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Show HE OFFERED BIGREWARD BradLy Willing to Pay $1000 to Person Saving Sav-ing Valuable Papers. ' 4 ' -f William M. Bradley, lawyer, -f whose offices were on the second floor of the Atlas block, was on the scene soon after the blaze started. 4 He had been notified by telephone 4 4 and hurried to the building In the 4 4 hope of saving some of his val-4 4 uable papers and documents. 4 4 After making repeated attempts 4 4 to get Into the building, he gave 4 4 the Job up, but offered $1000 . to 4 4 anyone who would go to his office 4 4 and save a small iron (box of pa- 4 4 pers( which he had in his desk. 4 4 A number of persons endeavored 4 4 to make the trip to the room, but 4 4 the heat was so intense and the 4 4 smoke so dense that it was lm- 4 4 possible to reach the office. 4 4 Mr. Bradley lost everything that 4 4 he had In his office. Not even his 4 4 fire and life Insurance policies 4 4 were saved. Besides these, there 4 4 were many legal papers destroyed 4 4 that money could not duplicate. 4 4 Mr. Bradley is today engaged in 4 4 seeking traces of his lost papers. .4 4 They were burned unless some 4 4 one rescued them. , |