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Two Young Women Describe Safe Escape From Fire Device
Miss Gertrude Campbell and Miss Florida Bellaire demonstrated a Davy Automatic Fire Escape from the fifth story of F. Grays clothing house at Han over and Washington streets. The crowd watched as the women descended feet first with the apparatus operating at about five feet per second and promising safe landings for future emergencies.
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