The evening world., 1903-12-07
Policeman Frank c. RadCan,
Who Lost His Life in Saving
. Others at a Fire, Had His
Wish Fulfilled.
BtUEcoATs WERE HIS IDOLS,
Dead Mans Father Tells Of son's
Longing When a Lad to Join the
Force - Underwent DANGEROUS
Operation to Become Eligible.

EFT was the opportunity Frank has
waited for all his llfe," said John Dadi-
a s,aiing his gray and wrinikied
head toward the bier where lay the form
of his son in the bright blue uniform
that he put on for the first time one
year and eight days ago.
The old man was spseatSing slowly
and quietly to a little group Of old
Fourth Warders who all morning had
dled in and out of the Radlcan home at
90. 40 Rose street. The news that Po-
liceman Frank c. Radican had heroic
ally sacrificed his slife in the fire at tho
Naething Brothers Restaurant. at No,
100 Fulton street, penetrated to the four
corners OF the Fourth Ward long before
rhe stnlwart young form was carried
into the grief-stricken home by his com
rades in blue.
at is pretty hard that a boy should
DO taken this way. and so soon,' said
the father, grimly, but 1 recall once,
when he was a wee bit of a lad, and
saw a policeman carried out of a fire,
dying, he turned to me and said. Pop.
I want to die in a uniform like that
"Ever since he began to tabe notice
Frank has had only one ambltion-to
DO a cop as he called It. He never
was like the other boys about. scurry-
ing away at the approach of a blue
coat. or shy.ng a stick or slime at the
enemy from safe distance.
1.-THE men in the blue uniformss were
ever the idols of the lad, and when one
would stop and talk to hin he would
~sr~n rrtnrtn0 hnrna tn toll nhnllf II
Lonxed to Get on h Force.
ct was the sdme while he was at
school. When he left school and had
70 20 to work, he used to tell US day
a6ter day that he was going to get on
b force some how. come what might.
when he was about eighteen years
cd he started a little cigar ousirsss In
shs Fulton Market and was very sue
oessful. His success did not make him
Forget his ambition, however. and as
soon as he was old enough he put In
his Application and began to study for
the examinations.
but just about this time he began
70 suffer, from varloose veins, and the
doctors told him that while he wai
troubled that way he could never pas,
the physical examinations. He tool
every KIND OF treatment Tor them, ou'
they did not seem to get better. Blu
the hoy did not des,,air. He said. Il
.m goino to IA q norcsmon hatora
-. 80 oioe
dae'' 1 must get rid OF these SOM
way
a... uu ou.....
"Pefn',""'
AT uast FRANK went 70
surgeon VINO uofu hlh the veins couiS
be removed by an operation. He sale
the operation wluld be dangerous, buI
cha hov seized ar the on,ortunitv aa,ar
j., 80 Sa.eS 49, ~ 49, -
y anu never ieaftu uhe result LOT !
moment. 1t was successful. and III
passed the physical examinations
..Tba hs had 10 NIT
ne h"u " wait
He waited for his turn for severaI
years. but he knew IL would come
-,
sno was supremacy happy. lie mao
passed all his examinations way UT
and. nv hen the listed turned around n
nis meme ne was appointed.
He came home with his uniform
t,,~t ona vear and e,oht d,vs 400 ,nn
- '.o -" AIRY "e"N u"'S aeo' 90
prouueSt boy that aver put o nthe blue
" made 4 ones htart GA to see the
lad strut about in 1t n onlle n.S