The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-02-21

Tire Ken and a Woman EatoBibea for
Hours 6g a Falling RalI.

1tCc ken ana a WOmGn ERtOnIbed for
Hotrs 6ga Failing WaU
From shs Avalansbe.
AEont halfpast IL O'Clock Monday
night, an alarm runs by the fire bells
startled those who. were about With the
apprehension hat FIRE had br0ksa out
in some quarter, but ia a few minutes it
became generally understood that the
alarm was rung, not for fre, but to give
warning and call assistance to a catas-
trophe of another character
At the time mentioned above, the rear
of the brick three-story building No. 63
Jefferson street fell with crash into the
alley on the west and little court at the
south end, mass of shapeiess ruins.
The lessee Of the building is Mr.. Z. Bu~
ehignani, who does not reside there, but
sub lets to others.
The lower floor was open and unOccu~
pied. On the second floor were Dir.
Mariana Gtalian), barkeeper and his
wife, and q German shoemaker named
Armstrong Above them were two rooms,
in which eight ma ,icians lodged. Meme
of the musicians were at home when the
accident occurred.
The alarm spread rapidly, and IN a
few moments a hundred persons were at
the ruins ard began the work Of remov-
ing the debris. All went to WORK with a
will. Their presence soon became known
to at least one of the entombsd persons,
for, above the noise of trampling feet and
Of crushed timbers, could be heard the
groans and cries ''3y husband and I
are buried and viii suff1cate For God .
sake, take US outp came from far be-
guided by the sounds, the ceaseleGs
workers in few moments discovered the
outlines of the form of a man who proved
TO DE Mariana A moment later, Mrs
Mariana was found Immediately behind
him. They were tenderly lifted out and
removed TO the saloon at No IS. When
| discovered, both were In en- upright posts
ton, and, fortunately, neither was. seriI
ousIy injured Narianna's face and body
| were considerably bruised His wife,
/ having been protected by his body, was
| only slightly bruised, but she was so
much exhausted and frightened as to be
unable to walk In answer to questions,
! Mariana said that they had not yet re-
! tired that when the crash came both
started for the door leading to the hall
| he first she following; that the side wall
and roof falling at the same time caught
| both as IN wise and left them in an up.
| right position, unable to move, yet so as
/ to breathe and not to wholly shut out the
! air. They heard the voices above then
| heard the timbers creak aad snap, and
felt that an effort was being made 70 ex'
tricate them. Yet every moment seemed
an age. Finally an opening WAS made
current of air rushed in; sta ong hands
grasped them; they could once more
open their ewes and see the sky end ths
clouds aud the stars, and hear the CHEEKY
voices of the men who had been so ear,
nes.ly working for their deljverance.
While Mariana and his wife were be-
/ ing removed to the saloon, the work con,
tinued They thought that German
shoemaker named Armatrong-theirn neal
neighbor-was still in the ruins. 1t wal
one o CLOCK Tuesday morning before the
exact location of the entombed man eou!C
be ascertained. At last a man s voict
could be heard. 1t said 81 am all RICH
and IN the basement, and / want to &c
out" 4 few minutes later the digger
could see his hand. Some good Samari-
tan went for tCmbler of whisky, and
passed it Through the aperture. The mar
drank 1t, and in ten minutes afecrwa-d
sufficiently large opening was made fol
him to crawl oIs, bruised Somewhat, bu
zoo thankful over his escape TO feel az
other emotion than gratitude. As sOoJ
rs be brushed the dir. OF his clothing, h
began to rake aroGnd in the rubbish 70
some money Of his thas was s0mewher,
in the room.
Three of the musicians had a marrow
escape. s i;,tlo after eleven clock the
went up stairs, but could not open tn
door of their room. They returned t
the street, and one Of them went to tn
confectionery at the corner of Thir'
street to obtain some keys. Failing i
this he went back and 1t was just thel
that the building fell III with a crash