Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-05-07 | Page 6 | Life Saved by a Net

LIFE S AVED Btl NET Fircnan Falls From Hirh Tower and Escapes Dcatb Because jfjf his Safcfuari ; The safety net about the base of the tower on East First South street where the firemen take their regular practice drill saved the life of Fred Kempton, a truckman, yesterday afternoon. Kempton, who is only beginning his work, not having yet been appointed to a steady position, had ascended to the ! top of the tower by the pulley rope Which was strapped to his belt. Just as he was ready to descend, the rope slipped in a manner that he cannot can-not explain, and he fell rapidly toward the ground. Kempton caught the rope as he went down, but his descent was so swift that its passage through his hands burned the gloves he wore and pe could not check the fall. ' Kempton struck the net with a violence vio-lence that threw him high into the air, but was not Injured In the least.