Charles Allen Beatty (15 Jan 1899 - 15 Aug 1936)
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Charles Allen Beatty (15 Jan 1899 - 15 Aug 1936)
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Posted: 16 May 2009 2:45PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Beatty, Cramer, Benjamin, Strickler
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, COLUMBUS, OH, Saturday, August 15, 1936, pages 1-2
Charles A. Beatty Dies At Fire in Attempt to Remove Danger To Colleagues.
One fireman lost his life during a blaze which destroyed three garages and two homes and forced several families to flee for safety in the vicinity of Long and North Twentieth streets early Saturday morning.
Charles Allen Beatty, age 46, 1441 Merrimac avenue, veteran fire department lineman, forfeited his life in a heroic attempt to save the lives of other firemen when he rushed amid a tangle of live wires to cut a feeder line carrying 66,000 volts of electricity.
Director sees Tragedy
Two other firemen, George Carroll, Negro, attached to No. 8 engine house, and Leon Black, 160 North twentieth street and an unidentified spectator risked their lives in pulling Beatty's body away from the wire.
Safety Director Harry French stood within 15 feet of the death scene and watched Beatty cut the power line. Speaking of the tragedy, Director French said: "Suddenly a tremendous flash appeared and seemed to envelop Beatty. He fell across a fence and rocked to and fro as more flashes seared his body."
The blaze apparently started in a three-car garage in the rear of 155 North Twenty-first street and quickly spread to adjoining structures. Fire officials will make an investigation in an effort to determine cause of the blaze.
The garage was owned by I. J. Lester, 155 North Twenty-first street. The flames spread to an empty two-car garage owned by Naomi Phillips at 159 North Twenty-first street, which was destroyed.
Summoned by two alarms, firemen succeeded in pulling to safety four cars in the Frank J. Byers garage at 168 North Twentieth street, but the building burned to the ground.
Mrs. Home Jones, colored, 166 North Twentieth street, carried her 5-year-old son to safety from the burning house.
Father of 12.
Beatty is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Beattty, 12 children, hi[s] mother, Mrs. George Beatty; a brother, George Beatty, and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Cramer and Mrs. Pearl Benjamin, all of COLUMBUS.
The children are Allen, age 21; Mrs. Bertha L. Strickler, both married; Eugene, age 18; George, age 16; James, age 13; Harvey, age 12; Patrick and Patricia, twins, age 5; William, age 4, and Alice, age 2.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Ninth and Indianola avenues. Burial will be in Green Lawn. The body will be at the Glenn L. Myers funeral home until time of the service.
Charles A. Beatty Dies At Fire in Attempt to Remove Danger To Colleagues.
One fireman lost his life during a blaze which destroyed three garages and two homes and forced several families to flee for safety in the vicinity of Long and North Twentieth streets early Saturday morning.
Charles Allen Beatty, age 46, 1441 Merrimac avenue, veteran fire department lineman, forfeited his life in a heroic attempt to save the lives of other firemen when he rushed amid a tangle of live wires to cut a feeder line carrying 66,000 volts of electricity.
Director sees Tragedy
Two other firemen, George Carroll, Negro, attached to No. 8 engine house, and Leon Black, 160 North twentieth street and an unidentified spectator risked their lives in pulling Beatty's body away from the wire.
Safety Director Harry French stood within 15 feet of the death scene and watched Beatty cut the power line. Speaking of the tragedy, Director French said: "Suddenly a tremendous flash appeared and seemed to envelop Beatty. He fell across a fence and rocked to and fro as more flashes seared his body."
The blaze apparently started in a three-car garage in the rear of 155 North Twenty-first street and quickly spread to adjoining structures. Fire officials will make an investigation in an effort to determine cause of the blaze.
The garage was owned by I. J. Lester, 155 North Twenty-first street. The flames spread to an empty two-car garage owned by Naomi Phillips at 159 North Twenty-first street, which was destroyed.
Summoned by two alarms, firemen succeeded in pulling to safety four cars in the Frank J. Byers garage at 168 North Twentieth street, but the building burned to the ground.
Mrs. Home Jones, colored, 166 North Twentieth street, carried her 5-year-old son to safety from the burning house.
Father of 12.
Beatty is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Beattty, 12 children, hi[s] mother, Mrs. George Beatty; a brother, George Beatty, and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Cramer and Mrs. Pearl Benjamin, all of COLUMBUS.
The children are Allen, age 21; Mrs. Bertha L. Strickler, both married; Eugene, age 18; George, age 16; James, age 13; Harvey, age 12; Patrick and Patricia, twins, age 5; William, age 4, and Alice, age 2.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Ninth and Indianola avenues. Burial will be in Green Lawn. The body will be at the Glenn L. Myers funeral home until time of the service.