SEMI-WEEK Iff RANDOM ttKCORbKR. FRIDAY, NOV. tifg, 1914.
PAGE TWO
A SLIDE ON A ROOF
Terrifying Experience on an Ice
Coated Mansard.
FIGHTING DEATH IN MIDAIR
Perilous Plight of Two Workers, and
an Exhibition of Coolness, Presence
of Mind and Heroic Patience How
the Difficult Rescue Was Effected.
During tho fall and winter of 1S70
A. T. Stewart, who hnd bought the
Grand Union hotel nt Saratoga, largely
rebuilt that great hostelry of 2,000
rooms. Tho building has a mansard
roof, and at tho peak It is nlncty-elghl
feet from tho sldnwallc.
Ono cold winter morning, when the
work was virtually completed, two
men, nnrvey, tho head roofer, and a
helper named Dennlson went up on
the roof to finish tho flashing round
the base of tho tower. There had bceu
a slight mist that morning, and It had
frozen upon tho roof, but tho two
men had on India rubber overshoes to
prevent them from slipping on thr
elates.
Suddenly, however, Harvey's feet be
gan to slip. Ilo went very slowly at
first, for tho upper roof of a manRard
Is not steep. Ilo tried to stop himself,
but there was nothing to which he
could cling. Ho turned his I lend lti
Dennlson's direction to boo If ho could
not give sonio assistance, but Denul
eon too, was sliding slowly down th
roof. Harvey's presence of mind did not
leave him. "Lie down flat!" he called
Bo both men carefully laid themselves
it full length on tho Icy roof In ordei
that tho Increased friction might re
tard, and perhaps stop, their descent
For nn instant It checked the move
ment. Then the men began again
Blowly to slip nearer tho angle of the
roof and tho steep pitch below.
It seemed like hours, although It was
only n few moments, when Harvey felt
his heels catch on a slight projection.
A blind gutter had been built into the
lower edge of tho upper part of the
roof to carry off the largo nmount of
water that would h-ll upon such an cs
panso of toot, Tho upper gutter pro
jected nbovo tho slato roof only about
half an Inch, but It was against this
that narvey's heels had caught.
There he hung on tho very brink of
tho abyss safe for nn Instant. He
dared not move n muscle, however, or
even turn his head to see If Dennlson
were still on the roof. Ho did not cry
. out for help, for he feared that the
mere effort of filling his lungs and
shouting might dislodge him. No oni
could seo the men on tho flat of th
roof from tho street below. The only
nope lay In the carpenters who were
at work Inside the building. But how
should they know what was happening
up there on the roof?
Suddenly Ilarvey heard a voice, low,
but distinct, como from tho tower
above him. "Hold on," it said, "and
I'll help you!" Then after n long time
Harvey heard tho sound of several
voices. Whoever had found him had
got help.
Tho first volco spoke again: "nold
onl Wo will lower this rope to you!"
Presently something rubbed ou tho
jlato above Harvey's head. It was
tho rope, which they wero slowly
working down toward lilin.
"Can you get hold of it?" asked the
voice.
"I don't dare movo much," Harvey
replied "Can't you get it down neat
Vxy handV'
They had to givo it u Illp to get it by
his shoulder. Then It traversed the
length of his nrm and lliially touched
his baud.
Harvey raised his arm very careful
ly and took hold of tho rope. It was
an Inch cable that had been used In
raising tho slato from tho ground to
tho roof.
"Can ypu turn over very carefull)
and climb up?" asked tho voice.
Cautiously Harvey worked his hand
along on the rope It was his right
hand until he finally drew 'it taut.
Then ho carefully raised his left hand
and, reaching across, grasped tho ropo
with that hand too.
Then when the worst of tho matter
was over, he begun to shako like a
leaf. Ho lay there, flat on hi back,
clinging desperately to tho ropo and
dreading inexpressibly tho nest step.
How wus ho to turn over on that slip
pcry roof when ho needed both hands
to cling to the ropo?
