The evening times., 1898-08-16
HoBsoN AGAIN.
He saves The Life of Cripple ..
Newark. "

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He saves the Life of . Cripple IN
Newark. "
New York, Aug. B.-Anothef heroic
achievement Is 10 be added to Lieut.. Hob
sons list. Here Is the story as 1t Is told
by Patrick Holloran, of Newark:
.I have heard great deal OF the brav-
cry Of Lieut.. Hobson. but know that ne
never did a braver. deed than to save
my life; for he was in just as great dah-
ger as ! was for the moment, and the
fraction OF a second would have ended
both of our. lives
.In saving me he risked his own life.
and although 1t was all over In an m
slant he must have realized the danger
in which he was placing himself. IL was
a brave deed, and want to be the nrst
man to give him full credit for IT,
II am SO badly crippled that l am
almost helpless. i can get along very
well with crutches, but when II becomes
NECESSARY for me to make sudden move
am in danger of falling. l would sure
ly have been crushed to death by the
trolley car II Lieut.. Hobson had not saved
me.
e-.I lost nearly all my left leg ana my
right foot when run over by tram on
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago ana
St Louis Railroad three years ago. Since
then have naturally had a horror OF all
railroads and trolley lines.
"It was due to general excitement tnat
I came near losing my life this time 1
was at the Market Street station OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Newark. near
where the trolley lines cross the railroad
tracks. Some one shouted that Lieut..
Hobson was there. and there was rusn
| to get a hook at him We had all heard
OF him. and every one wanted to get q
| chance to shake his hand. He had come
| from Jersey City on a trolley car. and
as he was on his way to East Orange,
| Il was necessary for him to change cars
| at the Market Street station
There was great confusion, ana
| reaHze now II was foolish Of me to push
my way to the front: but / was SO car
| ried away by the idea Of having a look
at the naval hero that / could not re-
strain myself. So 1 hobbled across the
| trolley tracks until / was at his side.
81 spoke to him. and the moment he
saw I was a cripple he turned away from
| all the others. put his hand out to me.
! and asked me how l was feeling, just as
| II he had known me all his hfe. l tell
| you, II was proud moment FOR me, for
| I could see all the others waiting to get
| a chance at him. and there had all the
| best of it. -
Just as / stepped back to make way
| for the others there was cry from some
| of the hackmen on stand there he saw
| a trolley car coming at high speed, and
he knew it would surely strike me before
| 1 could get out of the way. Ny back
was to the car, and did not realize the
| danger / was IN. The hackmen shouted
again, and l turned round. The car was
| almost on top of me- and was SO fright
ened could not move muscle. IL there
| had not been help at hand l could moi
have escaped.
Almost before / knew it Hobson had
| his arms round me and swung me on
| the track, crutches and all. Although
weigh 100 pounds, I seemed to be as light
as feather in his strong arms. He
| handled me as easily as IL l had been a
baby. He himself had just time enough
| to Jump, when killed. AS 1t was. he was
| as cool and self-possessed as If nothing
had happened.
| II tried to thank him for saving my
life. but l could not find words to say
| I was trembling and 1t was all l could
do to stand The lieutenant saw that
| was very frightened. and he helped ms
! to the sidewalk. The people who had
seen my narrow escape crowded rounc
| him. but he was too modest to listen &c
| anything they had TO say
.T just can remember hearing him say
IT didn't amount to anything. Any one
| could have done it, and then he was
gone. He had pushed through the crowc
and reached the car for East Orange
Just as # was starting. My only regret
was that i could not get to him agar
and give my heartfelt thanks for saving
my life. ] do not suppose l will evel
see him again. but / shall never forge
| him a nd his brave act"