The sun., 1904-11-26
CHUCK Con,NsnS e. .,.,sonS IS A HERO.
SLJMMING LOIDY FAINTS IN A
FIRE AND HE CARRIES HER OUT.

Oh, Mister Connorsi Said She. and Chuck
wouldn't Have Cared II There We're
six Flights or Stairs-Some Sociology
Notes Taken Incidentally for Yale.
The Hon. Chuck Connors OF Chinatown
had the hottest hour Of a warm life early
yesterday morning, when he was caught
with belated party Of sightseers in a fire
in the chop suey restaurant at 10 Doyers
street. It's an ill fire that doesn't bring
somebody a rake-off, though, and incl
dentally, Chuck made sociological obser-
vations OF value regarding the number OF
Cinnamon who can pack into single build
Ing in Doyers street
Two 'loidies" and two gents COM
posed de party" Lest there should be
doubt about these titles Chuck mentioned
that they we're all from the Waldorf-As-
tor-i-a The four and Chuck were on the
second floor when q scahtiy clad, yellow
skinned man from the floor above came
tumbling down the stairs, uttering noises
which Chuck interpreted to he notes OF
alarm. A tongue Of flame followed the
Chinaman down the narrow, rickety stair
way and cloud of smoke rolled into the
restaurant when Chuck opened the door
In the rooms above
1T wus up t me- said Chuck. telling
about 1t yesterday afternoon. DE time
sure WIS fer me t act. Wus t play de
baby act or wus t be a hero? Wus
take me lid In me hand an say: Loidies
an gents, folly me- an den run like hell,
or WIS t be de goods?
Dem is de tots dat rushed trough me
garret as stood wild de smoke an flames
aroun' me, tryin { choose tween meseH an
somebody else. Den one o de loidies. she
says: oh, Mister Commons: just like dat.
an folds over on de table. Say, I'd ha'
gono d. limit fer her. / picks her up as
<, ntI ike a. I can, an says. says l, t
d. two dead ms wild her, .youse guys take
are o d. oIder un; she Il keep youse busy.
I'll tend & dis. Folly me-
The five had hard time getting to the
street. All were smoky and a trife singed.
The stairs were winding. and smoke
and fumes came from above as though
funnel. 1t was several minutes
before the women recovered sufficiently to
depart. Chuck got an extra five-dollar bill
for being a hero.
Two Cinnamon who were in the chop
suey joint ran out on the fire escape and
dropped to the street.
The cries for help from above the res
ia urant were raised by four men on the top
floor. who had been cut of from escape
on the window sill and wers shriek king
loudly when the firemen got there. Two
were carried down and the other two were
rescued by John keeney, proprietor OF the
Cha than Club. next door TO the burned
building, and Chick Gillespie, his bar
tender. Chick made a. human ladder OF
himself, leaning out Of the third story
window and holding with his hands the
ledge Of the window on which the two
Cinnamon were standing. Chick left his
feet inside the Chatham Club window and
men passed over Chicks body.
Five minutes after the firemen arrived
Doyers street and the neighborin streets
were crowded with half dressed jabbering
worldly effects, which varied from dried
fish to opium pipes. in their arms. Hu IN
dreois poured out of every building. People
in the houses opposite the burning building
got excited and crowded ourt on the, fire
escapes, till the fremen feared that these
" ould give way.
One Chinaman mounted the railing Of a
fire escape and was about to plunge of
" hen cop grabbed him from behind. He
" as seen no more. Two alarms were sent
N, and then the tiremen settled the blaze
'Dis here fire is goin' { net me piece o
money at dat said Chuck. Dat Yale
professor wot WIS down here wild his swell
lns collecun' learnin' says dat he'd give
me a ten spot if told him. so that he'd
know ] wasn't lyin,' how many Chinks live
IN one o dose joints. Well. saw, tried to
count de hloRes million times, but dere
vus nuthin' doin'. De door fur mine, WIS
what l gets. But what does do when
-omes to in dc street dis mornin'. Why
stands at dat alleyway wild a cop an we
counts 'ern as they comes out Say, what
i'vouse think. dey wus sixty-eight of 'eln,
an dere wus on'y tw o rooms runnin' of dat
ileyway, Pipe dat, will yous'.
Chuck has certificate from the cop
v hoh says that Chuck counted the China
men in the rooms.