, 1880-05-11
AN EXCITING SCENE.

AN EXCITING SCENE.
The Ikcscno OF 7Iothcr nnd Seven |
Chi1tlrcM from n EIuritluE EruiIIfME.
London tF;Hgl 7fmes, Aprit q.
On Saturday evening about O'clock ono or \
tho most exciting scenes thut cvpr took place IN
tho metropolis was witnessed ut a tlre In 1fu-
born, whuu soyen children and their inothor |
wore rescued from room on tho fourth flour |
Of burning warehouse by four flrc-cscaro
rllcn. Tho fire occurred In tho front warehouse
OF blcssrs. Woulley & Co., 2lc lIuiborII, wherp
they curry on tho bualncss OF cnrti manufacture
ers md Wholesale stationcrs. TO tho caat IL tho
auction-room Of Mr.. Bullock, mil adjoining to
this Is tho stone edtuc bciongnR to tho 1Iolborn
brunch 0f tho LonttoM and Westminster Uat,k.
TO tho wcst Of Woo'lcy & Co. Is tho Princess
Louise Tavorn, belonging to Mr.. JRncs Cfarkc,
spirit merchant. Although tho trout Of the
building, now destroyed, would rlc1surc source
1y nl0re than sixty lcct, there was Il warehouse
attached, which RIM behind tho bnnk TN the ono
side md behind tho Princess Louise OIL tho
.ircl feet; ana tho whule of this linnlensn pi'c
has l,eon entirely destroyed: A!arKo number of
s%s nSs wsr sn fISySs sa4 K y as anfSoy so
work people loft between . Anl !, when tho
wnrchtl'se AMI tho front bullling Wero locked
,an ind Fiji wife, who live on the premises. MIR;
md Mrs. FatAnns, the cHfE' tnkcrs. nre 0ltsseu
Soys-and @ 1T tho tl,i,c tic firu broke out airs.
Parsons Mnd her sons Wcro tho only occupanls of
tho building. These little ones, gossip RIM, wure
whca tlo ilrc %as tirst discovered. Thu young
men cngagcd at Mess15. Neighbour s SONS
nsss ss Tsh 1o WIS i rt ssS eSnE appT
cuiy iram The warehouse at tho back, but
u present. i is d s'Sto 1w 91sSssSyM S IN y,
flames Attracted also tho attvntion ut people
pIsslng Il, the street, and ~ alArtn WIS ii o.ce
atss ThS ei'dre yyS r. 1n ne t"R .e %
who at once becaiiia conscious that tue plnro wis
cin,nor anl loud shouts Ok - Ftrc! rlsnk from
tic street. instantly slo nrepared to !scnpe.
hHt the s"GsS 9S ast hepo w. o %
cupe Ii, that direction: Thon tho ortstl, which
@ rapidly sa,hercdt n The streS IT.; was % %npp%1sa ,1sl
| thrown open, nild tho figure OF wo1nan mp
oS' 81 sp ses Al Spr' he sa'ts sS sss
rSsuSi's ringed II, nye 70 from / baby Of L inonths
to i boy Of TO- Tho sceNo, CAUSED tho
low, and even then men ,vere ao.'rrying In every
direction spreading tha alarn nuti racMR to
ffafo ss G II IoiSss ,ot Sus Il as III ,ho
bloomsbury Church IiaFt strset, which Wis ~
way WI; tic peop1o below shon.ed word. II hippo q.
tho po0r woi,,nn and c!tldrci,, hut their cries
nt e M sss s,,;s ~ c To rron es 49, 5
e.lrlci upward; ovory nnoa,ent was % u;i ago Ut
uEontzcd SUSPENSE, aud overy % Que fel! + wHs A. =
nprroacl, of the Ilart.strcet escnpo. was
iei1lldcd BY, n lo,lg,contnucd ahout Of tpy,
sSx xs vi1s III fs9h 'ss hot TOP pspssa s0 At II w!s sH
s.s rsssea ;Sss sasss Sss
s'Sa ias wnre dstlcty hgaiJ sl,ove tle ruiz 6co,
Shouting Justify With Joy: Tho eacnne ,sss vol
1i aineiei fellows ho j. eharsc Of It, and they knew
tholr business well. md thero wcrc two civilians;
with thuln,. ninong others WHO dlsti1sxniahed
scS1s Which followed, only few aeuo,lds wert'
occupied In placing the gsoapo IN position , ana
rasax th ness 70 aS sS apsGa e2 s
iur. First Il 1lt, Ruby, short i!thS' b!ask- !!
