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her son to stop going with Mrs. Bev-
ans, and when he refused Aai asked
the woman to move.
Mrs. Bevans. who is understood to
have separated from her husband,
Walter L. Bevans. 1874 street, about
two years ago, has another son, Ell
wood. Is. He has been living with his
grandmother, Mrs. Eve Beachy, at
Grantsville, Md, police were told.
Officers who investigated the fire
said there was evidence that Glines
and Mrs. Bevans had been drinking
before they were trapped by the fire.
The fire. investigators said, appar-
emily originated in a partition on the
first floor between the restaurant and
the rooming-house hallway. The
flames swept up the stairway and
throughout the house
Pete Courembis, proprietor of the
restaurant and rooming house, injured
his hip while descending ladder from
his room. on the second floor. His son.
John, climbed to the ground and
helped several of his younger brothers
out by piling up milk crates.
Carried Out by Tiremen.
William c. Pugh and his wife Made
line. who lived on the third floor, were
carried out by fire, e'l. They were
partially overcome by smoke. but did
not require hospital treatment.
Ellis Anadale, 43, of 1885 Tenth
street. who was visiting at the ROOM
ing house, suffered burns about the
legs and hands as he tried to help
Miss Ruth DIETRICH, 38. from the build
ing. Miss DIETRICH was burned on the
foot. Firemen carried hec down a
ladder
Robert E. Brooks, 81. and his wife,
Lillian. also were carried to safety by
firemen.
The fire was discovered shortly after
8 O'Clock. Phillip c. Roberts. Ills NJ
street, in charge of a grill beneath
the restaurant, said he closed his sec
ton of the establishment at l a m. and
left about 25 minutes later after
checking the receipts Glines. who
was his grandson. can't to the res
tsurant about midnight to buy some
cigarettes.
Employees in the restaurant were
preparing to go home when Roberts
left, he said.
A coffee urn, heated by gas burner
stood near the wall where the fire is
believed to have started.
The fire marshal's Office is investi-
eating the origin of the blaze. The
amount of damage coulG not be esti-
mated Immediately.
Critically Hurt in Fall.
One victim of the New York avenue
fire, John Snyder. 81. who fell while
trying to escape. is in a critical con-
dition at Casualty Hospital He landed
on a flight of iron steps after falling
from the third-foor ledge
The other victim, Stafford Fooks.
2l, was reported improving at the
hospital. He was burned on the face,
arms, legs and body.
1t is believed the fire, which de-
stroyed the interior of the house,
started from defective wiring The
fire marshal ordered an investigation.
The rooming house was conducted
by Wesley O. Moger, whose children,
Jacqueline, 10, and Theodore. 6. were
playing in the living room when the
fire broke out there,
FoberUS screams brought Mrs.
Moger, who was bathing her 2-year-
old daughter Kay. Jacqueline rushed
to her baby sister, threw a coat around
her and carried her from the house.
Meantime the mother had escaped
with the boy. Jacqueline rushed back
into the flaming structure and rescued
her dog. She was prevented from re-
turning third time
In few seconds, Mrs. Moger said,
the entire second floor of the house
was in flames.
Capt. Thomas c. Evans, 81, was
slightly burned about the eyes yes
terday while trying to put out small
blaze on cabin cruiser at the Corin-