New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-17
From the Detroit Daily Advertiser.1
DOESTICKs RUNS WITH THE "MASHEEN.

7O1 NARROW STREET. I
NEW York, October 30 1854. !
/ am not known by the cognomen of Sc Nose"
nor do answer to the name of s.Sykesy p
neither, as general thing, do promenade the
middle Of Broadway with my pantaloons tucked
into my boots. Still, by way Of a new excite
ment, lately joined 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 |
splept by night in bed occupied in the day
time by q big yellow dog. First night went to
bed with my boots on, ready for an alarm. At
last It came; seized the rope with the rest of
the boys; started on run tugged and toiled
till we got her into the IL tn District, four miles
and half from home found the alarm had
been caused by a barrel of shavings, and the
conhagration had extinguished itself; had to
drag her clean back tired most to death; it
wasn't funny at all; turned in; half an hour,
new alarm; started again Hose so laid in the
same alley. got our apparatus jammed on the
corner; fight; 81 victorious; got our machine
out, and carried off the forewheel of sos car
riage on our tongue; reached the fire; big mig
ger standing on the hydrant; elected myself
appraiser and auctioneer; knocked him down
without any bidder: took water; got our
stream on the fire; fun; worked till my arms
| ached; let 20 to rest, foreman hit me over the
head with trumpet, and told me to go ahead
thought d-n, but kept att; children in the
garret; horrible situation; gallant fireman
made rush up the ladder; battled his way
through the smoke; reappeared with child in
each arm, and his pocket full of teaspoons.
Old gentleman from the country; much ex-
cited wanted to help, but didn't exactly know
how he rushed into fourth story bed room
| threw the mirror out of the window frantic.
ally endeavored to hurl the dressing table after
it seized the coal scuttle, hurriedly put in the
poker, boot jack and pair of worn-out slip.
pers, carried them down stairs, and deposited
them in a place of safety four blocks away
came back on a run, into the parlor; took uI
the door-mat, wrapped up an empty decanter il
it, and transported it safely into the barn Of the
nearest neighbor; he kept at work, by dint o.
heroic exertions he at various times deposited
piece by piece, the entire kitchen cooking stove
in the next street, uninjured; and at last, aftel
| knocking the piano to pieces with an axe, il
order to save the lock, and filling his pocket witt
the sofa castors, he was seen to make his ina
exit from the back yard with a length Of stove
pipe in each hand, the toasting fork tucked be
hind his ear, and two dozen muffin rings in hi
hat, which which was surmounted by large
sized frying pan.
During the next week there were severa
alarms-fre in q big block full of paupers-frs
man in the building carried down stairs il
nv arms two helpless, undressed, children
thereby saving their valuable lives; on givin
them to their mother, she, amid Whirlwind {
i thanks, impaired the gratifying intelligenc
that one was afflicted with the measles, and tn
J other had the Michigan itch.
: Fire in boarding scnool-dashed up lac
) der; tumbled through a window; entered
2 bed room; smoke SO thick | couldn't see
t caught up in my arms feminine specimen in
.unf hoo n W n
/ to 60 down; ladder broke under me stuck &C
: : hesively to the young lady; and after unexan
Piled exertions, deposited her safely in the ne!
house, where / discovered that had rescue
from the devouring element the only child
= the black cook.
: Fire in q store -house-went on the roof; 9.
Z plosion; found myself in somebody's celia
!. with one leg in soap barrel, and my hair IL
y of fractured hens eggs; discovered that l he
,. been blown over church, and had the weat
y ercock still remaining in the rear of my demo
!. ished pantaloons.
" Fire in liquor store--hose burst; brant
s "lying round loose;" gin Is conyaynient," al
Y old Monongahela absolutely begging to be pr
tected from further dilution; Croton water t
- - much for my delicate constitution; carri
home on a shutter.
~ Fire in a church-Catholic- mari
images all round the room in inches; wall
I'd gan to totter; statues began TO fall; st. A
drew knocked my fire hat over my eyes;
Peter threw his whole weight on my big to
: St. Jerome hit me clip over the head viii
T laid me sprawling, when q picture Of the He
IL IL Family fell and covered me up like be
M quilt.
Fire in big clothing store-next day o
ia foreman sported new silk velvet vest, seven
el ,e the men exhibited twelve dollar doeskin pan
Sil and the black boy who sweeps out the bunkro
N and scours the engine had a new hat and a fla
Il Il, ing red crayat, presented, as heard, by
ho proprietor Of the stock of goods, as an eyidel
.s' Of his appreciation of their endeavors to So
nd his property didn't get any new breech,
= on the contrary, lost my new oyercoat and |
W damaged myself Tell you how-fre out, orc
came s take up 97; took off the hose turf
= her round got the boys together, and star
for home; corner Of the street, Hook and Ii
= der 100, (Dutch;) Engine Is, Qrish } Hose
fYankee and our company came in conta
J. machines got jammed; polyglot swearing by
d. strength Of the companies; got all mixed ,
J. fghtsone ss's men hit foreman of Hook .
ga Ladder 100 over the head with a spanner;
engineer clipped one Of 73's men with a trr
t. pet; rs retaliated with paving stone mel
I'd all companies went in; resolved to sc go in I
! self. went in went out again as fast as col