inolntcii lilo ladder mud reacllrd tho window,
naljl tho lusty cncerng ct the -, crowd A. In
sw st eSet Scow fsTS @ SRs Sa nSst u % s:
fsSS dtr: %''s ind + NJ psS s!ssd sa :t W
ds9 tSs sood " D. tsS rfos st9 9 yas .na
in tho street, beside the ladder tlchRrd Jones'.
oter sty f!ya nk ~ ssu " lar Ine oss
tImo thnn. It has taken to write tless words;
nnl tho fourth shihy helmet wAa hardly ~
}ps'hon }s as s'2i n his ar!Ss @ liz dscseeis feW
stops anl bundled his burden s9t TO- s!99ttsMlf; M aMd
/ MDfCNlf, Iii like manner QCHCUnlatlE II 1GW
ii,l,Ks, pissed tho Ind 10 Davis. by whom hn was
iln1ldcd to Mucfurldn; then hg Was hnnlod e
iiarford, by whun he WIS nni!tly tf1lnsterred "a
lick joIleS who raccd with tho lAd lntO tho
t,prt, t0Dr Ut tho priHcGsa Louise. 4 FecnIld
mid u third, and fourth, anu fl0n = tItth, Atd
npyt s!x til lad WIS brought out oI tho Wlt!lDw
utltl 1yy frtln hand to hAnI, uht Flllnlly Jones
rucptD with HltGh tU tho public house, And Whlls
thfY WIS Kuf,lX un tic !lAncs were brpnk1ilE uut
III frgslI.lilacHs md appenrng through tho ROOF
mid tho very rsMul frOn Whtnco tho ci'.tdrn,
wero butnH brought appearrd u 10 on tlEo ut thG
hack. Thu cr0w 1Ieruuach nio!lontnrlsy, Ahd
iilua tl0 bread Atress,. and tho ahesra und
shouts WerG such aH ctH!ld mover b0f0re havt
IuUll henru by those Kullaut nIo!i upon my ~.
caSlOt,, hut ilow cNttlG tho peril. Alr1Mdy e1S
| HlI hccu Hnvcl, but the mother utIA tho bnbt
| Wpro loft, hut tho Gxoitonielt betn1liO pn!htu
| m tbp Dcupu wondered WllpthRr. Tor I'LL, Tie
! fMak would bp completed In safsty; hut thl
| lrlye felluws Wuru GIIal 70 ttle work nefgrt
| tUxt iustunt ahu WINS scum to Kt90 tho bNby I!
hlrrtvu kss and pauu Il IN the arms OF the
Edroio fplloW. Hh0 sttp0d fur nonlpht with
ct,tsprd huHtls nEA 1bnk " HKuny OIL s!er tAct
M NE lnbY WIN pulsed rAplIlly frhn nr1 to urn
irhero WINS no tlrilD to 10 lost. The Truman bud
| m sOl,pt handed tho obi to M9tgalf thhn ht
wins G,.pk nKalN Ut tho window. and IN Y f0w SOC
| un,ls hIrs. Parsons wis onslG! 10 hts Drrltst "
uiio strong arm. aud, auseen9rK taw ru,,xs ~
i1 Gruyp man, slowly luspundinx. borc heE hs.il
seIf down tiu iatdpr unt!! ',t rtHcheu 'r1lliurL
| IL whou sue WIS rAHsusl To Jones, wao earrlu!
htr fNtn tho Princess luuSr ,yhUru sha tallntl "
| inr iitttu Ues s,t{p nfi0 hOAlsd. 61ch Kreutin}
tu,k niacU jlx (oW nl0tholb, uIttlpr similar ptfil
| hmVu Uvrr been suffered To cnJny.
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