The morning call., 1890-08-18
A GIRLS CURIOSITY.
1t Comes Within IN Ace of Getting He
Head Cut Off.

1t Comes Within nm Ace OF Getting Her
Head Cut Off.
Woman has been noted for the latent
curiosity concealed in her system, and it is
not rarely that she gets into trouble from
actuation by this impulse. But it remained
for a girl of ia bright and a pretty
creature withal, named Miss Cora Harrall-
to come very near getting her head cut off
while trying to satisfy this passion for
knowing the inside secret workings of
everything about her.
Major Comfort, the lively young Council
man, has just completed big factory for
making pants, etc., out on the northwest
corner of Twenty-second and Chestnut
streets. 1t is a four-story concern, and
takes up almost quarter of block. 1t
has been fitted up with all modern ma
chinery, notable among which is new
style elevator.
Recently lie commenced loading the man
ufactoIy UP with girls, intending to get in
800 OF 400 and try to make brooches for the
nation, or as much thereof as he might be
permitted to. AS he offered great induce
ments in the matter of cash ne succeeded in
getting about 100 of the fair sex cornered.
They have been turning out some neither
garments during the week.
Everything ran smoothly until yesterday.
The girl in question had lew minutes idle
time waiting for work from the cutting
room, two floors below. The Major has
been al great pains to protect the elevators.
There was wire railing DOWN almost to
the floor around the shaft. but it was
not quite. Now while waiting this young
lady became occupied with burning de-
sire to know just how the machine worked,
as it was different from any she mad ever
seen. SO getting carefully down on her
hands and knees, she poked her head under
the grating and coolly commenced survey
ing the elevator. She watched it with
critical eye as the thing began to ascend
with half dozen people freightlng 1t. The
girl rested content that she could Wlthdra"
her Uranium at any instant. She was
lust about to do SO when the massive weight
that counterbaances the cage, struck her
neck, pressed it down to the floor and
stopped. She just had time and breath
enough for one scream, and that Sne
emitted. The engineer, who is very
watchful man, jumped for the throttle and
stopped the elevator in marvelousiy short
time.
The 100 girls around at once dropped their
tasks and flew to the rescue. As soon as
they got there and saw their companion
bleeding profusely they all tainted. taking
from one to ten minutes each, while the en-
gineer ran up and took the maiden out of
Jeopardy. A doctor was brought in short
time and, after some effort, was able to get
the girl to her home 232S Olive street, where
she lives with her widowed mother. The
physician cannot say how badly she is in
jured, but hopes it will not prove fatal.
This is the second trouble the Major has
got into through the carelesSness of girls IN
his employ. Some two years ago, down In
the ola factory. a girl of 16, instead OF walk
ing round, undertook to climb over swiftly
revolving shaft. She had just straddled the
thing when her voluminous skirts were
caught, and the Shaft at once commenced
winding them up, with the result that she
lost the lower end OF lcg.-St Louis Star
Savings.