Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-28
BOSTON.
Humorous Incidents OF the Fir,


tall, thin and bony of aspect. Her sandy
hair was screwed up into numberiess rigid
cnrls On either side of her face, and
crunched bonnet futtered de6antiy down
her back and was only prevented from
falling off by the ribbons by which it was
| tied around her neck. Her rusty black
dress had been evidently hurried on at
moment warning, as it was buttoned and
hooked In style Of lsbyrinthine perplex-
| ity. She pushed her way through the
| crowds while the fire was raging at Its
highest, wringing her hands and shrieking
frsnticslly for "Clsra, !" and implored, wept,
stormed and moaned for sClsra,n enlisting
everybody's sympathy. evil nobody put
out hand to save the poor thing?" she
imploTed Ia almost frantic accents. "Oh,
dear; oh, dearl My little darling viii be
burnt to DEATH" Even the most hardened
felt for the agony that seemed to be ur-
ging the poor woman to madness.
FIREMEN STOPPED THEIR WORK
TO ask her where her "Cl2ra" was, and sew
eral crowded about her with proffers of
assistance if she would only be explicit,
| But not coherent explanation could be-
gained from her. She continued to wiring
her hands and TO mourn, "Ciara Clara,
my poor Clara" In the meantime thrill
of terror went through the multitude at
the idea that some human creature was in
deadly peril Of burning to death, and no
| intelligence Of her Whereabouts was to b9l
gained from the half-demented woman
| before them, who rocked to and fro sob
| hing and refusing to bs comforted. Pre-
sently, y it'll wild shrek Of joy, she dart
ed forward shouting "Clars! Clara and
| stopped down. Crouching in the corner
was large white cat, with singed fur, who,
with curved back and swollen tail, stood
Kissing and splitting With fearful energy.
As the old lady stopped to pick her darling
| up, the uDgateful cat flew at her, leaving
the marks OF her claws on her face, and
darted off in mad terror amid the jeers,
laughter and hooting Of the crowd, her
| frantic mistress darting after her with the
bonnet flying ensign downward like a sig
nal Of distress.
ANOTHER AMUSING DIVERSION
was created by tall, well knit and rather
rugged specimen of humanity, who stood
gazing at the fire with the deepest interest.
Every now and then he would take a Wig
orous bite at large hunk of tobacco and
chew with an energy that knew no tagging,
out without taking his eyes from the fire
which appeared to fasoinate him. As the
flames made Roadway he moved uneasily,
shifted bis weight from one foot to the other,
and che wed with renewed animation. Each
new building that fell prey to the fire
seemed TO cause him to experience the most
poignant despair. His glance was not SO
strongly marked by sympathy as by anxiety.
His sallo@ jaws seemed to elongate with
every fresh building that went down. His
dress and appearance did not betoken a
man who had any enormous amount of
property at stake there, and the general
impression among those who observed him
was that his alarm was caused by pros
pect Of losing his situation. Presently,
when the flames seemed as though they
would engulph the whole city, he turned
his pale face from the flames, and address,
ing party BY his side, exclaimed with no
less pride than disgust. EPsho! 1t can't be
done. The place amt big enoughl' The
Chicago fire knocked this all 10 splinters.
Yes it did, tell you. was born there
and ought to know. l tell you, sir, Chi
cago is bound to be ahead on this fire yet"
and be walked away, his face glowing with
| patriotic ferVor and an expressIonof the most
unbounded contempt overspreading his
ceuntenance for the miserable failure that
wss certain to attend all envioas attempts
of Boston TO rival Chicago in the matter of
| fires.
THE NUMBER OF TIPsY MEN
who were to be seen in the neighborhood
of the FIRE battles computation. They
sprung up without warning in all directions
| tumbling into the mud, stepping into mud
| holes, tripping over Instructions Of every
description, and picking themselves up
again with that sodden Indifference to pain
and inconvenience that is so characteristic
of the enthusiastic deyotee at the shrine Of
Bacchus. One of these had large bundle
wrapped in white sheet, which he was
| dragging after him through the mud and
| fire, and which had the effect of steadying
him to some extent and prevented him
from falling. How many peopleahe swept
| off their feet as be pulled his load after him
will never now be known. His progress
was suddenly broughE to stand still by
| policeman, who seized him aud began to
| question him regarding the right by which
| he kept company with the bundle, but the
only reply elected was stupid stare from
| pair of lack luster eyes, hlccough, and the
exclamation: "AiVe-ri missul Big fire
down ERE. Wha'Il yer take?" No SD king,
! lu7,ling or remOnstrance could win any
other ;Hswcr f,om him. At length the
policeman began 10 drag him away, bun
die aud all, when the tipsy idiot loosened
his hold on the bundle and said: "Look-a-
here, missur policeman if yer goin' to take
me up, you maxwell carry mar bundle, too;
Pm within" And the last seen of the pair
was the policeman dragging the bundle
with one hand and with The other grssping
his prisoners collar, causing the worthy
to psrform series OF gyrstiJns in which
be got over great deal of ground without
tn0iDg it necessary to take very short
steps.
ONE WOMAN FRANTIC WITH TERROR
was seen rushing down DeVonshire st.
with e cheap but large looking glass in her
arms, which was cracked in all diTee-
tons with great gaps where pieces of glass
had fallen out. Her face was as full of
stony terror as if she had gszed upon the
head of Medusa. Every now ami then she
looked backward over her shoulder, and the
sight that met her view seemed to fill her
with additional fear, for she few along
rather than ran. Suddenly she tripped and
fell squarely on the pavement, with the
looking-glSss under her. 1t was crushed
into spinters, but she, seizing the frag-
ments of the frame, hugged them to her
heart, and sped on her frantic course, like
an arrow shot from 3 bow.
...= MANY FUNNY SCENES
occurred at the barriers where the soldiers
were stationed to keep off the crowds. At
one of these man attempted to pass, when
q sentinel challenged him rather roughly,
and refused him admission. He gazed at
the soldier, who was mere boy, and ex-
claimed: "Say, sonny, who did you do
white wash for before your mother bought
you that sojer coat?" At another barrier,
= rather well.dressed gentleman attempted
10 pass, and the sentinel demurred. The
former entrested, but the soldier was in
exorable in his sense of duty. .No sir" he
exclaimed; "you could not pass here with
cut an order, even if yon were President of
the United States" The gentleman gszed
at him for moment, with mock admira-
ton, and replied: "Come TO my arms; l
would rather lose twenty cherry trees than
have one of Napoleon's old guards tell a
he." Another person, when he presented
himself was saluted with the stereotyped
exclamation: "You cannot pass" He
drew piece of paper out of bis pocket,
and, showing it to the sentinel, retorted;
81 guess I'll not only pass, but go it alone,"
and, as he went inside the linies on the
strength of an order from the Chief of Pc.
lice, he winked at the sentinel and said: