The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-12
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Daring Rescue of a Woman by a
Brave Man.
SOUTHERNER AND HIS PISTOL
IL l. Not the First Time that ROsser
Has Shot His Man-Democrats Try
ing TO Down Free Silver - a
Countess in the Pulpit.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11-speciaL-Thom-
as Delehanty, Of No. 153 Third avenue, is
the hero of the hour. Yesterday after
noon DE rescued a woman from being
burned alive, and that, too, at the emf
nent peril of his own life. Mrs Mary
Paterson occupied the third-story OF the
house adjoining Delehanty's. lie house
took fire in the basement and spread rap
idly Mrs. Paterson was asleep, ana was
awakened by the cracking of the flames.
A crowd had assembled below, ana every
body was hOrrihed % see the woman make
her appearance at the window. she
started to jump, but was urged not TO
do 50. Deehanty was in bis apartments
next door lie heard the crowd ana SO"
her peril There is an h-inch stone ledge
running along under the windows OF tle
two houses and out on this De.ehanty
crawod The smoke was pouring out ol
the windows of 80. l5J in binding vol
umes. and he was az the window where
Mrs. Paterson stood almost before the
crowd realized t.
Every one wanted TO cheer. They didn't
ohantys nerve, and tn-r1.Wds too much
a- stake.
a DANGEROUS POSITION.
"D0nt move and Doe quiet" he called
% Mrs. Paterson. She looked at him and
then fell forward in a faint The weight
OF the woman and tho peculiarly awkward
position i'm which Boz had 90 stand almost
SENT the two over the ledge into tle
d r.I
right hand aul holding The unconscious
woman .n DIS leL Doe balanced him u
and started back.
Dc.ehlnty had Co stop several times to
steady himself but he finally got o. his
own window lie was quickly relieved "
his burden and helped inside.
The cheer that went up as the woman s.
safety was assured was heard blocks
away Dechauty was made Join dee
spite his modest protest that cit aut
nuthin'"
FIGHTING FREE SILVER.
10 IFS said m political circles that the
reason why Democratic Congressman ~
Sew York are lighting for The gold sund-
ard is that they wish % keep the silver
question out of the Democratic platform
ueNt year.
The Brooklyn delegation are leading in
th.- eight. and d. is believed that pidcli-
c0l.y al the other Congressman from New
York VIII support it
Countess Adeine Schimmelmann ad-
dressed large meeting at Carnegie Hal
Sunday afternoon I'm the interest OK tnr
anti-sa.oon movement Ihe meeting '
the first vi it5 kind that mas ever oeeh
held in Ne" YORK, ana was AeII uh'.r
tho auspices ot tha Ant-aal'on league.
hoF. d. Wilbur chapman If.. 'i,d ana
nn me platform ana I'D ine aiditi-e ".'.
clergy men ol various fe-.'7 o'5 oeN'i''. i.'-
t'ns in Lhe c'l' 'il t".t t''A DO d-'''
pare DID inc ln long.
no s report ~ I.'.n -NI'i.t .itl '--'
iotne l5 maNint telFe pi. loH7 I'D
carry on war AGAINST inc Doors ih I'D.
episcopal chuicl.
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