Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-31
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A SAD ROMANCE

T-,, win His Sweetheart DELAYED
Cnth Death Came to the Injured Man.
there was an interesting romance on
acted at Lakeside hospital, and il ond.
eel with the death of one, a vounp wo-
man s broken heart and n mothers sot
ls1actlon in preventing a marriage which
was the last wish of her dying son.
Wills Hizer, the fireman of No
nook and ladder, who was thrown from
the top of the truck, was taken to tba
hospital The rear wheels of the truck
That weighs five tons passed over his
breast and caused fatal injuries. Five
years ago Ilizer's wife died and left
hlm TO care for a little boy who was
theh D years old. During the past one
OF two years Hizer had kent companv
with a pleasing young woman of the
name OF Annie McGintric, who makes
her nome with a family on Hoyt ave
nue. The couple were engaged to be
married, and the date for the ceremony
was fixed for three weeks hence
when the wounded and diving man
was placed on bed in a hospital. he
asked for Annie. She was sent for. and
so was his mother. They both arrived at
about the same time and when thev an
preached the deathbed the diving man
asked Annie If she would marry him
under such circumstances He said: 'I
know VIII never get up | am going
to die right here, and then my little lad
will be left alone"
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lsed to do all and vowed to be a mother
to the boy, who was then standing by
the bedside. Both parties being of one
mind, they called Catholic priest. Fa-
ther Vahey Of st. Johns cathedral re-
sponded, and upon his appearance tho
dying mans mother created q scene in
the ward and became so loud in pro-
testing against the marriage that she
was taken from the ward The knot
would have been tied, but there was no
license, and the priest would not pro-
nounce the ceremony without it. Civ
ing the dying man words of comfort. he
departed from the hospital. The couple
then asked one of the firemen who stood
by to telephone Captain Grant Cairns
of truck No. l and have him come to
the hospital. He got to the hospital as
quickly as possible and met Annie
standing by his injured comrades bed.
Hizer looked up at him and said:
Grant, can you get US marriage
license?"
81 can, said the big captain, and off
he went in search of Clerk Schwab of
the court, and at about $3.50 o'clock the
document was secured and Cairns hur-
ried with it to the hospital
When the fireman's S mother saw the
paper III Captain Cairns hands, she be
came frantic and attempted to take it
from the captains grasp but failed.
Then Father Vahey was sent for again,
but he did not arrive until about $3.50.
At that time the injured man was grow
ing weak His pulse was feeble, his
limbs and arms were cold as in death,
and at times he was delirious. When
the priest arrived, he talked with Miss
McGintric and advised her TO obey the
wishes Of the dying mans mother and
not marry Hizer but she begged of him |
TO pronounce the ceremony. He then |
said he would do it if two physicians
would testify that the dying man was
capable Of legal act But Dr. Herrck, |
the hospital house physician, and the
other physicians present wero not will |
ing 10 testify 10 Hi2ers rational oondi-
ton, and the priest departed.
Miss MoGintrio was broken hearted
With tears running from her eyes she
returned 10 the bedside Of the man near
deaths door AZ 1910 O'Clock, after
moro than six hours Of intense agony
Ilizor died CLEVELAND Plain Dealer