The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19

pier ladder to the jockey-stick and then
send q man UP with a rope to be attached
to the hose. down which line the men could
glide to the window and safety.
GREENS ANXIETY
WAS FATAL.
In his anxiety Green got OFF the jockey
stick and reached down to assist in draw
ing the pompier ladder up. As he hung
thus his legs dangled just within reach Of
the men in the window. and Sullivan and
Brennan reached out and grabbed each a
leg of his trousers at the bottom. while all
and wait until the pompier ladder was Sc
crrely fastened.
Suddenly. without warning. Green's hold
slipped on the wet hose as he overreached
himself. and he fell headlong. AS he neared
the extension ladder he made two desperate
clutches at the rungs. but failed to grasp
them Sullivan and Brennan, bracing them
selves against the window sill as they saw
him plunging downward. attempted to stay
his fall with their grip on his trousers. but
their hold was too frail.
AWFUL PLUNGE
To DEATH.
For. the fraction of a second the unfor-
tunate fireman paused in his downward
flight as his arms struck the ladder in q
despairing search for a hold. then he
plunged heavily downward. His body turned
twice In. its descent. and struck tie gram
ttoid sidewalk with a sound that chilled the
blood in the hearts OF the thousands who
witnessed the accident. 8
Green's body had scarcely; touched the
Sidewalk when a dozen firemen picked him
up. He wat still breathing, although his
head and face were crushed almost beyond
recognition. Without waiting for an embu-
n the flremen carried him to the dis
pensary. two blocks away. but when he
reached there he was dead.
FLOWERs's EXHIBITION
OF NERVE.
Although stunned for the moment by the
fate Of Green. the flremen were compelled
temporarily to forget him in their concern
for his companions. who were still on the
roof In a serious predicament. Undaunted
by the fate Of the man who had preceded
him. William Flowers OF the sef essayed the
perilous descent. He slid down the hose to
the t0ckey-stick at the nozzle. To the
frenzied shouts Of the multitude below. who
feared 4 repetition of the tragedy, and the
warnings OF his comrades in the window md
on the truck, Flowers waved his hand con-
fdeDtly, as though to assure them that he
had no fear. AS he reached the jockey
stick and straddled 1t. he accidentally
touched the valve Of the nozzle. turning on
the full stream Of water. which. caused the
hose to which he was ~clinsing to sway dam
gerously.
With the utmost GOODNESS he reached down
and turned back the valve, checking the
stream, which was deluging the firemen on
ths ladde:.
Within a few minutes the pompier ladder
was made fast to the Jockey stick and a
line was. passed up to. Flowers, who made
It fast about the hose. He then Skinned
down the line to the waiting arms Of the
firemen in the window, amid a burst Of
cheers from the spectators below.
CROWD CHEERED
RESCUED MEN,.
Fortunately, at this juncture the wind
shifted, blowing the smoke and flame to-
ward the west, allowing the three. remain
ing firemen on the roof a clear view of the
operations below them. Az soon as Flowers
reached safety, they drew the hose back to
the roof. made the line fast and each of
them slid down without mishap. Diese war
the last man to 90 over the roof and when
he was hauled In through the window the
crowd below sent up a rousing cheer.
FIRE PROVED "A
STUBBORN ONE.
Owing to the infammable nature. OF. the
material which the hames fed upon, the fire
proved q stubborn one. and upon several oc-
casions. despite the efforts Of the nremen,
the destruction of the entire block OF build.
ings was threatened. After two hours
work the fremen gained the mastery. and
at $50 Chief Swingley announced that II
was under control. The major portion Noi
the damage is confined to the Loewensteir
company's building. The entire roof of the
eastern portion Of the building Is destroyed
and the two upper fio0rs throughout. The
lower foors were deluged with water, and
although the Salvage Corps spread many
~farpauliqs. the damage by water will bt
| very considerable. Chief SwinKley esti
| mated the damage at 100000. The origin o,
the fire Is not known. but the members Of
| The Broadway firm believe II to have beer
caused by crossed electric-light wires.
The building IL owned by Mrs. Fannie
1 HaldSrmsn OF Kansas City and Mrs Jerom,
Of New York: heirs OF the Doris estate. I
b fully insured and Charles H. Turner b
the agent for the property.
| OCCUPANTS AND
THErR LOSSES.
The Broadway occupies Nos. 1i01, :1l0a am
the upper four stories OF No. lies DIV
street. Tit store H. operated by q stool
| company. Of which Louis Strauss IL til,
l president. He said that the value OF tn
4 .epfire stock was between $4,000 an,
l H6aOCe, that the loss could not at once b
| astf1hated.. but that the loss Is fluffy coyere,
/ By insurance.
HE Val A. REFS Music Company.s store
no. l106 Olive street, was dfenched NJ
waiter, but the Salvage Corps hsd covere
everything Nth tarpaulins. much diniinish
THssIowesstefn nssldture, stove and; cas
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