Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-14

INCIDENTS OF RECENT FrRE.-Hov
liule one knows what is going on before
his very eyes! Las, Friday afternoon.
abo1t / o'clock. as Was crossing Broad
way, opposite Asior place. saw a crowd
OF people running in that direction. and
heard the rauling Of hose wagons over
The cobbie stones. Lroking toward Lsfsy-
e;,e pace. '4v red dIues leaping into
the air. " Wha; is hurning:" I Inquired
of man standing slong the curb 4
building between Broadway and Lsfayeite
place" he replied. carelessly. stood
there awhile. and watched the immense
fre engines p,lnging along. leaving
wake of blrning cJr..s, and shooting rel
sparks oui into the dust. The magnificent
horses fairly few down the street flashing
IRE from their 91iTrring nos'rils. The
chief OF the district zane tearing down
Bnoaiwsy ia his ,wo.whe heeled wagon.
whi ? the powerful horse tha; plllri il.
ifed j; II he ground Al every holui.
Husky-voiced captain. be,Inwel uninl-ili.
gible orders through their bras trumpe,s,
and the scrne WAS allng. .iher one Of in.
epSe excitement. What a fuss thee
iremen make about nothing" remarked
nne Of The lockers on. d" Il IS only little
blsza. and they act A. though it was =
second Chicago" L. Didn't seem o me 10
amount 10 much. 30 ! ,uvaei nv np,k>
unler nv srm. ard slun,erei On. The
next morning IN taking up the ptper.
>aE that j; had been most serious FIRE.
and tha. be lives of = numoer of nen ami
women were in awful d,nger. The build.
iug burned WAS the cfii Z and printing
house OF the fiuyctnlIH, and most of the
PEOPLE escaped over the roofs. As one OF
he printers WAS about 10 save himself. he
i,'ok-d back and saw one OF the prof.
readers, a vonng LADY, behind him. He
vas inst sbou: 10 descend y. the o.her
men hal done, hand over hand dawn the
elevator rope. The poor girl looked =.
him wiki wild despair painted on every
,eatu-e OF her face. He Went hack ike =
hero. and took her in his arms. Tlen,
telling her 10 cling tightly ,u H. he be.
gan 10 descend the rope. B X their ccm.
bned weigh. Was more than be could
hold He ,o!l her 10 seize The rope. which
she dii, while be clung Oh with bis legs,
to-; bGt even then The weigh: WAS %
great ha! they wen: hirling to the bot
tom. cutting their hands 10 the bone. Tue
vile OF the j.li,or OF the building. q
G-rnan. miga: htye escaped with The
o,her women over the roofs; bC, IS she
was about TO s.art, she r-nem bered that
aer husbands savings were left behind.
With true German Thrift. she wen. back
for the money. When she came back 10
the window again there WAS no way 10
ESCAPE, and the smoke wa. ,hick al. around
h-r A uan from 3 nrighboring house
shouted tn her to hold on and b. would
Ge: 4 ltiGer. Bl. >he G!i n, understand
English. and seeing the fans a: Ler
nscz. she sprang olt and fe.. distance OF
hree stories She was picked up insensi
Die ard taken 10 the hospital, where i;
VAS found ,ht. her ribs were broken sni
hat she WAS suffering from Internal iuu.
res. Tie gold she risse1 her life TO re.
cover was found, after the ire hsl been
pu. ont, hy q Broadway tranAm4ker, Hho
mad picked up b-;ween SD and So u
he precious pi-ce> snl returned them 20
their owner. who said TIA; every p-any
Ea> there. AMI 10 tlink All this WAS gong
On bef,re my very eyes, and though! II
aas only - l!il- p.sza. su h as one SEES
nearly every day.--St.c J5-t L.i.:r !s
Bes.0H Saudi. Evening Ga=<.::