The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-12
TRICKS OF MACHINERY.
1AeaR 0aAAaa Refusal - Week Co1eos
C0nstox1atloa to the Possongors-
The Accideat 70 the Great
LDaA0a Ferris wheel.

imprisoned as If locked in the city
prison. Such accidents are, however,
not at all uncommon. The cosamopoli-
tan citixen Of New York h, - , rule
too busy 10 give saah trivial maatk<1
q second thought, always provided he Il
not among the unfortunate individuals
who happen to be detained in car.
Such an accident recently occurred to
Manager Oocsr HaininetB Elm, ~h6 wAA
taking . party Of friends through his
theater, music hall,and roof garden. II
was late At night, and almost everybody
had left the theater. Mr.. Hammerstein,
after telling his friends Of the beauties
Of the new roofgsrden, 1tteete>f t1saA
they 60 UP end zee Il. They en-
tered the elevator, and Mr.. Hammer
stein started to act - aseleystsr nan. He
pulled the rope, and the car moved
slowly upward.
Whl itresched DE dpsrbel6w the
roof, whore there happens to be no
door, it stopped. Mr.. Hanhefstein
tuggcd At the cable. but without result.
He shouted, sbnt no one anSwered. He
and his party were prisoners for near
ly 80 minutes.
Arthur Hammerstein had started for
hone when he heard 1eAn4o noises
from the elevator shaft. Investigation
revealed the difficulty, and, after .
long search, one Of the engineers con-
nected with the building was found.
He explained the trouble by saying that
the chief engineer had gone Tor tho
night and the steam Ind been shut Oh.
leaving just. enough in the chests to
send the elevator up the shaft. The
nlachinist started the elevator again,
and very disgusted party was brought
down without i1aving Ind q glimpse Of
the roof garden.
In one Of the larger downtown Of
flee buildings recently ane of the big
elevators happened to get stuck be-
tween the floors, just as business was
closing for the day. More than half the
passengers in the elevator were wom-
en-, and when they realized that the
car was held fast between the landings
and there appeared to be no prospect
of an immediate release some of the
most timid began to grow frightened.
They were reassured for the time be-
ing, but when the janftor aPpearcd
with = small ladder and told them that
the ear would stay where it was un-
til the mechanics could be sent for to
fix it, and that the only hope Of escape
that night would be to climb from the
car over the top of the door opening
into the elevator well to the floor above,
some OF the pretty AAmsels vowed %het
they would remain in the ear all right
rather than attempt such an acrobetic
feat as was suggested. After one or two
of the most courageous, however, had
made the trip in safety, and without
any more display Of hosiery than one
sees on the streets during . rainy. day,
they all decided 70 risk the short climb
rather than pass the night in the car
suspended in mid-air.
An accident which was very bunny
to all but the unfortunntes most in
terested occurred recently to about
400 pleasure-ssekssv in LoDdon whD
were enj6yiD8 the sensation Of swing
ing around the circle in the big Ferris
wheel At Earl's court While the fun
was atits height the big wheel sudden
ly stopped. From $3.50 O'Clock in the
evening until one o'clock the following
AFTERNOON II remained Atationary, and
some of the experiences Of its Passen-
gers were deckediy uncomfortable.
Every effort was put forth to make
the prisoners ~ comfortable As pos
sible. Few Of the women in the cars
were provided with wraps suitable TO
the exposure - IN titnA = 800 1ee
and many sAihersd &rcepidI.
Two a the : ttesdank amh1red
around the Inn of fAe ~AeGl, carrying
with them ropes, by means Of which
baskets Of provisions were drawn up.
The occupants Of one Of the cars. how
ever, were the first to secure commune
cation with terra hrma, the result ofaa
ingenious thought Of Mas +. LaDsdale.
Of Chester terrace. This young wom-
an possessed . reel Of cotton, and care
fully lowering it from the window OF
the car in which she was imprisoned.
q stout string was attached, Thip, upco
being drawn UP, brought & rope to
which was attached . basket containing
light rofreshmentS.-N.Y Y. Journal.