The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-01

"epot. The etreet (Which was
small one) was entirely occupied
by bagnois, cohspicious anon,
Q which was tho corner Que, run b,
a conrtezan well known in Chica
= go as one Uf the worst character,
+ that ever diegraccd city. Uel
name was Nellie Grant, otherwis,
I known as Tipperary Nell," a,
that historic county had the homo,
ot giving her birth. AS usual tho
inmates on that fatal Sunday nigh,
were ina a Leas,ly state OF intoxi
cation. The firo crept upon them
! unperceived, and had it not been
tor a busly driver, the bully oI
Nelly. the inma;es would have
been burned in their beds. As il
was the house had caught before
any of them got out, and the
screams, curses and lamentations
of the unfortunate were terrible to
hear. Nelly" herself was in-
sensible from the effects of her DO.
tations, and her lover lad to carry
her out-Eo easy job. for she wac
not by any means what you would
call a "light weight" lie sue
cecded however, in carrying her
to a place of safety, and the re.
maindcr Of the wretches were res
cued without harm.
Going down Dearborn street
our informant camo - a gents
furnishing and jewelry st o e,
which the fire was rapidly ap.
preaching. A crowd had gather
cd around, and tho proprietor,
unable to save his goods. said to
them, take all you can, boys, for
can't save anything" Several
took wallets and filled them with
valuatlcs, but the drunken police
outside caused them to he deliver.
ed mp, doubtless for their own
benefit.
AT Colonel Woods Muscum
great preparations had becu made
for the production OF Divorcc,n
but it has been indefinitely shelv
ed till new 5:l1:::S 5a::!l11:a:s, &c erected
The drama was one which would
have exactly suited Cicago, as the
city is celebrated for the ease and
celebrity by which the marriage tic
can there be cut asunder.
burning. Sohrenntrasts were pre-.
with the most philosophic coolness,
while others exhibited all the ago.
ny Of despair.
Brave mon were cndeavoring tv
cheer downcast women with an
appearance of lighthear,cdncss
which was far from real. Individ.
ual instances Of gallantry on the
part of women were not wanting,
and our informant is in rapture
with the coolness displayed by q
widow, whose bravery extorted
the admiration Of all who beheld
her. She had to cheer the sI.iI its
of som Q half dozen dropping
maidens and guide them to a place
of safety, which she did with per.
feet success. She was none OF
your "fair, fat and forty ones,"
but instead n young and pretty
woman. and from oil We can learn
she will not long live in widowed
blrssedness, if any of her numer
ons admirers Of the trying Mon
day can trace her.
The mcst ridiculous scenes ever
mingled with the most terrible
ones, and the spectacle of the
effects that were being carried
away were in many instances ex'
tremely amusing.
A lady who kept boarding
house OH Adams street struggled
hard to get her stoves out ut the
risk Of her life, and frantically
abused her dodgers for defacine
the walls Of her house in carrying
out their trunks. Tie flames
were only half block away a
the time. and before che had ceas
ed scolding her house had fallei
in, nearly burying her in til,
rnins. But some of tire most sci
fish spirit was displayed. Mex
; door ncighbors in many instance'
!. refused each other the slightest d
sistance, and much valuable prop
,, erty was thus lost that would otl
erwise have been saved. On tn
other hand,- many whose home
: escaped the confiagration acte
: with a largc.hearted generosity
aud freely shared theii homes wit
all ,he sufferers they could accomt
date. This spirit was PARTICULAR
Q manifested by those whose losse
} had been greatest, and too muc
praise cannot be bestowed on cor
duct so noble. The sights to b
witnessed on Tuesday were Of tf
d most heart-rendering description
, but rs our correspondents have q
o ready narrated the most of the il
;. ciden,s seen by our informant v
"a need not recapitulste them. Oh
"a of them IA hOwt.vt.r neyU