The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

windows and went back TO the dining.
room. There was smoke there, too
and she started down stairs Co see
what was the matter with the furnace.
She reached the front door Just as
Z Walker ran out. She started back up
stairs again. screaming fire and
alarming the occupants OF the
j ouse, who rushed out Of their
apartments and down the stairs pell
nell. Miss Taylor, a cousin OF MIR,
Raggie, had followed the nurse part
way down the stars and added her
cries When the nurse reached the sec
ond floor on her way back the Railways
were so full OF smoke that she did not
dare proceed, and she ran down again.
MIR. RaQgie was around the corner in
Louis CirlVers barber shop. and the
nurse sent n boy around after him.
Then she stood i'm front OF the house
wringing her hands and imploring
some one TO save her patient
Walker had not succeeded in sending
n0 alarm from the Amsterdam avenue
fire box. because the keyhole was
stuffed with paper or something else,
and he raced back down the street two
blocks 10 Manhattan avenue and down
TO One Hundred and Third street The
box there worked. While Walker was
making this long run, Mr. Raggie, the
boy the barber, and Charles w.
Iiousemann, who lives AZ 100 West
One Hundred and Fourth street, came
around the corner. They saw the
smoke pouring from all the windows
In the front OF the house Mr. Raggie
saw the nurse wringing her hands,
and he ran by her and started up the
stairs. He was driven back before he
had taken three steps, Then he ran
out and into the house at l2l.
next door. The tenants in that
house were crowding out, too.
MIR. Raggle jumped up the stairs three
steps at time, and was followed by
the barber and Mr.. llousemann They
ran in the door on the third door, and
Mr. Raggie raised the front window
ADDING the window Of his own apart
mcnts and climbed upon the sill The
windows were three feet apart He
swung himself over and caught the
sash OF the other window. IL was
dangerous work but he was successful
In Il, and In minute had the lower
part OF the window rails Il and climb
In. Barher Cirker followed him ont
the window and across. lie straddled
coping over the window of the floor
below, using his right leg as n hook 10
hold himself on. Mr.. Housemann
straddled the window OF l2l In the
same fashion, but facing the barber,
and using his left leg as "a hook.
The nurse had followed the three up
the stairway, and stood in the window
wrinQIng her hands as she had done
'on the street The street was crowded
by this time. The people watched the
two men, hardly making a sound. IL
seemed i've minutes before Mr.. Raggie
M, cared at the window OF Ills apart
NJ MT, w tn his four.dny-old ably in
4 IS arms lie passed II 20 Barber Cir.
'ker. aad disappeared again. Cirker
passed IL over TO Mr.. lIouscmann, who
gave Il 90 tho nurse. IL seemed an
other five minutes before Mr.. Raggie
appeared with his wife, wrapped in n
blanket She Is "A medium-sized
young woman and rather heavy. lie
held her n moment. while Cirker got a
.firmcr grip on the sill Then he
passed her out, as he had done the
baby. Mr.. llousemann leaned across
and took her IN one arm. while the
nurse held the wrist OF the other 10
keep him from falling. lie clasped her
tightly - HIM anc slowly swung back
into the window. Barber CirlScr
reaching out and steadying him as he
did.
Then the people chcered and cheered
the rescuers. Cirlxer and Rnggic got
back into I2l as they had rot out, and
they helped 10 carry Mrs. kagRic down
stairs and into house across the
street