The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-22

CONFEDERATION ECIDESTs.-During the excitement of a
fire. many little incidents of amusing noteworthy
character number of these related hav.
ing happened at the late fire.
In carrying goods of the burning buildings Dan
Sinclair the celebrated caronettist conspicuous
Becoming too daring his gable end caught fire. and
all abaze. person who him. says he had just
ed to grab him and put him out when bucket of water
whizzng past him, striking said gable end
shot and eectuay quenching the devouring element in
that quarter.
1t thought that dwelling in the neighbOrhood
could not be saved and party of young entered the
upper rooms and hosted the goods into the street
1t supposed that everything out when Young
man, (whose withhold he is great favorte
with the ladies, and expects to get married sometime
pied in vessel supposed to contain nitrOgycer
inc He seized it, and calling Look ont down there
heaved out of the window. Fortunately explosion
occurred.
The Fire Extnguisher belonging to the Banner Mills
brought upon the ground but the fire too big for
it to have much effect upon supposed that the build
ing spoken of in the preceding paragraph saved by
little continuance of of citizens The arrangement
will hereafter be known Cases Fire Dstinguis her."
While almost every body working with might and
MAN, individual standing in the street cool
ly looking person picked up chair and hand
ing it to him. politely asked him take seat and rest
himself!
aTInougn many value Destroyer,
happy to announce that Winchester Bell saved his
buck. Its loss would have been public calamity.
is related of young man. that for years he has
made rule brush bis teeth the first thing after get
ting of bed When aroused by the alarm Of fire, he
bounded up and deliberately to work his teeth.
He got to the fire too late to do much good.
Que of most prominent citizens DIN Brisk, in his
excitement is said to have and seriously injured
His spurs all bloody, the next morning.
But he belonged to firm noted for running
1t is told of Lew Merritt but We hardly believe the
story,l that after the fire over he was inquring
whether, in he had not been Weakened up by the
noise the smoke would have been sufficient awaken
him. before the flames envelOped his Upon learn
ing that the probabilities that such would have been
the case he regretted that he had not lain STILL and got
another halfhours sleep!
One man was wildly searching for his son. who could
be found anywhere Before going quite distracted he
happened remember that the boy had gone into the
country, the week before to work on farm.
Mcintosh, insurance lit is currently reportedD
got his alarm of the fire by knocking his
door, who proved to be person who came to know il he
could get piece of property insured that then
fire!
Since the fire number Of persons including small boys
and professional men, have met with mshaps in sort of
Slough of Dcspond" that has been laid open for
by the fire.
One of the serious losses by the fire. s Doc Ho
meiers garden The has been burned and the gar
den tramped that it will probably be barren
for years to come.
There is story current the origin of the fire TO
the effect that Oldest citizens in the va
cant building where the fire originated playing Sevenup
that of them cheated in the and raked in the
pot which enraged the other that he kicked the lamp
over But thought that this SANDER started by
some of the boys probably up devment
their own that caused the fire.