The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14

interrupted almost roughly. "Send for
a carriage, John. l can go easily enough.
tainted out there. I'm not used to
night work. They saved Hope House,
Miss AndrewsT
"Yes thank God" she said softly.
Even with all the horrors Of that night,
and the awful sight out in the hall and
library, she felt thrill at the thought
that the people had loved her little.
Get me out Of here, john" Barton
said again as Miss Andrews stepped
Do,4 $40 lhe hail and resumed her
work "lts The beginning Of the end.
and don't want 1t to come to me
here"
Gordon did not rcmoushVte. Under
othtr circumstances he might have
done 50. When he had Grst entered the
room, he had partly closed the .oor but
the moans. the shuehs for mercy. the
walls of friends discovering relatives
IN the piles of crushed humanity out
on the lioar had swept into the room
ond Barton he'd shrunk down in the
hs4 Spd shuddored Gordon went out,
closed the door and ordered a carriage
for Barton. When It came, he went to
help Barton get ready. TO his amaze.
mont ho was up and waiting. When he
got ZIP oh the bed on which he was sit
ting. he iselcd on his feet aud would
have fallen If Gordon had not put an
arm about him.
you arc not able TO loayo!'
81 am, / tcll you! will never die
here. I'll live long enough to get to my
rooms. And I'll 1--we long enough to
write up this horror too. The day OF
iudgmcn. ought TO begin today for
some Of the people in this God forsakeu
metropolis, Johp There's your friend,
Mr.. Marsh. | suppose thc building was
insured He never lost anything, eh2
Not thGi sortr'
Gordon supported him through the
hall aul Barton, In spite Of his trc-
moudous win power nearly tainted at
the si.hts ANA sounds there. Miss An.
dreWs was helping one OF the surgeons,
a great crowd throngod the entrance
10 Hope House, ANA Gordon had great
difficulty In getting Barton out TO the
carriage
lie put him into It and was stopping
in himself when Barton pulled tine
Coor and told the driver TO go ON.
Gordon hesitatod.
"Yogre needed here. Go on, driver.
I'm promise 20 live tin tomorrow, John,
I go iu and help her. She needs some
one"
The carriage started slowly on ac-
count OF the crowd. Gordon waved u
I silent goodby. When the carriage was
out Of Bowen street, Barton tainted.
/ lie lay like a dead man In corner Of
the carriage, and when the driver
| reached his rooms and got down to
open the door he was frightened at the
| sight Of what looked like a corpse In
the carriage. lie and Williams carried
\ Barton I'm, and before noon Barton lay
in Il tremendous fever which the doc.
tor said was clear case of pneumonia,
Cant save him." the doctor snld tc
Williams curtly. "I'll send up the best
nurse we've got. But Barton might a'
wen shoot himself as do what he die
last night"
4 Down mt Hope House all day join
Gordon, Grace Andrews. the assistants
and score of surgeons worked 20 save
/ life, with heart breaking doubt In Their
souls as they labored as to the future
/ fate of the mangled, crushed, burned
manned humanity that did not merci
fully die. I'm the feverish horror OF II
all, as the work OF searching the ruins
went on and dense throngs of curiosity
seekers choked all the district, join
Gordon was aware OF one prominent
figure that was apparently omnlpres.
ent-Tommy Randall. He was on hand
cheerfully encouraging those who had
lost everything, securing temporary
quarters for those who were wander
ing bewlldered through the streets or
sitting dumb and stolld on their dam
aged piles OF household goods, distrib-
uting wagon loads OF bread and coffee
and In several cases hunting up lost
children and bringing together families
that had become separated during the
confusion.
Once as he stepped out OF the hall TOR
moment TO get breath OF fresh ar
Gordon almost ran into Randall who
had one child by the hand and another
In his arms, both OF them deyourlns
sandwiches. Randall nodded TO Cor
don. but did not speak, aud Gordon
stepped back without saying anything.
But all the rest OF the day he had a
vision OF Tommy Randall and those
children.
Goth morning and evening pape"
contained full accounts OF the ''Iene'
ment Fire Horror on Bowen Street. y
The News printed a list OF names or
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