The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-26
HIGH IN AIR.
Clerk GIOdery of the Great
Northern Hotel, Chicago,
Prisoner in a Bare Room IL
Stories Up
In an Unfinished Annex of the
Hotel
FOR FIFTEEN HOURS
FOR FIFTEEN HOURS
Threw His Shoes and Money at
Pedestrians
Trying to Attract Their At
tentiOn But Failed.

Chicago, June 26.-Leaning far out or
a window on the twelfth floor of the
new addition of the Great Northern no
tel on the Quincy street side, James
Glodery, chief clerk. took aim at a man
on the sidewalk and hurled his shoe at
him. At o'clock yesterday morning
after he had been rescued from room
in the building, he told about IT. in
noticed, the shoe lay on the sidewalk
In a few moments the other shoe fol-
lowed. The came n shower of collar
buttons, pieces of brick and even
money. But even the sound of silver
dollar striking the sidewalk failed to
attract the attention of the pedestrians
$50 feet below the window where the
hotel clerk was stationed.
With one last cry for help the hotel
man turned, and, selecting a corner in
the room, lay down on the stone floor
to dream of his own feather bed at
home. For fifteen hours Mr.. GlOdery
was kept away from the outside world
and all because w. S. Eden, proprietor
of the hotel had lost him in the big
building. During the past ten days
there has been a strike among the
plumbers working on the new anne
Wednesday afternoon about O'Clock
Mr.. Eden and GlOdery entered the new
building and rode to the top floor in
the elevator. After inspecting the rooms
Mr.. Eden started down the hall, think
ing Mr.. GlOdery was following him.
Much to the latter's sorrow he was not
On discovering that Mr.. GlOdery was
not with him, MIR. Eden went to the
elevator and rode to the ground floor.
The elevator man followed Mr.. Eden
out, locked the elevator and went
home.
The hotel clerk was alone without
light or dinner. When he discovered
that the elevator man and RIr. Eden
were gone Mr.. GlOdery gave vent to his
feelings and grumbled because he had
to walk down the long stairway He
i
bottom. From the fourth floor to the
ground the stairway has not been put
in This was pleasing discovery TO
the clerk. Back to the twelfth floor
tramped Mr.. Glodery, as this floor is
nearly completed. Mr.. Eden Will dis
cover that I am missing and viii soon
return" half laughed Mr.. GlOdery to
himself. But Mr.. Eden did not return.
He thought Mr. GIodery had gone home
and he went to bed that night, never
thinking of the hard lot of his chief
clerk.
Not until 9 o'clock the next morning
was the discovery made that Mr. clio
derry was missing. His friends came to
the hotel and asked about him. They
said he had not been home the night
before and they feared foul play NIr
Eden heard all this. Suddenly he left
the little party and hurried to the new
annex. The elevator was not running,
owing to the strike but he soon found
an emplOye who started the cage in
search for the missing hotel clerk. Gaz-
ing through the wire of the elevator
was Mr.. Glodery. His hair was IN a
muddle, his collar and cuffs gone, both
shoes and all the money in his pocket
Morning, James; L fear you did not
rest well last evening" said Mr. Eden
as he extended his hand
Very pleasantly. L assure you" was
the reply. II have thrown all of nv
money and nearly all of my clothes out
OF this window to try and attract the
attention of someone in the street. [
always did enjoy sleeping on a stone
floor"