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From: Margaret Ransom <>
Subject: [Bklyn] Brooklyn Standard Union,June 5,1929-Police News
Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 22:42:55 -0400

Brooklyn Standard Union June 5, 1929 Police News POLICE OXYGEN SAVES LIFE OF DYING WOMAN Emergency Squad Runs Four Miles in Six Minutes Joseph CARLIN, a factory engineer, returning home from his office late yesterday afternoon, found his wife, Anna, 39 years old, lying in an unconscious condition on the floor of the living room of their home at 6611 Fort Hamilton Parkway. He notified the Harbor Hospital and in a few minutes an ambulance, accompanied by Dr. NOBHAN arrived at the house. After an examination, Dr. NOBHAN said one of the womans lungs had collapsed and she had suffered a stroke. He told CARLIN that his wife was dying from lack of oxygen and advised him to call a police emergency squad. He said if the squad arrived in time there was a faint hope of saving the womans life. A patrolman put in a call for the police emergency squad of the Grand avenue station, which is about four miles from the Fort Hamilton Parkway address. Six minutes later the squad, headed by Sergeant Edward MOORE, brought its automobile to a halt in front of the CARLIN home. Within the house the policemen administered oxygen to the unconscious woman and about half an hour later she was revived. Dr. NOBHAN predicted that she would live, and joined with Mr. CARLIN in praising the squad for its speed and efficiency. INQUIRY IN ROBBERY OF HOME CHARGED TO FIREMAN IS STARTED Detective Takes Gem Theft CaseBECKER Deplores Incident Detective GRAY of Snyder avenue station has been assigned to investigate charges made by William WHEELER of 2121 Foster avenue, that firemen who early today answered an alarm at the address stole jewelry valued at $1,845 from his wifes boudoir. Fire Marshal M. J. BECKER, of the Brooklyn office, who had also been assigned to investigate, said: It is deplorable that the fire department should get the black name. This case is similar to the one on Riverside Drive, in which a thousand firemen were implicated, but were finally exonerated. Only twelve firemen were present, the marshal said, including two captains and two lieutenants. POLICE SAVE 18 SNARED BY FIRE IN APARTMENTS Patrolman Leads, Second in Rear, Bring Children, Women to Safety Eighteen women and children trapped in the upper floors of a burning apartment house at 14 Horzl street, Brownsville, this afternoon, were led to safety down a fire escape by Patrolman BENZ, of the Brownsville station, while Patrol DRUCKER of the same station, brought up the rear and prevented panic. The fire started in the first floor apartment of Abraham MELZER and before fire apparatus arrived had gone up the air shaft and mushroomed under the roof. Patrolman BENZ saw smoke coming from the house and turned in the alarm. Then with Patrolman DRUCKER, he ascended to the fourth floor where he lined up the women and children to get them out of their apartments to the street. At the second floor, smoke and flames stopped them, and BENZ, making the occupants of the house hold hands in a long line, led them down the fire escape. After more than half an hours fighting, firemen put out the blaze, which had done damage estimated at $8,000. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained. There was no one in the MELZER apartment at the time. It is believed to have started in the kitchen. Transcribed for the Brooklyn Information Pages by Margaret Ransom --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by friend.ly.net.]