The New York herald., 1871-09-01
HAIREREADrE ESCAPES.

Brave Fireman s-nntcics u Lille Girl from
Death.
One Of those little incl tents which prove that, in
spite OF the seil,s haesl ana corruption which every
days sad history reveals the human heart SIN pre-
eerves some SPARKS Gf generous senli that only
requires the occasion t. call 4, o,tn. occurre
Monday On Long Island. In q moment like the
present, wneu the public mind Is filed with stores
OF horror and the veil is beng torn IRON the
faces OF
THE HUMAN GuOULs
who fat.en ON the misery NJ the wretChei ana the
unfortunate. Ii Is tnrD to the
temptation o. an act Of ,evorion which SHOWS that
men are still copauic OF rskinv lie under the i'm
pulse OF o generous cmnti0n. On last Monday even.
Ing the quarter nc ote seven train IRON Flu hIng
was passing through wInde,i. when . little clud.
VINO was PLAYING near the track, hecame fr,gnicred
ana attempted 10 Uefore tho irain toward
her home. Before the little thing reacned the track
however the tram dashed down. and tie poor chile,
unable to stop IN line frightened that size Was
noe aware OF ner danger, rushed iu between tile en
gne anu lne tehuer.
Of the caiid rnnnnI Ia III. directIol OF Tie trL,,
ana lie had promptly wh,sliel inc guards to
SHIT LOW> IUE BHAAES,
al the same ime takin. the precauiiO not TO shut
down the b axes OF Ihe c gIne n order 10 keep i
STRAIN ON le carriages and prevent tnem coming
violently lNiO collision Dy the sudden stolpage. IN
spite OF these prec ut'Ohs. which the WORK q.
Instant, the chances Of SAVING the chds iiic
seemed very sm III. aui he few >peiratO,s .e their
hOoi run cold the rhiid rushed directly Det weeu
the engine anu The len Ter, winch now, under TIE
influence Of thu BRAKES. moved slowly over tne
gro mi. crv of horror hal nnrst from the lew
people a.,0ai and al immaculate rusn was ma .e 10
PICK mp t.e tnan." tcmai'& OF tht child, lor It
appeare,i impo.S: lie that sae should have
ESCAPEp W TIL LIFE
But there was o. tic cDgtn. n y ave fireman with
cool mead AMI qu;cx eve who. seoing the pOsitiO
or Inc chLn, lie q; one. tn3l there was bui one
hupe OF saving ner. 10 stop tue tram b,Orc reach
ing her was ini,oSsiule, AM ron the direction The
child wa" rlnni,s II was pf nabe size would sirlne
the sid. of engine. me brennan. I'M NarIck
resolved IN nlA~s eu0rt 10 save her. aud, me
risk oi ms lic, sprans To the rear oi the engine
stopped dawn just ~ time 10 seize The cnid by the
far ami INT her from rue ground. carving her
ai0ng. suspended. until the iran could nc stopped.
There mad not been u second To lose; in the glance
OF an eye The tead.r Hoall nave
CRUSH d THE LITTLE CREATURE TO DBATH
but Tor the cooDess an, presence Of min OF VarIc.
for a minute the CALI asu her pres~rver were III
great danger. aBi rad not the engineer exni,Ited
almost IL cu couineSs a. his nicu.a, Varlck tina
little eiu mlgnt nave been Lmmcd 10 ,ieath nv con.
Gu usiOD ~ the tra. bOln men dc serve the greatest
credit for iheIr selt-pG3Se sion AMI humanity and
we hope The railwa, c0mi anv VIII mark its appre-
cation OF Their conduct. he child proved 70 be a
little Gill. about nine years OF aye, the niece OF
Ohvcr Green, " Infed and. rcyond n serious lriyht
AID little rJugn ireatnlenL had suhered no In ury.