New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15

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company were there, and from them Kent obtained o
mission to put up the car also he got Of the M.
alyzing disaster.
ton are about all that's left someone said 10 b;r
"From the next block eastward the whole place is ,-
II was gone in less than four hours. It's only b,en;
on the edge of the town now. 1t was the frame bons
that made it 90 quickly
The railway station as his objective, Kent has,er.,
through the cluttered streets There an appaIna
silence everywhere about him. The townspeople StooS
about the ruins with hands in their pockets dumb
surveying the catastrophe that had OvertaEen tber
Nine thousand people had lived in Mvile, and now
at least eight thousand Of them without home =.
business place.
At the railway station Kent found a crowd Of mo.
women and children dismayed groups upon the MA.
form. beside which stood emergency train fro,.
Jacksonville with food and medicines and such obe.
things as had been quickly gathered: There were al.
several newspaper men there and one or two rai-os
officials: Kent flung himself into the telegraph off,
where the regular operator and three others usbs3
there from the capital sat redeyed pounding out neu
paper copy A fourth man who seemed 70 be in charos
made quick demand Of Kent as to his business
wait a minute don't stop me now he repliei
breathlessly Owe got rush message that got TO o.
It's orders Give me blank
The man in charge, already bewildered by what had
taken place in the last seventeen hours and suitable
impressed got the blanks. With the paper against ne
wall Kent wrote this message to his house
Ship Miville our account special train 20 cars ro,
one by six eight 20 two by four six eight Ten
twelve dimension cars four by four SIX by six eight by
eight cars shingles; 800 windows 200 doors Prepare
duplicate order.
"Now rush thisl' Kent grabbed the man by the
sleeve and urged him across to the desk Of the Local
operator Get this through at once, W.l YOU? We've
got 10 get this town started. That stuff u be here H.
morrow afternoon if you hustle. Don't top to read il
Nan-get it on the wire! It means shelter for all thee
peoples He waved his hand toward the windows
where faces were clustered against the panes:
Without another word the man ben, DOWN over tie
operator, and Kent heard the instructions
That's bully old man he cried, gave him hearty
bang on the back, and out Of the room in bound
On the platform he singled out one o.. the railroad
men and explained that the following afternoon he
would want 20 unload a special lumber train tie
right Of way Give ordered the lumie- It'll be here
on a special and I've got to have a place 70 dump It
down, he declared
The official looked at him in frank surprise and ad
niration. This was going TO II wat. % vengeance
"You bet you cant You can have anything YOU want
he replied warmly. "Youre certainly On Re job, young
man. They need people like you around .ere 20 pua
little heart into EN-.
The Mayor Of Alilville was the next me on Kents
list and when he had learned from q re ser where to
find him started of in hasty quest. Then was thaa
new thought popped into his brain. "l H.nder what
they're thinking back there in Riyerp- he said to
himself And as he hurried along the t. anked main
street he permitted himself one chucke.
DERIIAPS it is just as well that Ken. I'd not know
what they thought at first IN the OIL .. the Mani
toWish concern. because II was IN the "a. The sales
manager, that he had gone bug. The -5- telegram
amazed them; they could not make a. w tail o. i.
Here was trusted salesman on an imp. %, Job, ore
given 10 him in order that he might 81 and via.
was the answer impossible meet req-- ents then
the blunt announcement, Deal off,. 10 fault q
mine" looked very much Ike q crawl Nelson, TIE
sales manager in ordinary times rather enc person
was promptly prolanc when he read .ae asc. BIZ
his efforts with the language were amateur compare!
with what Watcher the head Of the firm. 81 :. IT, He
was i-ascibc at best; now his outbur. Hlmenc
He was still shaking Ken,s first tcicgr 20 a.s hand
when the second one arrived. The OH Nan read =
with a smoldcung eye.
when did YOU tell Kent to 60 20 M,.. Nelson:
he asked.
II didn't tell him: he's gone there Oh Hn hook
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