The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-11-25
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Rsyesend. Edwin Clay, Ai. p, wsifcs
fru1n E,sw~ash Canada, -as folios~s: :aiss
On FRIDAY night lset Mr. Cornehus
Crowley retired .T 10 his family to rest,
"a Little after dark. About len O'clock
they were aroused by the sound of fire
sSEAewhefe in the house On springing
from bis bed be found the whole body Of
heshouse in flames. HIS first thought
MIS- to Oget help, 80 he ran at oRce to the
barn ~ here tHo of, his cons were sleeping
OR his retnrn he found it impossible to get
up stairs, where fl, e Of his family we're
lslaeping. or 10 -his fathers room wherette
oldunan and little son were sleeping to-
gether. -. Hut Mrs Crowley, with her
babe in1her, arms, succeeded in arousiug
E0uc ofvhossa upstairs. Her brother and
sister threw themselves of the IS inflow,
.fsrgeriing the three children that y.rre
still asleep in another bed glThe mothrr's
screams awak ened the elder daughter, and
klIs came TO oothe window and asked what
she shvuld do when her mo;her urge,i
her TO throw herself down from ttie, win
dow, but slle replied, - tN9 my brother
ssnd sister N 0st be saved" She then re-
t0fned through the heat and SMOKE and
TOOK her brother, little younger than
herself Ttipe years6 in her arms, and car
RED Him to the window from which he
speaeg with no injury except a slight
keorching OF his face and hair. She then
returned ttTongtr they fire and brought =
s.ill younger sister, (seven years. 10 the
windowo and here the dear elIild had more
Vhan she could do, f4ors her sisier.4 in her
fright refused to be tiro~no of, and Win.
theofianes coming up around her, che.
struggled with lber untTlishe put her out Of
the window and the child dropped help
lcssly to the ground After hanging a
InYInent or tsyosup'Ss the wiId0 siil, sire
dropped down herself, distapce Of nearly
h.xteen feet When she arose from the
ground che said, 'I am done, mother !;
but I have saved brother and sister from
being burnt up The mother, gyiih,-her
burned children then walked ii distance of
biz hundred andaseVenty yards II had il
ueasured) TO the first neighbor' house, IN
Astaie ct nudity, for they had not saved
any cloihing / was soon sent for, and
in about three hours after the fire, was At
tending TO the wants of the suffering chill
dren. ] saw there was no hope of saving
the dear girl from her forehead 10 the
bptiom of Ler feet she was one mass
sf burned flesh. This, with the fearful
shock Received from jumping so far, and
Walking sncE a distance IN ils cold Che
i1islt being very schiAy3,, caused her 10
aux Very Tapidlys and nj six III the morn
ing she died, aged eleven years and eight
pf. f,f l,,r- ,,,fb bo.
eraad sistss. Inever before saw SO much.
eoaFaee AID firmness in one: so young !;
and while dressing her bruised and burned
limbs she uttered no complaint Her SIS
isr died in the evening and her uncle
suffered from. the effects of jumping out of
the window. The rest viii all recover
Hawas a sight to seeihe parents, broken
hearted, weeping over their suffering loved
ones. raa-es-77-1-z - sl--sEz- -
a Story FoI.D By RecKs-lA1ottS
IiIERooL LyraIIcsIN MAlSE These, IL { ks
aEe situated on cisrk's Point, about NO
miles south of the yillRgn of Machiasport
The existence of the Indian hieroglyphics
on them was well known to the first set
Tiers. TIE ledge Is situated on the shore
between high and low water marx, form
ing ridge about FIVE feet in height above
the adjacent level. 1t is composed of a
highly metamorphosed mica slate. The
snElace is quite smooth from the action of
the ice of the drift period. The upper
surface is nearly level, while the souther>
lyportion, on whichsmost of the hero
glYPhies are written, is inclined 1T an an,
gleSsofs thirty five. degrees. The hero.
gtypLics cover a space of seven feet wide
and twenty -four feet in length sEsaz>7 =
They represent the various wild anii-
mails Of thea region, figures Of men and
women, 'asaeross,A aItrf,fent and o,iiie a
numberIof nondescripi figures. One of
the animalsiisJten inches IN height ana a
foot in lengttl They are distinctly cut
in the rock, and show the rude marks of
Indian sculpture The existence of a
cross indicates rhat-tl,ey were crtafter IN
tercourse with the French, Which could
not have been hlich over tyo.hundred
years ago. ! The southefly face contains
ssEsEtystiSe fsnrees sosAs -ths5eysssurfsce
thirty 81 he seastefns-- -hsrtiony of the
tablet .isipdm posede6f pyfaiiferoasl Slate
which is uRdergoing decomposition, and,
as consequence, some OF the figures are
patsially destroyed. Among The. animals
the noose, deer and bear are most con
spicuons I. a tortoise fsnres among them.
From the great variety OF figures it-,vouid
seem as tllough tlre authors intended ii as
y list of. The native animals.
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PERvEors 70 DAMP Inquilies are 1often
nIads by persons about to build ro1ses, or
s0ffeFerssia those already erected, as to
tie best means of preventing or curing