The Ottawa free trader., 1888-11-24

looked at aud sighed You are summer
dresses and II Is now winter, and can't
carry everything. "Then | went to the
wash stand and to drawers for articles add
tional The drawers stuck and the
pitcher full of water tumbled over on me
and broke, grssped my writing tablet
from the table and taking my pack, like II
tramp, left my beautiful room forever!
la the lower hail was stationed AT the
front door to keep all girls In til they had
on some kind oi clothing. Then the doors
were opened wide and ont We went Mrs
L, said; Tell them 10 go TO the cottage or
they Will take their death Of cold on the
wet grass and leaves" Thinking | had
better get dressed, took my pack TO the
cottage. Mrs. Albion took me to room up
stairs, where | dressed in tie dark rs warm.
ly as possible and then went out. The fire
had gained possession Of the main building
and wos an awiul!y grand sight! The
campus, about ten acres, filled with grand,
old trees, was full of bundles Of goods tied
up in sheets, Presently MaXfie.d come up
and said: you people will have 20 divide
into groups and watch these things; much
is being stolen" was watching trunk at
little distance and saw two men come and
examine II, just then the light from the fire
flashed strong On them and they walked
away. Some girls diverted my attention by
telling how they had tied everything in
sheet, left 1t in the yard, gone to the station
and telegraphed home, came back and
found their things gone.
Miss Alden, assistant principal, saw two
men take trunk containing some things
of hers and Miss Haskell. She followed
them. One said: "Let's see what Is in IL"
and they began to jerk 1t open. She said
LET that trunk alone! Don't you dare to
touch it, Torches were brought and
stationed around the grounds. Thus guard
ing what was saved, we sat till dawn. DCz-
eus of purses were found empty on the
grounds; watches and rings were stolen
from the rooms, and some were offered for
sale in the vicinity. Things known to have
been taken out were not to be found; muck
was stolen. Men went from room TO room
emptying drawers and closets and tying
things In sheets threw them from the win
dows. My sewing machine and Bagdad
curtain were all that were saved from my
room, except what l saved myself. My
room was so large they could fight the fire
in II, while In others, knowing they could
not do that they saved things. Nothing
could be thrown from the back windows,
as that would be adding fuel to the flames.
1t is now the commonly accepted belief
that the fire was klndled for robbery!
My shoes, put on in the dark, were not
mates, one is old the other is new, "Tra la"
l have lost the slippers just embroidered.
shoes, stockings gloves, all my laces, my
two trunks and all winter underwear, all
my handkerchiefs, every scrap of vocal
music, all the worlds best music-operas
encyclopedia End dictionary of
music, &c, French and other dictionaries;
in short, every thing not mentioned as
the loss.
Eleven servant girls were out at party,
and so saved the things they had with them.
The other twelve jumped for dear life
from the second story window. Two who
jumped We're hurt Then bed was thrown
out and they jumped on that, having some
clothing in their arms. They ran to a
neighbor's to dress. Two had sewing mas
chimes they had just finished paying for
They awoke to find themselves surrounded |
with flames and the stairway on fire!
Next day all, so far as know, were pret-
ty stiff and sore, but none of us had taken
cold. The neighborIng families took pupils
to breakfast 50 far rs they could, ana Mon
day saw most OF them on their way home,
Miss Haskell paying the railway fare of
eighty five from her own purse.
The entire loss of property will never be
be known. Trunks of pupils and teachers
filed with articles not wanted for immed-
late use were slowed In the tifth story and
lost. Insurance may cover nearly one-half
Of loss on the building-probably $4,000
1t is possible that a temporary wood
building may be provided Immediately, as
parents are writing the principal, begging
that pupils may return. ....
Magazine Notes.