Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-17

ground and bro1gh, il down with a
crash and olccfr. wires over head
uoly wires telephone and everything
else with IC this contact of wires, etc.
caused flashes TO go up and TO the
horror of Oh, situation. all this took
but fraction Of second / thought
had arrived at place some Of us
have heard about anyway / turned
the corner 10 the left clean cut and
kept up my clip going west almost TO
the next corner q was now on the
street Nucyo McXlCub I'm direct line
with the Artcs street not seeing an
open door in which TO take refuge l
decided 10 stand with my back
against the wall or door and let the
bullets pass without interrupung
when the door opened and | heard
"a welcome "pasc uO' and so ! did,
and was certainly glad had every
thing ! started with here | remained
from 1880 a. M when the battle
began ull about 1915 when firing
had died down somewhat, | went out
and TO the corner ana took some pic
lures of the fallen post and mass Of
wires also the burning transformer
W hIvh stood on the corner and which
had been hammered all 70 pieces by
cannon shot / also picked up pieces
Of the shell that cut the electric post
down as ! happened 10 turn that cor
uer. / had special interest IN that
shell. then | started down NuevO
Mexico and Artes SITS, and had lunch
with the plummcrs, and showed them
my souvenirs, they all cnyicd me and
asked If ] wanted 10 keep them all,
in the afternoon ] tried tO come back
but couldn't, that new Imperial Hotel
that Brauin built was occupied by
soldiers shooting from there to the
tmdadrla SO no one could get beyond
there. so all afternoon ! spent be
tween this place which Is on Paseo
and Pummcrs. Plummers house
was hit by several bullets they whis-
tied bv there. like bees in "A flower
field finally II got dark and | went
home. also they stopped firing at
about o'clock when 1t was getting
dark. SO that We enjoyed s hours OF
constant firing, rifle, machine guns
and cauuouading ! went TO bed early
last night and got up early TINS
morning I.41 q. IN. and told Itase
Co come uu lets go down town and
review the battle field but he would
NOT $50 ! como alone. got TO the
Alameda about $50 having met lots
of people headed for out of the city
carving everything they had, beds
baskets and bundles. / walked
around a hIt then went over 10 Hotel
JlrdIu where they had canuous
planted and pointing towards Ctpul-
romeo which is the direction of the
Cmdadcla not finding place open
90 get breakfast / started to 20 Ia
onrIls Armada and ust us ! got 'o
the corner Of the Alamada by the
\uuuul Theatre she'll hurstcd
r|.ht over ms hrpd and seemed To bee
about so to lOu feet away anyway 10
scattered grape shot and shr1pucll i'm
every direction and am around mo
.uc piece hitting am irou post feet
away. changed my course a hf auo
came towards san Francisco St. then
over to D. do Mayo where i'm a cafe
eOt "a glass of milk and some pan
duloc. This WAS actually the first
sNH. .f what VIII ho to'8N.s rontuu-
ut.u of battle started. After break
fast came to my office where l have
not lacked entertainments ! uo moro
fmu GOT hero when shot and shell
l,gtu Go fll through the air fast ana
furious most OF 10 exploding rtht
over this building. druppIug grape
shot ou to glass roof many or the
srtu,shut came right through the
roof u DIDN'T take us the mozos ut
tar hu.liiug any my self long 10 hll
our pockets but the prctticst and
most interesting thing that We got
was the head of time shot sort ot
combination made brass made very
much and looking like the com biud-