The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-07
ONE OF GODS NoBLEMEN.
Heroic Rescue OF a Boy by Fireman
in Baltimore.

Baltimore. Nd. Dec. 4-Dtring ths
| burning OF building acre a fireman per.
| formed an act OF daring which stamped
| hirn a hero OF the most heroic sort.
The fire burst out without warning ia
| the employees WHO crowded every floor,
but they all escaped except one had. who
was imprisoned on the top floor. He dis
covered all escape by the stairway 10 ba
cut on. and rushed to the front wfnaows-
BY that time whirlwind OF su,phurous-
looking smoke was belcfIing from all the
windows OF the front OF the tcpmoss
rtory. wnile there was a succession oc
crashes OF broken glass "a the flames
and smoke broke through all barriers
and were blown hitlher and yon ous
from this mas. Of combustion came the
little boy in sai-t sleeves and kuicker-
bockeds The building IL taller than
those surrounding IL. and the boy was
he'd prisoner on the oorITLce. as nos
only were the roofs of the hheT build-
ings far below him. but they were st
such an angle tllst an attempt 20 jump
10 them would probably have precipstat-
ei him 20 the street below. The boys
position on the cornice in the center of
the building was uutensble. the volumes
~ smoke threatening every minute 20
smoother him. With admirable pres
ence OF mind he began 20 crawl along
the narrow ledge 20 its westward end
ing. To the crowd below u seemed an
age before ne reached the end of tl5s
cornice. and then II seemed mat hs
couId mold on 5u; little longer. as tbs
rate After what seemed an are 90 tos
keyed-up spectators me boy reached tse
end Of the oornice. and fhen. hanging
on with his right hand. swung bis body
around the corner 20 the well % rs
building where the smoke snd fame
could not strike his body. There be
hung. half suspended. while t1s crowd
cent 40 Mid cries OF encouragement
wnle II seemed an eternity before t5s
department arrived II was really but a
few inmates.
This gas the situation wen Hoox
end Ladder Company No. arrived. Tbs
CELEBRITY and discipline xsth which ess
firemen acted we're vondrrstz. without
tire loss of second they ysnked . bss
ladder of the carriage and had y plant
ed % the roof o, the EOuse % ne wess.
Before thls isdfeT vas vel placed q
stream of firenen ran nimbly up T. Ths
second man carried iigBer lsdf~T,
gaicn ae planted on tt5e roof q rs
amaEe- building. leaning n 10 sgsfnss
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