Word: hook
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Meanwhile the hook and ladder from the Brattle square station had arrived and on seeing Henney at the window the crowd made a rush for it and attempted to drag off the extension ladder, breaking the lock in so doing and rendering removal of the ladder impossible. It could only have been raised by six men experienced in its use, however, and there were but two members of the department on the truck, the captain having run back to ring in a second alarm. The lieutenant of the truck company aided by several undergraduates then hurried...
...Great Metropolis" Began an engagement at the Globe theatre last evening. The play is an American melodrama, and is a story of New York city and the life savers of Sandy Hook. The feature of the play is the scenery with its very sudden changes. As a whole, however, there is little new or original to recommend the performance...