The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
O-COUNT' EMO.
DIFFERENT TALES.
. OF THIS BLAZE
Girl Students Figure In Early
Morning Fire and Each Has
Her Own Story
Just Step Up and Take Your
Choice Some One win
Agree With You

A highly susceptible and nervous
young man. Thursday morning, by .
combination OF luck and circumstances
wandered into . dormitory Of q young
womap'S academy, the Thomas Nor.
NAL Training school. W0odward.ave.
and West Grand-blvd. Physicians who
later stood over his twitching form in
the hospital said that with good nurs-
ing and care he would recovery but
bis nervous system was q wreck.
II was thus; Rats. matches and
rubbish were mixed up by the fates at
2 =. M, Thursday, In the basement OF
the Stone Bros hardware store. No.
1921 Woodward-ave. Some 20 young
women, students OF the Normal school,
sleep. eat fudge and dill pickles and
pour over pages OF domestic science
and Laura Jean I.ibbey on the thru
door Of the building. When the rat
match-rubbish combine started smoke
rolling upward. the 20 vestals were
routed from their slumbers and fed
to the street. The young man was
sent to hn6 out about It that q news
hungry public might dwell upon the
facts thereto related.
FILLED with the Arst fires OF gIee-
some spring and hearty breakfast he
pranced gayly up the stairs to . door,
opened 1t and then-fainted away.
When he recovered little and open.
ed one eye he found himself facing
more brands OF fresh young beauty
than he ever knew wandered about
this sad old earth. A tall brunette
stood at the fore OF q group OF gig
Cling girls. A willowly blonde and
short, dumpy little blonde reinforced
her left, and Q haEeLeyed girl with
her arm about soulful little creature
with q dimple guarded her right. Re-
lays OF girls masseu In the rear and
famed across the hall.
"Whas do you want?" said the tall
one.
''Th-th-th-e f-f-fire.' stammered the
young man family.
Seventy voices took up the tale Of
the fire; 20 versions were shot at hfs
defenseless head; 20 pairs Of eyes
grew wide with reminiscence 20
times seven ts-from that mass he
seized upon what he could--and then
be went away and tarried not. Through
one open door scalp lock could be-
seen dangling from gas-jet. q blonde
scalp-lock. A subtle fragrance OF per.
fume and sachet and girls and burnt
fudge filled the hall. A long black
SILK thing. with tiny hole In the toe,
dangled from door-knob. A pink cor
II was no place for . fellow.
But this Is what happened 1t the
nre, according to the version OF the
vestals variously voiced BY the 70:
The flre started at o'clock; at q
o'clock; 1t s o'clock; at xidnight
and at IL minutes past one. II started
In the basement. on the first door. on
the second floor, and on the roof. 1t
was caused by rats, matches. crossed
wires, cigarette. spark from an
engine. and from combustion. The
loss was s., and SIS, and $500, and
$4,000. The girls were awakened flrst
Of all by scream, by z bell, by the
smell Of smoke. by q shout by the ire-
men, by one OF their number, BY the
by teacher, by q police
man, and by Providence. They ali
dressed, none Of them dressed, some
Of them dressed, they partly, they
dressed, they wore only ii.
monas. they fed In bathrobos. they
ned In night-dresses, they didn't dee
IT al. No one was hurt, all were hurt
There was no smoke, there was tons
Df smoke. Everyone was frightened
10 death, no one was frightened. Lad.
ders were raised. ladders were not
raised. They had hre drill, they fied
In . mob. they ned In Z single nle,
they had no flre drill.
They all ned to the street, they all
aed to the second foor. they didn't
leave their rooms.
They all went back to sleep, none
Of them slept. the nremen came into
The dormitory. the nremen did not
come into the dormitory, they
Well. you nx up the story to suit
vourself. and then 80 out to the school
and hunt around bit and you will
Ind from one 10 fve girls who will
agree your story II absolutely correct.
Then send your brother with di0er-
ent story and he will be just @ lucky.
and 20 will your uncle, and your aunt,
and your father. and
But what's the use?