, 1879-01-06

.f,,, - it...ts n~ka..s
'"~~s' - $500 -~-
rriE 1:sCAPNs.
Hardly had Tho first ougjucs on tho ground
taken their oo,ltIons and began M lncf-
fectual attempt 10 throw streams on the man-
surti roof of Tie huttdfu1, from whte, couaIdsra-
lila volumes of. s1nokc pnl llaroe wcsu t.suI,,e.
when t1a 'isousn6at startling discovery was
,nndc that several uion wero on the (}ft4 floor
with nj; n;;eastis of. cscaua save thoso which
could In fnrnished frorp Tic outside, When
tb}s ca,na, ii ij,t knowledge ut tho Fire
MndrshnI- b II ontcc dlspaiyhcl men 10
tha ROOT af Tic burning structure, AMI in abort
tInnthdu I'D, kear,fsly fastened to it a r,pc,
whtcf; Is IL drsc1nf il thc prot,nd ,,as,ea tbu
n,ni,nv In witsh gcfd tin n,cn vho.o chat,res
for ,,fn Gcre Diminishing viii, oyery moment,
Win, TIA iir.t Of them t.tzctl thn rone
and uavo It sharp Jerk to rs,
.urc Itmae,f Tint IL VIM securely fos.
trnrd eboye. a hoarse roar wont nm from
,ho oxnrctsnt throno wblrh ,,11,d lin strect bo.
for AMI ,.ntcl, hai hcrn vor,cd nm IN the
ht.hc., nt,ci, ~ cvritcu,cut hx i'm tnn.y,edpc
thot human ma wa In danger. Tho fIrnt mon
~ th, ,,orlo,,s ionrro, n .orth NM, .ofp,v
r,. ~ II 1roaart II f,.n. she,I,1on,s fon.,. n
"ou,,.n,a,, n, cIurrc at transnortat,on IN tlo
1,.n.r.,n. ~ thn Ml..,nr1 II, orsantI tha
ronn nrn,1y and In NJ, in.tant wn. .vt,,otne- IN
III .tr c,cor ~ +ho hntI,tnr. nown he ra,rc
.ltstn,r ofonc tlo ,n,,, as n IN trlrtion avan.t
HI. 1nrs anil roiv WA nothlnV. and non
,o.cl,od tbr icc.cnycret1 stdnvalk in a thor
a,,r,.. ov,,.u,,nd rnrait,nn Frcrd,v bonds
1ra:no, III. o,,,o,t foIu,,nr form nu1
n.4'rys :. ~, h,,,,,.a ~ . .sioon n ths
ad,,,n,nr b,,,d,n1 vhsr. h, tin nd ~ s,v,,
t" ,a"t* 1'e vas u' .oon mt to riaht.' But the,a
wore four others to follow, anu tla|r tnovc-
mcnts wtru watched with intense Interest,"
T,o scct,ud man TO make tho Journey was II. l..
ltor'and' 10 was not as ea'eIal u nosaeR,
aud 10 paaaln4 tho caplnGt OF tho 1oufth'etof5
| windows bumped violently against them. ITO
tlatnage, however, being dune. Theu can1o I.
,s - ~ -o,'aA a,,osrs sss. IN, 49, ~ |ror, .hs
reached she RFou'ht ehocra "ent up from tno
| crowd Ut their safe deltYorancc iFom death.
Especial interest," seemed to b taksn Ia Mr.
.,,.roh,. x.irht .na vhon Il, ,ardc0 ,dfrlv
s,uesao'e NetRat' sne rnea ~, no '@.asa 'A1Ss5 .ra
tho Applause was Iouaof tasn cFet. Ano
t ooo 70 II, hs h,ua wa fireman @ IN hi.
yt,,nrcr dnve .p1 when hr fo,,n.l hImself with
$500 -, ,,.,n,, +, ,.s f,,,ort.r,,3. - nj.
nsnued an %s n ~ lt.o t roo md sur.
rounded gu csery slae BY tano mud su,okc, hls
sm,rara md nrcaence Of mind never left hlm
tor ~ ,n.tont, .nI ta waited unlfl al1 HI.
| ~ 80 :. -,,.iu 80.
friends han becn received sale III ~a't1nG arms
below before making tho Journey.
When Hoaack reached tho ground and hal
,,.sn .s,;.trd tn warm nlac, nv friends. bo
uce' ass'sIsu ~ w." pAss ~ .'..s.. ~
was greatly e1nansleu' ous ~ Nv 'astan1 Has
Anxlous to rush Into the street again aud
learn tho fato OF hls conpnu,ons Whots
Nr. Tho,nnson rearhcd tic stdewulk safc.
;' ;u' nn5 v.,. trli in,n lin ninre
.yh,r, Iiaanc,r tn,, tn1;em rnf,,sc they cfnancfi
"'Sg "ach othcr ~ tho hand ~ onIy men caM VIC
a.G Tb."nsnn o;d nv H. ilndi i'm ai. tn sce
ri, lU,Rsnu' nsaln ~" o''' ~ "' S'~A ~ ~"
w Tbn uSa nrncrenca of Joo con,au. tic elevator
WI H. ,f. nr ,x,,s,, H. H., Eeot" .,t ~
q. .., ~ s,taS ~ H. vstsnr III, Gr.t
ta',sa..,n " y" saad vax csrana Th,. sas t.otI