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Show DEE HOSPITAL SCENE OF A SILL BLAZE AT 1 0'CLOCK The ignition of a pet of tincture sa ponis mollis, or lu plain English, tine ; ture of green soap, which had been placed on the back of the range In the diet kitchen of the Dee hospital, email hlQTO rnni'h !). I ment among the hospital attendants, and a hurried run from the two flr-j departments at 1 o'clock this after noon The blaze was extinguished how ever, by the hospital attendants with small damage. Nurses, doctors, cooks and janitors worked with a will and had the flames checked without the need of the firemen The mud accumulated ac-cumulated by tho apparatus In the fast ruo, however, gave the fire boys a busy two hours with the hose and sponge after the excitement had sub sided During the blaze, great pains wero taken by the attendants to 3ee thai the patients were not alarmed, and It Is doubtful If more than one or two knew that there was anything unusual occurring The UBe to which the green soap was to be put demanded that it bo warmed and melted so the pot w?o placed on the range In the kitchen How It caught fire is not known ex actly as care was taken It is pro!) able" that It boiled over and the aho hoi and tat in the soap made It good material for a quick blaze. When the fire was discovered, one attendant called the department w Jiile others applied the tire extinguishers and the saline solution kept available for such purposes Still others quietly qui-etly secured blankets to smother the blaze The fire had no chance against such coolneas and measures and ii was out in a few moments The damage extended to the ucorcb ing of one wall. When Chief Canfield arrived In his red car. he co-operated with the at tendants In keeping down excitement and hurried back to notify the men on the clanging motors and wagons that it wsb not necessary for the depart ment to assist In putting out the blaze |