The daily Alaskan., 1914-05-29
B SLIDE ON A ROOF
Terrifying Experience on an Ice
 Coated ManSaFd.
FIGHTING DEATH IN mIDAlR

.ElGI INu uEHl0 Ila WIgFtlal Perilous Plight of Two Workers, and
 an Exhibition of cOoInsss, Presence
 Of Mind and Heroic PatisHeo--Flow
 the Difficult Rescue Was Effected,
 During the fall and winter of 1870 A. T. Stewart, who had bought the Grand Union hotel at Saratoga, largely rebuilt that great hostelry Of 2iOOO rooms. The building has a mansard roof, and at the peak 1t is ninety-eight feet from the sidewalk.
 One cold winter morning, when tho work was virtually completed, two Y men, Harvey, tue head rOOter, and a helper named DenuisOn went up on the roof to finish the flashing round the base of the tower. There had been a slight mist that morning, and it had frozen Gpon the roof, but the two men had on india rubber OvershOeg to prevent them from slipping on the states.
 Suddenly, however, HarVey's feet be- gan to s'ip He went very slowly at first. for tue upper roof Of a mansard . is uot steep He tried to stop himself, but there was nothing to which he could cling. He turned bis head ln Dcunisou's direction to see 1T he could no. give some assistance. but Denni- son. too. was sliding slowly down the gooG
 uarvcy's presence of mind dld not leave ntul .L.g down Gatr be called So both men carefully laid themselves at full length on the icy roof in order that th. u.gca~pd friction might re- Mrd. and perhaps stop. thelr descent For au Instant it checked the move mcut Then tue men began again slowly to sip nearer the angle Of the roof and rhe steep pitch below.
 It seemed like hours, although 1t was only a few moments, when Harvey felt his heels catch on a slight projection. 4 blind gutter had been built into the lower edge of tbe upper part of the root to carry o1. the l0rge amount of |, water that would fall upon such an eE- nauso ot roof. The upper gutter pro fertrd above the slate roof only about . hal. am inch. but it was against this tAat Harvey's heels had caught
 There he huug on the very brink of the abyss-s0te for an instant Be dared net move a muscle, however, or even turn Gis head to see it Dennlson were still on the roof. He did not cry out for help, for he feared that the mere effort Of filling hls lungs and . shouting might diSlOdge hIm. No one cou'I srr tlc men on the flat of the roof flam lle street below. The only hope lny in the carpenters who werO ar work inside the building. But how should they know what was happening up there ou the roUf2
 Suddenly Harvey heard a voice, low, but distinct, come from the tower above him. Hold ou," it said, ''and . TT help you. Then after a long tlme . Harvey heard the sound Of several voices. Whoever had found him had got help.
 Tho first voice spoke again: Hold on. We will lower thls rope to yOUF
 Presently something rubbed on the slate above Harveys head. It was the rope. which they were slowly working down toward him. "Can you get hold of It?" asked the voice.
 ~I don't dare move much" Harvey rcnitd. Cant you get it down near my laudE
 They had to give 1t Q flip to get 1t by his shoulder. Then it traversed the length of his arm and finally touched his hand.
 Harvey raised his arm very careful ly aud took hold of the rope, It was an inch cable that had been used in raising the slate from the ground to ! the roof.
 Can you turn over very careLully aad climb up?" asked the voice
 Cautiously Harvey worked his hand . along on the rope-it was his right uaud-uuriI he finally drew it taut . Then he carefully raised his left hand . aad. rpa.ut1g across. grasped the rope with that hand too.
 Then when the worst Of the matter was over. he began to shake like a leaf. Ue lay there, fiat on his back, . eGugiug desperately to the rope and dregdiug iney0ressibIy the next step. How was be to turn over on tAat slip pery roof when be needed both hands to cling tn the rope?
 At last he spoke hoarsely:
 Can you pull me up?'
 They consulted together
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