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North Side was over Rush Street bridge. He ran with all his might and crossed just in time, the flames following close behind. He had not got further than Michigan Street before he saw the water works afire. Although the wind blew the burning embers a little east of 336, still he did not know but what we were already on fire, but when he got to the house told us not 'not' inserted by caret to hurry too much but save all we could carry in our arms. Although the house was in such danger and all around us had gone we stayed long enough to take the most valuable clothing out of the trunks where we had packed them (we had worked hard and got them down into the hall) and put them into Lammie's baby carriage. I carried Lammie in my arms and Frank and Mary came with numerous bundles and then we went out of our beautiful home with the flames to take our part in the horrible tragedy. If we had not had the stoutest hearts we should have sank right there, but we had worked desperately from the first (Frank was a host in herself). Mary, (the servant) '(the servant)' inserted by caret as soon as the policeman told us to run for our lives began to cry and wring her hands, but I told her to stop crying in an instant and work, if she wanted to save anything. She looked at me a moment in horror, and then fell to work with a will.