The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-04-07
TRAGEDIES ON THE FLOOR.
sudden Deaths OF Members That Have
Occurred in the New York
stock Exchange.

Veterans OF the civil waf, who during
years of service never knew wSas a
day might bring forth have confessed
that in their worst battles and most
toilsome marches they did not under
80 the physical and mental strain, the
Il die daily. OF the oyer-renewed cam
pagn upon the floor Yet in the actual
presence there of the king OF terrors
lin his few entrances--he has at once
stayed all contests. Greed. passion,
triumph, fear. have been quelled by
his quos ego. 0ne becomes wonte0 to
the doors swift circumstance. as TO
the motion Of "a ship at sea. only
something abnormal will impress him
nothing more so than a sudden hush,
and q questioning Of what it means,
writes Edmund Clarence Stedman, IN
"Llte ON the Floor
Occasions which scared themselves
into the memory were the three with
IN a single decade upon each OF
which a WeIl-known mCmber OF the
board died in the exchange, two Of
them In the very center of rs stage.
An impression that instantaqeou
deaths are more likely TO occm here
them elsewhere Is not confirmed by
the record As q class. the brokers,
after long service. carry no more marks
Of nervous strain than other a'tiye
business or professional men. II
may be that some whose constitutions
are poorly adapted to the work, aud
IL prudent TO withdraw az the first
symptoms Of organic deterioration. An
expert actuary might tell US how many
among 500 men who move and deal
together. under the special conditions.
for score OF years. ought TO die in
their tracks That three should have
done so within memory ofthe street, and
all in a single decade, does not In
ply a large percentage, even when al
rwance is made for continual ro-
ofulting. SO, VIXEN the latrudc-
forced at last his several entrances
each was In the nature OF surprise
and seemed discourteous. il not witn-
out warrant But such considerations
were quickly overcome By the drama.ic
quality Of each episode.
The first took place close upon nola
Of q midsummer day, and was Ina
pressive from the fact that the s'ris
en- man was The vice president OF the
exchange. who had just announced the
death of another member and was de-
scending from the Fossrum. whom 1e
staggered and grew pale. was AZ
sisted 10 the hallway, was laid coWn.
and forthwith breaihed his last ihis.
indeed, was q brokers Gnal cali .
the door" but as the Dark summoncr
had kept without the gateway. tbc
I event. however startling, was less
I spectral than bis return and actual
! Intrusion uron the no0r three years
afterward, and at the same hour Of
the day. 4 lavorite old-tlme member.
seated by q pillar 10 the center OF the
room. slipped without warning 70 the
floor. Il was a day Of financial alarms.
the room was crowded, gloom and ex-
element had prevailed Suddenly the
midmo8t group divided and then be-
gan that strange bBsh. widening IKE
a mist 10 every sie Trading ceased.
tholsh few AT hrst knew why or how.
Aud there g maa lay IN bis last ire
/ nor. with ore OF two comrades minis
terng. and others hraeing themselves
blcs to gAe hlm air. The streteher.
borne by W. men, entered from some-
/ where. while the entire assemblage
/ formed a circle extending 20 the
boundaries of the room so died at
once colleague before the eyes Of
all The silence. the barring Of heads
The lifting of the dead. the solemn.
sturdy march q his carriers 10 ehe
exit were Ike nothing 50 much as g
scene on the stage of some great the
aser. iu some historic play. 30 was lcl-
lowed Immediately by Thar action sker
oniy upon imperative occasions Ihc
temporary adjournment of The board
and the floor was silent lor au hoar.
/ when It's functions were renewed the
DAYS financial malaisa had Ia some
say been aIlayed. AZ L. appeased uy
3 human sacrifice. the adverse arbit7rs
bad for the moment ceased their
spleen And So the old NE vent On
for days and months and years. and 40
IaD-doof again opened beneath one Of
these wayfarera upon The bridge Of
/ Mira. until the seventh sear came
round Then precisely che anne soene
! vaa again enacted Another old-tlme
: member. also dealing near the cen
Ter oi the room. was am.tten. sank
down. and died Immediately IN he
sight Of all Again the hush. the
aRea circle the EtFsieher. the re-
nova. the Adjournment Since then,
the intruder has kept ao1f from fhe
; guarded sanctuary Of the exchange t.
, sell although ia llfe-meuaelng excite
/ menfs never have exceeded those u
the laft i've years Youth. strength
! and hope meanwhile have largely
aupplanled the eeakened fesarye Of me
old guard. and mag well count upon
long immunity before theF. t0o. Nii
Be- brought 60 realize 10 wildly thai
for ali IN turn "there ia 40 armol