Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-04-20
A PRIESTS NOBLE WORK.
His Glorious SeIf-Sacr!flce in the Min
 nesota Forest Fire.

His Glorious Self-Sacr.flce in the Min
 nesota Forest Fire.
 The exploit of the brave engineer who piloted his train through the tor nado of flame in the Minnesota forest fires and rescued swarms of terror stricken refugees has made him famous; but the self-sacrifice of poor parish priest in Hinckley has hardly been mentioned. although there was in 1t much of the finest quality of heroism, says the Youths Companion.
 From the moment when the destruc- tion of the town was menaced by the rapidly. advancing wave of flame, he ceased to think of himself and devoted all his energies of mind and body to the protection and rescue of others.
 He went from house to house, warn ing the inmates of their peril, and beg ging them to take refuge in sand pits where there was water. While panic stricken men were harnessing horses md frantically seeking to escape into the burning woods. he was calm and collected. reassuring everyone whom he met, yet pointing out the only chance of safety.
 He led one group after another to the sandpits when they were beside them selves from fear and excitement. When one place of refuge was overcrowded he found another. and begged the strag | glers to follow him.
 The woods were flaming on every side, and the refugees standing in the water felt in their faces the scorching breath of the storm of fire. The good | priest had words of encouragement for ! all. He held children in his arms; he supported fainting women when they were falling from fright and fatigue: he put the stoutest-hearted man to shame by his coolness, cheerfulness and energy.
 With his hat he poured water on the heads of women and children in that fiery furnace. He took the coat from his back and tore it in half. One frag- ment he dipped in water and bandaged the forehead of a woman with a child clinging to her. The other half he wound around the heads of two help less children whose faces were scOrched with the heat of the burning forest.
 Bareheaded and in shirt-sleeves he stood among the dying and ministered to them while he had strength to stand, eyes to see and voice to utter words of comfort and hope. His was the spirit of self-sacrifce and of minis try to the needy. and whether shown in Catholic.or in Protestant it is worthy of high commendation.
 The flight of the train through the , burning forest was the more stirring r story in print. but what could have been nobler or more heroic than this devoted mans work among his flock! There were deeds of valor and chiv- } airy before the walls of Zutphen in Flanders, but one act of self-sacrifco alone is remembered. Sir Philip Sid ney, wounded. dying and burning with thirst, put away from his own lips the bottle of water which had been brought to him in his agony and gave it to g common soldier covered with gore who had glanced at him wistfully.
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