The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-25
Medals For Heroes
OF The Rail
A FAVORABLE REPORT ON THE BILL INTRODUCED BY
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES r. MANN WAS MADE BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE on INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN
COMMERCE.

Was courage manifested than that of the locomotive
engineer Joseph Lutz asks report the House Committee
Interstate and Foreign recommending passage
Mann bill awarding medals heroes railway wrecks "A hue burst
filling his cab with cadng vrteho steam while his express train was
at full speed He did jump he stuck his post while the flesh
cooked and peeled from his hand and face and bod He stopped his
train saved his passengers he crippled for life
What courage could that the brave engineer James Root
and the associated with him. who the relief that carried
hundreds away from fiery death the forest fires that de-
vastated portion northern Wisconsin few ago? During that
awful time whole wiped of their nhab
ants roasted or uocated relief train manned by Root and his
ades all but hopeless mission OF 1t into the
timber lands clouds OF smoke enveoped it, flames licked their
the roadbed but the little band OF rode straight into
the yawnng, devouring furnace OF hell
hey went to save lives and noby did they do their work Ever
and the train stopped take on board anng with
babe cuched to her breast made mad by the awful
with reon they faeng fearing and at last with
S welded to the bearings with the WoodWor OF the cars aame and
caed with the cab entirely burned that with
freight precious human lives reached safety The deed of Root and
his heroic comrades forced the admiration of the civilized world the
time but beyond Aeeg mention the press public recognition
who remembers the heroic deed OF the humble swcman Timothy
Qunan who up his life February saving the Lake
awful caaropbe seemed nevabr nnan saw the danper and
while there chance thousand that he would be able
the impending catastrophe without sacrificing his life he
esated He reached the open switch threw fair
under pilot onrusng engine The with
human rushed safety but what of brave Timothy Qunan?
The momentum OF the train was 50 great that picked up his body
fairly threw into an adjoining track directly moving
engine and instant all that remained OF brave Timothy Qunan
manged bleeding flesh bones Among rail-
employees examples highest type
daily occurrence and might be multiplied indefinitely
The report the which OF than ordinary interest,
says
The purpose OF this bill encourage extreme daring be
bted in the saving OF life railroads by authorizing the President
bronze medals OF honor knots who
by daring endange their lives saving attempting to
railroad wreck disaster grave
dent endavong such wreck disaster accident
The directs attention the fact that there enormous loss
OF life annually upon the railroads OF the country.
The medal proposed by the bill OF bronze, and of little
worth The gold medal provided for the legislation
1.-THE statute books has value OF $865 and the silver medal value OF
$63o4 But the Mann bill proposes beow token which shall be
valued only for the honor attached to its possession.
proposes give mark public recognition OF true hero
shall poessor apart from his fellows like the ancient
olive wreas of than ordinary proportions 1t prize
the associations connected with and the
because marks the interest which the
takes the welfare and happiness of its worthy citizens
which fail evoke feelings of patriotic interest in the
government and promote civic morality