Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-03
an 1s.YEAR-OLD BOY 3
SAVES LIVES OF % PERSONS

Many deeds of heroism and devotion
followed upon the recent disaster near
North Brother Island
twenty-five lives were saved by the
courage and unselfishness of Charles
Schwartz, Jr., michinists apprentice,
eighteen years old. His rescues were
performed, too, with breaking heart
for he knew that, while he was aiG-
ing others, his mother and grand.
mother were lying dead on the beach
of North Brother Island.
The story of the rescue we give In
his own words: ''There was not much
time to think he said; "and as soon
could. I was on the hurricane deck
of the General Slocum,' and, when
| knew there was fire, the first thing
l did was to put lifepreserver around
my little brother Louis, who is ten
years old, aud | Got him to stand hy
ME. Then | saw that there was going
the water was the best chance for him
81 | threw HIM overheard Louis is
all right.
Il made q trip down below to see if
could be of any help, but | saw that
the fire was beyond control and that
nobody would work in any kind Of
I hot
boats We're coming, and l backed up
against the rail, calling out that thnre
was a good chance and pleading with
the passengers to keep cool and not
shove The rail went, though and |
tumbled backward into the water.
"The first person that saw was
Mrs. Addicks, who keeps cal!y
store and she called me by name, and
l went over and helped her by keep
ing her chin above water and towing
her little. She got to shore all eight
and was not hurt. got into the water
again and helped Miss Emma Haas,
the sister of the pastor, until q boat
came to take her, and then l saw my
mother and grandmother. They were
floating face downward. got them
both ashore and helped the doctors
with them On the lawn. It's no use,'
said the doctors; we can't do any.
thing for your people. my boy"
81 felt as though my heart would
hynal, and jbpp I lnoOEp6 nut nnoO
the water and saw that there were
yet men. women and children who
might be saved. A man came along
il, a little boat and | swan out to
hin and worked with him. went /
overborad whenever could and
swan up with people and helped
them Tito the boat. Many of them
grabbed at me. but | was able to pre-
vent being draeged down. felt hands
way down in the water holding at my
feet. Hands caught me everywhere,
and above ME was the fire raging and
roaring. I wish that I could have
been stronger and could have done
more.
"yhe stranger in the boat and |
brought four or five ashore at a time |
and took them upon the beech. had !
my clothes off ard was able to SWIM
in the public baths; and, if it had not
been for the practice that | got there.
would not have been able to do any
thing
we brought ashore many bodies,
too, and not until there was no :,
chance OF saving anybody did ! quit.
Counting those got into the boat or
swan out for, | saved twenty-two If
had been a stronger fellow might
have done a good eeal more
Hero? Oh. I'm nothing like that.
happened to have the knack of !
swimming little better than some !,
other persons, and so thought it was
my duty 70 do the best l could. Be
sides, I'm not thinking much of that +
kind of thing, with my mother and .
grandmother lying there in the room.
] did all I could for them, but the
smoke must have suffocated them be-
fore they were in the water"
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