The Washington times., 1930-06-14
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the ground floor. Dense clouds
0e smoke and, sparks belched
from the elevator shaft. The first
alarm was turned in within o
few minutes.
relieving the reports Of the
Fire Marshal and Chief Watson,
C6roner y. Ramsey hewitt con-
ferred with the latter to decide
whether or not to hold an inquest
in the death Of Chief Davis.
Working in. the shadow OF
flaraeswept wallSA that were on
the point Of collapse firemen
poured steady streams Of water
on smoldering eInbers Of collapsed
floors and Wreckage all during
the night, the last company not
rolling up its hose until long after
daylight.
The seven injured firemen, one
Of whom may have suffered
fractured peiviS and other IN
terna1 INJURIES, today were re.
ported improving at Emergency
and George Washington hospitals
where they were taken last night.
List Of Injured
The firemen in hospitals and
their injuries are:
SERGT. LINTON r. WEST,
a, Of the 900 block New
York Ave-, Emergency Hos
pital; injuries to the back
ANA LEFT hand.
J.. Y. RICHTER, 81, Of the
500 block New Hempshire
Ave. N. W., George WaShingtOn
HospitaI: possible fracture Of
the pelvis and other Internal
injuries and l@cerataOnS TO the
head and body.
|; ERNEST v. FOWLER. Is, Of
'the 1900 block Chesspeake St.
N. W., Emergency Hospttal;
injuries to the hack.
SAMUEL WHITE, a, OF No.
8 Engine Company; Emerg.
ency Hospital; severe cash
across the chin and throat
SAMUEL SETTLE, No. %
Engine Company, treated at
Emergency Hospital for badly
@lacerated hands and arms.
J. M. KEYSER, 26, Of the
100 block Twentieth st. N. W.
!. assigned to No. I Engine Com
pany, treated ct Emergency
for deep cuts on right wrist.
THEODORE MARTIN, 28OO
block Fifteenth st. n. W., No.
e Engine Company, Emerg.
ency Hospital, badly strained
Z Expected to Recover
9 All Of the injured spent restful
nights and are expected to re-
cover, physicians at both hos
pitals reported today.
Sidney Colyin, II, q spectator.
of the first block East Capitol
Street, received cuts on right
hand when he broke the glass on
the fire alarm box to sound the
alarm. He was treated at George
washington Hospital,
The fire was discovered late
yesterday when smoke was seen
pouring from the upper windows
of the building, and at 5:5S the
first alarm was turned in.
The fire gained such headway
that q second, third, and fourth
alarms were sent in and, before
8 o'clock, virtually all appara'
tIs In the District had responded.
Shortly after z o'clock the fire
was reported under control, but,
at midnight, the flames again
broke out in that part Of the
building in which paint was
stored and it was not until this
morning that the last spark had
been extinguished. y
Presence Of mind and quick
action on the part Of Deputy
Chief Philip w. Nicholson ayerted'
aSecond tragedy when he ordered
IL 1iremen out Of the third floor
d few seconds before the roof
collapsed.
Have Marrow Escape
The men made their way to
safety, leaving hose lines in the
building. The last man to gain
D place Of safety missed death by
D few seconds.
This occurred just q short time
after the ladder snapped, hurl-
ing Chief Davis to the street be-
window to send more men into
the building. Two other fire
men carrying hose were ascend
ing the ladder when 1t began to-
low.