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Show SICHTLESS CIRL "SEES" FIREMEN AS THEY WORK The following clipping from the Salt Lake Tribune of August 11th, relates an interesting experience enjoyed by miss Marie Hansen of Salt Lake, who visited in the county recently. She will ber-membered ber-membered for her clever reading of original ori-ginal and other poems while out here: Miss Marie Hansen.a highly educated and well known girl of Salt Lake, had an experience both unique and interesting interest-ing Monday evening at the Central fire station. Miss Hanson is at present the guest of her friend, Mrs. C. J. Thomas, 240 East South Temple street, and as the two were returning home Monday evening Mrs. Thomas stopped at the station to greet a fireman acquaintance. The blind girl, who sees with her hands, had never before been inside the station. Receiving permission to "look" at the ' apparatus, was accorded the most courteous attention, the friend of Mrs. Thomas escorting her from one piece of the fire-fighting machinery to another. With joy and keen interest she examined exam-ined the big steamers, hook and ladder truck, the swift little car that carries the chief in answer to the alarm. In the course of her inspection she mar veled at the heavy wheels and the great number of levers, brakes and other accessible parts of the apparatus. Finally Fin-ally she came to the chemical engine, and as soon as she touched certain por tions, said:. "Why, it's nickle plated" the sence of touch giving her this information. infor-mation. Miss Hanson was led to the front of the engine, and at her request was assisted into the high seat. "What if the gong should sound?" she queried, but given the assurance that she would (Continued on last page) SIGHTLESS GIRL "SEES" FIREMEN AS THEY WORK (Continued from page one) be all right. Then th-j gong did ring, loud and clear, a genuine alarm. She heard and felt the rush of the firemen as they tumbled from their quarters above and quickis a flash slid down the pole; felt them hurry to their respective re-spective posts, heard them arrange the engines for their start. All this in a moment or two of time. "May God, help us all," she exclaimed, involuntarily, anu confessed to trembling a little. The next instant she felt herself her-self gently lifted from her high seat. Another fraction of a second and her feet were on the solid floor as the engines en-gines rushed away. "I think," said Miss Hanson, in telling tell-ing of her experience, "that not many blind persons have seen a fire department depart-ment as I have. " Miss Hanson, who is an extensive traveler, having been six times across the continent, has but recently received her diplomas from Dr. King's School of Oratory in Pittsiiurg. |