The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-09

Other Halt Lives, writes OF Heroes o
Peace Mr Rus tells the following storl
Of heroic rescue al the Hotel Royal fr,
IN New York some years sge
Sergeant Vaughan went mp on The root
The smoke v. so dense there that b,
eoni see little, but through i. he heard !
cry Tor help and N. .de out the shape oI .
mau standing upon a window sill III The
hith story overlooking the courtyard oI
the holel The yard was between them
| Bidding his men follov-tbey were Ave
all to d-he ran down snd around in the
next street to tue root Of the house that
! formed an angle With the hotel wing.
/ There stood the msn below lin only =
/ lamp away, but Jump that 20 mortsl
could take and live His lace aud hands
were blsck with smoke. Vaughan. look
ing down, thought him a negro. He wss
perfectly oslm.
1t IL no use, be said, glsncing mp Don't
try. You cant do it,
The sergeant looked wistfnlIy about
him. Not stick or piece OF rope was
IN sight, Every shred was used below
There was absolutely nothing, But
couldn't let i'm, be said to me months
Afterwards when he had come ont OF the
hospital y whole man again and was back
at work, Iust couldn't, standing there 30
quiet and lrsve. TO the men he SAID
sharply;
| want you to do exactly rs tell You
now. Don't grab me, but let me have The
first grab, He had noticed that the man
wore hesvy overcost, and had already
laid bis plan.
Don't try. urged the man. You osn
not save me. will stay here TIL it gets
too hot, then | will jump,
No, You won't. from the sergeant. as
he lay at full length on the root, looking
over. II is . pretty hard yard down
there will get you or go dead myself,
The four sat on the sergeant's legs rs be
swung free down to the vast. so he was
almost able TO reach the man on the win
dow. with outstretched hands.
Now, Jump quick he commanded, and
the man jumped. He caught him by
both wrists as directed, and the sergeant
got grIp 90 the collar OF bis coat.
HOIST he shouted to the four on The
roof and they tuggei with their might
The sersesnt's body did not move. Bend
Jog over till the back cresked, it hump
over the edge, weight Of 203 pounds SUI
pended from and holding it down. The
,old sweet started upon bis mems fore
lends rs they tried and tried again. with
)ut gaining an inch. Blood dripped
rom Sergeant Vsughsn's nostrls and
,ars. Sixty feet below was the paved
Over Against him was the
behind which be saw the back
lrait coming, gathering beaiwsy with
urid swirlipg smoke Now 1t burst
through, burning the hair and the coats Of
hs two. For su instant be thought all
Iope was gone.
But 10 = ils.h it came back TO him. To
elieve the terrible dead weight thai
7renched aud tore st his m usces be was
winging the man to and fro like pendu
nm, bead touching head. lie coulo
wing him up A smothered shout warn
d his en-. They orept nearer the edge g.
,ithont letting 90 their grip on him and
atched with staring eyes the human =,
endnlnm swing wider and wider, farther
nd farther, until now, with mighty
Hort, itswung within their reach They
,up ht the skirt ofthe coat. held on. pull :.
a iu, snd 10 q moment lifted him over
le edge.
They lay upon the roof, ell siI OF them, :,
resthless, tightlesS, their faces turned 10 :.
le winter sky. The tumult Of the street :.
lme up as faint echo. The spray Of =
,ore Of engines pumping below iell upon !,
ZEN, iroz3 and covered them with ice,
he very roar OF the fire seemed far Of.
be sergeant vas the fret 10 recover. He :,
lrrled down the man be had saved, and
" bin sent to the hospital. Then fret :,
} noticed that be was not negro. The
mt bad been rubbed on his face Mon
" had dswned before be came TO-, and
,ys passed before b. knew his rescuer
,rgesrt Vaughan was laid up himself
en He bad returned to his work aud
lished II, but what he had gone through -
~ I much ior bupsu strength. II
AZ spring before he returned to biz
Isrlefs, to ind himself prom oted. ps.ted =,
d m ade u uob Of.