The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-27
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we've sent over there, is a thorough man:
he'll have the name and costume of every
pretty woman there, and he's not likely
TO miss her. | shall have the pleasure
of editing his copy, and OF learning how
she looked and dressed"
The door of the local room opened. A
young special reporter, who had been
hanging around for month to secure a
detail, walked in briskly and seated him
self at a desk, with look in Brander's
direction that invited attention to his
dispatch in discharging his mission.
Brander scowled cordially at him He
did not approve of a fellow who took only
half an hour TO execute a commission that
would have justified half the evening
There was jingle of telephone bell in
the ante room, and mans voice assent
ing to some message whispered over the
wires. Then Simpson, the emergency
man, strobe through the local room and
flung open the door of the glass office.
My soul, Brander! The most horrible
accident"
"Ah, is it possible7 What Is it, Mr..
Simpson,"
Brander always resented familiarity.
The emergency man accepted the reproof
and changed his style of address, laying
sarcastic emphasis upon the prefix as he
again addressed his superior.
II beg your pardon, Mr.. Brander the
S O'Clock train from the western suburbs
has run of the line. What's the matter
Branderl Are you sickl"
Brander's face was CHASTITY. 1t was the
train his wife and Carew were to have
taken, but he met the others inquiry
: with icy resentment
you are deviating from your text, Mr.
Simpson What else have you learned2''
THE line is strewn with debris-and
bodies"
Ill I'll
scene of the accident as fast as you can
Leave that rubbish and Join Mr.. Simp-
son, added Brander, stepping out of his
Office, addressing the amazed special, who
was slyly consulting a Thesaurus. "rn
have two or three other men there be-
! fore you're off. Get every item you can
! Don't let anything escape you"
He followed the departing men into the
ante-roOm and rung the telephone, call
| ing up a reporter strong on description,
| who had been sent to the opera, and he
| sent special messenger to another re-
/ porter, who was walking directory of
| names and faces ordering him to see each
| body as it was eXtricated from the ruin
| At this moment the assistant editor
made his appearance. He had been let
/ off for the evening, but had made his way
/ to the office at the first tidings of the dis
/ aster, led by that strange fascination that
| draws every newspaper man to the center
of action when any great calamity is an
! nOunCed.
you may take charge of the Office,
/ Harry" said Branner, quietly, Hurry
| the men up on this stun; have them boil
/ down every item. Send the men down to
| the railway as fast as they turn off the
| work on hand Run every line they bring
that isn't repetition. People will want to
read nothing else tomorrow You'll have
! TO fight Bangs" Bangs was the business
manager. He's been laying himself out
on ads, but if he wants TO get them all in
he'll have to get out an extra sheet He
can arrange that for himself"
He has a cool head" commented the
assistant, looking after the retreating
| figure with hearty admiration. He's
| going to be in the thick of it and keep the
| boys up to their work Wen sell 100, 900
! copies tomorrow. The other papers will
| be nowhere"
David Brander was in the thick Of it,
but his direction of the local staff termi-
| mated with his parting instructions at the
| office. Those who viewed the scene of
the awful catastrophe noticed a man,
silent and watchful, gliding about,