The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-10-16

cloud Of dust, black, silent, horrible,
pulled hundred feet into the air.
Asenath opened her eyes after time.
Beautiful green and purple lights had
been dancing about her, but she had
had no thoughts. II occurred to her
now that she had been struck upon the
head. The church clocks were striking
eight. A bonfire, which had been built
at distance to light the citizens in the
work Of rescue, cast a little CLEAN in
through the debris across her two hands,
which lay claspcd together at her side.
One Of her fingers, she saw, was gone; II
was the finger which held Dicks little
engagement ring. The red beam lay
across her forehead, and drops drippcd
from it upon her eyes. Her feet, still
tangled in the gearing which had trip
ped her, were buried beneath a pile Of
bricks, A broad piece Of flooring that
had fallen slsntwise rooted her in and
saved her from the mass of iron work
overhead, which would have crushed the
breath out Of Hercules Fragments Of
looms, shafts and pillars were in heaps
about. Some one whom she could not
see was dying just behind her. A little
girl who worked in her room-a mere
child-was crying, between her groans for
her mother Del Ivory sat in a little
open space, cushioned about with reels Of
cotton; she had shallow cash upon her
check; she was wringing her hands.
They were at work on the outside, saw
ing entrances through the labyrinth of
planks A dead woman lay close by
and Sene saw them draw her out. One
Of the pretty Irish girls was crushed
quite out Of sight, only one hand was
free she moved 1t feebly. They could
hear her calling for Jimmy Mahoney,
Jimmy Mahoney; and would they be
sure and give him back the handkerchief?
Poor Jimmy Mahoney! BY and by she
called no more, and in little while the
hand was still. The other side Of the
slanting flooring some one prayed aloud.
She had little baby at home. She
was asking God to take care of it for her,
"For Christ's sake" she said. Sene
listened long for the amen, but it was
neverspoken. Beyond they dug man
out from under dead body unhurt He
crawled to his feet, and broke into fur
ious blasphemies. Del cried
presently that they were cutting them
out. The glare Of the bonfire struck
through the opening; saws and axes
flashed voices grew distinct. The
opening broadened, frightened; the
sweet night wind blew in the safe night
sky shone through. Sene's heart leaped
within her. Out in the wind and under
the sky she would stand again after ALL
She worked her head from under the
beam and raised herself up onher elbow
At that moment she heard a cry
"Firel Fire! God Almighty help
them! The ruins are on fire."
A man working over the debris from
the outside had taken the notion, it be-
ing rather dark just there, to carry a
lantern with him. "For Gods sake"
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