Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-04-27 | Page 5 | Lodger Saves Clothes from Burning House

LODGER SAVES CLOTHES TR0M BURNING HOUSE. COLUMBUS, O., April 27. Fire yesterday yester-day destroyed the Brunson and Union Clothing company buildings at High and Long 6treet3, and several smaller structures and damaged the Nicholas block, entailing a loss of $600,000. Daniel Lewis, captain of engine company No 11, was caught under a falling wall and Instantly killed. His body was cremated In the ruins. A feature of the fire was the rescue of Phillip' S. Nation, a lodger, from a room on the fourth floor of the Brunson Brun-son building. The water tower was playing a stream Into the flaming front of the building when a man in underclothes under-clothes appeared at a window on the fourth floor, raised the sash and waved his hand. The firemen Quickly raised an extension ladder. Several times the man ran back Into the room and returned re-turned with an armful of clothes which he threw to the street. Just as the top of the ladder touched the window sill he appeared wearing a derby hat, and before the firemen could reach him he descended the ladder. '