The evening world., 1913-08-14
Brave BOYS GIVE
UP skin TO SAVE
BROTHERS, LIVES
Volunteered to Make the Sac
rifice and Resisted Cry
ing Mothers Pleading.

NFs BENJAMIN SCnWaTtx OF NO.. oz
East one Hundred ana seventy.hrst
ST. ,et on June 10 dressed her four-ycar-
old son. Albert. and sent him out. to
play until she could get ready to take
him for . walk. Albert wandered
across the street into a iot where some
boys had built . BONFIRE. Into which he
ssumsisd. He We % badly burned on
the right side that when Q passing man
had sxtinguishsd the IRE in his clothes
and an ambulance had rushed him 70
Lebanon Hospital the physicians ri.
most asspaired Of saving HE life. on
the same day six.ysar-old Joseph
Graham went into the cellar Of his
homs at No. 100 Southern Boulevard
on an erand for his mother and set
his clothes afrs when he struck match
to light his way. He. no. was terribly
burned.
DR.. N. II. Kaiden made heroic efforts
70 save me youngsters. who we're put
In adjoining cots. and daily the parents
Of each visited the hospital. Usually
tws!vs-year.oid william schwarts and
nins-year.oid Peter Graham accom-.
panied their mothers and their mutual
misfortune brought the families TO.
gether. Everything that an eager physi-
clan and nurses could do to save the
children was done. but though they
fingered through the rest Of June and
through July and the Arst days Of this
month DR.. kaiden realised Q few days
ago tina, only skin sranins could pos
sibly save their lives.
BRAVE LITTLE chAPS OFFERED
THEMSELVES.
Little William and small Peter listened
with opsn-sysd amusement 40 the doctors
told their mothers how each Of tn.
small sufferers needed at least 90. or
possibly %. square inches Of skin apiece.
In tears Mrs. schwarts and Mrs. era.
ham pleaded with the doctors to let
them submit to the skin grating opera
ton. but the doctors told them - gently
A. they could that their skin would
not DO.
william and Peter were In tears too
when they LEANED that there was al.
most no hope for their smaller brothers:
and tho weeping group left the hos.
pitai. the mothers rackins thslr minds
| for ways TO raise suficient money to
pay some one for the necessary sacri.
aoA But money 10 not plentiful with
either family and the boys knew I,
% we'll ~ the distracted mothers. The
youngsters talked II over and yesterday
the nurses In the public ward where
the two children lay were surprised q
~ two very serious v!saGsd little chap,
walk In. each clutching tightly 70 the
| hand OF the other and each breathins
q little harder than usual.
"PleAsc. ma'am. we'd like to see DR.
Kalden," exclaimed william Schwartz
10 a nurse, and Peter Graham shook
his head In assent The doctor cam,
and at the sight Of the frightened out
determined younsstsrs he exclaimed:
"weil. what 70 u. y0unS menf WhaI
do you want?"
And then. so rapidly that his word,
; tumbled over each other. william told
how he and Peter had decided to Civ,
the skin necessary to save their small
brothers and how they wanted to b<
operated on right away. He finished
with sigh and DR.. Kalden. patt!ns the
} youngsters OH the back, declared:
you're brave little chaps but We can
let you do that DO sou know how much
Il would hurtr'
'Yes SIR" answered the boys. bravsiy
but We can stand u. We got nerve
enough for that. Please let u.s.
PLEADED WITH THEIR CRYING
MoTHeRo.
The doctor sent for the mothers Of tn
children and the women. bursting int
tears grabbed the little chaps Into thei
arms and declared that no matter VIVA
happened their other children SHOULD
not be allowed to suffer.
please. Ma." protested william
please let 10 DO II. We can stand II
can't We Peter"
And Peter swallowed . sob. choke
some and declared brsvsy:
"Ah, gee. Il won't b anything Sur
me and Willie can DO It."
1T won't hurt. Ma" said william