The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-20

His first thought was 70 slide uO#h
the pipe, but he found that it ended
four stories below, apparently in
hole in the wall its own size. He dis
covered, too, that it carried telephone
wires to the upper stories. During
the morning he decided to call for
help every half hour, and took out his
watch for that purpose Also he found
that he could see two windows OF q
building across the street, apparently
windows to washrooms. from the IT.
regularity. He could not see any Of
fice windows.
Vain Effort to Escape.
He was not afraid Of the height that
day and lost his giddiness when look
ing down. About noon he managed TO
stand up, and decided to try to get
around the angle again and return to
the Office window He crawled out
until he could look around to where
the window pole hung; then he grew
afraid to let loose of the pipe and
drew back into his safe harbor. He
had come near falling In the effort and
was weak from the experience.
Then a brilliant idea dawned upon
him. He began pounding on the pipe
with his penkuife, but after an hour
Of this he desisted. During the morn
ing, too, he had put out signal Of
distress, flying his pocket handker-
chief and waving at at the people be-
low. He spent the greater part OF the
afternoon writing notes on envelopes
and papers from his pocket and trying
to drop them into the street. Some
were waited blocks out of the way
and some fell unnoticed
He was so weak that he dared not
attempt another climb around the
ledge, even If he had possessed the
courage.
~ Night found him disheartened and
despairing. He was about ready to
let loose and fall into the street. Ap-
parently no one had seen his signal or
found his notes. The night was raw
and sold and a misty rain drenched
him to the skin. He grew still, and
his body was filled with pains. Many
: times he shifted from ledge to ledge
7 and once. by bracing his feet on one
> ledge and sitting one the other, with
a his hand around the pipe, he dozet
4 of until dream OF falling awakened
s him.
Decides to Jump Into Street.
; Daylight came again--and with !
I hope. Lammert says that during TN
morning he declared he would en'
i his misery by jumpIng-but that b
| was afraid he would aIight on som
4 one and kill hirn--so postponed til
. Jump until night, The grim jest KEEP
A. recurring all day. He laughed at tn
q idea Of waiting until others we're saf
i before killing himself.
About four o'clock that afternoO
D. Curtis Logan, an employe Of a brokel
! age firm in the building across tn
ID street, went to the washroom ant
Ie while there. happened to glance out
Of the window.
q He saw Lammert and stopped
" look. THAT fellow is long time d
er ing that pipe" he thought. For
N the preceding day Logan had see
Lammert, noticed his psrilous pos
ne ton and watched him for a tim
Al. thinking he was a daring workman
us pairing the pipe.
It He watched this time for sever
n. minutes Then he noticed the attitu'
m Of exhaustion and despair, and u
,ot handkerchief tied to the pipe.
4 Suddenly the thought struck hl
Al that the man could not get out Of q
,ls crevasse in the side Of the buildir
he He watched q while longer, and the
= hurrying to the elevator, descends
IN crossed the street, and went up to I
nis life insurance company office, whe
ne rasied the alarm.
Rescued by Window Washer.
IA The employees Of the auditing
a. partment were skeptical. but Log
~. insisted that a man was on the ieul
- Then some one remembered Lamm
az az and his odd disappearance. The "
- dow was thrown open and some
a. shouted Lammerts name. The res
Ia was a feeble cry for help.
~ After that there were things dol
~ Telephone messages summoned n
from the nearest fre station. A r'
taa was swung from the window BY "
merits desk across to the window
an yound the projection and one Of
ia window washers, with his belt no
30 ed over the rope, slipped hurrie
rds along the ledge. around the project
~ and in an instant reappeared supp
= ing Lammert Eager hands stretc
a,a forth and drew Lammert into the
81 dow-and in dazed way ne wal
csd over to his desk, put the paper he
~ saved upon 1t. and toppled over !
IN dead faint
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