Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-04-13
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u locked nEa = rsd streak in the hir.
II vRs tho 0Yimson-bodicd buggy Of ths
hre chief tearing by, With the bay horse
at dead run aud every muscle in his
sisAa body working Ike an electrical
engine,
Tbs alsnar Of lhs gonsa ia cow inoss-
sank The Atrss; is 3 blockade. The Po-
lice are marking out the ERE linss, aud
tks mob presses them hard. A slSck
tog, punstnt With the odor of soft coal
and Burning wood, hangs over tho street.
Ont Of the window Of big iron building
sips = slend7r and v!cious-lcekins &
tongue OF N2mo. a roar breaks from
the crowd, and the engines OF which we
can only see the furnace-holes blinking
through the smoke, com mepcs to ham
nsr and thump, like giaIta in bondage
sttiginS TO reud their chains. A white
straAG outs the sDloke-fog, like long
Itssl blade, and the crowd yells "Hur-
rshi"
As II the nrLK .orch CT uxter mad
dened it, the fire bursts from a dozen
windows, blowing = shower Of broken
& sss before it. The air above the house
soP beglus to rsdisn. The windows Of
adjoining houses take or a sullen and
angry oSlor, such as one may note In the
syss Of q villa beast crouching In its
eAgs. 4 cataract OF water 10 washing the
iron trcuI and beating the fame into
Writhlng frazmsnts. There Is g heavy
VrSah and at eruption OF fre spouts
above the houGo-top and fans cloud OF
sparks high tato the AIR. The roof has
been blown apart. Tbs crowd catches
ltA breath and saye "Ahr'
Against the roaring blaze black figures
are silhcuetted, perchsd upon adjoining
wallis. One mau, standing on the metal
Tptal afr q
strokes. A steslthy s5rsak OF fame
EliDks mp toward bis feet, withdrAws,
RliEks MP again, and once more draws
ha-k- The axe falls steadily. In sn in
ssApt there is big ooiling leap Of Ore az
aim, the corn'oe crumples under his tcot
IKE paper-and strong srns are hauling
him up to satety, while ne still clutches
tbs axe
A plump, elderly gentleman, w!so hsa
isosn forgetting al about his bank, where
che board meeting is waiting for its pres
Id ant, throw up his hand and shout7
"Hurrahn The mob repeals the cry In
Ewild, gusty roar, The 5ugines SSem to
take II up with their whir and clatter lost
In smoke, and even the crash OF the
falling voruics Ia Elmost lost In Is.
while IL is Htin lingering among the
noises of the scene, shout of laughter
buries it. The crowd opens into circle,
in the middle OF which 9 bursted bose
spouts fouptain OF freezing water In
half u dozen tets. No Que hRs noticed
how cold it is until now, yet the icicles
hang in huge festoons among the flames,
and tho spray of the mounting streams
OF water falls like hail.
"MyW says the pretty girl IN the
plush raglan, who IL scarcely les4 pretty
with her nose az rad as her lips should
be, and her lips a. blue Rs her eyes, II
pity those poor tellowa."
A young man, with q fRnoy necR-tis
and diamond pin, remarks that they
are used to 1t, and elicits the opon dis-
approval of the by-standers. 1t Ia not =
iudicious moment to depreciate tho trs-
man and his trade. Fortunately for the
young man, more gongs announce a re-
Enforcement OF engines aud apparatus.
The policeman guarding the line tells us
that "the three skies" have been aent
out, and oilers to wager his sacchsrine
existence against some alternative he
fails to mention that ths dre is good for
two millions, If It's good for a cent"
An excited young man comes running
mp and lodges under the policeman q
warming arm. Before ths menncing
club eau fall, he shows, under tho lapel
of his coat, al Embossed metal badge,
at tha sight of which the represen tative
of civic order lowers she staff OF office,
grumbling, however, something 10 the
erect snRt you ~ lelloWs 10 nnisAuCsh-
Tho crowd views ths interludo with an
al mlrstiou not unmlxed with respect
and envy, and red-nosed mau, who
oas twice tried to wheedle q passage be-
yond the forbidden boundary, makes q
third attempt, and gets well punched N
the ribs witk the officer club for his
persiatsnoy. Other reporters come up
and plunge into the smoke. So DO men
who dc nos IeSk like reporters, buE who
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