Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-26
THE ROOF GARDEN.
Attempt at Escape Frustrated--Mem
hers OF the Four Hundred
Defy the Law.

at the quarantined house of James
Wilson. artist and clubman. on Nine
ty-ffth street, reported this morning
a daring attempt at escape, made at
) a. m. II is in this house that some
eight or nine members OF the smart
set were imprisoned during the course
OF dinner party. when the Japanese
butler developed smallpox. The party
shut in the house includes Miss Kath.
crime McNair, the daughter of Theo.
dore McNair OF the Inter-Ocean sys-
tenn; Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Brown. the
Misses Mercer. Maxwell Reed. the
well-known clubman and whip. and a
Mr.. Thomas HARRISON. guest OF the
Dallas Browns and a South American.
Officer McCloud's story, told TO n
Chronicle reporter this morning. is ms
follows: The occupants OF the house
had been uneasy all day. From the
air OF subdued hustle, and from n care
ful inspection OF the roof. made by the
entire party during the afternoon, his
suspicion had been aroused. Nothing
unusual however. occurred during the
early part OF the night. From eight
o'clock 10 twelve McCloud was re-
lieved from duty. his place being
taken by Michael Shane OF the Eighty.
sixth street station.
when McCloud came on duty AZ
midnight. Shane reported that about
IL o'clock the searchlight of a steamer
on the river. flashing over the house.
had shown man crouching on the
parapet. evidently surveying the roof
across. which at this point Is only IL
feet distant, with a view OF making
his escape. On seeing Shane below,
however. he had beat retreat. but
not before the officer had seen him
distinctly. He was dressed in evening
clothes and wore light tan over.
coat
Officer McCloud relieved Shane az
midnight, and sent for plaiR-clothes
man from the station house. This man
was stationed on the roof OF the Bey-
ington residence next door with strict
ln1unctions TO prevent an escape from
the quarantined mansion. Nothing
suspicious having occurred. the man
on the root left about n. m. report
Ing To McCloud below that everything
was quiet. At that moment. CHANGING
skyward, one Of the officers was as
founded TO see n long narrow board
project itself from the coping of the
Wilson house. wayer uncertainty for
a moment. and then advance stealth
lly toward the parapet across. When
IL was within n foot or two OF n rest
Ing place, McCloud called sharply TO
the Invisible refugee above. at the
same time firing his revolver in tbs
ground
The result was surprising. The
board stopped. trembled, swayed a lit
tie. and dropped, missing the vigilant
officer by hairs breadth, and crash.
Ing to the cement with terrific force
An inspection of the roof from the
Bevington house. later, revealed moth.
Ing unusual. II Is evident. however,
that the quarantine is proving irksome
to the inhabitants OF the sequestered
residence. most of whom are typical
society folk, without resources in
themselves. Their condition, without
Salets and maids, is certainly pitiable
II has been rumored that the ladies'
arc doing their own hair, and that the
gentlemen have been reduced to put.
ting their own buttons I'm their shirts.
This deplorable situation. however. is
unavoidable
1.-The vigilance OF the board OF
health has been most commendable In
this case. Beginning with n wager
over the telephone that they would
break quarantine in "a hours, and end
ing with the attempt to span n 12-foot
gulf with board. over which TO cross
TO freedom, these shut-in society folk
have shown characteristic disregard
Of the laws OF the state. II Is quite
time TO extend to the millionaire the
same strictness that keeps the come
muter at home for three weeks with
the measles; that makes him get the
milk bottles and groceries from th,
gate-post and smell like dogsoap for
n month afterward. az 2 result OF dis
Infection