, 1870-04-22

the hour Of peril aha lost no timo IL sh7iekiu1
xnd WMling, hut set to wotk 10 SAVE her hoass-
LUG gear, which it was now certain <rust soou
% % destroyed If not quickly removetfso 70 = place
Ths wagon was drawn nm tn IN, ho,.e tn
Ar. OSeI1 and his two sons. for thora W. ~ NJ,
time 70 harness horse; and as rapidly Is poa-
s1oie the clothing and bedding werc taken ont
and loaded. While one Of he sons W.. en-.
gsged At tho barn IL freeing the live stock, The
in hur1ying out the household st1G. T tho p,f NIX
OF the little homestead was in fames.
Tha house stood near tho edge Of ths
woods, and the fire had reached them = mn.
mcnt too soon. They hurried out, and villa
the women ran toward the clearing with
their arms, the men tugge1 At the losded wagon
Which now contained al Of their worldly eotsla.
They hoped to get it to the crest Of the Iii to
the west OF than, and let it 1un to the bot
tom, where it would be in no danger from the
flames. But a. they turned 10 take last look
covered that the clothing in the wagon VISA
burning, and, at the sano moment, tho DIV
roof Of the barn beg1n to blaze. EothiDE was
left them but flight Hastily emptyinE tie
wagon Of its burning load, they h aged thf,
vehicle to the road, and there left it, Tie sole
remnant ofatheif Little fortune. In q few min
utes tho house WAS mass Of burning rims.
and in few minutes moro nothing VIA to b.
seen Of the barn but a few smoking .imbers.
On one Of the few bills to be found in this
low, level part OF Long Island, stands = small
frame house, occupied by John Boyce, lis wife,
gent girl Of 1G. Yesterday morning, a repre-
sentatire Of the Sun ran down to the Club
House for information concerning the rre,s
fire in the woods, and after long tramp
through ecorrhed fields and blackened woods,
aud over muddy roads, fonnl lis way to Oak
ND %tatT inn rH1w~ t.- -sLJ
whom he accompanied to her house, milo
away. On the road, which passed through =
paEt Of the burned district, he obtained The
following particulars concerning the fire. Of
Friday. which the heavy rain Of that night had
now etfectually quenched:
y, Ars. Boyce and her daughterwera alouo in
tho house, as NJ. Boyce was engaged IL q
workman in New York glass factory. On
Friday afternoon. Miss Boyce noticed that ths
cloud OF smcke i'll tho distance was rolling
RAPIDLY toward ler home, and thst tho roaT
and hiss Of the flames were becoming palmer
mother, and the two Immediately set about
saving what they could bsforc il shouid be too
late. Everything they could lift
they carried into the cellar; but before
they had secured onc-half their moya-
bles they found that tho flames wero
Sauying forth without moments delay, the
two women. seiziug Whist weapons came first,
made gallant fight asainst tho fiery foe, and
saved the haystack. Tho air was filed with
he spsrEs bo1Ie from the burning woods by
ne wind, and the little barn was in dangeF.
Mrs. Eoycc opened the door and released the
:ow, the only occupant, who took to leeward
61thnut moments delay, and secured her
.afety in far distant clearing.
All at once the wind changed to the cast,
irving the flames toward tho O'Neill house.
F'fnIinfF hnran nd
loping to aid her neiGhbors in tho trouble
which ehe knew was near at hand, Mrs. Doyce,
accompanied by her daughter, hurried through
he woods toward the farm OF tue OSeiIls-
ance when the wind changed again. They
stood in pause, doubtful to proceed OF turn
Jack, for the Kissing of the FIRE in the crack
ing .gTaes and undcrgrnwth in front
u them wss warning that it
m1sht 1g tu,,o be 1 .r unssfe "a to advance, while
'atle their turning back While deliberating
IL to their courec, the long grass at their feet
,egan to blaze. and in moment they we're in
no very midst Of IRE. With terrible roar,
he hot air wllr1ed and eddietl in the woods al
heir right
Fire was in front OF them, fire beneath them,
ire to the right of them. Tie road was vary
harrow. and on the left, tho safe side, 50
hick1r grown with scrub oak aud pine a. to bo
nrenetrahle. They turned to go back. With
M4Ail ALL EoaI ! dense Volume Of smoke
oiled up through the wood and darkened their
'ath- Through it the sun looked like q elobo
II molten iron at q rcd brown heat, and thu
7onng girl was convn1sed with terror,
It Vas With the greatest difficulty that her
noihcr succeeded in dragging her down tho
Dad through the sitting smoke and heat, fight
ng the tito At every step, until nature wss
,enrly exhausted
Scorched and sufTocatcd, and with facex
,lack with eootr tho two women at last re2ched
he onen field. They were saved.
~ this moment down came the blessed rain.
,ut s too late to save the homestead OF the poor