Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-18
From the Detroit Daily Advertiser
DoeStiCks Runs with the ;lasheen.'
70I NARROW STREET.
New YoRE, October 80, 1854.

nor do answer 10 the name of" Sykesy''-nel-
lher, as a general hing, promenade lhe middle Of
Broadway with my panlaloons tucked in my boots
Sill, by The way OF new excitement. lately JOIN
ed The fire department, and connected myself with
the company of Engine 81.
Bought my uniform. treated The company, took
| up my quarters in the bunkroom, where slept by
night in bed occupied in The day time BY big
yellow dog First night wet TO bed with my boots on
ready for an alarm. At last came; seized the rope
with the rest OF the boys Started on run ugged
and Ioed I'LL We got her into the l'h district, four
miles and a halt from home: found The alarm had
been caused by barrel OF shavngs, and The con
| hagraon had exnguished itself had to drag her
clear back tired most 10 death il wasn't funny
at all turned in half an hour, new alarm start
ed agan-Eose so laid in the same alley, got our
apparatus jammed on The corner fight 81 vic,o.
rious got our machine out, and carried off the fore
wheel of SOS carriage on our tongue reached the
fire big niger standing the hydranl; elected
myself appraiser and auconeer knocked him
down without bidder. took water got our stream
! on The fire; fun worked ill my aims ached lei
go 10 rest, foreman bit me on The head with the
but kept al il child in The garel horrible s,,ua-
ton gallant fireman made a rush up The ladder
baued his way through the smoke-re appeared
with child IN each ann, aud his pocke:s full OF
teaspoons.
Old gentleman from The county much exci'ed
wanted 10 help, but didt exactly know how he
rushed into fourth story bed room threw the
mirror out OF The window fanlicaIy endeavored
10 hnr the dressing table after il seized The coal
scui'le hnriedy put in the poker, booiack and
par of wonout slippers, carried them down stairs,
and deposited them in place of SATISFY four blocks
away came back on run, into The parIor took
up the door ma wrapped up an empty decaner
in it, and transported ii safely inlo The barn of the
nearest nei2hbor he kept al work by dint ofhe-
roic exerlinns he al various times deposited piece
BY piece, The en,iIe kitchen cooking slove in the
next street, uninjured and al last, after knockn ing
the piano 10 pieces with an axe in order to save
The lock- and filling his pockets with The sofa cas-
tors, he was seen 10 make his final exit from The
back yard, with length OF pipe in each hand
the loastlng fork tucked behind his ear, and two
dozen muffin rings in his hat, which was surmount.
ed by large sized flying pan
During the next week there were several alarms |
fire in big block full OF paupers--frst man in
the building carried down stairs in my arms two
helpless, uGdressed children, thereby sd, ing their
valuable lives on giving them 10 he moiher, she
amid whirlwind of thanks, impaired The crafty.
ing intelligence that one was afl c,ed with The mea.
sles, and The other with The Michigan itch. Fire,
in Boarding school dashed up ladder Jump
ed through window entered a bedroom smoke
so thick couldn't see cauehl up in my arms a
feminine specimen in long night gown got back
10 The window ; tied 10 90 down IijIer broke
under me stuck adhesisey to he young lady
and after nexampled exer'ions, disposled her safe
ly in the next house, where discovered that | had
rescued from the devouriug element The only child
oil The black cook
Fire III u siorehouse-went on The roof explo !
sion found myself in somebody 5 cellar, vi h one
leg in a soap barrel and my hair full of fractured |
hens eggs discovered tina, | had beed blown over
a church, and had The weahercock still remaining
in the rear of my demolished panlaloons. Fire in
liquor sore-hose burst brandy lying round
loose gn " coaVayneur," and old Morongahela
absolutely begging 10 be protected from further li
sliruon carried home on shutter. Fire in a
church-Calholic-li matble images all round
the room in inches wall began ID louer statutes
began 10 fail 81. Andrew knocked my hat over
my eyes S. Peer lhex his Whole " eight on my
Big toe ST. Jerome hit ms clip The head
which laid me spraw ling, when picture of the io-
ly Family tell and covered me up like bed quilt
Fire in biz clothing slore-nexl day our lore
man spnrled new silk velvet vest, seven oi the
exhibited twelve dollar 'Ioeskin pants, aud the
black boy who sweeps out the bpnkroon and scours
The engine had new hat and flaming red era
va, presented as heard, by the proprietor OF the
stock of goods as All evidence OF his app ecaon
OF their endeavors TO save his property. I drIn !
ge, any new bTeeCbes on the contrary, lost my |
new overcoal aud col damaged myself. Tell you
how-6re ont, order came take up 81 - took of
The hose turned her round got the boys togelh
er and started for home conner OF The street Hook
and Ladder 100, Dutch J Engine 73, (lr,sh }
Hose S6, (fankee;) and our own company came
in contact ;.machnes 60, jammed poIygloI sweat
Ing by The sreng'E of The companies gol all mix
ed up hghl one OF sss men hi IuEeman Of Hook
and Ladder 100 the heal with spanner
97's engineer clipped one of 73 met with trum
pc, 70 reiaaled with paving slone; men Of all
The companies went in resolved 10 A" 20 in" my
self went in went out again as fast | could,
with black eye, three teeth (IndisesIible have
every reason TO believe,) in my stomach, ntermin
ged with my supper my red shr, IN carpet rags,
and my knuckles skinned ,as they had been pawn.
sd 10 Chatham street Jew /; got on hydrant and
watched the iun SS's boys whipped everything
73's best man was doubled up like ack.knife by
| dig in The place where Joaah was; four OF e7's
fellows was lying undsf the machine with their
ewes in mourning hcok aal ladder took homo