The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-14
TENT ENDEAVOR
BLOWN DOWN
Wild Panic Prevailed While Meet
ing Was in Progress.
LUCKILY NO ONE WAS KILLED
PRESENCE OF MIND AVERTED A
CATASTROPHE.

N ENVER. July 1S.-During thun-
der storm this afternoon Tent En-
deavor blew down while a meet
ing was in progress, with thousands
OF people in attendance Nobody was
killed or seriously hurt
Mrs. Jessie NJ. ThOrnburgh Of Den
Yer was the NOSE seriously injured her
nose being badly gashed and her scalp
suffering several wounds.
The presence OF mind OF A. NJ. RAM
sey Of Chicago, who sprang to a chair
and called to the people to hold up the
canvas and poles. undoubtedly prevent
ed danger of suffocatiOn. but as it
was, many women tainted and were ex-
tricated from the folds Of the canvas
with much difficulty.
Woman Was Wise.
Mrs. Winifred Sleep of Denver, who
was in charge Of the St Marks hos
pital tent. seeing the catastrophe at
the big tent, telephOned the electric
company to shut of the current. This
Gated from the canvas folds. Led by
live wires. for, of course, they fell with
the poles.
A feature which showed the relig-
ious nature of the participants was
seen when the majority were eXtri-
/ Gated from the canvas folds. Lead by
an eastern delegate, all gathered
around in the open air and an inn
prOmptu praise service was held in
the oDen air.
Made 1t a Balloon.
The convention was in full progress
at o'clock. and although there were
signs Of rain and some wind was blow
ing no trouble was anticipated by the
management. The sides Of the tent
were up to admit air, and this en-
abled the squat to lift up the big can
vas as if it were a balloon. The gust
of wind which carried over the tent
came so suddenly that no preparation
could be made to fOTestall the cOnse-
qUences- The wind swept under the
tent the roof of which Immediately
/ bellied out like an immense sail. and
ii was seen that the poles were being
drawn from the ground The smaller
guy poles gave the first intimatiOn OF
danger to the thronS, being pulled from
the ground.
Panic Prevented
Immediately the 5000 people were IN
q panic. which the screaming Of the
women accentuatad. Il was then that
Mr.. Ramsey sprang to a chair and
: loudly called on the men TO hold up the
( canvas and catch the large supporting
: poles as they fell. and avert that dan
ger. Hundreds of men Sprang to their
feet and successfully carried out the
/ Chicago mans suggestion and conse-.
quently no one was injured in this way.
As the poles fell more than 1000 peo-
pie who were seated lear the walls Of
the tent escaped the folds, and those
, people Immediately formed themselves
into a reserve corps The hospital tent
was speedily filled with women who had
tainted and those who were suffering
/ from slight injuries
The injured.
1 Mrs. Thornbursh. Denver, very bad
wound in forehead; very serious; Al
/ leila Murdoch, Denver, arm fractured,
J. g. Peterson. Alamosa. Colo, scalp
wound and shock: Miss Mary Ellis,
/ Denver. bruised about body; Miss Pow
( ers. Trenton. Neb. knee injured, body
/ bruised. Mrs. l. y. John. Denver. bad
! " bruised and tainted from fright; J.
/ q. Patterson, AlamOSa, Colo, head hit
/ by electric lamp, bad scalp wound;
/ Miss Eta Ward. 1915 West Taylor
] street. Chicago, large pole fell across
back and badly bruised her.
1 Among those who are suffering from
! severe nervous shocks are: Miss
/ Blanche Fearer. Oregon, Ill; Miss Min
dock. New York City; Miss Adams,
/ Oregon. Ill: Miss Nipper. Pueblo, Colo. :
/ Miss Myrtle Moore, Warren, H.; Mrs.
/ Small, Denver
The final meeting of the convention
! arranged for this evening at the big tent
was abandoned and praise meetings
/ were held in some Of the principal
/ churches instead. At the Central Pres
/ byterian banners. made by Christian
{ EndeaVOrerS in Oriental countries, We're
presented to state unions showing as
! large as ten per cent increase in mem
/ bership in the past year. The first prize
went to Nevada union. The other state
unions receiving banners were Colo
( RADIO Ohio. Utah, Louisiana, oregon,
/ Alabama. Maryland. Wisconsin, Okla
/ bcna Indian territory, Indiana, Mis-
1 souri,. Georgia. Alaska. Washington
! West Virginia and New Mexico.