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NS ©* ative Parl 68 i10ney nking that 11 put stem or reâ€" ing 01 icago. landâ€" farmâ€" d and ‘aukeâ€" speed ay as icago who 1929 Thursday, July‘18, 1929 In the Ellis avenue apartment building, according to reports to Health Commissioner Kegel, the. ocâ€" cupants at the time, mostly women and children, suffered irritations of â€"nose, throat, eyes, and lungs, but no serious effects. 1 & The collapse ofâ€"two women attendâ€" ants yesterday in the Eleanor Beauty shoppe, 1739 West 623rd street, was laid to fumes leaking from a mechanâ€" jcal refrigerator. _ Dr. Charles L. Ahner, 6255 South Ashland avenue, who treated the victims, said the gas * was methyl chloride. â€" This was the refrigerant that â€"received . official blame for the death of Mrs. Viola Clark, 28 years old, an artist, on June At the Ellis avenue apartment inâ€" spectors for the health department reported that the stuffing box of the gas compressor, used in furnishing iceless refrigeration to half of thae building, had sFrung a leak due to "deterioration of the packing. The mechanism had become soaked by a flood in the basement two.weeks ago, the inspectors were told. â€" _A second refrigerator leak during the day ‘drove the occupants of twelve apartments into the streets from a building at 8249 Ellis avenue, owned: by A. W. Brittain. In this case, it was stated, the gas was sulâ€" ‘phur dioxide, s q In: the hairdressing shop. the two employes went to the basement, where the refrigerating mechanism is .ocated, to investigate a slight odor. They became dizzy and, after stagâ€" gering back to to the main floor, they screamed for help and fainted. The policeman carried them to the open air. : They were unconscious about two hours. While the inhalator squad was working over the women firemen unâ€" der Capt. Thomas J. Cannaven donned gas masks and entered the basement. They found a broken and leaking valve on the refrigerator machine. Sulphur ‘dioxide has a strong odor that acts as a warning of its presence in theatmosphere. . Methyl chloride, which is also used as a refrigerant, has little odor and is colorless. _ The women who collapsed yesterâ€" day are Miss Eleanor Bauske, 28 years old, 1522 West Marquette bouleâ€" vard, and Mrs. Betty Jarm, 25° years old, 2521 West 66th street,. Dr. Ahâ€" ner said last night that they were serâ€" iously ill, but that they would recover. ~ _ Policeman Rescues Women â€" The women were carried fromâ€"the building _ unconscious* . by â€" Policeman W.â€"C. Quigley and‘ were revived by a fire d&epartment inhalator squad and by stimulants ‘administered ‘by. the physician. & 29 in her apartment at 926 Eastwood avenue. | : Fumes Also Rout Tenants in . Apartment Building â€" Poisoning of 2 Women Is Laid to Refrigerant â€"Chicago Tribune, July 11, 1929. Two Women Overcome WHEN YOU CAN SECURE PURE ICE DAILY at such fair prices? Why take chances with danâ€" gerous refrigerants? â€" Cases such as the one ~described in the column to the left are becomâ€" ing all too commonâ€"while there has never been a case of illness caused by use of pure ice. 21 North St. Johns Avenue PHONE HIGHLAND PARK 34 Why Take Chances HIGHLAND PARK ICE COMPANY 10 Reasons Why Ice Is Best + I(;E; in melting, expels all odors and impurities thru the drain pipe. F ~ 8. ICE. used with outside icing facilities, is unexcelled for conâ€" ~â€"~ venience. § 9. JCE requires no machinery, no gases, no electric currentâ€"it is _safe and silent. : 10. ICE is much cheaper than other forms of refrigeration. ICE is always devendable. : f ICE never gets out of orderâ€",png_ver fails in'r an emergency. ICE keeps food in the best conditionâ€"moist and palatable. ICE â€"preserves the flavor as well as the food. ICE does not dry out meats or fresh vegetables. ICE produces a constant circulation of air in the iceâ€"box. Protect Your Family with Pure Ice TH E PR E 148 North First Street PHONE HIGHLAND PARK 65 . FRANK SILJESTR O M