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Show FAMILY ESCAPES WHEN HOME BURNS PRICE. Jan. 11. Fire yesterday morning completely destroyed the home of J. R. Goldlng. manager of the Price Rubber company The family fam-ily narrowly escaped burning, and nothing was saved except the nlght-plothes nlght-plothes in which the) were sleeping. About 6:30 o'clock Mr G Ming started a) fir.- and went back to bed, awakening In a dense cloud of smoke t and intenso heat. The members of the family made their way to a small I window, the flames having spread . practically over the entire Interior of the house. B. F. Melntlre, a neighbor, had run to the burning building and saw the women and Children endeavoring i to break through the window. Mcln- tire drew himself up to the house and with bolh feet kicked the window In I and enabled those inside to escape. I Mrs. Goldlng surf, red a cut in the I arm from broken glas, which required requir-ed a dozen xtlti-h.-s. The houre w-ai n five room frame building in the rear of Ninth street. Just north of K street. A new piano had been bought at Christmas and was destroyed with the balame of the 1 household effect. Only ti small amount of Insurance j was carried. It la understood, and the loss will total several thousands of dollars. The Kd Verden home, ad-; ad-; Joining Goldlng. was badly damaged. |