The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-29
A Deed of Noble Daring.

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A Deed of Noble Daring.
The following deed ofnobic daring is rccor
dcd rs ono OF the events attendant ON the late
destruction by fire Of tho Imperial Theatre at
Moscow:
From the suddcnncss OF this melancholy oc.
currcncc, and from the number of employees
permanently living with their families in the
house, many lives were lost. Three skeletons
were found in the ashes. just Mt the CON-
mcnccmcnt of tho fire, three workmcn, who
had been engaged in the upper stories, finding
no means TO descend 10y the staircase, so rapid
was the progress Of flames, jumped out of tho
windows to the lower roof which, being OF
iron, soon became SO intensely hot that two of
the unfortunate beings, not capable Of cndur-
ing the heat threw themselves TO tho ground,
and were killcdby the fall, The third with
more presence of mind, made his way over
protruding brond corniccs to tho front roof,
and there remained for some minutes, till the
greedy element, mot content with the m,.nle,
of its victims, made its appearance close by
him. The poor man cried loudly for help.
Ladders were procured, but they did not reach
tho height Mt which he stood. He saw it, and
raising his arms to heaven, hc made sign of
the cross aud began to APPROACH tho edge Of the
precipicc before him. In an instant moro Inc
would have become corpse. Thousands of
people stood all around gazing with horror at
the immense pile, upon which this poor man
renamed helpless and hopeless. Silence like
tnat Una OF inc grave reighcd among tho multitude.
iiis iatc seemed inevitable. Suddenly was
heard voice, stay moment, my good fcl-
low! Fray toGod, and III endenyor to save
you J" All eyes were turned to the spot from
which those sentences were uttered. a group
Of three men were observed, common peasants
two OF them holding by thearnis and shoulders
'i'ifi, VINO Was Struggling marc TO hreak
rom thc hoiu OF ms trends. Let mcgo, my
lads, SAID Inc, my htart is burning within
me; canno' pear tic sight Ola Christian soul
,hns perlshing And with 3 powerful, effort
ns ,o., nione loosc anu aarted forward INC
vnso IN" h,,S, nmu sa,u WY as nc ran 20 .nc nnrl.-
S s.'S, ,; puans ,'o'l' ';''hsr'i, anu at tle
s"',1 T .ne .''row"e away n,s shooi tshecpsktn
sru ar .'s M ~ y" 's'ant nc was NJ inc 100
~, 'sc iau''ei hc,e he look Oil ms boots, attach
~ roPe ro"hu ms waist, and seizng an oven
I, .olA Wien happened to lie close by, ho bsgar
a 10 ASCEND thc ladder which did not reach n
inc utmost 10 two-tiirds oi the height ut which
i stooo inc s'cum. having attained tho nppei
'oot-Step, uo generous man TOOK hold OF tht
'A.ni ar gutter ApIafenuy y Was not very
s s",e ~. .nenas o. as ochs anu rntt'ed i'-
np' ,,'s "S'gn nu. ,ne man VIZ resolved
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