Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-06-24

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p RAN BLAZING In THE STREET.
Lad With Remarkable Presence of Mind
Catches the Flying Miss and smoth- IL
ers Out the Flames, Saving a s9a
N1.-" t8ui&C Precious IJfe3 cad " 1T58x9

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Catches the Flying Miss and smoth- Il
ers Out the Flames, Saving a 5f1s9a |
N1" tsAi Precious Life. CsdY 1u59z9 |
A Lad named Bell, whose home is on
Lincoln street, is a hero. Though but
.nfteen years OF age, he this morning dis
played a presence of mind that would
have done credit to man of mature
years. ~ 'S tvN 9'l t3~79A
1t was early Saturday morning, before 6
O'Clock, when the wild, agonizing shrieks
OF little girl startled the residents of
Atlantic street in the vicinity of Vine,
calling them from their beds, to the win
dows overlooking the street. There they
peheid spectacle that will long be well
remembered by, them. A little girl, fee
ing with the speed of the wind, her cloth
pg mass of flames. 1t was pretty little
Marguerite Albertson, daughter of E C.
Albertson, the music dealer. --r
Just before Mr.. and Mrs. Albertson
were ready to come down stairs they
We're preceded by Marguerite, who is an
usususly7 ambitious, little thing, and no
sooner had she reached the first floor than
she began to busy around. i9a AZ ssfey5
Knowing that mamma always lighted
the gas stove to warm milk for her little
baby sister. Marguerite thought she
would rest mammals hands little bit.
and standing upon tip toe before the gas
stove she turned on the gas and lighted
the burner She didn't think of danger
or making trouble. She was helping. ag
But mamma had put pan of
bread upon the gas stove and over it had
| spread snow white cloth. The gas
flames caughtinto this cloth, and it was
a blaze Instantly. ryor8 lse -.yir9 sfFs
Little Marguerite was frightened. but
her active mind told her that the burning
cloth would spoil the bread, and seizing
it she attempted to throw it into the
nearby sink. The blazing cloth swished
against her thin summer dress, and in
stantly that garment was in a blaze, and
the cruel flames shot upward, playing
satanically about the falling curls. 81
Then it was that poor little Marguerite
lost her presence of mind. Screaming
from pain and terror she dashed out of
the house. Out into the street and up
that broad thoroughfare away from home,
from papa, from mamma. Her shrieks
We're heart rending, and she could but
have thought that her little life was to go
cut forever. ~ III of 9atfl III
Wildly she ran shrieking out her
terror, with no one near to help her. I4aa
No one near? Yes, there was, a brave,
little hero coming down the almost de-
serted, street. A little fellow, named Bell,
fourteen years of age, whose home is on
Lincoln street. He witnessed the awful
Espectacle, and with wonderful courage
and still more remarkable presence of
mind, considering his years, he dashed
Howard the little suffering girl. Z Unmindful
of the cruel, wicked, flames he seized the
child. threw her to the ground, and tear
ling his coat from his back, wrapped it
1about5 the little girl and beat out the
flames. Z 1t was not an easy task for the
little man, but like hero, unconscious OF
the smarting burns he conqured the fire
fiend. and then help came. rU6rJ ire7,
Tenderly little Marguerite was carried
to her Ghome.F Back to anxious white
faced mammals sary hack to loving par
Not tothe1bright, pre- little miss that
had hurried' down sh--.,, but still the
loving child, blackened and burned,
moaning and suffering from her awful
experience. us3d e7sd ot nt99s sill sfH
A swift messenger brought Dr. J.5C.
Applegate to2the sorrowing home, and
all sklllJand knowledge was brought into
action to appease the horrible suffering
of the unfortunate child. saa sIsdt
Fortunately the flames ~ burned
back of the child, and her face was
scarcely harmed ,and none of the flame 5
had been inhaled, and while the burns
are horrible and cause great suffering,
the child will recover, although the
shock to the nervous system is most
severe. lW = O1 cJgOg ia8od sdI 40