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Show A CLOSE CALL. Th. Inmates or a House of Ill-Fame Ma k. a Narrow Fsrapp. One of the chivalric boys in blue and brass who was pounding asphaltum in the dilection of bis lodgings at nn early hour this morning had his attention drawn to the volumes of smoke that were forcing themselves from the roof and windows of a mansion do joie on West Temple street between First and Second South and suspecting that a liro was raging within rushed up to the door. 1 tie inmates, or one or more of tbem wete aroused and bursting inta tho parlor it was found to be on fire. Thu blaze had scarce obtained a foothold foot-hold aud was promptly outed when a canvas was made of the rooms from which tho hand painted tenants hail failed to report. No sooner had the doors opened than a volume of smoke poured forth and two of the slumbering occupants who were nearly asphyxiated asphyxia-ted aroused itud were assisted to safer quarters. |