The Penn's Grove record., 1882-02-11
+ YORK
NEW YORK, FEB. 4, 1882.

Ar unusually robust constitution like
mine must sometimes succumb, not
withstanding its robustness to sick
ness; hence my failure to supply you
last week with my usual efusion. lam
not strong yet, but the old spirit still
animates me, and the old dssire to
speak to you and your readers through
the medium of the pen has an irresist-
abls attraction which even physical
weakness cannot shake off. Snow
beautiful snow has come to the depth
of abSut six inches and the owners Of
equipages suitable to the occasion are
enjoying it immensely. The venue
and parks, the bouievards and roads,
where the trotters most predCminate
are lined with handsome turnouts and
the sport is supreme. The cold las
not been intense enough to make ice
for skating and therefore the deYotces
Of this graceful accomplishment, have
not had d chance TO disport themselves
on any chrystaline expanse here abouts.
But they still hope that the elements
will be propitious and that ere the
winter wanes, they viii be able to ELI
JOY this exhilirating exercise to their
hearts content.
Oh what a fire ragged on Tuesday
morning! 1t was terrible to witness
and awful in its results, fer mahy lives
were lost in a perfect upheavel of flame
which seemed 10 burst forth simultaI-
eously throughout the structure. The
hrst alarm sounded at ten O'Clock in the
morning and yet employer and employe
land both were numerous for it was q
large building) found themselves in a
seething, boiling cauldron III the de-
vJuring element. 1t was the old World
building, mammoth in its proportions
that was in flames. Everything i'll it
was as dry as finder and it burned like
a match. In an instant, as it were,
the stairways were in flames and the
roof was like a burning tar barrel
Occupants were driven 10 the verge OF
despair, but an intuitiye sense of safety
drove them TO desperate measures.
Some jumped from the windows, some
slid down pipes, some with ali audacity
horn IF despair, crept along the sign
boards to the Times building adjoining
while others less fortunate fell back
and were swallowed up in FIRE. Oh it
was horriblel The actual loss in dol
| lars was less than a million, but many
precious lives, valuable not only 10
themselves bul their families, persisted
through the negligence Of an opulent
but penurious landlord TO provide proper
means Of safety for his tenants in case
OF an accident OF this kind. But how
maly immense structures like it are
insecurep To be sure most Of them
are built ON more modern plans with
all the approved co%ntrivances for CON-
fort and safety, but they are more co
lossal in size and more likely to fall
than burn. And only think Of the
horrors of being entOmhed in a mass of
mortar and brick and deing a linger-
ing death. And speaking Of immense
buildings there is the great Mills build
ing on Broad street. Immense in
breadth and reaching far up towards
the Heavens in height, it is magni6'
zen to contemplate. But the rnmoI
got abroad the other day that it was
settling at the rate of half an inch al
hour. 1t is the largest building OF it,
kind in the city and cost over $780,
900. Scientific men examined 1t ano
pronounced it secure. But let US draw
a veil and look Oh another scene. Hen
~ Herman is a wealthy furniture man
ufacturer of this city. lie made hi
fortune here and recently married
young handsome girl; but the othe,
day a stout woman, with a small nos
and little eyes (which they say denote
determinatioD) appeared upon tn
scene with a boy fourteen years of ag'
and claimed the furniture maD'ifactur
ing bridegroom as her husband, whom
she married fifteen years ago in London
She had Hermann arrested for ahan
donment and An interesting trial is tn
result in which able lawyers are EN-
ployed on both sides. Hermann nat
urally denies the charge and the law
ysrs are wrangling worldly a. all wei
feed and conscientious 81 lawyers vii
when big stakes are involved. Th
| outcome of the case is uncertain o
course, bat any way a nice iitte bit Q
scandal has been created and the low
ers of that sort Of thing are happy.
LAURENs.
LYDIA Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done thousands OF wome