Show CAT GAT AWAKENS KOPPS IN BURNING HOUSE Jumps on Bed and Enables Enables' Five People to Escape Smoke and Flames I Irhe I The rhe Jumping O of the family cat on the bed of or Mrs Katherine Kopp this mornIn morning morn mom In lag ing about 12 1230 30 o'clock probably saved favet the family of or Philip Kopp KOPI from loath death by burning or suffocation The Tho Kopps live at nt 23 West Weal Fifth South street When hen tho the fire fre frea was a discovered some somo ono one fired fred six shots shots This awakened Lewis H. H Prince of or West Fifth South street who turned in tho the fire fre alarm and then thon notified headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of or tho shooting The shootIng shootIng shooting shoot- shoot Ing however was v iS done to attract at attention attention at- at tenton to the fire Ore The rhe Kopp lopp family Camly consists of nt Philip Phiip Kopp his wife his daughters Frieda and nud Augusta and his son Peter All Al had Imd retired and when the Uie mother was as by the cat the rooms were full ful of smoke Tho The family was ahlo able to gain the street In safety and went to the home homo of Mr Ir Prince Princ Later they went to the tho residence of Dr Myers on South Main street where they spent the nl 11 night t. t It I Is presumed tho the lire fre started from froman troman an over heated grate While a largo large blaze blae did cli not riot show at an any time the tho to flames were stubborn an and the hol o and contents were drenched with wih water water wa wn- ter before the they were finally put out Aft After r the fire had burned burne for tor about half an hour It I was learned from Mrs Kopp that sho ho ha had 35 hidden cn In tho the house The Tho o police guarded the house until tho fire fro was out an and then Mr Kopp Kopi went In and got the money Tho Tim house was so badly burned that tat it will wil have to be bo repaired considerably before it I can again be bo occupied as a residence ence |