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TIE BIuNDERiN,:S or THE Boston THE
DEpARrMENr.--A letter received in New
York city on November l4th from the
foreman Of one OF the Boston steam
1irc-engincs contains some interesting
statements with regard to the late fire.
The writer states that when the cpizoo-
tic made its appearance in Boston, and
the horses of the Fire Department were
attacked, an order was issued not to
use them under any circumstances. A
supplementary edict prescribed what
was to be done in case of fire. When
the alarm was received tircmcn were to
Irag the hose and ladder apparatus to
thc scene and Cndcavor by plu%-strcam
and the us, of axes and hooks to sub
due the flames. In case the blaze in
creased, and they found themselves I'M
able to control it, Il second alarm was
:lcn to be given and the steam engine )
to be brought on the ground by hand.
When the tirst alarm sounded on Sal
ur,lav nj sht the men started for the fire
with the hoio-carts. The hoas WAS at
tached to the street hydrants, but The
water WAS useless, as the pressure was
not strong enough to carry il to the
second story Of the burning buildings.
In accordance with orders, Il second
alarm was then given, and the steamers
made their appearance, arriving on the
ground tLir:y-siX minutes after the fire
was first discovered There was not u
stcam-engine located within half Il
mile Of the building where il origin
atcd.
1t viii be Remembered that the news
paper dispatches stated thai the s,e.lu-
CTS did no5 force the water thirty feet
high, and that they were incapable Of
any greater performance. The report
cr3 in Boston were fooled by the piu;,
streams, 10 steamers being on the
ground for over half an hour after the
fire b,oke out. The foreman stated
that the Boston engines are of the lest
make, and every one of them are able
to force water over the top of any
building III ihc city. lie attributes the
speed of the flames to the order in le-
gard to horses and to that alone.
The ErnIcs OF Our.DooR SPORTS 1t
il an old idea that games are an index
to the age which plays them. Buckle
arGuess that Druidism was not the tor
rblc faith it was said to have been, be-
cause its ceremonies largely consisted of
dances, songs and outdoor sports. 1t
is noteworthy that our amusemcnts to-
day are nearly all of sedcntary and
intellectual nature, instead of being
active and physical Base ball, like
horse racing, has largely fallen into
the hands of gamblers. Skating is no
more and croquet-drags out sickly
existence. Rowing and riding and
walking have never had strong hold
on the popular mind. Instead of all
these, we find only games intended to
test the intellect, to teach history or
morality, to produce quickness of IA
partee and thought. While this is
gratifying as n sign of greatly needed
intellectual progress, it is mournful as
IN indication of physical decay. In
America a strong mind in strong body
is on anomaly.
~ The Colusa (Cal.) Sun publishes
rather romantic story concerning IN
emisrant gal from Oregon. She with
her father and family, camped near
Coiusa one evening, and were visited
tied by resident of the town, bach
elor, who was violinist, and brought
his violin with him. He played upon
the instrument SO sweetly that he cap
tivated the gals affections, and when
the old man hitched up the team and
drove off the next morning he kissed
his married daughter and shook hands
with the fiddler, whom one nights en-
ergetic courting had transformed into
his son-in-law. The old man remarked
rs he cracked his whip over his jaded
beasts This country is too fast for
me :; and I'll be darned if l don't get
out of it..