FIRE WRECKS THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICES; HOOVER RUSHES FROM PARTY TO WATCHIT; AIDES BRAVE SMOKE TO SAVE HIS PAPERS: CHRISTMAS GAYETY HALTED All of Capital's Firemen Are Called to Fight the Stubborn Flames. BEYOND CONTROL 2 HOURS Water and Fire Destroy Valuable Public Documents--Army Guards Ruins. SHORT CIRCUIT IS BLAMED Telephone Operator Discovered Fire and Gave Alarm, but It Was Already Too Late. Notifies the President. Troops Guard the Ruin. Smoke Sweeps on White House. Blaze Illumines the Scene. Mrs. Hoover Diverts Children. President Aware of Fire Hazard. BUILDING ERECTED IN 1903. Offices Apart From White House First Used by Roosevelt. Balanced on Opposite Side
Special to The New York Times.Harris & Ewing.
New York Times (1923-); New York, N.Y.. 25 Dec 1929: 1.
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