Arizona republican., 1910-05-19

ing flashes of the fire. alighting at the foot of the stairway, seizing the edge of the bannister in his descent, and thence running hastily to the nearby rooms Many man both black and white, would have considered his duty done, without taking that perilous chance on fire and smoke or the even greater one of breaking his limbs and rendering himself helpless.
 THE SICK eEllBOY.
 Leo Black one of the hotel bellboys. has been sick for long time with asthma and was not on duty It was at first reporfed he was lost That error was reported on Tuesday but yesterday II was learned that he v,,s in q very precarious condition al the Sisters hospital. the smoke inhaled during the fire. aggravating a condi- ton already most deplOrable.
 Among other of the employees in greatest straits is the housekeeper. Mrs. McCune, who lost all her savings and personal effects and whose condi- ton at the hospital yesterday was quite alarming, due to mental shock.
 Two sisters also employed in the Elbitlt dt Aiit NiINNtHN'il lIOl4I'' DpNii quite ill and one severely bruised.
 SERIOUS BUT FUNNY.
 One of the lucky men to escape from the fire was man employed in To- cal store. In q sense he had the great est handicap of all but in view of his fortunate getaway he will scarcely take oftense at the hunOr of the sit uatiOn. now that il is all over. He started in the race against death with fewer legs than anybody and finished under Ihe wire with one more than anybody else
 He in some previous misfortune had been bereft of one of his limbs, since which time he has depended on cork substitutes for about one half of his walking. When aroused on Tuesday morning he vas helpless for nasty retreat until he had strapped on the artificial limb which had been remOv- ed on his retiring Whether his fin- gers had lost their cleverness or not he says it seemed like it took him an hour tn adjust the straps and buckles but he finally did so and left the room as hastily as possible. saving only such things as he piled into 4 valise with out locking Il.
 He emerged at the east end of the building on Adams street reached the lower pOrcn. looked over as though afraid to chance the leap to the can vas awning. Finally he sat down on the ledge of the porch and took an other look There was then no par ticular hurry and he tried out the a, f.,. thrat,rfno h q, IL few open and his effects were scat tered but were gathered up by a man below him and replaced. Eventually he got to the aV,ning and the ground in safety but to those who were watching him and knew not Of his in firmity his deliberation was most ir- ritdtinS and il seemed to them that he was giving a realistic representation Of an awkward man
 Hardly had he faded into the crowd when al friend who knew of his physi cal shOrtcoming and the location Of his room fearing he had been unable to leave the building mounted the ladder he had just came down. entered his room and saw that the occupant was gone. Hastily filling another grip sack Nltn the JeWelrN. wealth ond personal effects that his friend had left he brought them 10 the ground and even tually restored them to him Opening the valise he was so overjoyed tO find in it an extra leg, that he keeps for emergencies. that he tried to make his friend accept everything else he had that was valuable in token of his thouGhtfuneSs.