The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-16

Nucy NtlG utNut lHNy udu ldiitl,
choked and stihed, almost at the
threshold of safety in wild rush tor
life, With clenched hands and burn
ing eyes, the captain pushed on
through the sclfsanie corridors he had
lrod IN safety a few moments before.
The fire had entered the rooms near
the shaft, but the others were sun
safe, except Tor the smoke.
lie could see the gas burning in
some ct them a hgue, head sSltEcI
in a wet towel suddenly staggered
toward him with a choking cry.
Get me get me-out OF this" it
gaspeI, half articulate.y. II"
Williams seized the man quickly, and
half carried him to the stairs. When
ne got to safety more men were stag
gering UP with hose. Murphy, the bat
TALON chief, came up with man
whom Williams had never seen be-
fore.
"Penfeld' he was saying, you help
Williams here. Get your men with a
stream on that wall. Some dead, YOU
say captain?"
The latter hardly heard him, In
stead, he was looking at Penheld The
eyes Of the two men met for moment
in a sudden fash of mutual dislike,
then Williams answered
There's 1T least six Of them mp
there No te ling how many there
may be higher up!'
MACON hpt1sV mi ,uas xyi4d r1y1D1rfflp
now. Cries OF women and hoarse ahgu
Of men in a sudden panic came up in
medley of sound to where the fire.
fighters stood The guests, alive 21w
TO thor danger, crowded Railways and
stairways, while the elevator shot up
and down until its top blazed into sud-
den fame, when 1t went down ana
stayed there. Police and fireman in
the corridors sought to save the panic
stricken ones from themse. YES. PEN
field hGrryius away with his men tock
one side of the shalt, Williams the
other
Wuu1ms. by a roundabout way,
workas mp to tho next floor toward
the street Rooms were open, but no
sisn OF life came from them lie was
romlny back. when he stimb-cl into
some enc WHO was feeling his way
rather blinily Ii was Pende d. ana
he carried an ak in one hand. As he
saw Williams his face went into
scowl
You're the captain Of Thirteen,
aren't vou?" he demanded.
"What of it?" tartly replied the cap
tain,
Don't tall, to me. that's an!" smut.
tered the other. in causeless wrath.
That's easy!" said Williams, "Hfes
too short"
"Oh. be id to your cried PEN
field savagely, stumbling past min
toward the glare.
Al that moment something went
wrong with The other hose. The men
telow yelled and one Of them start,
hi down 10 inyosttgate. peuneJl was
nowhere in sight. In the few moments
of inaction that followed. the flames
on that side took a new lease of life,
and with hiss and cracNe leapel anew
to their task Of destruction. 1t was
then Penield suddenly appeared at a
window IN dangerous proximity to the
flames. lie leaned ont into tho shaft,
and swore when he saw the predica-
ment of his men.
There was n sudden tear and crack!
Williams looked up, saw that the
heavy elevator tackle had burned
from it's fa7tcnings and was coming
down wifi, all the impetus of its X
tories dron, Pe1geld. unheeding.
.botcd with anger leaned out far
thor.
.r o,l. ont mont" cried Williams.
Tho mon o.it7 ono irnnpleo aray hazel,
as tbn thipg ca7,o. down IKE wbfrl.
,,.i,5 an1 III, a toDrla5 p,ass or carIe
a,d cb.i, rar hoiow poofal1 had
5,s.rnosrc5, For a .econ5 aycrv opa
.,,n5 ~ ,he ,yfr1oy in dferav
enid a. take him down with .itg'
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