The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
A Perlous Swing High in the Air.

hurrying and scurrying frantic climbing and leap
ing to protecting scafolds and away to the outer
A great hullabaloo from the crowded square
and in AN - incredibly bret f TINE me- there was & sea OF
stations came rushing, and ambuances followed from
all all directions Rumors dew about Of ten-twenty-
In the meantime the building within slowly read
justed itself The fearful voice silence that followed
the crash ended and anxious inquiries rang out from
'' anybody killed up there'''
cup there''
Anybody hurt at au'''
''Yes!' answered clear, decisive voice from be-
"whos',
kid Sweeney" came the Quick response.
By his lady friend'',
And SO, the tension en- ded in wild whoops. "Hsw,
every man was back at his post Rat.atap-taP went
snapped guy 1 rope had fallen on the tenth story
haws! and raueous catcalls and fifteen minutes later
caught another derrick, and the two had pitched half
way down the air shaft.
'"This is the worst possible day to 60 60 up" they
dsTknessS' daai "e = 'H' -l''''p''''1- ''
W ought to 6s,d be Ike ed ID sight, answered
That long trip up on the eeyaso5 moving s,
slowly and With bells nrs ringing to y s
have sleeper elevators for long journeys said the
Up, up, we went past the twentieth, thirtieth for
tieth stories and part up to the hfeth H story We
wSee where IN the sns sone Sa masons ae s at work
fTake the ladder said the guide briefly, and
% another @ T1 ne third
platform, where another ladder stood before us
get dizzyf', We climbed the long ladder and stood
upon small wooden platform; ,.-,.,
any visitor has been Hold fast to this column and
We We're detached from the earth, hanging dream
rimmed radius twnkling with manv tiny lights
Strings of toy cars are filing and crossing each Zach
way and that ceaseessly huTryng with queer jerky
movements along the streets and avenues: ave Is ., -
gsheTs Is Gp a the FSs the accident
The Buildings look squat and compressed. fiat
as the Streets monotonous checker board of
building pales into insigniheance Distances seem as
nothing Now realize how easy tnat mat an1 GTt5 pm pm
Now a breeze from the south fans our faces and
soop a stiff gale is blowing The panorama changes
swiftly if curtains in rapid succession were being
The huge inky clouds are rolled north over Har-
lem and soon the big buildings of Fortysecond street
urid rcd light in the east disappears and the heavy
drabness of the west becomes Opaque; and now ap.
pear tho phantom, wharflincd shores OF New Jersey
'"D Now Tho rivers team with fe-splashng, saucy
tupboats; swift. fiat fcrryboats, and stately ocean
jincr making its way down the North river. From off
hs Wsy paT' o"t o the sG misty ga1eways Of sandy Hook
Swiftly still the circle widens till it sweeps out be
youd mountains of New Jersey, the hills OF West
chester the bluffs Of Long Isaud clear over TO the
silvery waters of Jamaica bay. ''Too bad 1t isD Z
clearer said tho guide. 'Wc could the houses at
Rockaway"
was looking down to the humming streets. What
a narrow neck of land it is this great Manhattan! II
seems almost that should the tower toppe over we
would be thrown into the river / glanced tearfully
out 10 projecting corner studied the rivets in it.
thought Of the men who put them there, and looked
mp End the guide interpreting my thoughts and gaz
ing quiEzically at
''Daredcvils,'' / said,
without fear in their hearts, he answered. 81
don L believe they have any hcarts-or nerves.
Then [ thought Of poor Denny - rammed dead
by a derrick and fc0 in arms. -
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