The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-12

the eastern wall there wero displayed from the upper
stories white sheets many days OF distress.
WANT or sysTEx.
The nremep rushed one direction and another, tho
citizens appeared TO consider themselves many fire
wardens Tor the tmo being. and everybody direct
ing everybody the modo OF rescuing tho
persons who appeared At the upper windows number
OF ladders brough. and placed against the lower
port,co. The shrieks In tho upper windows stll
tnued, and sheets were nutered about from two Of
the windows the very top floor, and from the
hall window on the nfth floor long ladder
raise against the side Of the building. and had 1t
been rasod II would not have been OF the
least avail, - h was ten or fifteen ioet
short The men on the portico could not get
sufficient purchase however and their efforts raise
che ladder above them were all useless The police
and nremen che street called to the citizens 20
aloit. and number vent up into the por,ico and
few more futile efforts made raise the ladder.
WILD ArpxALs FOR HELp
In tho meantime the people in danger above kept
that something be for shem and people below
kept shouting them have patience and aid would
como in time. Some Of those who had made their
escape upon the street and cried out that
thing DO done friends whom they supposed
be still within the building One man went up and
down IN front Of the building, crying, 20 my God
o Jerryl" and upon being questioned to whether
there were any OF his friends sill In the burning build
ing he pointed up tho afth story window, at which
two three for dsesrniOls through the smoke
and miss and sast-i
.There hs Is, there In jerry" and before any
further Information could DO had no was lost IN the
crowd
TIE OCCUPANTS THE STORY.
For the people in the top story thore seemed DO
the greatest sympathy, ana tho apparent, though
probably not cupablc dilatorness Of tho Fire Depart
mcnt loudly ana generally deprecated The
and women above seeing that the efforts
made for their being made
IN VAN determined to do as much as
possible toward securing their lives. and there
cordingy general precipitation OF bedding from the
windows, If the poor creatures desired make
soft q bed possible for themselves the face Of
DEATH The top stories were during this time
and then liz up with glow Of fame from inside.
again wholly enveoped in clouds OF smoke issuing
from tho various windows The and women who
had been taken from tho portco by this time gathered
sufficient strength OF mind to 90 out. and pointed
franticaly those whom they suspected wero stil
trapped above and waiting for assistance.
MORE rUTILg EFYoRTs.
All pleaded earnestly, and cl,izens and hremen alike
hurried backward and forward to procure ladders or
ropes to stretch out to tho helpless The extension
ladder was at length brought In. IL was wheeled to
fro guy ropes were stretched out and taken hold
OF: Il placed up against the portico, spread
out to its fullest extent and found too short Alter
innumerable wheelngs about In cndeavoring to ad-
Just Il imprecations heard from the people IN
the streets and imprecations from the people
on the porico who had done their utmost to succor
those above. When the ladder at length placed
m position and found too short to be Of any avail
there was general outcry for a rope Those In tho
street kept shouting out TO those above. "Haven't
you got roper" and those above well kept
crying out for a rope. When the ladder placed In
position and necessities OF the thoroughly
understood, couple Of nrcmen rushed up To the Top
rounds and threw coll Of rope to the people in the
fifth story windows The ropc was caught and was
fastened the iron pillar running down tho centre OF
the window. The smoke cleared away for q momont.
The suspense In tho crowd was Intense Everybody
was intent upon what would occur next Would they
DO able 10 reach the ladder tho general question:
as few understood the rope escape which had been
provided
BgoySiNG DESCENT
While the questions fitting through the minds
Of the spectators, aud took but for them
do so, aud just tho smoke cleared away, a white
form fitting down the side OF the house
There now slid. OF ten fifteen feet and again
tho slide short and Jcrkcy; now tho loot rested
moment IN a cornice work aud sgain upon the window
SILL The form evidently fcmininc, but tho grasp
on the rope one, and the crowd caught
glance Of the white figure gil ling down the side OF tho
building they realized tho situation and sent up
shout The name OF tho young lady who made the
FIRST descent a Mss Clara Hardy. Alter Miss
Hardy dcsccnts made on The ropo by one gentle.
man and two ladies'
A THRILLING SPECTACLE
As soon as all on the nth story had been rescued by
OF the rope the ladder up to the upper
story, and the first one taken out a young lady
dressed in white. The solitary 6roman away up at
the head OF the ladder could be taking the young
lady as she swung by means OF rope from the win
dow and guiding her carefully to the ladder Tho
smoke cloud again blow across the topnost stories
and the again shut out from below. AS
soon the crowd wcrc able 10 discern going
on the brave fireman could be seen slowly moving
down along the ladder rung after rung bearing upon
his back the young lady he had so calamity rescued
she was clingng TO him with her arms about his
neck, and was evidently intent on escape that
when several OF tho nrcman's comrades came 10 his
rescue offered TO relieve him OF hts charge she alb
solu,ely refused to let 80 her hold
Others were rescued from the upper story, and all
were to saloons the street and there
kept until hair fright had passed away.
LAST FAREWELL
most pathetic scene was witnessed by many OF tho
spectators on tho Fourth side just as the danger
appeared most i'm nenI In the nfth story window
upon background Of iurid fame might be Soon sns