Show SON DIES WITH IT FATHER NEAR BUT Bill UNABLE TO AID AIO KANSAS CITY Aug 24 While 24 While William Mayer a n fireman slowly suffocated suffocated suf suf- in the tho burning building of the J. J W. W Jenkins Sons music house bouse hero here this mornin morning his father Capt John Mayor Mayer stood on tho the ground floor of the building below belov the tho dying boy cognizant cognizant cognizant zant of hla nis son sons son's s 's danger but unable to togo togo too go o to his assistance Tho The fire firo started on tho the top floor of the building Captain Mayer ordered several of his men to go JO into tho the building building build build- ing ins and clear olear a away aay ay as much merchandise dise disc as ns possible before the tho fir firo reached it William Mayer Mayor was one of the first to obey his bis fathers father's command The Tho flames soon came near tho the men Dlen the smoke became thick and water drenched them thorn All but hut the tho captains captain's son left tho the floor Then suddenly ho he realized he be was cut off Creeping to the tho elevator shaft the imprisoned fireman frantically rang the tho electric bel bell His father hoard heard it but there was no no way to reach the tho boy n Willies Willie's doomed he j said baid When the tho fire was WIlS out tho the blackened body of the fireman was waso found nd near the tho shaft of ot the tho el elevator vator |