The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-06-23
HOW AT SAVED HIMSELF.
Ho Romembered what Another Ms
Said He Uoull D0.

Ho Romembered what Another Map
Said He Woull Do.
Presence Of mind and bravery in
the face OF peril was being discussed
in the Office OF w, r. Busennark. gen.
.eral manager of the Maple Leaf
route, one morning, according to the
Chicago Herald. The cap3zing OF
yacht OF the lake front the day be-
fore suggested the theme
After listening to the thrilling sx-
periences which each OF the group
present reIated-and somehow on tbs
occasion OF an exceptional accden.
people are prone to talk thrillingly Of
what they have passed through thom-
selves-Mr. Busenbark told story.
He did not need to call our fancy to
his aid to give interest to his tale. He
had been a central figure in the we'll
remembered burning of the Newhall
hotel in Milwaukee, being the only
person above the second floor who did
not perish in the terrible fire.
Referring to the manner in which
he escaped, he said that he owed his
life to the fact that a man who was
burned to ashes in the flames the sama
night told him how he would try to
save his life in case OF fire.
This is how it was boys" said
Mr.. Busenbark. Il got orders from
my road to meet one of our agents
named Ware, who was TO be trans
ferred from Detroit to Milwaukee,
and introduce him to our patrons in
the Cream city. joined him hero in
Chicago and we went to Milwaukee
together. It was the day Of the New
hall hotel fire. On the trip. by
strange coincidence. we began talking
about fires. Ware I think. brought
up the topic. Yes it was Ware and
what started him on the subject was
the tact that he had witnessed u big
tire in the Western Union building, at
Detroit at which five lives were lost.
Isn't it curious, Busenbark.' said
Ware to me- how common sense will
desert man in the hour of danger
saw the big fire in Detroit yesterday.
| A number Of operators could be seen
standing helplessly and in wild despair
at the windows of the Western Union
building. There was o perfect net
work Of telegraph wires within twenty
feet OF them, by jumping on which
| they might have saved their lives.
But they didn't jump and they per-
| ished. What is puzzling is that the
telegraph wires as a means OF escape
for the poor fellows did not occur to
me until after all was over"
" No accounting for these things
Ware, said to the Detroit man. and
then we talked about other matters.
That evening. after arriving at
| Milwaukee. We went to hear Minnie
Palmer in My Sweetheart Il remem-
| Der it as if it was but yesterday
! About II o'clock we reached the New
hall and were given double bedded
room. When was awakened by the
heat and sitting smoke pulled Ware
out Of bed and the poor fellow dashed
from the room and toward the stair
case. l never saw him again, alive
or dead, for he was burned te ashes
| rushed to one of the windows of my
room and stood for fully half an hour.
| dazed and bew;ldered. Right under
! the window was o network OF tele-
| 81 UpA 1IcSN OOE w are 8 story
of the Detroit incident flashed
across my mind. | jumped toward
the wires, and all that remember ia
that l grabbed them. They told ms
| afterward that l hung on for about
| minute and then fell to the pavement
| below. l was put among the dead in
the old bank across from the hotel
but revived and two months later
was able to talk.
that saved my life, anu "t.z,a he had
the same opportunity as had he did
| not avail himself of it.
cit is idle boys, to talk Of what one
would be sure to do under given cir
cumstances. There is no accounting
for what u man Will do when be is
looking into the jaws of death.
All the boys looked thoughtful and
] arreed that If unS CO