Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06
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BABY CAUGHT IN MID Ar,
Then looking up he saw the body of q
young child spinning through the air ont
OF She second-story window, thrown there
BY otazsd paront or falling from fright
willard ran up under the falling figure
and spreading out his arms caught the
child with the dettnesB Of an outhelder.
Tho child Was unhnrt.
la the same window an italian woman
wrung her hands and mosned piteoualy.
1t was evident that she waa paralyzcd
from fright aud was about to fling herself
to the ground. Willard finally rescued
her room, and found there man dying
from sufooatian. Reassuring the woman
OF stasty II SIZE would only leap out en-
the mattress, he oct the example, and rho
followed safely. The next instant tho
dying man in the same room dragged
himaelf TO the window and lu1ged heavily
out. willard thought he would be killed,
but thu fates were with him, and ne
landed on the mattress oil right.
ANOTHER GALLANT RESCUE.
Captain johnson, of Ladder 8, with
Lieutenant kenny, OF this same company,
also made o gallant rescue. When they
ran up heir ladder for the fiTst time TO
caves lost his courage and dropped into
the air. His body shot down within
arms reach. and the two leaned far out
and grabbed him, ore by tho arm the
other by the leg, thus saving him from
q horrible death. On tho roof. ready to
jump, Was the name wits clad in her
nignt-drAss, screaming like maniac,
running up Aad down along the edge.
n ~ t,1
uld rave this raw ng creature, but Gap
tain johnson WAS Huoh man. He stood
erect npon the sturdy shoulders OF Lieu
tenant Kenny and reached ont his arms
toward the woman. she fairly dived into
them, but the captain held her fast and
passed her down to his coinrRde below.
When the department had fought the
flames to standstill the search for the
bodies OF the dead was begun.
FINDING THE RIDDLES.
Two bodies of men were found 10 the
basement rear room. Unatl3 to force
their say mp the stairs thsy had been
suhooatsd by tne smoke aud iG.y ,1own in
the corner to die. Their oorpses were
burned to charcoal hue and were nor.
ribly aontortcd. Up In the sttic eight
other bodies. four of them young chill
dren and one an infant, wsre discovered.
The sight presented mado the oldest
flre-lsddieH weep. The oharred and black
ened bodies were half buried in ashes of
burned forms. They were scarcely rec
oenizable. Some of the women seemed
to have died in an attitude of prayer.
The poor little baby was found under the
bed, where it had probably teen thrown
By its mother to SAYS it from the greedy
flames. The discovery Of so mary oorpses
IN the attic showed beyond doubt that
the AZ occupanta Of the house had been
driven by the FIRE to the roof. These
| eight CROPPED into tho attic, hoping to
force their way through the skylight, but
were overtaksn and burned to death.
THE SEARS BUILDING BURNED.
| BOSTON, Mass, Fob. Following
close upon the terrible calamity on North
street earlv this morning came fra this
forenoon which, in an hours tine, almost
totally destroyed the Sears Building, O
| hve-story mar BILE structure on the corner
of Court and Washington streets owned
by J. Montgomery Scare, and which, at
the time Of its erection, was the finest
business building Ia Boston. The solid
| hard wood finish OF the interior fell an
easy prey to the flames, and bat few
minutes elapsed ere the upper storios
were On fire from end to end and Bids to
side Of the building. For awhile tine de-
4 Htruction OF the elegant marble Rogers
Building, adjoining on the south, and
Youu2's Hotel on the west, seemed almost
certain, bat they were saved. An hour
after the discovery Of the fire the roof
fell in, and with it went down the fourth
and third floors. The walls OF tho build
ing are about all that is left standing Of
| any value.
The structure was valued at about
| $20O, 600, it being assessed together with
the engine AMI boilers fos Sl97 40.
There is an insurance OF the same amount
ing TO SIZE, 900, which will undoubtedly
cover the loss. There IL, however,
contingent loss in the way OF rents. every
office in the building being occupied,
from which an income OF $40, 900 q year
was derived.
BIG BLAZE IN DANBuRY.
Five blocks OF buildings in Dsnbury,
Connecticut, three OF them Of wood and
two OF brick, mostly occupied by business
firms, were destroyer by fro early yester-
day morning. The total loss is est mated
\ at A30O, 900.
A csILD AND SERVANT BURNED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO Feb. 3.-William d. ElIs and
wife, returning to their cottage last night
ttter an hour's visit to friend, found the
house in flames and the charred remains
OF their two-years.old daughter and the
servant, Anna johnson, visible just in
sidU the kitchen door. MrS. Ellis rushed
intll the burning dwelling and su,cssded
in bringing out nnbsrmed her babe, aged
nine months, that hal been asleep up
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