fire-bells

“There go the fire-bells again!” and away the old man would tramp up to the roof to investigate.

Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

And so was Fleurette, clanging in her head like a hundred fire-bells.

The Good House Tananarive Due 2003

That set the fire-bells ringing from Charleston to the Gulf, and with the South suddenly dead set against annexation - why Canada never did join the U.S.A., did she?

Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

That set the fire-bells ringing from Charleston to the Gulf, and with the South suddenly dead set against annexation — why Canada never did join the U.S.A., did she?

Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

That set the fire-bells ringing from Charleston to the Gulf, and with the South suddenly dead set against annexation - why Canada never did join the U.S.A., did she?

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

Our cities are all fire-proof, and the night air is never startled now by the hideous jangling of fire-bells, arousing the citizens from sleep to view the destruction of their city.

The Dominion in 1983 Ralph Centennius

The lady and gentleman proceeded to their home on the South Side, and went to bed, though the fire-bells were still ringing.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Various

Convinced that a flood was coming, they gave the alarm, ringing the fire-bells, and warning the people to flee for their lives.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Various

On the night of the 8th of July the fire-bells of the town of

Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 George W. Julian

After a time, I closed my window, and was about to extinguish my lamp and again seek repose, when I was startled by the sudden ringing of fire-bells.

The Path of Duty, and Other Stories