Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-07


ments and get in in time to write an
introduction"
AS the boys rushed from the office
BIZ came heavily through the door.
me night city editor saw into his con-
olJlon instantly; but ne knew the
mans nature so we'll that ne felt the
necessity OF giving him something TO
do ON the big fire
Here, he said sharply, "look out
Ior the telephone and keep track of
everything sent in by it,"
Bill dropped into a chair as his chief
walked out.
Mind the telephoner' the veteran
reporter murmwed. And has IL come
70 this? Here I am. a slave to my pro-
fession-worn out and almost worth
less-left at this important moment
with a child's job"
The humiliation seemed to have a
SOLDERING effect Bill was. when at
himself, one of the brightest OF men.
NO writer On the paper could boast of
greater tiuency or physical endurance.
III not do il" he said. I'm too
good man TO mind the telephone"
lie wandered up and down the hall
way for half an hour. Then he went
back to the local room and settled him
self IN a chair, The reporters, who
were doing the fire, began to come
in, one at time. Each gasped few
words of what he had seen and then
set about to write enough to make a
showing in the first edition.
"UghwJ ohnson exclaimed as he
jumped out Of his oyercoat Il saw
two women crying at the window and
then the smoke drove them back TO
certain death. l looked In the hope
that l would see them again, but TWO
long tongues of flames shot out of the
window where the women had stood
T"
IF two were all" Bliss exclaimed
"The toughest thing l ever saw was
the fight liJ,lo girl made for life, but
she couldn't make it,
Bliss had hardly completed his SEN
tence when old Bill got up and stag
gered across the room. Tie put his
high hat sCuarely on his head, threw
his shoulders back, and looking at no
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one came you say? is that what
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come back. By a chance slip Bills
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bowling wind that the rusJllne names
caused, he hurried to the burning
building He turned 70 a niue out
house in which the injured were being
cared for. There ne looked over all OF
the dozens of victims who lay In the