Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
DAREDEVIL JACK
FALLS FIVE STORIES

Continued from PaEe One
blocks away went up from the crowd
when Reynolds rubbed the palm of his
two hands and started on his skyward
Journey The crowd stood and watched.
Occasionally new arrival would cheer.
From the windows of office buildings
scross the street women and men were
booking on.
squad policemen were keeping the crowd
IN order. In the middle of the crowd was
Mounted Policeman Thomas Swain. AS
Reynolds passed the third story he turned
his face sideways. His blond hair, which
was disheveled from being famed by
steady northeast wind, was visible.
ITS cold UP here" came the words
from Reynolds All went we'll until he
reached the NTH floor. Suddenly Rey-
nolds stopped climbing, He stood still for
! a few seconds, The crowd 200 feet below
was wondering whether he had met with
any accident
COLD JoOsENs HIS GRIP.
Girl stenographers who were standing
by an open window on the sixth floor
watching the spectacle were waving
handkerchiefs to Reynolds when he called
out:
my hands are getting cold. /"
Before the stenographers had a
! chance to realize whether the words
had any meaning, Reynolds hands left
the granite stone wall. His two feet
slipped away from the wall. He then
| fell down. Less than Ave minutes be-
| fore the crowd was cheering him.
| Reynolds form shot downward. His
| body landed on the roof of the Phila-
| delphia Business College. When three
| policemen and several eye-witnesses of
the accident reached the roof he was
! lying face downward. His eyes were
| open. Blood was flowing from his ears
and eyes.
HURRIED TO HOSPITAL.
Everybody in the crowd who had wit
messed the fall expected that Reynolds
had been killed. After being revived
by first aid to the injured, he was placed
| in an ambulance and hurried to the Jes-
ferson Hospital.
The ambulance on its way was fol-
| lowed by hundreds of persons. Among
those who followed the bus was the lit
tie newsboy who less than 10 minutes be-
fore had remarked that for Reynolds to
climb UP the wall of building was just
as easy as eating apple pie.
Reynolds was hurried into the accident
ward, where he was surrounded by phys
icians, nurses and orderies, all Of whom
had heard of his hair-rasing stunts.
Don't make hero out of me- said
Reynolds.
While doctors were treating him ReY-
nolds described his fall in a graphic way.
TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED.
my manager warned me not to climb
today because it was chilly. My mind
was made up to climb that house on
Chestnut street. and didn't want to dis
appoint that crowd. I'm sorry this hap
pened. because there were lot of people
there who never before saw me in action.
For while l was tempted to change my
program It was that fine crowd which |
caused me to go through with the stunt.
"All went well until / reached the fifth
floor Then my hands became chilled.
/ felt as though my hands were resting |
on a cake of ice. The chill went through |
my body. I was going to climb down,
but before ] had chance to do SO my
hands gave away from the wall and l |
fell.
Il feel sure that I was conscious all the |
time, because while l was spinning |
through the air 1t seemed to me that 1 !
could hear the bells of trolley cars. | !
think became unconscious after l landed |
on the roof"
II suppose you are through climbing |
buildings for while?" asked young in
terne. ''r
I'm not going to let little thing like |
this worry yours truly" answered Rey- |
nods "I'n be ready for another climb !
Is" continued Reynolds.
Doctors at the hospital said this after |
noon that Reynolds would probably re- |
cover in short time.
Just before he was taken to one of |
the wards Reynolds said:
Gee, 1 wish I had a piece of chewing !
gum"
For a long while the crowd which had |
witnessed the accident stood in front of |
the hospital. Each time a doctor came !
out of the accident ward one or two !
persons would inquire about his condition
HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
In private life Reynolds is known as
Charles Reynolds. He lives at 22l North
54th street. He has been arrested many
times and was once imprisoned for an
attempt to climb the face of the Flatlron
Building in New York. He has been in
various hospitals in the city with in
juries received in falls. In many the
atres where he has been advertised to
make daring climbs II has been a COM
mon occurrence for the orchestra to
leave the chairs in the pit.
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