The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-05

and a handkerchief ran out a cold wave
flag for help. He was afraid to let go. a
policeman came to his rescue and caught
hold Of the doctors legs. The weather
prophet was inconsolebla for his failure to
predict the hot wave uhfh Ahe Fire Depart
ment arrived. Didn't ltn you that there
would be showcase he sa.d.
SALVATION xfastY GIHla
HELD TO HER WAR ERIs.>
Devotion. 10 duty was exhibited by a Sal
vation Army GIRL 14o hr& come Into the
grand standsto sell; Var Crys. She was ir
the middle of the stand, not more than fifty
feet from where the fire broke out. She
resisted the onset of the panic-stricken moi
at the first cry of. fire, but swas swept with
the crowd to the. front. where the others
were leaping wildly over the rail to the
ground. Some one in brushing past her
knocked the bundle of War Crys from un-
der the Salvationists arm. She cluhg to
the rail- rather than go to safety without
the papers for selling, which she herself
would get not one cent of = commission.
When the worst of the rush was past she
gathered together her papers, marred and
soiied as they We're. and then with the as
sistance of policeman reached, the ground
in. safety. As soon as she felt herself be-
yond raach sf the flames she began again
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bravery. - q il.z :. q
uMrIRE -DwYER 20 & : :,
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One OF the narrowest escapes Of the fire
was that of Umpire Frank DMyer. The of.
fieial called the game when assured that
the fire was a certainty and not q. false
alarm. He then rushed to the front of the
stand and climbed into 1t, though crowded
hard by the rushing hundreds of people whe
were going the other way. Dwyer made his
way to the top Of tie burning frame and
insisted upon going TO the office He was.
allowed to go when 1t became so hot that
those at; the main stairway were forced to
flee for their lives. iDwyer placed a foot
on the first step, but felt It giving way. A
sheet Of fame sprang up at his feet.
Dwyer coolly made his way over the burn
ing boards of the stand and jumped out of
one OF the boxes. He was forced to wear
his official uniform to his hotel after the
IRE. as his street clothing was burned with
the contents of the presidents office.
MISSOURI sToCKMAN
NEARLY PERISHES.
John Forrest, stock dealer from Saline
County. Missouri, and more than 70 years
OLD, narrowly escaped being burned to death.
he was seated In the rear Of the grand
stand and had removed his heavy boots
carry IN the game. When the fire broke out
the old man started to run to the front, but
had no sooner got into the aisle than he
remembered his boots He attempted to re-
turn, but was knocked down and stepped
on by several people before he could rise.
Luckily he had been in the rear OF the stand
and was soon left alone. He grabbed up his
boots in one hand and then followed to the
front, where he was assisted to the ground.
YOUNG MAN .
SAVES CRIPPLED BOY.
The saving of Mr.. F.tnss. wyman,s Grip
pied son, Allen, was one of the most dra-
matte incidents of the fire. With his father
the boy occupied one of the front boxes.
When the fire struck panic into the crowd
they rushed forward over seats and boxes.
sweeping every one over the railing into the
grounds below. In the crush Mr.. Wyman
was unable TO care for the boy, who might
have been trampled on had not young
man Of athletic frame come to tho fathers
assistance. The young man braced himself
against the railing Of the box and seized
the screen in front with both hands. max
ing bridge and bulwark which resisted
every effort of the mad crowd to burst