Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-04 | Page 14 | Birth, Death, Fear Mingle in Flames

Birth Death Fear Mingle in Flames Baby Born Aged man Dies While Hospital Is Burning SAYRE SA RE Pa May 4 4 IP Birth W-Birth death deat and fear tear mingled in a flaming drama dram early today when fire tire ravaged Robert Packer hospital A baby was born in the hospital at athe atthe atthe the he height of the terror Infant and mother were rescued unhurt An old man suffering from a broken arm was carried from the burning building build build- ing Lag only to die of or shock Two hundred and twenty four other oth oth- er patients were rushed out on cots I or c carried down ladders Of these thes 27 were infants many of ot them less than 24 hours old I IThe The flames inflicted damage estimated estl esti- mated at The Tite cause is tin un- known cnown After all the patients were believed safe screams were heard inside the building Risking his life Dr John Gillan Gilan of Minneapolis an rushed into the smoke and carried out outa a male patient whose name was not learned The baby born amid the smoke and flames was the child of ot a Mrs Stewart Stew Stew- art Both were said to be doing nice nice- ly by Harvey Mayo Was 87 the man who died Dr George F. F C Caning and a mechanIc mechanic mechanic me me- through ran b dense smoke and tossed several ethylene tanks out of an operating room window thereby preventing an explosion Ambulances hurried many of ot the patients to Waverly three miles mUes away while others' others w were rc put to bed bedIn bedin bedin in homes here