The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-02-15
CHILD HEROES
SAVE THE TWO.YEAR-OLU
GIRL OF 81. VILLIGER
FROM DROWNING.
Chester and Victor Bump, Aged g
and 4 Years, Are Now the
Pride of Forest Grove.

Pride of Forest Grove. .-
Forest Grove, Or, Feb. 11.-Ev-
cry one is singing the praises of
two boy heroes, Victor and Cheste-
Bump, aged q and 6 6iyears, respec-
lively, whocrisked their lives that
Marcelle Villiger, their infant playr
mate, might live.
The boy heroes are the sons of
G. L. Bump of this place, and the
little girl whose life they saved is,
the 2-year.old daughter of Henry,
Villiger, also of Forest Grove. The
children are fast friends and were
playing together Friday afternoon.
The little ones were playing be-
meath the Villiger house, where a
ive-foot excavation has been filled
with water from the recent foods.
The little girl accidentally fell into
the water. She uttered piercing
scream as she fell, which, however.
was not heard on the floor above
and failed to alarm persons in the
house. s. . .4 -. ............. %
But the lads, her playmates, rush
ed quickly to her rescue. With
rare presence Of mind, Chester, the
elder boy, lay prone upon the bank
and tried to reach :. the drowning
girl. She sank beneath the water
when she fell, but presently rose.
The boy seized her firmly as she
rose and tried vainly to drag her
from her perilous position. His
childish strength failed, however,
but he clung tenaciously, holding
her above the water. Holding her
there, he directed the younger BROTH
er to call for aid.
| Rushing quickly into the house,
the child found Mrs. Villiger and
breathlessly tried to tell her of the
danger. Barely able to speak In
telligibly even in his calmest mo-
ments, and now frantic with excite
ment, the child was unable to make
Mrs. Villiger understand. She pro-
ceeded with her duties and told the
child to run along and play. II
Realizing that he could not make
her understand, and also realizing
that his brothers strength must
coon give way, be dashed out ofthe
house in search of Charley Tennis,
the hired man. Finding him, he
made him understand, and the man
hurried into the basement.
There he found the other little
boy still holding the baby above
the water. but his strength was al
most gone. The child was lifted
, from the water and taken into the
house, where her mother was al.
most overcome on learning the sto-
ry.
The baby girl, after her heroic res
cue was purple with cold and almost
, drowned. However, she was re-
;. vived and will recover, though she
, suffered intensely from the shock.
The little boy heroes thought
nothing of their deed, merely tell
ing how it was dore and proffaring
r any aid in their Iower to help the
, little girl. @ ~- s
, Their bravery is without prece
!, dent, 60 far as is known, and they
are receiving the congratulations o.
the entire community, and neigh.
= bors will take up the matter with
= the Carnegie hero-tund custodian;
: with view to the children reoeiv'
. Ing medals. .a..a
c. L. Bump, father Sof the boy
! heroes, conducts store near the
). railroad station here. Henry Vii
; Tiger, father of the little girl, moved
i to this place from San Francisco
lseveral years ago and built the Col
e onial hotel, which is conducted b,
him