A production manager at Business Week, was working late on a special edition of the newspaper. After watching a baseball game in the rest room, he decided to go smoke a cigarette. He alerted his colleague from his break.
The offices of the magazine were in 43 th floor of the building McGraw in New York.
After finishing his cigarette, he returned in the lobby to the elevator No. 30 and climb to the 43rd. It was an express elevator without stopping before the 39 th floor. After a while White felt a tug. The light went out and was immediately relit.