The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-15
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FIRE AT PITTS HOME.


men, Save My Child" and we were
surprised to learn that credit for he
roic work was not placed where 1t
rightfully belonged. This, no doubt,
was unintentional on the part OF your
paper, and was occasioned by mis- !
representation of the facts on the part
of your informer. Ed. Woods, of the
Newman Lumber company, did not
save the home as reported by you. TO
Mr.. Hewitt, of the same company, be-
longs this credit. However, Ed. Woods
did save our esteemed citizen and for
mer postmaster's life, and If you VIII
bear with us we will endeavor to give
Won a correct account of the confla-
grafton.
While peacefully enjoying the best
efforts of our cook for the third best
bet of the day (supper), and as Mr..
Woods was raising his knife, loaded
to capacity. to that portion OF his
anatomy usually, in other people,
known as the mouth, but which, IN
him, when he has it in operation, re-
minds one of the pleasant vacation
spent in the mammoth cave, he heard
+he Eiksi sign of distress, and rushing
into the hall, saw Mr.. Pitts giving a
correct imitation of Mt, Vesuvius with
skirt-dance trimmings la Little
Egypt. 1t was the opinion of all pres
ent that Mr.. Pitts was making for the
creek. but he denies this accusation
emphatically MIR. Woods, with a
biscuit in one hand and rug in the
other. made leap for life" and
downed Mr.. Pitts on his five yard
line. preventing a touchdown. This
was the finest piece of work during
the game as far as grand-stand work
goes.
Mr. Hewitt, despite the protesta-
lions (good word, that-Elbert Hub
bard and Tom Lawson please copy
of the populace (who came up when
the whistle blew left his twenty
second biscuit, and deity Juggling a
dish of prunes, did heel and toe
dance to the Burning of Rome.
Throwing out his manly chest he
drew in all the air in the building by
inhalation process, then rushed out
| and deposited same in the open, where
the firemen put chemicals on it. He
kept up the process until all danger
was passed. Then did Mr.. Hewitt
realize the heroic work he had per-
formed, and his gentle nature shrank
from the plaudits of the populace, and
he modestly withdrew via the back
! door.
Mr.. James F. Borthwicll, also of the
Newman Lumber company, distin
guished himself and rendered valuable
assistance to the firemen by lending
his eye as a storage house for the
chemicals.
Mr.. Wishart another Newman Lum
Der company director, was movin@
man, carrying out the piano in one
hand and the kitchen stove in the
other Then dashing back into the
burning structure he rescued an um
brella and a tennis racket. After &C
complishing this feat of strength n
was Mortified to think of Mr.. Wood
array of beautiful(?) ties, scarfs, era
watts, etc. Did he hesitate? Not OF
your life His duty was plain; so TAX
ing his valuable life in his hands h
again made his way into the building
and crawling on the floor to keel
from being overcome by the dens
black smoke, made his way to MI
Woods apartment and saved the t., 5
c., etc.
Praises have been showered upol
this bunch of amateur heroes when
ever they venture from their apart
ments, and we wish to ascertain
which one, in the estimation of tn
citizens Of Hattiesburg is the mos
heroic hero, and should receive tn
medal, which is replica Of the on
recently bestowed upon Chief Potter
and which is now on exhibition at on
of the popular five-cent tee-a-ters, an
would respectfully ask that the Hat
tiesburg News hold voting contes
so the readers of The News may vot
on this proposition and settle it fol
ever
We are writing this letter not fro1
any motive of self-aggrandizeme bu
from a desire to inform the publ
correctly on this subject and we true
they will all cast their vote in favo
of the enc upon whom it is most fl
ting that this medal should be b.
slowed. Yours truly,
W. F. HEWITT.
R. w. WISHART.
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