Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-11

| set his descendants to thinking that their
chief had returned to life with the long.
promised and the long wished-for eleventh
commandment. When In revolving cons
the site of Litchfeld becomes covered with
cities of civilizations yet unborn, and an
enterprising archaeologist of the day dis.
| covers the slab, with what glory will blsre
forth anew Litchfield's renown; with what
| eagerness the strange characters will be
| studied; how many linguistical and theo-
| logical theories may be built upon their
| deciphering!
The interior of the edifice is no less
magnificent than the exterior. No fire de-
| partment in the civilized world is more
| sumptuously housed. The combination of
| utility and luxury was never 80 near per
| fection. Fire laddies from the remotest
| corners of the globe are rushing to Litch-
| field to be enrolled. In the basement are
| bowling alleys where in winter, and be-
tween confsgrstions. the hremen can keep
themselves warm by vigorous exercise.
AS a pendant, au premier, are billiard Ia
bles, where in summer, and also between
CONGREGATIONS, fremen can keep them
selves active by gentle exercise. On the
main floor are all the fire apparati of mod
ern invention manufactured of the richest
woods and the costliest metals. Above,
and Just off the billiard parlors, is the IL
brary. Here books and periodicals in all
known languages are received for the
pleasure and instruction OF both the native
born and the foreign Pompiers Every
possible need and desire has been anttct.
pated and met. There are Kitchens and
larders for the entertaining of the whole
county. and porcelain and glass for any
number of courses. There is even q hos
pital where six injured firemen at a time
can be doctored and cosseted. When it is
considered that all thls Is tue conception
ana the gitt OF single indlvldusi whose
nlSnest ooast Is, am Latchnelder,
vague idea may be conveyed to outsiders
OF the We attn, the puoile spirit and the
S.I1 OF TINS most ssSleo n9u SenerA
s eeo al 1l 1aps ou .i,s. sii iue SIoeu pages
or and I Nannor. r No, r nna instanoa onneers
- Ao ~. -o"p ~ ~ ~ W .I,n aa. oe p.ata
'n"' y c"n 0o'P"'e w WAC NV " P'''"'0
munlncence.
The most important person connected
with the department Is the janitor He
was selected for the purity of his blood
and for the purity of his morals. He is
in every respect a model and thorough
fireman He is expected to be always
prompt, always ready, always on hand.
He atone occupies the building at night.
Even the telescope watchers retire to their
homes every evening for their Litchfield
sleep. This may be radical defect in the
organization of the department. But re.
member that the organization is situated
in Litch6eld. To offset their going home
each member wears KEY with which he
can let himself in at any time.
Now, with all these facts before the
reader. the possibility of a catastrophe is
presented. 1t is possible to imagine that
the ianitor wss asleep in a Litcbfield sleep
ot tSa Ton of tho bri,d;no vben the fire.
broLs ont. tbat vbsn the lsddies rnshed
70 tbe hn;idino- -tbat 10 if thew aid rnsh-
tbsv fonnd that tho nrn5ant Guardian had
boIted the door on the inside: and that
therefore the FIRE gained a fearful headway
before the department commenced to ope-
rate. How happy the duty of the histori-
An in proclaiming truth and in denouncing
feIaaboodI The most diliosnt and scruti1
MING ;nonirv finds NOT a shred of truth
~ IL, -r,r,ors -rh;oh bora bssn
~. IL !.oLeaid,n oan,;a. NJ t;noa
slarteu oy Nt'Iuneius Nv ha5 eea ea n.5 ~, III 4be
s. sas aos' IT. ~ s.e s ysta,tanao,siy We aT
..: pI - tSa;.,,,
,,raoinr,. ,,ossass;ans 70 }ba T;tcb6aId Are
danor,mept 1ritb The fn1Iest and most en-
Jnrino conf5enca
Ahent ONO s,iorions fact oonnected with
the f re- there is the fnlIest concensus of
or;njon ond test;mony within the build
mo tbere xss anotber Titcb6eIder sleeninp
ths calm deen nnrnffIad far-famed sleep
>.b;,.b d;stin1n;sbes the race and nrobsblv
1ias at tbe Foundation of its wonderful
,,bysical and mentaJ ercellencie. The fire
RACED aronnd him as IL ragged about the
he, ~ tool On tho hnrnino deck StiIl