Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-24

summon help, but while talking she
tainted. She was taken to the hospital,
where she seemed in a fair way to
recover, but had relapse on January
4. and died on the night of January 6.
Thought Only of the Children.
Before death Miss Brown stated that
she at all times realized her danger,
but when she called for the door to be
closed leaving her with Mr. Sterling,
she thought only of his little children
In the kitchen, and was satisfied that
in his delirium he intended to shoot
them down. She was ready to die,
she said, satisfied she had saved the
lives of the little ones. Sterling was
exonerated from all blame by the coro-
ner's jury.
Five nurses in responsible positions
in Washington gave II as their opinion
that Mary Brown, who had just been
graduated, had done only what was
in her line of duty, while one thought
she had exceeded her duty in Crap
ping with the mailman when she
could have escaped after being shot.
Washington physicians also thought
the deed of Miss Brown was one of
great heroism. While the Carnegie
Hero commission shows no favoritism.
IL seems plain that 1t considers the
case OF Mary Brown an exceptional
one.
Little Justin Mccarthy, a Washing
ton schoolboy, will have an education
on which the Carnegie Hero commits
sion will expend $4,000 or as much of
1t as may be needed. Justin will also
have a bronze hero medal for saving
Gladys M. Lowd, schoolgirl of thir-
teen, from drowning August 10. 1908.
Mccarthy had been enjoying him.
self propelling the girl and two boys
about on plank in a pool of water
16 feet deep, when the girl fell off.
Mccarthy was so frightened that he
dropped the pole which he might have
extended to the drowning girl, and an
other boy who had a pole forgot to
extend 1t, while the third boy Jumped
off the plank and swan ashore.
Set Out to Save Girl.
Justin, who was twelve years OF age
and weighed IS pounds dived off the
plank to the girls aid, coming up in
front Of her. She at once threw her
arms about him and they sank to-
gether. Under che water Justin man
aged to break her hold and they came
to the surface. The girl was able to
grasp the plank on which one boy was
yet perched in terror and boosted by
Mccarthy from the water she man
aged to scramble on and was poled TO
shore. Mccarthy was too exhausted
to reach shore, and had to be assist
ed. The boy says he wants to be an
architect and his parents have turned
over to the hero commission the de-
tails Of his education.
Rare presence of mind was exer-
cised by John II. Thompson, rail-
road fireman OF Ashtabula, o., I'm res
James Ray, who weighed 230 pounds.
Their train had gone into the Beaver
river near Rock Point, Pa, on the
night of March 1, 1910. Both engineer
and fireman managed to jump clear
OF their engine as the wreck went
down. but Thompson's left wrist was
caught and SO badly hurt that he
could scarcely swim.
He had almost reached the bank
when he heard a call for help from
Ray who was not a good swimmer,
and who was badly handicapped by
his weight in the swift nine-mile cur.
rent. Thompson turned back for him.
extending his injured left wrist, keep
Ing his good right hand TO use In
case Ray should try clinch with him.