The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-02
.FIREMEN FIND
BOY UNCONSCIOUS
Child Overcome by Smoke
Not Found Until Fire
is Nearly Over.
Is FOUND IN COAL BIN
Mother Did Not Know that
Five-year-old Was in
the Cellar.

Martin Liddy, five year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Liddy, had mar
row escape in fire which enveloped
the cellar of his parents home at
579 Newell street, and was rescued
by one of the iremen of Engine House
No. who were fighting the blaze.
The child spent the night at the ke-
nosha hospital, and this morning was
reported to be doing nicely and on
afternoon at two o'clock DIR. 3 W..
Murphy stated th-t the boys condl-
ton was precarious as he had devel-
oped double pneumonia. The child
came to soon after he was brought to
the hospital although at first when
the fireman pulled his unconscious
form from the cellar, there was an in
sta.lt alarm over the little fellow, as
it was feared that he might not regain
consciousness.
The fire department received the call
at four o'clock. Mrs. Liddy had been
chatting with neighbor, and while
they were talking she began to wonder
what her little. boy Martin was do
ing. She looked out of the window,
saw him playing in sani-pile and
satisfied, thought no more Of him.
The next thing shat happened, smoke
was observed pouring out Of the base
ment windows The fire alarm was
sent in and the fremen responded. It
did not occur to Mrs. Liddy that her
bow was in the basement, for she had
so shortly before seen him playing
Il small Of him
20 the fremen.
The smoke was so thick in the base
ment that at first the fire fighters
could see nothing but that grey pail
that chung to the rafters. A half
hour was spent in fighting the fire,
and when the flames were subdued,
and the fremen were inside finishing
their task, one of the fireman, Howard
Albers of Station No. three, discovered
little Martin lying in the coal-bin.
Mortified he pulled out the little body.
The fire had not reached the boy, but
he was overcome by smoke.
Taken to the Hospital.
Sergeants Schneeberger and Buch-
mann and Police officer Long had res
pended to the fire call, following the
trucks with the police ambulance as
is customary. On the way down
Prairie avenue, one of the county mo-
torcycle cops, Deputy Sheriff Clarence
Erickson, came along riding a motor
cycle. He turned and Joined the pro-
cession. On the way to the fire, Ser
geant Buchanan "kidded" the deputy
sheriff about the loud new sirens that
are now carried on the county motor
cycles.
"What are they good for?" asked
Buchanan.
"They come handy in an accident"
replied the county officer.
you'll have to show me-" said
Buchanan.
maybe I'll have chance to show
you some day." replied Erickson.
Neither realized how soon that
would be. The fire department has an
swered perhaps five hundred fire calls
without the ambulance ever being
used.
When the child was found uncon-
scious the sergeant at first applied
first aid, and tnen it was decided to
rush him without further ado to the
hospital. Deputy Sheriff Erickson,
with shrieking siren, cleared the way
on his motorcycle, and the ambulance
as it speeded with its burden has new
er had so clear path. Later the po-
lice sergeant thanked the deputy for
the service rendered, and declared that
he would not again criticize the siren.
Through the efforts of Sergeant
Buchanan who worked over the boy
while the ambulance was en- route to
the hospital, and Sergeant Schnee-
berger, who applied first aid also as
they waited their turn to get into the
hospital ward, the boy was nearly re-
vived before the physicians took him
in hand.
At the door Of the, hospital, as luck
would have it, the officers carrying
the boy met DR.. Percy, the specialist,
just arrived from Chicago to operate
OF the Nash employee who was injur-
ed Tuesday, and also DR.. S. W. Muir
ply, local specialist for children. The
boy was at once given expert care,
and was not long after restored to con-
seriousness.
Believe Boy Started Fire.
Assistant Fire Chief Michael Jacobs,
investigating the origin of the fire in
the absence of Fire Chief Schwartz,
who was attending other fires, found
two empty match boxes, Of the big
blue match box kind, in the cellar.
The fire had started in the cellar, un-
derneath the steps. suggesting that
the boy had been playing with match
es downstairs, while his mother was