The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-17

the elevator but Gleason showed him back
into the hall that the women might have
the first chance. The man never came
/ out.
/ After reaching the bottom Of the shaft
| with his load of girls Gleason was about
TO start up again when the supports Of
the elevator machinery at the top of the
| shaft caught fire and seeing that thew
| would give way before his slow elevator
| could make another trip Gleason gave II
| up.
At the rear. st. John did equally good
/ work, but was not able TO make more
than one trip, as the fire swept through
| the part of the building before it attack
| ed the front In less than ten minutes
/ after the explosion. all escape of the in
mates by the stairs and elevators was
! cut off.
ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
There remained only the windows and
/ the single fire escape, d narrow iron thing
not over eighteen inches from side to
side. This was quickly covered with d
| string Of people. some on one side. some
on the other. As they scrambled down.
/ in frantic haste they trod upon one an
/ other fingers. bumped into one another.
and progress was slow and difficult for
/ them all
/ THREE MEN LEAP TO DEATH.
! Many of those who could not reach the
/ fire escape made their way 10 the front
windows, and it was out Of these that
/ Clark. Smith and Binz hurled themselves
! to death.
/ Clark was bookkeeper for the Oiust cad
Z
remained 10 put the books in the safe.
( lie might have escaped had he run on
! the first alarm. He was first seen at one
: Of the seventh story windows. and a few
minutes after showed himseif III win
+ dow Of the sixth floor The fire was close
upon him. the floors and walls behind him
/ were crashing down, and .sA<>~~ certain
/ death 20 remain where he was. There
was no possibility of help. and he took
his only chance. Three minutes later he
/ was dead on the pavement below
( Miles Smith, a salesman FOR the Dim
stead Scientific company. also lesped
from q Window in the sixth floor. He hes
/ itated some time before taking the leap.
/ hut. like Clark. understood that Il was
+ MS only hope. He was Instantly killed
+ his body being horribly rnanEIed.
Edward RIM. the cashier q Sweet
Wsilach ( Co on the sixth floor. Cd j.
victim TO Is desire 10 save Others ard
I 70 protect his books from harm he. upon
( hearing the alarm. Fan 20 the rear II the
store 70 1arE TIE employees 10 run for
their lives. Re taen rushed back 80 MS
+ desk. gathered up his hooEs ard 5an-
med them into the vault Inen he started
for The stairway. but The flames vsre
aheas n him and ne turned back There
Vas nothing but the w.adux and - Ihis
be went. He clsmbere1 upon the sll ar1
stood there IN visw ~ th@ cT8zd below
Clark and smith bad already hsrlau5--f
the pavement with fsFlr .sgs-hlOo8 and
the crowd knew hflre azE 20 more
chance Tor E-az Tan frT tnesa. TAFg
watched hln ia sltat lsotEpr as he Fis.1
dslI5erariaS- Tie tulhilcE vs. ra4T4r.s
macs ~ Gazaes and 4luzs fzee s1e h-74s
were tedly burned before - 5-mgsd lie
f12dared the raatter trt q f.E s
raea als farra shot d-vne - fslsgEh
clogd n as1zc and saaete. ed s. faf
Esas.i-g q breath &c tas - hrelezs
as TIE stones oytr ~h.sh hsa blood ans
bralas were SCATTERED
FIREMAN. DARING RESCUE
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