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Show BIG TENT COLLAPSED. Christian Endeavorers Have Narrow Escapes From Death In Denver. The big tent Endeavor, in Denver, where the Christian Endeavor convention conven-tion had been held for the past four days, was blown over Monday after-coon after-coon at 4 o'clock, while more than 8,000 people were attending the proceedings. pro-ceedings. The injured numbered nearly a score, but fortunately none of them was seriously hurt. The presence of mind of A. M. Ramsey Ram-sey of Chicago, who sprang to a chair and called to the people to hold up the canvas and poles, undoubtedly prevented pre-vented danger of suffocation, but as it was many women fainted and were extricated from the folds of the canvas can-vas with much difficulty. |