Show RESCUED THREE WOMEN FROM BURNING HOUSE I CHICAGO March 17 Twenty four families occupying the St St. Catherine flats at Fortieth street and Grand Boulevard weme re driven from the buildIng building build build- ing InA by fire early today A frigid wind was blowing and th the firemen had had ha to work vigorously vigorously-to to confine the flames to St St. Catherines The tenants had barely arelY t to escape and shivered Inthe in inthe inthe the cold tip up until ii neighbors were vere were aroused and gave them shelter Nearly all household g goods and personal effects were lost William W Scanlon a. a t policeman fell from a third-story third window and broke broke- one of his legs George Patton one of the tenants tenant proved himself elf a hero Three women were penned in on the third floor Patton Patton Patton Pat Pat- ton had i i reached cached them before the flames blocked the stairway He made a ropa rope of b bed bad d sheets and let the women down the elevator shaft b by means of it Ha He Hathen then fastened it and attempted t to slide down after alter them The makeshift rope gave way however and ho he hoS S Stained tamed a broken ankle Firemen r ran ran- A cued him The total loss was 4 |