Telegram-herald., 1891-03-01


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~ees ~ tue sssslsse Aa1sss persoxAl3y sn.s
weald eass xot the la hsas oat Il ~
Aa1 nok BEST ARRESTED g. tie nsulaos f.x
burglary, s1@ ~ngsne b.iag TIE prs..ss
property - asAa fz1Dp-ss@szxs ho.s
eonap~ny Ne. ga
But lE $3.50 nc@ sppssent ~ ; auuaher
Of AZ nlght p-sop.s sA4t there wa~ a ere
ne~T 81, AID word ~as sea. b. she Jersey
SlfessE Fe~Esols Hozss CA hn< % ws~t
BR7ghgoa that tie are Eeaa h&d bnsxsn
boe>e IA sas resistance Of frussee fssser
Of the village u halg.was@r. ). L The
tfastss havins sisea bad went home u
hs1Els All family
AT shls naoGaezs . hose cart ~zs heard
Ga W s~s@rSs.t avenue. rannlng A. a high
rate of speed. and soon the beautifully
e.ocksd hose II kee2lcitrant Hose Con-
raAy No hove IN sight. BAT lo.t some
tine by stopping 70 ask a pedestrian for
a ten dollars - OGy Few uAif0rns for
The company.
The hose com pany soon after arrived.
bat the engine q course had not yet
reached the disg 1st!ng episode. or hOlo-
caasJ rather. The rirs now began 70 maze
sad havoc smld the beautiful house
decorations u the trustees high priced
home First IL meandsrod through ths
cellar aud iced up the winters kIndling
wood, bakel the Rhode Island green
ings, worms and ali, skinned up the mol
low trunk OF the dumb waiter, made a
pass a, nne oil painting of lobster IN
the dining room-by Prans a
blister ca the face 0f the clock and
scorchel Que Of its little hands. seemed
10 laugh mockingiy Al the aquarium.
cooked gold fish or two, and then went
into the pantry and exploded pie.
Anon the cry Of tire was horne along
the North Shore, and one of "a Brighton
whistles blew low. SAD eiAst which
walled through the shrinking night like
the dying song OK some old master whose
death Is due 20 painters collc after paint
ing too large town and getting himself
oyerhet.
Now we can hear the pulsing beat OF
the boots or those who are coming 10
the rescue from Tottenville pulling an
engine. The FIRE has eaten ont the whole
interior OF the structure, having Quilted
the entire house, and wound up By chas-
ing the trustee himself for two squares.
As the roof falls in the Wet Spell En-
CINE company, Of Tottenwlle. and the
Rise Up William Riley and Come
Along-W It'll Me Hook and Ladder Truck
company, of Eltingville, reach the
ground and begin 10 couple on 10 the
hydrGnt, meantime emitting the shrill
cry OF FIRE. 1t is now almost breakfast
time, and several people who have been
untirrngly watching the fire excuse
themselves and 20 home. not being more
than mere calling acquaintance of the
trustee.
Some delay is experienced in finding
the wrench. but at last it is secured, aud
n desirable connection made with an
eligible hydrant.
No sooner Is the apparatus ready than
an opprobrious epithet is hurled at the
company by one of the rebellious firemen
Of the village Of Bilgewater, hitting
him back Of the ear, and quicker than
one can ejaculate the remark ''scat" the
hose is turned on the rude person and
held there till the fire has gone out
We as village of 1900 people may
learn valuable lesson from the above
little incident. In the first place we
must not fool with fire, and in the Sec
ond place we must not fool with volun-
teer fire department. While the two
companies. for instance, squirt water at
each other the damage is done, so also
while the official and the fireman SQUAD
Bile the rates go up on insurance.
| once belonged To volunteer fire
company. and l recall with much pleas
ure the day | resigned. never looked
well on parade, and my hat was too
heavy and too hot. l always got a
severe headache and then a FIRE broke