The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-24
ELEVATOR FULL OF YBLLS.
oHUNK OF IRON FALLS INTO ONE OF
TIE TRACT SOCIETY CARS.

Passengers Scramble 70 Get Ont. but tire
Starter Slams the Door nnd Cries. .'TaEe
Thorn Up, or They'll Make n Fuss ',-so Up
They shoot, HeiiinE-Let Oct SIX Ulcers UP,
Three very badly scared men were hauled up
In an elevator in the American Tract Society
building yesterday afternoon againstItheir will.
Two OF them thought that their last moment
had como and yelled TO bo let out. II they had
kept quiet they might have been allowed TO go
when they chose, but because they yelled the
starter on tho ground floor showed them back
into the car when they tried to rush past him,
slammed the door shut, and ordered the elevator
boy to start her UP. The elevator boy obeyod,
although he was almost us badly scared as tho
passengers. and for tho time being the cause Of
all the trouble was hidden from the tenants OF
the building who happened to be around at the
time. e
What happened at the start was that q fifteen
pound chunk OF 'front.' looked like a bit OF cas-
inE-smashed through the top of tho car, grazed
tho nose of Henry c. Terry, q reporter. who was
In the car. fell on his blgitoe. and then, bounding
up, bumped his shin and made him dance and
sing. 1t was then that the car was shot upstairs
with him and two other passengers aboard. A
man camo into THE Sun office to tell about it
and g reporter went over to the Tract Society
Perfect nonsense said tho starter on the
right side OF the building, when questioned.
Who 10 1t goes around telling such absurd
tales J. was the comment OF the starter on tho
"A story, without tho slightest foundation"
said q third man on duty.
At this moment Mr.. Terry, who had Just como
downstairs and overheard the last little speech,
hobbled up and remarked that any man who
said there hadn't been an accident was a liar.
The car that had shot up with Mr.. Terry came
down again, and Mr.. Terry showed the reporter
a great hole in lite roof, Tho stsrtcr barred tho
entrance to the car and ordered the elevator boy
to run 1t up to the top floor and lay 1t up for the
night. ... .. =, ..,, ~. r.u.u
1.-THE car came down just after two other cars
had reached the ground floor, 30 that there
were only three of us waiting for It. got in
first and slipped around behind the elevator
boy, so as to make room for the other two pas,
sengers. They came in and stepped to the rear
Of tho car.
Suddenly 1 heard a faint tinkling sound. 1t
seemed as though it was away over my head. 1t
sounded like the rattl ng Of Q. chain and kept
getting louder and louder. Then there was q
f Ssnl'e On I my toe. / qf holl s 9 Then h my the Rs' th dnS
bounded and banged me on the shin and few of
to u corner of the car. The other two pnssen'
shaking like 8 leaf and crying: It's my turn
that's come; I'm the neItr ] picked up the
| piece of Iron, and as the starter came up demand
Il to him him" rcmsrkins: V" "Ths buildin 5lSse e %
down; here's the frat section of tho roof I'm
fortunately. 1t dropped and fell on his toe.
was IS Get GseST st1 rushed als oVee to ot the 1ns e cnp' and .p a,
we tried to come out pushed us in, remarking
Don't let them out or they'll make q hell Of Q
fuss about IT, Then he shut the door, old The
floors. the two men hollering at the top of theii
lungs. They let US out on one Of the upper
no0rf' and And ! went Onx to 1t the Office tbs 1 ! had been S Eant
The last l saw of them they were busting down
stairs as fast as they could CO."