The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
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OUR HEROIC FlREMEN.

- no field of battle was there ever displayed
heroisn more genuine than that exhibited by
- the members of the Fire Department i'll res
Cuiug their comrades who stricken down by the
falling roof OF the Grand Central Market during the
fire on Wednesday night Had such fidelity OF COM
adeshp and such readiness to venture lite for the pur
pose of saving that of another been shown in strug
gle OF armies and amid the pomp and circumstance
of glorious war the deed would be renowned through
out the land and there would have been universal
laudation for the heroes
Livery incident OF the occurrence attests the sterling
manhood of the heroes who were involved in the
catastrophe. Those who were crushed and manned
were not less heroic than those who rsked death to
save them. James McGvins, OF the first to be
rescued was dragged from under pile OF burning
timbers with his hip broken and his face streaming
with blood from a scalp wound, but i'll that suf
ferng condition did not forget his fellow sufferers
and while his rescuers were attending him he waved
them off and urged them to waste no time in minis
teriug to him. but to save his comrades who, like
him. had been caught in the ruins
Eugene Grove, while working in the burning
building for the rescue, was himself struck the
head by a heavy piece of falling timber and badly
hurt. Yet he did not for a moment fater in his he
roic task To the men who begged him to retire and
seek medical assistance for his hurt he replied, Il am
all right boys and do not intend to leave here un-
Deeds like these ennoble humanity They attest
that the quality of herosm does not need the stimulus
of martial music, the excitement of battle, to rouse
at the call of duty True valor shows itself wher
ever needed and never fails in any emergency of life.
1t always in evidence in the hour and in the place
of danger and its deeds as noble when performed
in some nconspicuous service when acted out be-
fore all the world on some great battle field with the
muse of history standing ready to record it
If the full story OF American life could be written
would disclose many brave selfsacrihcing deeds
done in fighting fire have been done in any other
department Of American endeavor. Neither the ad-
vonturous pioneers who in the early days drove out
the savages and subdued the wilderness the SOL
diers who in war have won the victories of the re
public, nor the who have carried ships
over every stormy under the heavens, have been
more valiant or faithful than the men who form
the fire service Of cities and protect from dan
gers which the infammabie condition of many of our
buildings render continually menacing
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An ordinance has been introduced BY the Town
Trustees Of Alameda to compel the display after dark
Of lamps on baby-buggies This is not only objec-
tonable on the ground that it is class legislation but
because it gives the impression that the beautiful
babes Of Alameda are nghthawks.
A few months ago over at Oakland a young man
and young woman, both blind, were married Now
they have appealed to the Alameda Supervisors for
aid declaring they cannot their way clear to exist
without public charity,
The Volksraad has resolved to send to the British
High Commission refusal of the invitation to par
tcpate in a joint conference. In other words, the
Beers intend stand pat and refuse to stand Johnny
Bur
The question has often been asked, What is rarer
than day in June2" 1t will be unnecessary to ask it
after the Governor appoints some day in August as
Volunteers day"
Press dispatches to the effect that there is no
port in Hayti for Jininez. II the Haytians do their
duty they will make him sherry.