New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
IMPRISONED IN ART STORE.
4 WONAN'S ADVENTURE IN A FIFTH
AVE. GALLERY-FAINTING WHEN
RESCUED BY POLICENAN.

Miss Mary E Hurst OF No $50 FTa-5ush-avs
Brooklyn, was Imprisoned yesterday In the YES
ribule Of NJ. KnoedIer & Cos art store n the
four story building at No 800 Ftrrh-ave She
was gasping for air when she was rescued BY
Roundsman Lake and Policeman Low. Of the
Bicycle Squad and after she had been revived
she had TO climb 70 the roof OF the building and
then drop eight feet through the scurJ-~ OF the
next house so she could get 20 the street
Miss Hurst rad been making a visit 20 rhs
gallery yesterday and forgot the hr-1 closed az
noon Though she noticed there were no clerks
about as she made her way through the hall
she did not think the place was closed The
vestibuIe is made Of TWO heavy inside doors
which close with a spring lock. and by heavy
oak outer doors which had beer already
locked by the last man out. Miss Hurst thought
these doors not locked so she did not mind as
the inside door closed with a spring behind her
after she had stepped into the vestibuIe, but 4
second later. when she found she could not open
the outer doors and that she was locked in. shs
became very nervous.
The space was small and the woman soon az
hausted the oxygen in IT, Then she began II
feel faint, and after she had been there hals an
hour her condition was wretched- But she con-
tinued 70 pound the door
Lake and Low were standing On the corner
when Lake heard faint noise on the door OF
out asking II anybody Were inside The weak
voice or q woman was heard
I'm suTOCating! In surTocating,- she SAID
Il can't stand this much longer
A crowd collected All sorts OF SUGGESTIONS
were made how 20 get the woman out
Lake sent 70 the Twerty-thIrt-st store OF ths
firm and 70 Mr. Knoedler's home. bur The man
who had the key of the outer doors could uos
be located
II was found that the only way o. seTacrine-
entrance 10 the house was By going into
the home OF J. y Griswoid the first house
back Of the knoedler building on the Thirty
toUrth-st side From the second aoor OF tha
GriswoId home Lake and Low Jumped across
an alley TO the annex OF the Knoedler building
across the roof OF which they made -heir way.
Then they broke a window IN the second hoo-
Of the building and got in
Lake and Low found their way 20 the vesrf-
bule and, opening the inside door. found Mss
Hurst half faiEting- She said she would have
had 20 give up IN few more minutes Lake
and Low led her upstairs When they got 70
the top dOOr a ladder had 90 be used in getting
UP 70 the roof through the scUttle bur Miss
Hurst made the ascent without apparent con
difficulty.
No. 351 Fifth-ave. is the same height as the
knOedler building. The ScUJLle q the rocf was
taken on by Lake. and then they found they
could not get down with any ease. as there was
house. and Miss Hurst as she looked down said
she had 10 get out, and that she would have
70 make the drop II was another hardship,
out she said she guessed there would be no
danger
The drop was one OF eight feet but Miss
Hurst. after hanging for a few seconds. made
the drop, and did IL with great success She
descended TO the street and took a cab for hOTnss