Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-28
The Globe Mills Fire.

The Globe Mills Fire.
The following incidents of the late fire at the
Globe Mills 10 Philadelphia are narrated by a
correspondent of the New York Herald:
The Instant the alarm was given Ellen Hever,
1hu was on the first floor, with noble instinct
that cost her her life, ran up stairs to the third
and fourth floors and urged her companions to
fly for their safety. This brave woman m gbt
have saved herself, being 90 the street d 1cr;
but she determined to make desperate effort
to rescue those who were in greater peril. Fol
lowing her, the five on the fourth floor and the
one 10 the third story ran dowo the stairway.
But they were already too late. Reaching
the second fl ,or they were confronted by the
flames which were making their c,urse toward
the roof. The women turoed TO fee from the
dreaded element. but there was 20 escape from
it on the second floor and they saw they must
either 20 above or make their escape from the
windows. Just back Of the mill stood an old
shed which could be reschsd from the second
floor without danger ofIite or limb, aud, with
presence Of mind WHICH is seldom witnessed
at such time, four of The women made rush
through the flames to the window sill and drop
tour we're Corneia Peterson, Maggie Sheridan,
CorneIia Peterson was missing for some time
and it was thought she had perished 10 the
bulldog but about an hour after Information
was received that she had reached her home IN
safety. They were all singed, however, but
none of the FIVE received any serious wounds.
But the most terrible portion OF this disaster
is yet to be told. The brave woman who had
risked her own life to save the others was not
among those who reached the window. Be.
fore she and Ann Patterson and Maria Hoover
could follow their companions even that avenue
Of escape was cut off, Great tongues of
fame suddenly burst mp through the
aoor 10 front Of this window, to pass
through which would have been certain aud
terrible DEATH The great crowd which had
collected on the street could see the three wo
men rushing from one coroer OF the room to
the other, making frantic gestures for assist
suce, but help was parayzed by the Intense
heat which went out from the burning building.
With cry of despair the trio saw the urid
fame increasing aud they were drlVeo back up
the stairway, continuing on until they reached
the fourth floor. Here they felt safe for
brief time, aud brief it was, for few minutes
had only elapsed before the flames came creep
Ing through the floor. There Was 90 time for
thought, and only desperate resort could save
them now.
The agonizod crowd that was powerless to
aid shouted, "Jump!' "Dou't be burned to
death; you had better be manned than that. ;"
Jump, and We will save you. Some men
rolled bales Of rags aud shoddy under the win
dows and called again to the women who could
be seen through the smoke wildly gesticulating
and iuDIoriug help as only despsir can, for the
cruel a .mes were even then slogeing them.
The excitement 10 the crowd was almost mad
ness. Some lost their wits entirely, aud as the
men piled up the rags for the women to fall
upon others dragged them away, uot knowing
what they did,
Aon Patterson was the first to attempt to es-
cape by this terrible alternative. Climbing
upon the window sill she made the friRhtfu
leap into the street four stories below. Strong
uen sickened aud turned away their heads.
There was momcot of awful suspense. The
second of time occupied in falling seemed like
au hour to those who witnessed the sight, and
when she struck the pavement cry OF agony
arose from the multitude heart rending to hear,
and which those who we're present will never
forget.
The other two women bad secured rope,
which they fastened to the sill, but it only
reached down to the top of the second story
windows. 1t was the best they could secure,
however. aod one came down after the other,
Een Hever first and Ann Patterson next.
The fall from the end Of the rope was very Sc
we're, and when the three women were picked
up they we're bruised and msDsled beyond re-
cognition.
Mr.. DANA's SPEEcH.--Charles A. Dana.
editor of the New York Sun, was made chair
msu of the Tammany ratification meeting 90
Tuesday night. aud 10 his speech said :: "Fhe
republican party has been lu power for htteen
years, and see where it has brought us
and whore it has brought itself. One
member OF the cabinet is now under I'M
peachmeut for bribe taking; another, more
guilty, but more cuoniuR than ne, deserves lm-
peaohm.nt, aud I trust will get bis deserts,
[appause;l another, lately Secretary OF the In
terror, having committed grand larceny In bis
office. resigned to avoid impeachment. and
another, lately Attorney General, having com
mtted petit larceny, was 6nally removed from
his place through q contemplate social intrigue.
Such are the repres sutatives of the republican
party 10 the heights of pow +; aud going dowo
from that elevation ". 6nd ,verywhere corrup-
ton, veuality, contempt of law, and plunder OF
the taxpayers. One would suppose that the
d~eent meo OF such party, seeing lts condition,
w"uld be overcome by sense of shame, ana
would require it to step down AMI out, to hide
lis face and to die from among msu; out, To-
stead of this it comes forward with candidates
and platform to ask for the votes of the peo-
pie, aod to make fight 10 the election. Ihe
impudence, the effrontery OF this proceeding
exceeds everything ever heard Of before; and
Yet We have here the same managers who have
brought thr republican party into this copdl
tloo, with z ich Chandler at their head, tslk-
'ug about reforming the civil service and re-
storing the earlier purity of our politics DO
they expec. anybody to believe them :? Is there
any considerable number of fools in the country
who can again be deceived by such fraud /! These
are questions which the election will answer, and
answer as hope aud trust By putting Sam III
Den 10 power aod establishing the st. Louis
platform as the character of real radical, and
lasting REFORM"
AO extraordinary case of pro!ougation of life