Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-29

. W. 49, 49, WWX4@
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kn>~iing q ths DOR. and the three of
- wue bectp % Il and sbout eight
feet awsy whsa the mins wss sprung.
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o. ihs oppniss sids - ths strsss ~ The
/ noupsnt uoa - ~ oaeuton<s sppsarsd
| 10 lif< up ppder his fsst ~ thought u
IN sxpIoeion % spwsR gas.
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Iifbsd NJ ard hnyled forward. Ths next
thing ! knev va sitfing up with .
hand oxsie sithsr ear. and tho noon We
in midn>ght 6arhneoA ! fslt - slnpi1
and dxzxh thai Il waa manyminutea b.
! fore | could place myself. Tho gag
/ wss out of my month. end the ropss
wifk which hsd boen bound TO Tie
chair vsns haneins loosely On my arus
and lexs. Whs1 began 10 feel around
70 80 vhes1 Ras, D disrovsfsd shss
vas closc to the wire gste By which all
employees entered the bauk Enclosure.
/ The der % the vault was utmost On 3
line vita tkis cate. but 20 let away.
Betwsw ths gats and the vsult vwv
The con,partmeots Il bookkssper. pay
ing teller. reviewing teller and discount
clerk. each rsiied OF with wood or
wir4 ~
You esn Judge Of tbs strength of thai
blast when tellyou that everything in
that 60 feet was ieveled. the small safe
blown over add the eounters twisted
like rail fence. As soon a. I realized
the situation gsop<d Cur match aud
lighted gas jet. though the room was
60 fall al powder smoke that II was some
time before could 80 foot from my
nose. got to the police wire just IN
time to send VI the O'Clock signal.
meant to send In tho signal for help,
but Just ~ ! touched the button de-
e1ded TO wait bit When the smoke
lifted 80 that ! could get about. l light
! co more gas and then looked tor the
burglars one o. them lay In heap
against the front door. . second under
tne counter rear where ! mad picked
myself up. and the third ! could not
ind. though l knew be must be under
the vault door. which had been blown
on and lay on the moor.
The man At the front door was stone
dead. The doetou said. that bis body
must have swept down all the ratings
and partitions - De was hurled for
ward The man under the counter Do
gan TO show signs OF life as ! overhaul
Cd him. and thinting ne might prove
troublesome TIED MN hsnd ana foot-
You Will wonder tnaf was not severe
nurr bus TAT was the chances OF 40
cident The ,hair was completely
wrecked. buf ! got on with three or
TOUR painmi ofnists. Inc man under
the counter had ms nose broken. TWO
rbs fractured and received a bad scalp
wound. but be had no sooner recovered
consc1onsness than ne began 10 struggle
and curse. When ! told him that both
his partners were dead. he was awsd 70
Eileucya for aWhiIet Then he said IA me.