At last he spoke hoarsely;
"Cun you pull me up?"
They consulted togethet.
"I don't daro to turn over," h
added.
There was n sharp tug on tho rope.
Harvey let them draw his arms up to
their extreme length, still afraid to
trust his weight to his rescuers. Then
he felt 111 hecU lose their grip an the
gutter, and he began slowly tn move
upward.
It was not fill ho had nearly reach
ed tho tower that he drtrnl turn hit
head In DoiihIhoii'h direction to see If
ho wero still wife. Thero ho was,
vprend out on Ihu roof just nn llnrvey
lull been. He did not move a musc'it
J'fltlfiitly, henileiill;, ho waited his
(urn. Thru tho men K'lwiJ Ilurvy'
shoulder mid ilirvr Mill Into fli
towir
III a fnvr inlmilfN Deiiiilnoii win n(j
rtrteuwl, looking II llllio Muu round
tho mouth, Ml iiiilmriiiixl. fivUiwi
limn nuift'ji'ij miy HI 'ni from i
fp1blf fll. V'HJlll'li lfillllIUHlll.
Tim luwil (p iuu fn Uus Vf
UNFAMILIAR FACES
Historical Characters of Whose
Looks We Know Nothing.
THEY LEFT NO PORTRAITS
Many of the Famous Figures and He
roes of Colonial and Revolutionary
Times Are as Blanks to Us So Fa
as Their Personal Appearance
Concerned.
In the scorch for a portrait of Thorn
os 'Wlllclt. the first mayor of New
York, the commltteo from the Clt
club visited nearly every print dealer
In tho city In addition to scores of prl
vato collectors of Americana. Hut
thero was no portrait to bo found,
Any one who has ever attempted to
niuko n collection of the pictures of
the big men of early New York soon
reolizes that there are many blanks
For Instance, of tho four Dutch gov
ernors Peter Stuyves.int Is the only
ono of whom wo have n correct por
trait Of Peter Minuet. William Kleft
and Woutcr van Twlller thero la abso
lutcly nothing accurote, although vnrl
ous caricatures have appeared from
time to time.
The same is true of a still more eml
iient New Yorker, William nradford
tht first printer, who founded In 1723
tho New York Gazette, which was the
first newspaper printed in the pror
Ince. Bradford was so prominent a
man ond so active for years, both in
Philadelphia us well as In Now York,
that It Is rather surprising not to have
something worthy of being called
true portrait. If there was, perhaps
his features might be on the tablet
erected on the slto of his printing of
(Ice, now of tho Cotton Exchange, nt
nanover square.
Tho lack of an authentic portrait of
Nathan Hale, the martyr spy of the
Revolution, Is somewhat better known
although the sculptors MncMoimlcs
Partridge and others have noL al
lowed this to restrain them from de
picting the features of tho young sol
dlcr In stone or bronze. Of Colonel
Etbnn Allen there Is no known fior
trait, and the same Is true of the
doughty warrior. General Nicholas
Herkimer.
One of tho heroes of Bunker hill
Colonel Rliimnl Urldlcy, has left no
portrait. He was the artillerist and
engineer who built tho fortifications
tho night before tho battle. Other
prominent Revolutionary fighters of
whom no pictures exist ore Colonel
William Lcdyard, tho defender of New
London, who was killed by a Hrltish
ofUcer when Ledyord surrendered the
fort; General Thomas Conway, leader
of the notorious cabal to depose Wash
Ington from tho command of the army
In 1777; Colonel Seth Warner, who was
prominent In tho attacks on Tlconde.
rogu and Crown point and In the bat
lie of Iteiiuliigton; General Seth Pom
croy of Massachusetts, and General
Samuel Holden Parsons, one of the
hoard which tried Major Andro and
was appointed by Washington as tho
first Judge of the northwest territory.
