The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-12
1ACK CHANDLER'S HRROISM.
How he Saved the Lifo Of his Little
Daughter, and; what ho Suffered in
Consequence.


friend of Secretary Chandler, of tn
United States interior department
gives. in II letter to the D.>hbur,
Ac"%, this interesting account 0
an incident in the life Of the latte
which explains the sanguinc hu
o.his face
Perhaps you would like to know
something of Xack Chandler. 70,
ahd L have hcnrd and read II grcu
dral about him. ind it's time W,
E'cw something of him. Jic is /
great big man. over six feet eight
ahd about sixty years old. Tie anT
Horace Gree cy were bo;n within ;
cat-call OF each other, and still II,
single man did us much as Tacl
Chandler TO defeat ti'e philosop II
for the presidency. He has 81 l. l
j. ing, heavy walk, Of ccrt,,in strid,
and steady gait. He cm ;cs III
alternate white md rcd face III
front n,td high: a cane in che hand
and bundle of paper in tie other
! He Never walks for pleasure. H(
is always on business. He spits
every eight III i'utos-always TO the
left, seldom straight, and with the
same regularity that plnctuatcs his
eyhs'y action. High and in front
like the iigu' G head on great ship.
he caFrics his great, broad head
and taricgntcd face. On cold
day ltiS countcnlncc beams almost
like thc red glare Of II locomotive
headlight. Nine yninc men W.,
pass hlm on frosty morning make
ninety mine ramn:kS freightcd with
the information that "Old Xack
has had his littcrs" But how this
world is given to !. 'nE. Th's rcI
face has ii history. this crooke
sptt'ng has II reason, and I vii
give you ,both.
1T IL now seventeen years since
Tnckariah ChnnIlcr, being rcnarka
bly, Successful III business, bulls fol
his family new anl elegant hous,
in Detroit. When nearly finished
he moved into if. ON The ii, II
cv"'iing, inme:liai ely utter the gas
was turncl on and lii: the smell 81
the escaping gas aroused the fln>;l,
servants, NJ" search Was made fol
tn" leak. The tlauS .er, now Mrs
Hale, then " cl,i'd. with II 1itt:ltct
cand'e, detected, it in II closet nr
the back pnrl"r. The fathc"
Knowing tie daigcr Of ar exp; osion
hurried % lho closet with Il scrv.'ot
took the candle from the dnnghtcr's
hands aud shielded her Just in t;,Dt
to receive the full blust hnusolf
N'nrning bis head, neck and hands
almost TO Il crisp. The nose. c,rs
eyes, lips and flesh Of The face wc,t
so completely cooked Tat o1d Xnrl
embraced thc opportunity mli
murmurcd through his bistorc6
lips: Bring on you' cannibals
In cooked. A physician VAS i'm
mcdiatcly sent for, who after IL few
moments examination Hi,onk III.
head i'll the most nnhopcful man
ner. With Il fortitudc which char
actcrizcs NJ. Chandler 10 thi# day
he submitted 10 the examination,
and at The close demanded tu know
the worst. The physician, DR.
Clark, wisely cndcavo.cd to post
ponc the giving Of his OPINION
until the hc:;5 day, but Mr.: Ci,lnl' Z,
in"iStinG; tie doctor. rcl,1ctlntl,
answered his questions.
! swell. tloctor, my nose feels bad
How about il !"
! "Mr. Chandler, you'll lose youl
nose"
''And my ears, I suppose. tno?'
81 am sorry to sly yes they arc
completely cooked through
, My forchcah--how about that 2
"Wcll, ! don't see how thn ski
will ever grow there ag;un."
"AIy iiFs!"
"Thc upper lir, Mr.. Chohdlcr;
shall have to take almost completely
off.
"That's bad, for q man to LOSE
his upper lip: Won't the under
cite do 2"
| ~ am sorry to say. T slH,ll have
to remove IL portion of that also"
"Eh Well, go on.
"Thcrc, that will do. Ill know
better in the morning"
"fOu can't leave me until
know all. Go on, doctor, anything
else ;"
The doctor hGstatcd.
"Go on, doctor: my eyes g
"Your eyes 2"
Yes Go on"
"Mr. Chandler, you will 'o*n tn
light of both eyes.
"Thats oliough. doctor, you ca
go now "
Nearly " year passed bcfor
Hnckalinh Chandler was seen o
the streets Of Detroit again. \
! one could rcrognizc him except b
his vt'ico ana immci,sc frame. vi
, face, Once round, full nhG mUschla1
was slTivclcd and mlticlelcss: III
heavy jaw. indicative Of firlnness {
purpose, was almost without
shred m flesh. And rs ne sai
+ himself. nc was "tiio most thil
skinned man in the whole Mort