The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-07


he was unable TO rise up, but ON turning his head,
be saw CLEAN Of light, and, on creeping ON his
hands and feet he managed 70 getout througha hole,
just space enough TO admit his body. On crawling
out he observed man likewise making his way
out the way, This proved TO be MIR. Garfield,
belonging 10 the machine shop.
II was feared that the large majority Of them
either crushed TO death, or drowned, from the i'm
mensc quantity Of water poured in. Al quarter
TO twelve there were three taken out-Henry Gera-
Diet, man Of about forty years of age. residing at
brooklyn badly bruised, belonging TO the hat shop;
Frederick Teman, boy Of about ten years of age,
residing at the corner Of Park avenue and Division
street. Brooklyn, taken out by VIM. Story, of No.
4 Niagara Engine, not much hurt; A. Eldridge Of
the machine shop, residing at l42 Third avenue,
bruised, but not, il is hoped, dangerously. These
poor fellows were dripping with wet, and shivering
iearfully. The little boy stated that there were
others alive behind him when he was taken out.
| Young Tieman proved himself, Story stated,
every inch man. he did not give way to
necessary terror, and make much noise, when thus
confined In the terrible trap.
The fire close TO his feet, which were nearly
| immovable, being ammed in the fallen timbers,
when the fireman, Story, reached him. and passing
70 the boy sufferer his cap, told him to put II over
the pipe over and around him, for the purpose Of
quencbing the flames. Tieman did as directed, and
patiently awaited the hour of delivcrance.
Several frcmen had been at work some time be-
fore Story entered the hole, which was low down.
near the engine, in the rear part of the building;
and i was only by almost superhuman exertions
that he finally rescued The voices of several Of
| Of them o;v;no way m The ;rnnnises ~ jesna;r
which th. i;.ie hrcy suo-sd 70 hsch ~, ep.ry
species Of encouragement in his power. whats
~ xorL 90 a w.. e .,a,o
n hecame ncsssa ~ ~ 80 ~ ou iarre ,;,oh.r
before he could be liberated; and in this and other
efforts none cvinccd more unfiinching determine
uon .nah zoPnar MILLS, esa., VINO was early upon
| yond all praise.
grest ard =; 6t iii ,ho Az, tha.S, 49, III, s 80,
| so great ~ - '' ~ '''os'' '''o WV -
| frhe ,oost tro,,.cao,s .,.;..,,a,,. ,,,
around the tragic sccne~women tea ring their hn;r
4 and ,vr;p o;,r oth.; hs,,,,s % ~ d .s, - a
from out the ruins nroved r. he their friends - re-
is; H. 1ais, P.oseu ~ oe uici' ifienus " re-
almost as had a. the ~ ~ u
/ One man u,as 10 Ls,, 90 of an ~,,; :. ~ -
after simost snnerhn,ns -, - ~ ns
the firemsn tba sfErnr - =. M r.. ~
/ tweer, two b.a,s "a cea-, ,S.L I In 49,,
The beams had 10 be sawed. and The moor fellow
kent way;nc his hand rh;cS h. bs tbrpi,st
The anerture in token that he still saru;usd Me-
than once The fircmen bad ~ ston ana ,,Iav mo-,
| the flames which rapidly encroac6ed nnpn the To-
calitv where the noor fellow, vas cnfad 80
Just a. thew were accomnl;sb;rr he f;ns, re,esse
The foreman uas consra;ued ~, Is n. ~, a tha
him out-ust ! min,tc-we can stpprd = Sshe
| mans alive ), the fremen ren,;ed Ara ,hev d;d
stand n ard saved the ,ns th, - 49,, :y, 80
] much scorched and nearly s,,fJocatsde
| NJ ~ M; 80 y = Ju ;
two oors era ,,o bss IA an angie between .
noble efiorts IF the fre,nar , ,,i,;,nssi sass
cued. 1'''''y &c
One Of these cried ont soor after e,eve, o,c,o,l
that he w.s not much bnrt hut ths, tho .,srs
freezing him with water Id.d M osds -,
the men could handle tbe br;cLs ad u,orL ~ u,oI,
az thew did for the water froze aost ~ aoan ss =
fell
A curious incident occurred in relation 70 Cara.
det Al oId mar .ls.rt ss go, -. s ~ ;.h ~;
grev ba;rs rsa,o;na. =, tn.y ;,5 ~ WIN n.
Sunnng down his y;thsrsd c,sSLs a INA I - :,
was h;s son, r. trd -. 'la a az .uods ~
i tho,, Oh, ha L. s,.a,,, 1880 ~ &c ~, anu ~; nc
the noor fellow, a <; r. a.a.;n 49,. s ~ a .t
wounded. W
Tbs efyort. IF IN. 6-.r,o, ,,,o.o 49,, =.
the Iiherat;on ~ tbe o,hars No 49,. s.;i, G,;.,.
| and ahout thrae a,.Jo.h yW;,,;na Wa;.. s
reached and Ik,;se tLo, -, ,ha -. 49,, -, was
| The indivanal named Ewes ;, arovn = nroh..
blv lad who was 60 sE',s,s,, acovea P'op a.
/ walked home unaided ne vs.. rsssc,cd in .hs
i forenoon bv NJ Iohr vandorr.,, 81 NJ * VIZ
CINE, who furnished him with an ola FIRE coat and
&c started for the resdence of he =. rerts ub as
he stated resided On The cor,,er nS IA NJ,
berry strects A. onr erosr 49, =, $500. 49, ~.
name was George West aced about l5 and worked
| in the hat shon y
4 Josepb Annable. ga sou., Second .,,s., viii.
amsburph cscaned with sIght ;n;,,rv 20 RI ;; gh,
er. and went home His aoT RoIsrt ,s v..rs "a
who worked in The samc room Ibat shor IL all
missing. John G.. King rnachiniaf pofired In
another place as among lie wounded was taIen r
his boarding house. No. AIS pearl street His son
Young man about d vcars ola n.n,ed Hail.
King, also machinist, is likewise missng.
There still remained several Others who could Il,
heard occasionally and among them tue hovs Nv
the names of Samuel Tindaie and Thomas Vsynisr
blt, who were soon apnroacbcd near cnon Oh 70 con
verso will They were hurled air,ost 49,, -, 81,
bottom of The cellar near The coal and in Clos,
contact with The engine not a rc., d;s,a nc S
the spot from where Ticnan had been released
Over them, and all around them. were the burning
timbers and Kissing bricks of the buidin o. and I,
became freouentlv necesss nv 10 nut ssyeral
upon the rocking mass for the purpose Of ouencbnp
and cooling il sufficiently 10 allow the bremen te
labor. Vanderbilt IA said 10 be 10 vcars old and
Tindale is. The brother of the latter was amons
the eager and excited crowd who were straininee
every nerve for the release of The sufferers ans
throu eh him young Tindale sent several mcssa ge,
10 his mother. who lives AT No 81 Beckman street
Tell hcr. % said the Door victim. /" that am lv
ing-tell her hope TO get out soon. and che mus
: not worry &c. al am up TO INV necL In Wat I,
he replied 10 solnc one who questioned him In rc