The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-18

| "Greater love hath no man than
this, that man lay down his life for
his friends"
! lunl,eu rress Leased Wire Service
GARY, Ind, Oct. 1S,-With smile
on his lips, William Rugh, newsboy,
died at o'clock this morning for
girl that he did not know, but for
whom he had made his last heroic
sacrifice. And, as the last shadow
was falling he whispered into the ear
of the surgeon, I'm glad did it,
With wtthered leg since child
/ hood, Rugh knew pain and privatlon
and suffering. Forced to curtalled
means of earning a livelihood during
! his Al years of life, he stood day after
day in front of his little news coun-
Il ter watching the throngs OF more for
tunate people go by and realizing with
4 the flight of time that his lot In such
4 a busy world was but small and IN
4 significant one. Nevertheless Rugh
had a stout heart in his frail body.
He was just a crippled newsdealer IN
, the eyes OF the thousands who daily
: passed his stand, but those who stop
ned to talk with him while they
t bought their papers noticed some, som
Z thing out of the ordinary in his cheer
/, full smile and words.
When the supreme moment came
Gary found that Rugh's small body
contained not only stout heart but
[ a hero's soul and at Its passing the
J city stopped it's busy life and fearful
i fly paid tribute to one OF the world s
martyrs.
t Miss Ethel Smith, for whom Rugh
) sacrificed his life, lives several miles
: from Gary. but was notified of her
i sayior's death by telephone. Still
weak from the operations which she
+ was compelled to undergo in order
i that her life be saved, she was un-
: able to withstand the shock OF Know
ing that her benefactor had succumb-
l ed.
/, II am so sorry, so sorry" she Sob
!, bed and left the telephone.
( John Rugh, the dead newsboy
( brother. arrived in Gary this morn,
e ing to claim the body. Mrs. Ida Nc
tCabe, Rugh's aunt was at his bedside
4 when the end came.
81 Rugh did not realize the serious
7 ness of his condition and was kept IN
0 ignorance to the end. About midnight
: ba began to sink and his aunt was
y summoned from her hotel. He was
barely conscious when she reached
Y the hospital, but seemed to think
r that he was falling asleep
o Yesterday afternoon a newspaper
p containing Miss Smiths picture anc
s his own was brough. to the hospital
:, Both likenesses were good and Rugf
/ was much pleased. The paper lay or
Y a table beside his bed, together witt
J, tbe flowers sent by Miss Smith, wher
i the end came.
# Rugh was the eldest OF four boys
e He was Al years old and was born II
/ Rock Island, Ill. When two months
n old he was stricken with infantli'
naralysis and the growth Of his righ
e leg blighted. 1t was the cuticle iron
d this leg that was grated on miss
r Smiths body Brothers living in Den
It yer. San Francisco and Butte, mont
e have been notified of Rugh's death.
l. Members of the Gary Association
$, of Commerce today took charge 0
it the preparations for the funeral, t.
It be held in the First Methodist churc
h here Sunday at p. m. More than
d thousand dolla10 worth of flowers a
ready have been ordered. 1t Is plan
h ned to have members of the Gary cit
council act as pallbearers.
O. Late yesterday before Rugh kney
II the end was near, Rugh was shown
i his aunt the newspaper photograph c
n himself and Miss Smith.
1t AREN'T they good?' he asked
II She's fine girl and I'm proud t
have helped her. She was in MOI
~ day to bid ME goodbye. I'll be ou
y of here Saturday and then I'll go an
10 call on her. She asked ME to. She
IL fine girl
Noble Sacrifice.
= GARY, Ind, Oct 1S.-William Rug
tho Garv pawsboy who sacrificed h