New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-18

tator. urged, begged, cried, went on nay knees
he would not stir, but proposed going back into the
besought him to fly as others were
doing; but no. A kind OF apathetic
despair had seized him. and he stood like rock while
the flames swept nearer and nearer and my entreates
and appeals TO him TO save me- were utterly In
vain. Hotter and hotter grew the pavement wilder the
cries Of the crowd and silk and cotton clothing be-
gan to smoke In spots. felt beside myself and selling
E, tried TO drag him away. Alas what could my
woman's strength dot There followed another shout,
wild push back, falling wall, and was half block
away and E gone. Oh God pity these poor worms
OF the dust and crush them utterly, my prayer
scarcely know. Wandering, staring, bndly carrying
along my poor parrot, who was too tired to make
help running back as near to the flame as could in the
vain hope of finding E bitterly reproducing myself
nSss three hours Of Which can an hardly give
any account ! know that, as ! turned wildly
copal Church OF st. James In flames But they came on
ali Sides licking the marble buttresses by one and
leaving charred blackened where there had
been white marble before. But the most wonderful sight
Of all was the white and shining churchtower from
burnt as though all dross Of earth were indeed
40 Crashing hs bs with ONE
cord pesed forth that grand old German hymn IAN al
Them, and to see a shadowy Nicholas striking the
startled metal for the last time with his brave old hands
groaned my SOUL and the souls many weeping women
that night they fed houseess and lost through that
PandemOnium Of flame and tunult.
Constantly faces that knew. flashed me. but
they always in dream, all Glackened and dis
cOOred and with all expression that never saw before
"Whv C, is this your" some frightened voice would
excla", and kind hand would touch my dsordered
S some a only M'n little less distracted would Whisper
hopefully word about e., that he might not be lost
80 on an loved them for saying and tried 70 believe
them. Very little sehshless and no violence did see
many word was exchanged which brought comfort to
despairing hearts. Have you seen my wife and chill
e6sR % at lake view by
look out for my baby Tor Willie or Johnny as the case
or inquiries would be noted down, even by the man
who making almost ssGperhu%H@ I ,S efforts
house 1 Some friend~t was days before knew Who
took my and forced little bottle OF tea and bag
of crackers into my hand l wandered, aud was
enough myself to give to friend, who found almost
falnting with heat and fatigue ana VINO aecarsa snaf
myself opposite Unity Church Dear Unity will her Ut
tie circle Of devoted ones ever come me together again
and sing and play III her beautiful under parors some
know that wept and beat my hands together, and
ragged hopeessy, when saw that the beautlfh homes
on the west side Of DearbOrn-st were gone and the
Ogden Public School was bright blaze, while the
graceful and noble Congregational Church, next to Mr..
orr bride and 10y our darling for which had made
such efforts in money and labor two short years ago,
account through the civilized world.
was grieving enough heaven knows over my private
tors great heart which had sustained the fanting spirits
OF so many freely give to lamentations and tears AS
his precious library the slow accumulation OF 20 aborl-
Gus and economical years. fell and famed into nothing
ness In that awful fire. turned away bearsck and re-
med my miserable search after the face which felt
almost sure should never see again. new sight soon
struck my eye. What in the world that dark urtd,
purpllsh bail that hung before me- constantly changing
fs appearance like hendsh face making gTmaces
at misery1 looked and looked, and turned away,
and looked again May the the cheerful
daily herald OF comfort and peace, look like that
again 1t looked devish, and pnched myself to see II
WAS not losing my 1t did not seem 10 minutes
since the tte almost crescent moon look out
cloud from ths assD Slpe ne sS on
Friday, in cheerful echoolroom, on ChicaRoaye,
met me, crying. Oh have you seen motheri We have
had something else TO do than wonder and greYe; 80
pcrsuaded the lost lambs to with me TO friend on
iasae-st, where felt sure we should find help and
comfort, and which everybody supposed would be SAFE
Of this calamity was that nobody thought his
house would burn till he saw 1t blazing and
also felt perfectly that this was tho
last OF it, and that he and his family would be safe
little further up so the North-SdeTs never began to
pack up till the fire crossed the river and then the lower
then stopped. Then they were driven by the alnes an
other hafdozen Streets losing generally half OF what
they saved the first time then to Divsion-st then TO
Lincoln Park where heaps and heaps OF ashes are all
that remain to-day OF THOUSANDS OF uouars Wortn VI
eatabes and furniture. L.,
Exhausted and almost faiDting weeping and sorely
distressed finally landed In friendly house, far up on
Iasae-st. As stepped inside the door, E appeared,
0ulet composed, and almost Indifferent Burntf On,
no. he was all right Did suppose lie was FOOL enough
to stay and be burnedi There was D-tO too, wanted
to see her the parlor Did feel reVerenty thankful
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