The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-09

nally s1,70O0O0. the Music hall 100000.
The Casino 100000. and tile peristyle
1appro1imate) 100000 Only a fraction
of this could have been realized Bye sale
Of the structures, the expense of removal
30 purchasers, if purchasers could be
found, being SO great as to involve an all
most total shrinkage Of value.
The French exhibit ia the Liberal Arts
building which was the first to succumb
TO the flames, and where the destruction
was worst. was originally valued com
plete at @1.500,OO0. Among the more
notable French losses enumerated are
the bronze statue of war. the imitation
jewelry displays Severe's chinaware dis
play, G0beIin7s tapestries. Bemdlaiss eX-
hlbit Of mosaic and inlaid furniture. the
D0re bronze vase. Bon Marche dress ex-
hibit and The library of French books.
One of the most hair breadth escapes on
record is that Of Fire Captain Frederick
Getz. who fell from the roof Of the Man
utactures building. His rescuer was a
daring young Irish-American. named
James ". Kennedy. Getz fell between
two girders, which were twenty inches
admit the passage OF his body, but his e1-
tended arms caught on the heavy pieces
Of iron and In this position he chung for
several minutes, helpless.
Ills rescuer, young Jim Kennedy Of
443I Princeton avenue. was during the
q
ire house on Midway EiaIsance. and he
happened to be ia the balcony near
where Capt. Getz fell. The latter did not
utter a cry, but Kennedy saw his body
shoot downward, and he at once shouted
to him, as he saw him clinging Is the
glrders, TO hold on as he would save him.
Capt Getz heard him and shouted
back, @AIl right, but hurry up"
kennedy did hurry. With agility he
climbed up the girder and in a moment
he had seized the captain by the arm. LA
this position. the two men were both ia
danger of falling The least Elunder
would prove fatal, both being dashed rs
pieces, Two hundred feet below.
Are you hurts" Kennedy asked.
80 replied Capt Getz.
Then bracinU himself Kennedy drew
the captain up So that he could acquire
soon found that he did not have the use
Of his left leg. II had been broken bv
his fall and it was with the greatest diff
nculty that Kennedy brought him safe
to the balcony. He assisted him then to
the main floor and the injured man was
removed to the service building and
taken to the emergency hospital
There it was found that he had been
internally injured His chest. too, was
injured and his condition was considered
serious though the physician did not
think that death would result Kennedy
modest az he is dashing and evading con-
CALCULATIONS as much as possible.
Two other heroes were TIE first fire.
men 10 reach the roof of the 3lauufac-
lures building, Harry Fughs and VIM.
Calmans Of hook and ladder company
No. l6. Their experience was one of
trying patience and endurance.
The flames had already burst out ia
spots on the east side of the roof and
were beginning TO burn briskly. tughs
and Calman each seized chemical tank
and began the ascent to the roof This
was by a long outside stairway and. ham,
pered by the weight Of their loads. their
progress was slow. AIT last the roof was
reached. the outlines of their forms stood
out in relief, against the red glare that
rose fro f the ruins of Choral Hall. and
the multitude Of people shouted their APP
prevail of the act 0f bravery.
Slowly the two men crept down the
slippery roof, and with their chemicals,
they extinguished, as they thought. the
little tongues of flames that were begin
ming to make Roadway, then they re-
turned to the ground a second time
the flames burst forth, and q second time
the two men, encouraged by the cheers
that went UP from the thousands of
Threats, elm bed to the roof with chemI-
calls. Four times was this tiresome ascent
made, and the last trip convinced them
that their efforts were useless
Ia the roof we're many stand pipes and
a large supply of buckets. All lines Of
hose previously kept there had been re-
moved. but Eughs and Calman tried to
open tile stand pipes In the hope of using
the buckets. They succeeded bat no
water came. It had been cut off and the
buckets were useless Then they return
ed to the ground.
.sHad we been able to get any water
said Eughs, eve could easily have eN-
tinguished the Manufactures building,
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