The Springdale news., 1912-09-13
DEATH Of 4 BRAVE MAN
Dying. Thought Only of His Wife
 and Children.

The following, from the Arkan- sas City (Kan., Daily Traveller of September will be of local inter est on account Of the fact that Mrs. Profit. wife of the unfortunate man was formerly Miss Sophia Ethridge, at one time resident Of Spring dale:
 The report of low Frank Profit, an Arkansas Gtty boy employed in railway =serviee=iH kton, Calf, came 10 his untime.y and sad death has been received Tie ad man was q hero in every sense of the word and the passing away or the father and husband Is one of the saddest stories ever told. The Stock ton Daily Record gives the follow ing account of the etident and death.
 II. l. Brofft. brakeman on the santa Fe. residing d POP East Anderson street, was fatally injur- ed shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon. lie fell between two flat cars in the height yards. above the Santa Fe Depot The wheels of the car crushed both legs as far as the bips, nearly biseeting lis body at the groin.
 The mangled limbs 8ere ampatat- ed at the emergency hospital, and right after the operation Profit re gained consciousness, stating that be wished to see his wife and children, Drs. !. P. Hull and Ira E. Ladd, Wao performed the operation real ized that the bfak mans life Was about lo an end They bound up body and wheeled nm into the ad- joining room. Wheie Ee Was laid on a bed When tls W.fe rushed to Ais bedside B5oIfi endeaNored jo raise himself, but was unable to. Still conscious e1 all that was go- ing on, he drew his Wife's ia 2 down to his and said We'll dear, I've had hard luck and nave lost both of my legs, but won't be bothered with Eofas anx more
 With their one-monthzoId baby in her arms. the Hife ralfed Beltfen the three year old son, 10 the bed and as the father kissed his young son he sad Papa iz going away, Bcltren, and when am gone you must be good to mamma and be sure to put two teaspoonfuls of sug- ar in her coffee every morning.
 The lad hugged his dying father, and not realizing the true situa- ton. ran to | T speyd of the hos pital and said My papa has his toe cut off, hasn't he
 Relatives and friends of the dying brakeman came to the hospital and shook his hand.
 A few minutes before o'clock Rev. l ". Byrd was summoned and prayed with the injured man. AS they prayed the wife held her hus- bands hand. praying with him, and the young baby seemed to try to join in with his baby prattle Just before Profit died he looked up at the baby and said. Let me kiss my little baby on the lips He then kissed his wife and other child and with the minister praying, he sank into inconsistencies and died.
 I. T. Spayd said I've been in hospital work, nursing for twenty six years, and have sec some sad and terrible scenes, but this case is the most pitiful and saddest one have eter known. With both legs off and dying, Profit remained con seious and talked to his young wife and two children. Though he suf- fered terrible agonies, he drove them from his mind and thought of noth- Ing but his family. He tried to make the end of his life as easy as he could for his wife. It's too bad such a brave man must go''
 The nurses had tears in their eyes as they administered to the injured man Though they were unable to sooth him much, they telephoned relatives and did all in their power to help him and his family.
 Profit was % years of age and had been in the railroad yards for ten years as brakeman. He came to this city year ago from Fres-