No accurate portraits exist of two of
the fifty-six signers of the Declaration
of Independence, John Morton of Penn
sylvania and John Hurt of New Jer
sey, nlthough n portrait which Is said
to be that of Hart hangs in Independ
ence hall in Philadelphia and Is said to
havo been painted from n miniature.
Thero is nothing extant of tho fa
tlier of George Washington, Augustlno
Washington, nor havo nuy portraits
baon discovered of Colonel Rail, fa
tnbr of Mary Washington, mother of
the general, or of John Dandiidge, fa
ther of Washington's wife, Martha
Washington.
A portrait which n great many col
lectors of old Now York material
would give a good deal to obtain Is
that of Samuel Fraunces. tho West In
dlan tavern keeper, whose best known
houso was tho old Fraunces' tavern,
now owned by tho Sons of tho Revolu
tion, restored since they purchased It
a few years ngo to Its original condi
tion. It Is on lower Rroad street ou
the corner of Pearl street and the
famous long room In which Washing
ton took farewell of his ofllcers has
been restored ns closely as possible to
Its original form.
There is no portrait of William Cun
nlngham, the heartless keener of tlit
provost Jail In a ci.nier or City Hall
park during tho devolution, lletsy
Ross, tho celebrated maker of the first
stars und stripes, has no portrait Cap
tain Miles Stiiudlsh is among those
who havo left nothing of their por
nonal nppearance. nor Is anything
known of the Intrepid French explor
er .1 allot, who traced the sources of the
MIsslHnlppI.
Otln.TH of more or less noto of wlion.
there are no portraits aro the old Ung
IIhIi dramatist, Christopher Marlowe,
Rlelnml Savage, another well known
KngllNh dnimntlst, who died in 171.'!;
Miirijulu DiHplesne. frora whom Fort
Diuiinwne, now PltUburr.h. got ItsttM
mime from the French; George Clin
ton, mj iil governor of New York from
17-13 to 17M ii ud father of tho British
(Ten rnl lii Iho Revolution, Henry CI In
ton; 'Colonel John Henry Cnwr, Owi
eml Oliver do Liincey, Ouvuruur Vli
Hum Tryoii. General John J'iwIii
I In rim I.lle.kiiu, fjviierul Robert l(ow
and lliMinleinie, NitUnt'it fimop
siu'telury. mIim wrot tin irH'itt lift
vt l la- jm'M I'rum'U mif r- flav
Vork num.
Aihjfn l ntiiimu virirmv, yiiow
LODGE DIRECTORY
"
Masonic.
Candon Lodge, No. 130, A. F. &
A. M.' Stated communications first
Saturday after the full moon of
each month. Special communications
Master Masons cordially invited.
C. R. MOORE, W. M.
PHIL PEARSON, Secretary.
Eastern Star.
Occidental Chapter, No. 45, O. E.
S., .meets Saturday evenings before
and after stated communications of
Masonic lodge. Visiting members
cordially invited to attend.
L. KATE ROSA, W. M.
ROSA DINGAMAN, Secretary
Itcbekuh
Occnn Itebekah Lodge, No. 126, I.
O. O. P., meets second and fourth
Tuesdays at I. O. 0. P. hall. Tran-
cient members cordially " invited.
ELVA MILLER, N. G
MINERVA LEWIN, Secretary.
I .0. 0. F.
Bandon Lodge, No. 133, I. O. 0
F.. meets every Wednesday evening
Visiting brothers In good standing
cordially invited.
D. C. KAY, N. G
L. I. WHEELER. Secretary.
Knights of Pythias.
Delphi Lodge, No. 64, Knights of
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knights invited to attend.
ERNEST SIDWELL, C. C,
B. N. HARRINGTON, K. of R. S.
W. O. w.
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Seaside Camp, No. 212, W. O W
meets Tuesdays, K. of jP. hall, s p,
m. Visitors are assured a hot wel
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W. A. KELLER, C. C.
C. M. GAGE, Clerk.
Loyal Order of Moose.
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