Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-03-24

child in each arm, and his pocket full of
teaspoons.
Old gentleman from the country
much excited wanted to help, but didn t
exactly know how; he rushed into a
fourth>story bedroom threw the mirror
out Of the window, frantically cndeavor-
ed to hurl the dressing table after it {;
seized the coal>scuttle, hurriedly put in
the poker, boot jack, and pair of
worn out slippers, carried them down
stsirs, and deposited them in a place of
safety four blocks away, came back on a
run, into the parlor, took up the door,
mat, wrapped up an empty decanter in
it, and transported it safely into the barn
Of the nearest neighbor he kept at
work by diat of heroic exertiQn, lie at
various times deposited, by piece, the
entire kitchen cooking-stove in the
street, uninjured, and at last, after
knocking the piano to pieces with an ak,
in order to save the lock, and filing his
pocket with the sofa>castors, he was seen
to make his final exit from the back
yard, with a length of stove-pipe in each
hand, the toasting fork tucked behind
his ear, and two dozen muff-rines in his
hat, which was surmounted by large
sized frying-pan.
During the next week there were sew
eral alarms-fre in big brick block full
OF paupers-frst man in the building /;
carried down stairs in my arms two help
less undressed chil ldren, thereby saving
their valuable lives; on giving them to
their mother, she, amid whirlwind of
thinks, impaired the gratifying inte.lli-
gence that one was afflicted with the
measles, and the other had the Michigan
itch. Fire in boarding school; dashed
up ladder, tumbled through window,
entered a bedroom smoke SO thick
conldn't see, caught up in my arms a
feminine specimen in long night gown,
got back to the windsw, tried to 90
down, ladder broke under me; struck
adhesively TO the young lady, and after
unexampled exertions, deposited her
safely in the next house, where | dis
covered that | had rescued from the de-
vouring element, the only child of the
black co0k. Fire in a store>house-went
on the roof; explosion found myself in
another mans cellar, with ore leg in a
soap-barrel, and my hair full of lrac-
tured hens eggs discovered that had
been blown over Church, and had the
weathercock still remaining in the rear
of my demolished pantaloons. Fire in
a iiquor-store hose burst brandy slv-
ing round loose" gin "convaynient, .
and old Monongahala absolutely begging
to be protected from further dilution -:
Croton water too much for nay delicate
constitution carried home on a shutter.
Fire In Church-Catholc-little mars
bic images all round the room in inches
wall brgan to totter statues bcgan to
fall, St. Andrew knocked NY FIRE hat
over my eyes, st. Peter threw his whole
weight on my big toe, St Jerome hit me
clip over the head which laid me
sprawllag, when picture of the Haly
Family fell and covered me up like a
bed quilt. Fire in a big clothing store
next day our foreman sported new
silk velvet vest, seven Of the men ex>
hlblted twelve dollar doeskin pants, and
the BIZ ok boy who sweeps out the bunk
room. and scours the Engine, had a new
hat, and flaming red cravat, presented,
as heard, by the proprietor of the stock
of goods, as an evidence of his appreci
alton of their endeavors to save bis
property. l didn't get any new breech-
es on the contrary, lost my overcoat,
and got damaged myself. Tell you how
fire out, order came stake up 81 - took
off the hose; turned her round. got the
boys together, and started for home
corner OF the street hook and ladder 100,
Dutch engine 70, Irish, hose IS,
Yankee, and our own company came
In contact j; machines got jammed, poly
glot swearing BY the companies, got all
mixed up, fight, one of ss's men hit
foreman Of hook and ladder 100 over
the head with a spanner, 97's engineer
clipped one of 73's men with a trumpet,
70 retaliated with paving stone, men of
all the companies went in, resolved to
go in" myself-went in, went out
again as fast as l could, With black
eye, three teeth, lindigestible, | have
every reason to believe) in my stomach,
intermingled with my supper, my red
shirt in carpet rags, and my knuckles
skinned as if they had been pawned to a
Chatham street Jew, got on hydrant
and wathed the fun, SS's boys whipped
everything, 73's best man was doubled
up like jack-knife, by dig in the place
where Jonah was, four of 97's fellows
were lying under the machine with their
eyes in mourning, hook and ladder took
home two thirds of their company on the
truck, and the last l saw of their fore>
man he was lying in the middle of the