| Show FOll I on I Policemen hAO or of the llio Excitement During tho time Fire The Th big not no only taxed tho the fire tire department to Its Ia limit but hut It I was the tho cause of ot several police wa putting In extra ex Ir hours hourI In keeping the crowd back bark Since 7 this morn morning mor ing log Chief Hilton Ilon has hns had hall two shifts of ot men working about a dozen being around the scene of at the tha lire fIre Iro and live patrolling the regular beats Those who were wert i ui ut on on Orl the 7 shift were Weri easily distinguished by their neat and nutty natty attire In contrast with the night nigh men Inca who atre looked look cd as itS 1 though they had lied passed through divers livers Interesting ex ox experiences experiences l Probably tho the most picturesque figure I t Jh ho scene this morning was ses 1 Abe landOlph who was tho the first police I m man to arrive nt at the Short Line build building buit I m ing tag ahead of at the fire lre department dC Ho Be Hovas was vas as on cia tho the spot spat when tho the explosion lon oc oo occurred 0 and amid Ind after the dust and smoke had hd lifted s he was wu WUI observed In tho the act of picking icking himself olt up tip from the dusty road rord a process Ss much to 10 the detriment of ot his uniform To add to his hie beauty he assisted the firemen fremen In trailing their hose hoso during luring which h act he lie received a n bounteous shower bath which had the thi effect f of ot turning the dust duston du t ton on his uniform Into mud and ruining mul his Immaculate white vest and linen Ue h b yond all nl al recognition Shortly Short after acer Randolph ar ur arrived arrived rived was wait on 01 the tha scene Fortunately for tor hint him hll ha tie was standing behind n a post po t when tho the wall wail WIll with wih its II tons of ot brick and Iron blew out states s that tho the debris flew nil ni around hint him and 1 nil struck time the post but niver nevOr touched him Soon Boon after the Out explosion lon the tho patrol fagon agon arrived mind and anI tho the men len were busily engaged In stretching ropes to keen ke p the tho crowd crowll back bek blek front from the danger zone Prom From Fm that time on only firemen firmen anti and reporters closure were allowed ni owed within tho the en enclosure enclosure eni enclosure i |
