Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
NINE F|REMEN HURT
IN c Street BLAZE
Entire Block Threatened by
by 100000 Fire-Store
Destroyed.

Eight Of the nine firemen injured
Yesterday in fighting the fire which
destroyed the thrae-story building at
1910 g street occupied by Harry G..
Groves, Inc, phonoglaph dealers. Sc
f'iously damaged adjoining buildings
and for 4 while threatened the entire
business block between Twelfth, Thir-
7eenth, G and r streets, were still
confined in Emergency Hospital to-
day. While the condition of at least
two of TIE men is reported as serious
all are expected to recover.
90 The injured are:
Pvt. William A. White, No. II En-
CINE Company.
~ Lieut.. |. w. Luskey. No. ..
t5Sergt. Linton r. West. No. >
Pvt. Raymond c. Roberts. No 2
. Pvt. Richard Boss, No. 2.
Pvt j s. Henning, No ?
aapvt. William X Benthal, No. >.
;. Pvt. Harry Thrasher. colored No. T.
Pvt Douglas Lemmons. No. 3.
Pvt. Lemons, who was treated at
the hospital for slight cuts about the
hands, was discharged He resides at
$40 ID street southeast
Fire Department officials are inves-
tigating the fire. the cause of which
was unknown today. and the most
conservative estimate by Fire Marshal
Seib places the loss between 500, 600
and $4,000. Most of the loss. it was
said, is covered by insurance. The
blaze originated in the basement.
Have Narrow Escapes.
Heroism and narrow escapes from
death featured the part of the firemen.
whose efforts confined the spread of
flames to the adjoining building at
1912 G street, occupied by the Standard
Engraving Co. and the National Photo
80. Both buildings are owned by
Henry Weshheimer of Baltimore. 1910
being valued at $4,000 and 1912 at
$50. 900
Five alarms Were sounded. calling
out 27 fire companies and the water
tower. before the flames were finally
subdued. President Coolidge. return
ing to the White House from the
morning church services a. the Metro
politan Theater. ordered his chauffeur
10 slow down while passing the scene
Of the fire. A great crowd had con
gregated about the block as the fire
men stretched nearly four miles Of
hose. Police had great difficulty in
ling many of them back of the fire
lines.
one of the stories of heroism was
associated with William White, 81
years old, of 4203 Illinois avenue.
driver of No. IA Engine Company, and
his brother, Richard White, aide to
Deputy Battalion Chief Kelliher. Will
liam White was fighting the flames at
1912 G street, which threatened to
spread through the roof to an adjoin-
ing building occupied by Dulin & Mar
Tin Co. He was with another uniden-
titled fireman on the fourth floor, AS
they approached the elevator, the
other man called out to White,
Don't go forward, there's an elevator
shaftp' White failed to heed the
warning as the man clutched at him.
Missing White, his companion grab
bed the cable, swinging himself free
after suspending for a moment over
the open shaft
Hears Brothers Cry.
Richard White heard his brother
cry and turned his fiashlight into
the shaft. Seeing the cable, he leaped
from the fourth floor guard rail, seiz-
ed the cable and slid down through
the smoke to the basement. There he
found his brother seriously injured
William White, when taken to Emer-