Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-05-28
THREE BLACK CROWS.
The Old Story's Appearance
Under a. New Guise.
The Tall White Haired Man With
Earnest Upturned Face-The
Swelling Crowd and the
Naturalization of a
Terrible Calamity.
[Puck.]

which half hid his coat collar, stood In
front of one of the large bulldogs on
lower Broadway at noon the other day.
His face was upturned, and he appear
ed to be gazing earnestly at the roof Of
the structure. In few minutes he
was joined by another man, and in q
few minutes more another, an then an
other, until score of men were gather
ed together on the pavement, looking
at the upper stories of the tall struct-
ure. AS the crowd began TO swell, busy
brokers stopped to look messenger boys
fiocked to the spot from ali directions,
merchants, clerks, peddlers and idlers
stopped in their journey and gazed at
the building as If they expected some
frightful catastrophe to occur. The
throng soon grew too large for the pave
ment, and the gutter and part of the
street were speedily occupied by sever
al hundred elbowing, jostling impatient
and curious sight-seers.
Il wonder if the wallis a-going to
fall p observed speculative spectator
on the outskirts Of the throng.
They say the wall is going to fall
repeated the man next to him.
Look out, the building is-going to
| tumble y shouted d the next.
Don't crowd so y yelled a man in
the center, 'the wall is going to fall
Look out look out = shrieked doz-
en- others, and the men pressed back
ward on each others toes until there
was space euough on the pavement to
let regiment march through.
Il wonder whether it's on iire,' OBJ
served another spectator.
It's on fire y shouted another.
See the smoke y yelled third.
Fire fire y howled score of other
voices, and the crowd surged back to
| the pavement as flies gather OH lump
Of sugar in summer time.
Il hope there are no women or chill
dren in the building, remarked char
itably inclined citizen.
There are women and children in the
building getting burned up y shouted
another.
Three women getting burned up =
yelled another.
open the window and rescue them,'
piped little man who was observing
the building from under tall mans
coat-tails.
Bring a ladder y yelled sensible
man.
Ladder ladder fetch a ladder,
howled dozen others, and number of
boys were dispatched ia various direc-
tions for these useful articles.
'Why dosen't some one turn on the
ire-alarm p suggested another man.
Turn on the alarm y took up the
crowd. Call the fire department y and
several men started simultaneously for
the fire-alarm house.
Fifty dollars to the man who saves
their lives y yelled tall man with a
western air and wide primed hat.
Break open the doors and 60 up
stairs = howled an enthusiastic man .as
he edged away from the crowd in the
opposite direction from the building.
Save their lives y yelled another, as
he made break through the crowd for
the stone steps, followed by half-hun-
dred other men.
Call the police = said another.man.
Police police police ] shouted the
crowd.
Some one will 60 through the build
ing and rob the offices y said another
one on the outskirts.
Robbers Robbers Police Police
Fire Fire Saye the women Bring
a ladder Burst in the front door y
howled the crowd.
whats der row p growled police
man on the opposite corner, as he OBJ
served the crowd.
Some ones getting killed. replied
an imaginative but inaccurate long
rage spectator.
'I'll rap for belp,' said the guardian
of the peace, graciously.
whats der matter p cried another
patrolman, as he came painting around
the corner.
Terrible fight over there replied the
first; two men being murdered
More raps. More policemen.
Fires engines heard coming in theIdis-
| tance.
Let's clear the crowd said police
pan.
Fire Murder y Police!' shouted the
crowd.
Clear the way howled the officers.
'Whack, thump, bang y remarked the
policemen's clubs as the sturdy officers
reached the edge of the crowd.
Here comes the police Clear the
way Quit hitting me | Ouch Stop
crowding me = shouted the spectators,
as they made way for the policemen
and lodged the fast gathering engines.