The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1900, Page 11

. THE SUNDAY CALL 11 Fa . | ; 3 : e O NS - ; = B e Y i 7 ¥ S s N inside sk hose wa trice » Fire Comm will you be good? He aro . From t many hours out ¢ Once In a w distinguish arouna my yw found ck of the to the iron the doors ¢ i rself.” i in 1 P f minute f smilec y sald he. after t n fre x 61 was turned in Cvidently golng ‘ a rattie and a bang. great engine dashed on, the three horses fire under- the steam The big c 1 r p rd fell in es and t ne nd t which we h into their 8 2 ¢ a ets. Th toker was vy hoofbeats i apped in hi and puil hard at d lending an bits of the ¢ Around the Mint confus was not ns at b % _ Iifth’ street and down but one of the most perfect 3 we dashed, 17 cutting a swath. On’elther side of us people rees under, the i s and vehicles were franticall ing out . its hooks and was ped of the way. There was a rattle int y men who d Jump: & r ol od rir g daa £ l.'-r 1..,\’,;;1.;;‘{. r &hop ve their places. An Instar fter the with his driver dashe )y us in his oy ":\.,“’h‘g,.,,“.i the trap doors in the Y v open r. It was no easy matter to hold & el have a chall out of the holes the firemen railing of the truck. The cobble ot allowed outside ed steel polos. stones threw us high | 5 9 on. us from side to sideration. J'ad dressed, cs rap Goor, smoke were coming bz from the glid down the pole, § ed to his place ongh;t— ‘and the momentum was that of & o engine and pulled the cord that whirligig. O e She fre under the engine. The ' At Second street we rounded the cor- i A v vas in bis place and his hand lifted ner. rounde with a radius of five | times, or any other driver Wt I @ Eprings the door. I had feet four inches and a half, plus the abbed all Hght N0 10t time to stick an extra hatpin through length of my, extended arms, additional an exten- ) place by de the lines