Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1895 — DIED TO SAVE OTHERS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DIED TO SAVE OTHERS.

A Chicago Dog and His Self-Sacri-ficing Act of Heroism. Jack, a Scotch terrier, saved several lives Monday morning, but he perished. He died the death of a self-sacri-ficing hero, and his master, John Camus, buried him with honors near the scene of his exploit The Camus family live in a two-story

frame house. Jack’s bunk was in a corner of the kitchen. Sunday night a lamp was left burning on the kitchen table. While everyone in the house was asleep the lamp exploded. Burning oil was scattered in every direction and in a few moments the house was filled with smoke. “Jack’s” bark-

Ing did not seem to awaken anybody, so he ran upstairs. He jumped on his master’s bed and awakened Mr. Camus. who was partially overcome by smoke, but at once realized his danger. By that time the smoke had become so dense that it was with the greatest difficulty that Mr. Camus got his wife and children outdoors. In the excitement of the moment Jack was forgotten. It was supposed that he had got out, but, when the blaze had been extinguished, his scorched body was found near the kitchen door. He had been suffocated. Jack had been the p«i of the family several years. His master feels that, but for the dog’s remarkable intelligence. the family would have perished. —Chicago Tribune.

THE DEAD HERO.