The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-25

have escaped seemingly sure
Or. W. n. corson, Horton
bldg, carries a piece Of lead
around In his forehead as
proof Of the fact that he looked
death right square In the
face and lived 20 tell about H.
81 was In 1910, or there.
sbouts. when I was jail phys
ieian." he explained. land
was fooling around the neoi-
cine chest In the jail.
4 heard a Wild. screening yell,
and turning around / saw ball Of
fire coming into my face.
"Hildebrand. a prisoner had OBJ.
tanned revolver somewhere and
he meant TO get out or get some
body In the attempt
Shot In the Face
The ball OF fire that struck me
N the face was Il piece Of hot lead.
Fate guided II against a bone and
IL was DETECTED. Rushing up 60
me, Hildebrand pressed the smok.
ing gun against my stomach and
) eilcd to the guards TO throw him
tie keys or else he would shoot
me.
Il don't know nov II | was
afraid or not. but ! do know was
petrifcd. Hildebrsnd heard the
grards running behind him and he
ducked into a cell.
When The Tailor threatened TO
shoot him In the cell unless he
fpssed hiz revolver out, Hide
brand did as he was told.
Or. Eagieson has operated on
my eye twice. but has been unable
10 remove the bullet IL doesn't
bother me 30 | guess III let IL rest
ia peace
Yes. indeed. have faced the
Grim Reaper and beat him"
|
Close Call for stetson
Frank L. stetson, Seattle fire
chief. missed death BY but two
seconds as the crow flies,
He has missed II several
times. but this was his closest
shave.
II have lodged falling walls and
eaten Suffocat.ng smoke for SO
many years that ! hardly realize
am ever facing death" Stetson
said.
But on June 30 OF this year !
was racing TO a call when my ma
chine coIlided with the rear end OF
hose truck No. IS Ftremen were
thrown all over the street. One
man got crushed skull.
The only thing that saved me
WAS the fact that the truck Was
two seconds ahead OF VS.. Had we
struck II in the middle IL would
have meant an early appointment
OF a new fire chief.
"A cat has nine lives and
know ! have that many at least
Hammond Shot by Mistake
Frank e. hammond. lawyer
ard republican candidate for
congress. came very close to
death once and II was all
terrible mistake.
II was back in my home town.
j Hamburg. Iowa, In 1897. when |
Vas counting my present wife"
Then you've been married be.
fore?"
NO. she is my present wife and
the only one | have ever had
Reg pardon"
My girls house had been burg.
larized few nights before this
articular evening when called.
and they were nervous. When
left 1t was late. and on the street
saw suspicious looking person.
/ | crossed the street and stood in
the shadow ~ a tree
The first thing | knew | was
shot in the back. the bullet enter
Ing half an inch from my spine.
When my assailant ran up to
me. ! discovered 1t was my first
cousin and we both thought each
ether bad.nren. I've got the bullet
In my back now"
Ills Bad Cold. Mates
"hsve ever been near
deathf" Inspector OF Police
4 Mike Powers snorted.
! death for two weeks with this
cold Of mime" he wheexed
painfully.
But. Inspector. haven't you ever
/ been shot at, or been In some
gam where you thought you we're
near the end7'
Mike Powers, policeman extra.
rdinary. sat back and reviewed in
( his mind the IS years OF expert.
cnce on the Seattle police force.
casting about for his narrowest
escape.
1T was about 10 years ago" he
said. when Seattle was running
! like the mill tails OF hell that
came closest to leaving this world
Hop-Head Fires at Him
There was a coast.famous hop
| head. burglar who was getting
wealthy In Seattle and we couldn't
catch him, | got bunch one day
and beat il for the old Fremont
house south of Yesler.
The hunch was correct and
idlly and | met in dark hail
about three feet wide. | could see
his bulging eyes and his white face
as he began pouring lead at me
six feet down the hall, so kne
.is oaths were sincere. He really
aid want to get me. so returned
his fire.
The hall became so smoky, |
fired at the spot where | thought
he ought to be He took advan.
fMre of the smnkn and Loft fni