue will ,naa+
this existing main at 18th street and
PROVIDE a better circulation OF water
through the entire northeast section
Damage About sI50.oso.
Following trip TO the lumber ward
this morning Fire Marshal seib said
that the damage probably would not
exceed s150,0O0 He said he under
STOOD the lumber company carried an
adequate amount of insurance.
John English. careraker ar tho
place. related to the fire marshal from
ms bed at the Emergency Hospital
lnls morning. the frantic efforts he
maze TO save the twenty-siy horses
that We're burned.
English told the fire marshal that
saturday night, when the last team
turned in. He told the fire depart
nlent official that his wife was awak
ened by the smoke and aroused him.
he ran to the stable from the ad-
Joining structure in which he lived
and cut the halters OF the horses
The fire marshal believes that many
OF the animals ran out Of the stable
and then ran back into the fire. Two
freight cars that were on siding
near the lumber piles were burned
Nineteen engine companies four
truck companies and three fuet
wagons, in addition to Chief Watson
and his office force. the deputy chief,
tendent of machinery. totaling ap-
proximately $50 men. were at the
nre yesterday. Eighteen members Of
the department were more or less
affected by the smoke and heat and
had to leave the scene. six being taken
to Emergency Hospital. Several
others We're SO much affected that
they had to remain off duty. while
others received treatment and resum-
ed their labors.
Save Much Lumber.
Members Of Nos. ! and , engine
companies were given a position to
fight the fire in the center. and. it is
stated. due to their effective work,
a. large part of the lumber was
saved. 1t was while standing the
hrunt OF the fire in the center posi-
tion that Ave members of No. en-
gine company were so affected by
The heat and smoke that it became
necessary for them to withdraw and
go to Emergency Hospital. Their
syos were much affected.
The members OF this company
". d. Murphy and Priva,es e. j.
Ruffner, O. r. Anderson, NJ H. Dag
natt and \. 8. Bradford. Other, fire.
men affected by the smoke and heat
rsoeived treatment at the hospital
and laft the institution.
Four members Of No : ensIne
company forced to go off duty were
Lieut.. c. g. Harper and Privates f.
.. Scroggins, w. r. Mortimer and
SO greatly affected the eyes OF Cspt
J. r, Steele of No. II engine company
and. Capt. H. s.. Haight of No. ii
engine company that they were forced
TO retire from the scene
Other members of the department
affected by the heat and smoke and
forced to retire were A. w Upperman.
John Jasinouski, Walter Imboden,
Hervey A. Smith and Leroy Rollins,
No. 8 engine company: Rhodolphus
Thompson, No. 10 engine company,
and E. J. Trainor. No. engine com
pany.
Members of the board of police and
fire surgeons are attending the men
on duty. 1t was reported today that
none Of them will lose his sight, and
it is thought all will recover and be
back on duty before the end of the
week. Private Jasinousky. who re-
turned to his company's quarters after
his eyes were affected by the smoke
and heat, was ordered off duty today