Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01


serve. April Is, near Somerville. N. j..
express of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, had miraculous escape from
death when the driving rod of his loco
motive snapped.
His train was descending a long grade
at high rate of speed. Suddenly the
driving rod broke and smashed through
the floor of the engine cab, forcing Lutz
to climb to the top of tine boiler. Sup
porting himself with one hand resting on
the hot iron surface of the boiler, he man.
aged to turn on the emergency air
brakes. The train continued on its run
for mile before IL stopped. and all this
time the brave engineer kept his tortur-
ing seat on the top of the boiler. His
heroism averted disaster that would
have involved the entire train.
Though performed two years ago, the
brave deed of Jesse Dunlap. a freight
conductor of the New York, Ontario and
Western railroad. was rewarded in 1910
by the Carnegie hero commission with
bronze medal and $500. He was riding On
the running board of the engine when he
saw twO-year-od child on the track
ahead. The engineer saw the tot at the
same moment and promptly slowed down
Dunlap climbed down on the cOwcatcher.
chung to it with his feet and one hand,
and reached down with the other and
scOOped up the child. AS he did So how
ever. he lost his hold and was hurled to
the ground. Neither was severely in
jured.
That there have been many rescues
from death by fire in the departing year
is to be expected. But that little seven
ysar-old maid should rescue her four
year-old sister from being burned to
death when thrown out of a toy express
wagon into bonfire is quite unusual.
The two little girls are New Workers,
Evelyn and Ruth Olinger, respectively.
Little Ruth was enjoying immensely
ride in toy wagon belonging to one of
her boy friends In wild rush down the
pavement the wagon capsized and Ruth
was hurled into the midst of blazing
bonfire some boys had built in the gut
ter. Her sister Evelyn dashed to the res
cue and dragged her out. extinguishing
the names. which had seized the little
ones clothes, with her bare hands.
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Both girls We're treated at a hospital
and the physicians said that but for
Evelyn's prompt rescue her little sister
would have not had chance for life
The quick wit and determined action of
New York woman saved the life Of her
candelabrum on dining room table set
fire to the clothing of the baby. who was
strapped in his chair beside the table,
When the flames shot up around him the
little fellow yelled. His aunt rushed In
from an adjoining room and clapped her
hand over the child'S mouth, thus pre-
venting him from inhaling any of the
flames. Other members OF the family
quickly smothered the fire with blankets
HIT the hraUe1V kant her hand
the child's mouth all the while, so the
tots injuries were external only.
In 191O-fn every year Tor that matter
there are thrilling rescues in the United
States navy. When the battleship South
Carolina was engaged in a big gun test
April % an accident occurred which
threatened an explosion and imperiled
the lives of the 500 officers and crew.
In one of the turrets were John Nelli-
gan. gunners mate: Philip Arnold. cleo
trician, and Carl Beyers. seaman. Arnold
was in charge of the electric switch
which closes the door Of the ROOM An
from the accident. Arnold suddenly closed
the door while Beyers was passing
through.
His right arm was partly cut and partly
torn off instantly and the blood spurted
out in great stream. Without mo-
ment's delay Michigan tore off his own
shirt waJded it up tightly and TANNED
it into the bleeding socket. pressing and
arm was lying on the shell, table.
In the ships hospital the surgeon de-
clared that nothing short of TRANSMISSION
of blood would save Beyers' life. Arnold
insisted upon being allowed to sacrifice
his blood. holding himself responsible for.
the accident. When Arnolds veins were
drained to the limit and the physicians
thought they would have to take another
man he still insisted upon giving up his
last drop if necessary. All three blue
jackets won the personal commentator
of the Secretary OF the Navy.
In conclusion, and in lighter vein. may
be mentioned the fortitude Of a young
Pittsburg widow with three children. She
walked into a fashionable hair-dressing
establishment one day in March. let down
her hair and. with tears streaming down
her face. offered it for sale. Her little
ones were starving and she would not
accept charity. The hairdresser offered
her $50. The bargain was closed and the
bea utifu locks were shorn While neither
death nor injury was direct issue of
this womans heroism. surely it took
great fortitude to sacrifice her browning
glory.