The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-05-07

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felt that II wAs madn y. TO try and gst
out. though, hl been alone. 1 should
lave triel 70 reach the pit BY climLing
rom tier to tisr, bal with : child Il was
impossible. Ny bc.i plan seemed % 10 70
follow the example cf . gray-harcd old
man who vas hol,ias on BY tho ratings
n front of tho gallery. and calmly. 70 All
appearance. watching tho prngrcsa ot tho
tre; though shullcrci ~ saw tho
progress !. was making the curtain waa
dropping In Il ~ a.kca upon tho stage !,
scenery and woodwork wsru falling. crA4h.
ing down; while from over the ch,ndcrlier
in tho censro II tho ceiling rod glowing
light kept playing. towards which tho
snok. from the st,go aoAtel IN wru.thsA
Crash! crash! cr,sh. wings and hics
kept falling upon tho stAgs, now from
buck - trout one hlass. from which tho
sparks. Ike u golden whirlwsni. rushed up
amid tho smoke. while tho roar became
aerscr and asrccr - thu currents " mir
rusaed toward the belly " thu assas. and
famed II into frssh fury. Tho glow nov
Toll Upon uay facs. and turned 70 AZ.
or there seemed groates danger In staying
than in attempting 70 cscals; for thu
gallery was now ncarly au,pty. though tho
cries. shouts and yroans frota the staircass
wcrc still awful
HAL already leApsd over two q thrss
BIN hcr. whom | remembered tho child and
dashed back TO drag out the litslo tro,uhliug
thing. pals And,half stiasd with tho crawling
nncko which spread through tho place.
Tho next moment had hcr On my back.
anu hurried TO tho right-hAnd door, but
here tho struggling and turmoil wAs fear
ful. and turned and made my way 70 the
other. climbing osor tho broken. down bar.
rier Ut thu hack of tho gallery. beneath
which lay two women groaning.
looked hack there wera the AAmes,
now crawling around the pillars On Zach
sids Of tho stAgs. and licking and playing
among tho curtains of tho private hoxss.
The audience hAd al gone from the other
parts u tho house. bat men wcrs dartins
ont Of tho orchestra door. bringing with
them loads of anything valuable they could
reach from ths AAmea
In front Of the gallery still 81 the old
man leaning ovor ths railings. and. with
: half-lrsA upon mo that sonsthing ~
wrong. hurried bAck and sAook him
heavily. whom started back In horror q
he fcll across tho benches, turning up The
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b lay evidently IN At irom fright.
1hs flames wcre coming nearer aad
nearer. and the smoke grow moro and isors
sitting. The anxiety 70 bs out oe this hos.
riLle place Was intcnsc. but could not 70
and lcavo fsllow.crcaturc hslplcss In such
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tho open door. l sst down The child close
by the women. loApcd back from bench 70
beach. aud somehow contrivc,l 10 bsas the
old man and draw him 70 tho top Il ths
whore ! staggered against the
vail. overcome with drell for tho child
was goa~. Had she Le.a t.lsn down the !
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With horror.
Round and round. eves downward.
lsslaod. un came upon . party u nsa
oDing W. hcAlel by body y policemen
for the stairoass Wa = lsngtA spsa,
nd = reply % ~ hurried Inquiries. ]