The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-02-28

sing girl, and in the agitation OF the mo
ment she was forgotten.
A horrible groan passed from the awe
struck spectators as the intelligence was
disseminated The lower part of the
house was completely enveloped il
flames, and as volumes of smoke issued
from the upper windows, what hope
could tighten any heart' Widow after
window was crashed, and dauntless fire.
men, with ladders mounted to the res.
cue. But their search was all in vain
Great columns of suffocating smoke
blinded their vision, choked their utter.
ance, and sent them back half sulfocatee
and despairipg In the midst of this
intense agony of the crowd, a young mar
rushed through the mass, and with light.
ening speed placed ladder between
two columns of smoke which reached to
the roof Of the house, and plunged into
the window. And now deeper anxiety
pervaded all hearts. I" He will die il
the attempt" exclaimed many voices
Who was he - rang with unceasinG
interrogation from every bystander-ht
was only observed to have coil Of small
rope attached to his waist.
The agony of this family where she
had SO lately arrived, knew no bounds
Certainly the circumstances were trying
in the extreme. Netty was an onl,
daughter, and her father doated on he
with peculiar pride. She was mother
less, and this gave quicker throb Q
affection to his heart, made desolate b.
the best Of wives. DR.. Carrows-th
father of Netty-was physician of con
siderable emnence, in popuou
country town, in Vermont, and thi
child had been a peculiar specimen c
: sweetness and grace since her earlies
} years. How tenderly she had beel
J watched, all the neighborhood eoul
attest A goyerness had taken charg
of her studies, faithful housekeepe
had minutely seen to her apparel an,
external comfort, and kind aud indul
gent father had superadded his votiol
since the day her mother died Sh
had never lett the paternal roof befor
unaccompanied by her father but whel
the pressing invitation came from he
aunt, and DR.. Carrows knew the amia
ble qualities Of his sister, he could no
but consent that she should accept th
invitation, thus giving the govcrness
reprieve to visit her relatives, and at tn,
same time he hoped by change of plac,
to agreeably impress the mind and man
ncrs Of his darling child,
And this, gentle reader, is the missin!
child! No wonder the spectators wer,
frantic-no wonder the family where sh,
resided grew desperate And thcr,
they stood in unuttcrable anguish, will
faces scorched with intense heat, ant
eyes distcnded, and hearts all palpitatiug
to see the termination Of the endeavers
Moments now were counted as hours
smoke ard flame comminglcd from tha
upper story, and I" hope Deferred" grey
sick; the fire shot fercely up in tai
columns and broad sheets, and no ser
pent seemed more Kissing or destructive
The crowd looked aghast aud murmure,
they have both perishod burnt
lost 70 Just at this juncture, voio
! loud and dissonant Us if checked, wa
distinctly heard from the back parts o
the building.
1t was the freman's shriek, and be
/ tween the smoke and flame he coulc
be occasionally seen, as if bearing
heavy burden and struggling over tn,
: window sill. Active brothers were ther,
who threw up ladders, and some of then
went with the speed of tightening partl,
aloft, but were only driven back by tn,
smoke and fire.
Yet the heroic fireman descended b,
the ladder, and carefully committed tn,
body of the girl into the hands Of tn,
bystandsrs, who delivered her in life
less state, to the anxious family. Thel
he descended the remainder of the wa,
, by sliding down the rope, which was stll
unburnt and attached to the chimney
and made bis way with untring spec,
through the crowd, and was seen n,
more! The body Of Miss Carrows wa
. pat under medical treatment, and in n