Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-03
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I'm Vain Attempt To
Save Fellow Workers
Edward Zich a Real Hero
Body is Brought Here for
Funeral

"A. nSIOs
That's what they call Edward
Zich, in Wallace, Idaho, where he
met his death by suffocation on jan
uary %. Mr.. Zich, was twenty-five
years old and employed in Wallace
at that place. His body was remov-
ed to the home of his parents in
Fords, and funeral services were
held at the home and the Holy
Trinity Slavish church. Mrs. Irving
Fairweather of sos Third street,
Wallace, Idaho, war mother
writes a letter to Mrs. Zich that is
of more than passing interest.
The letter which explains the
death of Mr.. Zich in detail, follows:
wallace, Idaho,
January "a, 1928.
MY Dear Mrs. Zich:
II want to write you a few words
about your poor dear boy Eddie.
You know we mothers here who had
boys in service during the war are
all war mothers and when Eddie
was sick in the hospital last year we
visited him very often and became
very much attached to him. AS you
know he was i'll in the hospital here
following an accident for over two
years, and he was so good, never
complained, always cheerful and
happy. After he was about on
crutches he helped the sisters in the
kitchen and they were all so fond of
him. He told me 1t had been some
time since he had seen his folks but
that some day when he made a
stake he was going home to his
mother.
"Then he went to work in the
mines and this sad accident happen
ed. But you will be glad that he
was a hero. He was the first man
in all the crowd who volunteered to
go down in the mine to try and res
cue the man entombed. He and his
partner who went down both lost
their lives. He is just as much a
hero as though he had been killed
in battle.
"He was certainly of the stuff OF
which heroes are made. All through
his sickness he was so brave and so
thankful for any little comfort we
could bring to him. He was a dear
good boy and we all loved him, az d
all day today I have felt so badly
for you and wished ! could talk to
you l know at time like this words
are so little. But I have a boy just
Eddie's age. He was gassed in SER
vice and ever since has been very
sick and we can't hope to have him
much longer. But he is with us and
that makes it a little easier.
MAY God be very near to you in
this trouble. I wish there was some
thing we could do. 1t seems so 1T
tie to just write. We are wiring to
have flowers delivered to you there,
"It will be a comfort to you to
know how he died. He was so brave.
1t seems so needless that their lives
just should be sacrificed also--"But
greater love hath no man than this:
that he lay down his life for his
friend"
Anything he may have done
wrong here is wiped all out now, ]
feel very sure by this brave and
good deed he did. Both of these boys
knew 1t was almost certain death
yet they stepped forward at once
God Bless them.
1.-THE rest of the family will be in
sorrow too and / feel very deeply
for you all. May God in his loving
mercy comfort you dear and be very
very close to you. We, the mothers
of Wallace, send you our love and
our heartfelt sympathy in this hour.
l am also sending you the paper.
"Once again I wish I could say
something to really comfort you
more.
''Yours lovingly,
MRS. IRVING FAIRWEATHER,
1905 Third street,
wallace, Idaho"