Show 18 Rescued Froth From I Hospital Blaze Flames lames Checked Before Reaching Explosive X-Ray X Film CHICAGO June 4 United Press Eighteen patients were rescued I from the blazing Chicago general hospital early today when fire broke out in the boiler room and spread quickly in in the story four bu building il d i ng Firemen police physicians and nurses Joined joinell in carrying terror- terror stricken patients from the smoke filled Oiled building A checkup revealed no one was Injured The rho firo iro was quenched before it reached a quantity of X-ray X films on the first floor The Tho flames were within ten feet of the explosive film when put out Fire Tire Marshal Michael Corrigan said he be would investigate apparent carelessness with which the films were scattered about FILM GAS FE FEARED RED REDIl If Il tho firo had reached the films film the situation might have been much more serious Beriou Corrigan Cornigan said re recalling recalling re- re calling the thc recent Cleveland hospital disaster A lethal gas gall would have hae Continued on page 10 18 Rescued From H Hospital Blaze I Continued from from page 1 be been n loosed based and ald probably would ha have e taken a large toll of lif life Corrigan demanded an an ex explanation plana- plana tio tion of the film being exposed in violation ion of city ordinances from Dr J 3 J. J L. L supervisor of the hospital The physician said the film was to have been discarded t today day Corrigan said however he would call caU on the city at attorney orney coroner and police to investigate the film situation Th The city council now has under consideration several proposed laws storage regulating more stringently of X ray film in in hospitals and clinics clinic S MANY PROVE HEROES A A. half dozen acts of ot heroism occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc while the patients were be- be be being being in ing safet safety Joseph Richter a taxi driver leaped from his cab rushed to the second floor and carried out three patients before fire apparatus ar ar- ar rived Mrs Grace Lamprecht 28 and her week old baby were among the thelast thelast thelast last to be taken from the hospital All AIl the rescued were taken to other hospitals Day nurses aroused roused from sleep b by the excitement aIded the he night staff in wrapping the patients in blankets and rushing them into the chilly morning air Some of of them were laid out on the parking and lawn while the rest were being res cue cued S J JOIN iN IN RESCUE Cries patients reached the thc street and early morning motorists and workmen j joined ined in the rescue until firemen and policemen ar ar- ar rived S 'S Miss 1 Tenni enni Davisa Davis a night nur nurse e collapsed after carrying Mrs Margaret Mar Mar- garet a helpless patient to safety Another woman too ill to aid herself was brought down a ladder by bythe the first firemen to reach the scene t I I Mrs rs Belle Belie Hope recuperating from an attempted suicide re remarked re- re marked to a fireman who carried her down a ladder that this was the second second time she was being rescued against g her oller will |