The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-05
ALL AGAINST 1T.
DARING JUMP OF A BIG PRIEST.
Father Grove Leaps in the Dark In
Chicago 10 Save His Life.

Father Grove Leaps in the Dark in
Chicago TO Save His Life.
Chicago. Dec. 4.-with fire and smoke
surrounding him and no chance OF es-
cspe except by jumping. Father John II.
Grove of the Church OF the immaculate
Conception. leaped in the darkness to
the earth below from the second story
of the parish-house. 497 NORTH Park
avenue. at o'clock yesterday morning.
When picked up he was insenstoie.
Twenty minutes iater he was being ex-
amined by surgeons at Alexian Brothers
nospital. Both arms were found broken
above the elbows and rib had been frac-
tured. His face was also scratched.
While his wounds are painful they are
not considered serious.
Mary Maloney. a servant employed in
the priests home, discovered the fire.
Smoke filed her room and the flames
were creeping about her bed before she
was awakened. She screamed and the
noise awakened Fathers Grove and But
Ter. Meantime two milk drivers had dis
covered that the building was eflsme
There were few passing pedestrians at
alarm. and in three minutes fire company
q was on lnand.
Mary Maloney was the first 10 escape.
She was quickly followed by Father But
ler When Father Grove attempted %
descend the stairs ne was confronted by
a stream OF fire that blocked his pas
sage He turned 10 his window, which
faced the alley to the soluth. and started
70 lump. One of the firemen saw him
and halted him Then some one in the
crowd told him 70 throw mattress 70
the ground ana jump on r. The priest
took rhe advice. The distance 10 ne
earth was not more tnan eighteen feet.
but in making the leap the priest missed
the mattress and fell on a mound OF
frozen ashes
The firenen had little difficulty in ex-
tinguishing the flames The lower foor
and the basement we're scorched and
come furniture destroyed. ~. one % the
valuable material in ice way of books.
papers and the iikt was hsrne1. TIE
cha-red part. % the structure vii - in
stantly repaired
During tae excitement Father Butler |
va, walking around outside r1e home /
Elth no other garment around bis So1y 4
Tran night gown. snow vas on the 4
ground and IL WAS bfttsr cold. He refuE- /
FL all assistance snd waited until .hs 4
smoke mad cleared away before ne pat 4
on more c5otninz. T-1en ~ went - ais
room and dressed alrrl@et' An hon, lster
ne ofiicisted al mass. se,min5 no worse
from the effects q the cod snd excite
nent. IN the Afternoon ne called ~ the
hospital. where re had a talk with pa
ther Grove. L.sss night hs sept a. ms
home ani in the same bed tnst he 1z5
been - rutI'essiy driven from q fes
1ouTs before.
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sarly part of tas evening. He - young.
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