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Show CONVICTS PROVE MEN IN IIMEJF DANGER Render Inv.Tluahlo Senieo in Sain Women From W nvk-honsr nvk-honsr Fire. NEW YORK, Dec 20. Mn forgot that they were convicts and remembered remem-bered only that they were men on ltl;u kwi II Islainl -arly I his tnornjnfi whe-n tin- male prisoners, marsltaled by their keepers into a llre-llghtlnK and life saving corps, bore from the (laming floors of the women's wards 594 Frantic women and from tin hospital beds fifty more Starting In the sewing-rooms of th" workhouse and from ;i cmise which has not yet been definitely decided, the fire had reached a fieri e blaze at 2 o'cloi k, when it was discovered. The fire engine en-gine oti the island proved Inadequate and a call for help as sent to the city department. Seven engines were sent over hut were not sufTh lent to save the women's workhouse from destruction. Women Become Frantic. On the top lloor of this building were cells for the women .-md every one held one or two prisoners when the flr occurred. oc-curred. These women became frantic with fright and were soon choklnp: with the dense smoke that filled all the halls and their cells That most of them did not perl6h is due to the recent Installation of a system sys-tem by w hich in emergencies every cell in a tier can be opened slmult.itieouslv with all the others. When :ln .Mint ami dancer of the blaze became apparent the warden marshaled his regular fire-fighting force of employees and soon all were at work Trust to Theii Manhood. The flames spread so fast, however, that this force proved hopelessly Inadequate. Inade-quate. Then it was decided to trust to the male prisoners s. n. - of manhood, and they bore the test well Released from their cells and marshaled mar-shaled Into small bodies, they entered the burning building and went at the work of flre-flghtlng and rescue with utter disregard of the danger to themselves. them-selves. The flames were crackling till about them and the, plunged through the densest smoke when they brought out In then- arms the last of the women prisoners. |