Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-07

was again heard from the midst of the
mass 0f ueDflS. 1t was very HlulStInct.
Some of the ilremen, however. thought
that they could interpret his words,
Hurry. boys; m down here they
thought he said.
A little later some of the rescuers heard
II mufI1ed voice. 1T sounded, they de-
clared. like a man singing. but what he
sang they could not make out. Then the
sound died out and there was silence ex-
cept for the fierce work of the rescuers;
who tore at the pie of rubbish IKE wlld
beasts.
At O'Clock the firemen at work heard
Il voice say: I'VE are all here together.
For Gods sake hurry up and get this
stuff off of us.
This was the last the rescuing tiremen
heard until he and the others were found
At 1890 o'clock the workers found Il
man who lay covered with boards and
plaster II was Capt. Victory of Engine
80 The rcScuorS quickly tore the rubbish
away from The man with their hands and
dragged him out
They noticed that he was breathing.
Three or four of the rcscuers raised him
in their arms and carried him ont to An
ambulance. lie was sent to the hospital.
but he died very soon.
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All the while Chief Egan's son. who
is his fathers driver stood at his post
of duty beside his horses head on the
street directly opposite the building. lie
knew as well as anyone, that his father
went down with the liocrs and with his
men
While he stood there hoping, the only
thing possible under the circumstances.
a ynt,np lady rushed M 10 the rope on
Nerrim:,r street and made frantic efforts
to get over or under it. \ policeman
blocked her way.
you can't come in here" he said.
This is no place for women
..R,I, she cried ..Im chief Egan'S
aauphter. must gct in They must find
The big policeman melted at once. held
up the rope while the young woman strug
gicd under. Almost hyStcrical she strug
Injecting scene. In the midst il could u"
Seen through the widnow Of the burned
huildin. lhat another onr had been found
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Scarcely had Capt. Victory been ear
rind OFF man another man could he seen
IN b.ur,th sorn, lnoen thinkers Quickly
thDv 'sn3tched him out.
M; Egan," they cried.
lie. TOO. they saw. was alive. and off to
hurried but in few minutes he too
was dcad. This was Esan. who ia the
superstition of the bremen. bore charm
cd lie.
Tim" iiu" again re had lHti"h IN t"'
midst OF hU'hihS bulidlhES. Many tilh'
he mad hr'h cut on bN Tue hiln'S II"ih
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Bonn >,.,- tl;tr.d an 3, e1r.t.h..,. and
,.a,,i,d niit u6nn Tho street Ills dauch-
t.r raIionr .isht Of MIN ia they carried
him down me. stairs. Sh. spr.Ing forward
leaned oyer MIN ana tried ~ make him
speak she followed him a. tho hnSpit1l
and insisted iN being present Nhi}, th"
phySiriau- worked over her father.
Finally She bad to hc CARRIED AWAY i'E
the police
In thu next h4ii hour after EeAn had
been sent 1" tn" hospital - DIE tht res
"utrS Drew ont TWO more bones SlAl'"
t"id tu'm ih'H were d"sl"- ',.E WE"
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'tl' ~, ny i'''t ~ i'l'' St'rNt ~,
ne "lllu'hE ms l''i n"ttHiN o"dI"cu
up on IN" S'1'' Ti'h ana iN'lt was very
nttl" 10 be seen al the spot Whr" tht SIX
iir"ncn p"fiShtd. nut a glimpse oil tn"
structure Itself seemed 10 satisfy most
90; ihoS" VINO stood in the sloppy street
and @azed from behind the ropes that
kept them at a distance 0f about 1919 feet