The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-04-19

cried. ''Stand where YOU are said fifty
voices. The truck finally came and was
slowly and clumsily raised to the window.
Two tiremen went up and put the man on
the ladder. He came down slowly, his
limbs trembling beneath him 1t the
bottom he raised himself up to his full
height, "Hurrah for st. Louis" he cried;
New York amt dead VET Then rails
ing his hand up to the Sky, he said in
lower tone: Lord forgive me for every
sin have ever committed. TO think Of
having your door opened With cry aud
find he whole building on fire, and then
to get out. Lord, thank Thee, | have
been in fires before, and in battles and
fights, bat this beats all" He was too
much excited to give any rational account
OF himself. and was hurried away in an
oyercoat which had to be forced on his
shoulders and held there by the two strong
tiremen who escorted him to 4 place Of
safety.
MARVELLOUS CASE OF PRESENCE OF
The escape Of Edward 7. TYSON Of New
ork may be said to be owing To his re
markable GOODNESS and presence III mind.
He says he was awakened by hearing Il
noise as of somebody scut1ing or quarrel
ling in the hall. The smoke and fumes
of fire very quickly told him tile whole
story. Instead OF madly rushing into the
hall and endeaNulin9 10 make his WAY
through the smoke and flames he closed
his room door. got up and shut The tram
som above. and then coolly proceeded to
dress himself. He says that it took only
a few moments of thought to conNnc him
that his road to safety was out of his hrd
room window. and not through the hall
ways. He went to the beds. OF which
there were two in the room. Taking the
blankets from them he cut them into
strips to make 4 rope, With which he IN
tended to lower himself to the one story
building Immediately under his Window.
After he had tied his blanket strips to-
gether, he went over all the knot again
and thoroughly tested them to MAKE sure
tlieI "oulu iiot sup lHe'i - ~ yer t1'il
,rc,,''d IA +,nl, 7ho i,,,+,',.,.,,,n' ~ ti,o
h.d ,nI ,dJod thnn, to H. lIanI,o+ .t,.;,,,
pnI,I ,'',.i > tln I;id
i,,r i,,,ndji, ,,,,larnntI, lin, ,,,I,,,.,
,,.i,ad 4n nat -. ,.o,,,t =, Mn, TLnm hd H.,
lawn 1is Indn1nt1ns ,,,,n .,l h.1,lnL ,,n
tr.+ =, s,,,olI +,.;nn r,,,,,n,,I +I,,,, l,r,r,,,
nnn This dnmn h,. in,In,..nrnd ~ thIn,
Nv, ,o,ii ,+iII ,++al.loI g., +i,, 1,,,,.,,
nn. ~ NO v,i,,In,,, NJ ,,I,;,.h ,,-,.n ~,
,,-n,,n,, aho,o hi,n If+n, ~ nn,ai,o,. nf
nnI ,,o. ', ,+t,,,+s ~ iotn@nI +hn
e,l'.,II 1,>.,, t,.,,r t,.,
inc the latter to the leo of his bt lstcad.
succeeded in throwing the small end to
the women. who managed to catch it al
last. II danDlcd down n lone way from
the ground. however. ana was practically
of no use TO them. Mr. Tyson then pre-
pared to descend to the Ground. He
pitched his valisc and trunk out OF the
window. He rot down tn the sin of the
window i'm the story below and STONED
| there for Il moment to oct Il better GRASP
! of the rope. and then went ON clown. hand
over hand. reaching the Ground without
| \ scratch or iniIl,y of amy Kind
| ,,,r.. n,, ,r,,nu,s,,
Among tlle lii'tl'H iciS "l lltl"'Sili at inc
SIc|' IRE none WAS more n"'iF'a'l' lllall
| VA vi NiIi"i't w. N"'li''eI9' 1t Reporter
~ tiic 'io''e beiliucrdt. VINO, ~ great
| peru, aScei'tcd addtr 10 Inc MN Story
'tlld tllfGN +" rope 10 lh"9e n lne Nlll1""
dpoNt' tlllS elEthllllS thelll l" "'-'trnd 10
lile ld'''tl di'i escape ~ 'l!i9 WY
?'ul''rlS was 'il' nlt"l'N III say 'i'@ 'l'
iiNoo VI HVN'll ~ tlSi' H'l N'.h' : - Nii'
olli II iNiSt ""''i" nave l'tilSiieo' "9 'li''
van zen III diii'''Sl 'iline"'1''lN "tPr llitli
l'9'u''
81 LOUIS, April l., Noon. The tn-
gines have been withdrawn from the ruins
OF the Southern Hotel and preparations
are being made to search for bodies 1t
is apprehended that several of the female
domestlcs were burned, It's a number have
not reported to the proprclors and no ac-
count received OF them. It now seems
quite probable that H. }. Clark, wife and
| child We're among the killed Mrs. Scott.