Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
A AMARvELOUs ESCAPE
HON IT FEELS TO FALL DOWN SIX
STORIES.


Miss Kreirer's Wonderful Experisnos ~
the Troy Firs-hIIssed Her Hold and
Tumbisd - Declared She Game Down
with Comfort and Ease.
Falling through space is tho most
common of all Nightmares. 1t is doubtful
II there is a person living who has pass
ed his youth without having dreamed
that he had dropped from a high build
ing and was falling, falling, falling,
with bated breath, expecting every mo-
nent to be dashed to pieces on the
ground below.
There is also no more dangerous
nightmare than this; indeed, II may
often prove fatal. Physicians Of high
standing declare that IL the dreamer
fails to wake up at the critical moment,
Just before, in imagination, he reaches
the ground, he will actually die. We
remember those nightmare sensations,
and can describe them vividly. 1t is sell
dom that person actually falls from a
lofty position in real life, however. and
lives to describe the sensations attend
ing it.
Such person is Miss Lillian Kreiger
Of Troy, N. Y, whose escape during
the fire in Stetheimer's COLLAR shop the
other day, where 150 girls wore near n
death, was most remarkable and sensa-
tional. She fell from q sixth story win
dow and received no injury save a
sprained ankle Miss Kreiger IL Of Ger
man descent, and Possesses much Of the
strong power Of self control which Is q
characteristic Of her race.
"When the fire broke out, she said,
"I mounted q window sill on this sixth
floor, thinking that the fire would either
be put out speedily OF that would bs
taken down ON q fire escape. While
sat there saw three women fall, but
did not lose my presence Of mind. n.
nally the smoke came pouring through
the open window, almost suifocatinn
me, and turned aud attempted 10 catch
hold Of = wooden sign which was imme-
diately under tbs window.
"As / lowered myself and attempted
to grasp the sign missed my hold on
the ice covered wood and went tumblinG
in space. Oh, will / ever forget itr'
she exclaimed, closing her eyes and
shuddering. II did not even scream. ]
could not. was choking. was SURF
that was going to my death. but / did
not lose consciousness, not even for Q
second. Ny mind worked clearly in.
deed, never before in my life had
thought so rapidly. My eyes must have
been closed.
81 was Of the opinion that had re-
mained in perpendicular position dur
ing the entire fall, and was surprised Il
learn from persons who saw me that
had turned completely over severa
times. When / struck the awning,
thought, Well, this ism Z the sidewalk,
and when slid of the awning into the
flTemen's net, was surprised that any
one should ask me IL / was hurt AL
during my awful descent, which seemed
to take many minutes, I had felt that
would surely be killed when struck
and l wonder that this terror did no
continue after lit in the net. But i
was dispelled instantly.
Looking around for my hat ant
coat, which I had thrown from the win
dow, saw them suspended from sigI
on which they had caught and calml,
requested a bystander to procure then
for me. Then l walked away none tn,
worse for my fall save for slight,
sprained ankle. I felt no other i'll eff
fects. Why, didn't even have head
ache. New York World.