The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
DANNY'S CHRISTMAS CANDLES.
THEY GLOW Nor ON THE TREE
But ABOVE MS COFFIN.
He slipped Under the Ice and Brother
MIke Made n Gallant Flor 10 save
Hin -SOmebOdy saved Mike Then and
He Was Sent Home in AN Ambulance.

Mike and Danny Murphy, the twelve and
eight year old sons Of Daniel Murphy of
2O2 Sixth street, Jersey City, We're among
the earliest arrivals yesterday at the Christ
mas festivities given 10y Jersey city Lodge
OF Elks, at Elks Hall, York and Henderson
streets, for the benefit Of the poor children
of the city. They reached the hall an hour
before the doors were thrown open and got
chilled through waiting for the fun to begin.
Let's go TO the canal and git warmed up
sliding, 4" suggested a half frozen ster,
and a minute later a doz en- boys were on
their way TO the canal at the head OF Morris
street. The small Murphy brothers led
the procession and Danny was one Of the
first boys on the ice. He pulled his cap
down over his ears. took a long run and
slid across the smooth, thin, treaoherous
surface.
Mike said he didn't care much for sliding
az his left arm still hurt where he had broken
it az st. Mary's parOchial school in a fall
two weeks ago. The arm was in a sling
and he didn't dare 70 swing it like the other
boys did their arms for fear Of ~disarranging
the splints. Mike stood near the bank
OF the canal watching his companions
slide and began 10 wonder what Santa
Claus was going 70 give them at Elks'
Hall" Then he heard the ice give way
and saw his little brother disappear with
a shrek through . big hole.
Mike forgot all about his broken arm.
He ran across the ice and pitched head
first into the water. He had been in the
canal many times in tho summer and knew
all about swimming. He noted whore
Danny had gone down. The scared boys
who were screaming for help on the canal
bank saw Mikes heels disa A mo-
mRnt later ha came fn the SlrfaCn holding
little Danny by the collar. Somebody
yelled to him to hang on, and he tread
water, =" as he had done many times before
when the water was much warmer.
A man Crawled out on the ice and threw
the boys a chain. 1t was the first thing he
could get his hands on. One end of the
chain struck Danny on the nose and scraped
OF some skin. III chain sank 30 quickly
that neither brother was able to catch
hol d OF il. Besides they we're 40 benumbed
that they could hardly open their fingers.
just how it happened little Nix was unable
to tell afterward, but Danny slipped away
from him and went 10 the bottom.
Mike made another attempt 10 recover
Danny. He dived a second time. As he
came up n big hand caught him by the
hair and pulled him onto the ice. Mike
was carried into a nearby house and a hurry
call was sent TO the City Hospital for an
ambulance. Before it arrived Danny's
body was recovered. DIR. Flahertv said that
the smaller boy vas dead, but he saw no
reason why the brother shouldn't get well.
D8nny's body was removed TO Hughes's
Morgue and Mike was sent home in the
ambulance.
Mike was in delirium last evening. He
said no had tried hard 20 keep his grip on
Danny but somehow couldn't hold on.
They didn't dare TO tell him his brothers.
fate. The Murphy had arranged 10 have
a Christmas celebration for their children
Last night, but the candles gleamed around
little Danny's body instead Of on the fir
tree.