The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-08-15
FRATERNAL
SPIRIT HELPS
A DYING man
CFrom Saturdays DaIIyJ

lay in his darkest hour yesterday and
supposedly crushed unto death. as a
result of the freight wreck Friday
morning above Gorge station. his body
wracked with almost unbearable
twinges of pain and his nerves mash
ed and strained nearly 10 the verge
Of insanity. the spirit and benefit OF
fraternity came 10 him like sunshine
through q clouded sky. to cheer him IN
his holr OF trial and to make life a
little more worth living.
The fact that young Cornwall. for
he is only 81, was a knight Of colum-
bus. brought TO him the rift in his
sciouds OF adversely. After being eS-
tracted from the wrecked car in which
be sustained his injuries the Chicago
lad was taken to the platform at
Gorge station on a cot TO await the re-
lief train that was to take him to the
hospital He was being cared for
by Jack Shaw who went out to the
scene on the FIRST engine
While lying in the shade Of the de
pot. suffering silently the awful pain.
with only his drawn features indieat-
ing that there was palm. the special
train from Colorado Springs bearing
the knights of Columbus drew near.
Owing 10 a long freight train that
was on the siding the special could
not pull up to the depo; but two
priests. learning that there we're In
Sared men a, the depot ran ahead Is
soon az the train stopped
When they reached the side Of the
. youthful chieagOan they started to
administer unto him as best they
could and endesvored to comfort him.
faint smile overspread the pain
stricken coun,enance Of the boy as ne
noticed the 'priestiy garb.
Father. IL am n Catholic he
said 20 one OF the priests. This
knowledge came a. a surprise to the
priests. The boy looked wildly about
and his eare rested upon knight OF
Columbus pin In the lapel OF the coat
% the priest he had hrs, addressed.
I'll am a knight. too. ! belong in
Chicago. my home.- he Easped ou,
with great effort The priests, who
were doing all they could for him.
only bowed their heads in siien, pray
Soon the train drew nearer and the
excursionists dropped on to see the
injured man. They were informed
that he also Was a knight. Hardly
had the word been spoken than silent
~. and entirely without solicitation.
each knight on the train put hand
TO their wallets and drew forth money
which they dropped In n ha, lying or
cot
They could no; reiIvc the pain OF
the youth: they could only give him
words OF comfort and extend to him
little financial aid
When the hoy saw what had been
done for him by his brother Knights
tears slowly trickied down his face
and he feebiy grnsped the hand of a
priest kneeling by the side of his 90,
and said. 81 thank them all. Father
They have been 80 good to me. thank
God for them. too"
BY this time George Luby. the other
Injured boy. was brought to the sta
ia,on. He was not so badly injured
sand did not need so much care. The
knights OF Columbus. however. dug
into their pockets again and male up
purse for him. He was also over
come by the kindness. Nearly a hum
dred dollars was raised for the two
tsys.
II has been the rumor that these
boys were hoboes. This Is not strict
iy correct. II is true that they were
tteallnE n ride but Il was because