The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-23
Picked Up by
The Wanderer

Anaconda just now has a resident
who has had more han an ordinary
amount of fame for one who is as mod
est and unpretending as he is. His
nam II Pietro Ramiciotti, and he is
known to every newspaper man who
a ever worked the late watch in st.
Paul or Minneapolis. Pietro is a ma
tive of sunny Italy. Inc was many
years in the life-saving service of the
Italian government. His first great act
In the United States "a a few
years ~ in st. Paul. 1t consisted of
saving the life of a fireman whom the
doctors had given up for dead. The
hreman's name was Murphy and he
was overcome by the heat and smoke
or a fire that occurred in August, 1893,
at Dyer's store. The physician who
was called pronounced Murphy as
dead as dead could be, but Pietro had
not been in the l~ife-saving business in
italy for nothing.
Pietro worked for three hours over
Murphy. producing artificial respira-
uon py moving his arms in upward and
downward swings. After working in
dustriously for more han three hours
retro had the satisfaction of seeing
MS patient slowly regaining conscious
ness, and in a short time the fireman
was put to bed, and he is as well to-
day as he ever was.
For this feat of bringing the dead
back to life Pietro received a COPY of a
set of resolutions passed by the fire
department thanking him for the SER
vice. The resolutions are beautifully
enSrossed n are a handsome speci-
men OF penmanship. They are still in
Pietro's possession. Besides the reso-
buttons. Mr.. Ramiciotti was given COL
umns in the newspapers.
The next time Pietro came to the fore
WaG "hon
hanged. Pietro was in Chicago at the
time, but Hayward's friends remem-
bered his work in saving the fireman
ana sent for him. Pietro said that he
could bring the man back to life IL his
neck were not broken, and IL called i'm
a reasonable time after the strangula-
ton. 1t was three hour or more after
hayward fell, however, before Pietro
was in n besides the muir
derers neck was broken. So Pietro
did not get the 5000 that was offered
nlm TO bring Hayward to conscious
ness once more. Pietro has had va
rlous other experiences of a similar
character. and he has a book full of
newspaper accounts of his feats. Pie
tro afterwards conducted a
in st. Paul. where newspaper men were
wont to congregate in executive ses-
once a week. Pietro used to lay
hlmself out in preparing these ban
quets for the late watch and there
are a hundred newspaper reporters
who will remember Pietro as the best
fellow of them ALL"
Con Hayes of Gregson Springs is a
grim joker. 1t is very seldom that Con
condescends to loosen up inc crack a
smile or two. This is not much TO be
at, for Con is known down
the Springs as Judge" Hayes.
Con came to town the other day and
stepped into a drug store to put two
bits In the slot machine. As he got a
full hand the first time he vas in
pretty good humor.
say" said Mr.. Hayes, there was a
terrible explosion just below the
this morning. 1t happened
lust as 1 was getting on the train. and
only learned a few of the particu-
Why. what was it?" asked the drug
store man was there anybody killed
what caused it?"
The wind blew up the creek" said
Con, as he pocketed his cigars and
walked out.
One had better be a yellow cur dog
hese days than one of the ball players
Who went over to Spokane. There are
ust about two people in town to one
considerable enough to keep their place.
md refrain from making alleged funny
emarks about the ball teams trip.
The other l4,99S inhabitants of the city
kept up a most vigorous bonn
,ardment that has nearly dismantled
he teams Notifications. The most
forms of calling the ball play
RS attention to the fact that they were
Iefeated are somewhat after this FASH
on: Were you n of the team thai
vent over to ~Spokane?" II guess those
fellers were a little bit too
nuch for you, heh?" Say, what was
ne matter with you'se fellers over in d,
pokane?" and a hundred other peril
ent interrogatories of that kind. The
.marks invariably enc in a silly ''ha,
a." The boys have about concluded
D pin placards on their vests, read 4.
lg: The next man who asks me IL 1 f,
'ent to Spokane will be sent to Join ,
sailors of the Spanish fleet at Man Z
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