Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1895 — Truly Noble Heroines. [ARTICLE]

Truly Noble Heroines.

The beautiful and statuesque Archduchess Maria Theresa, the youthful wife of the elder brother and heir of Emperor Francis Joseph, won a medal for herself at a fire which broke out in the littlo town of Reichenau, which adjoins her splendid country seat at Wartholx. The archduchess dashed through the flames to the rescue of a child, and emerged a few moments later with a half suffocated infant in her arms, her magnificent hair and her clothes being badly singed. She had hardly reached the street, amid a storm of cheers, when the roof fell in. Yet another wearer of the life saving medal is the pretty Princess Eleanore Solms. She was walking with her sister, Princess Marie, at Dresden, two years ago, when she caught sight of a runaway horse ridden by a lady who had lost control of the animal. Without hesitation, both girls threw themselves at the horse’s head. Princess Marie, the younger, was dashed to one side, fortunately unhurt; but Princess Eloanore succeeded In grasping the bridle and was dragged thirty yards before the beast stopped, when, womanlike, she fainted away. Nor was the medal conferred upon her by her brother in law, the emperor, the only token of recognition that she received for her gallantry. Tho Central Association of Fire Brigades of the empire eloctod her an honorary member of their corporation. Another royal lady docorated with this medal is tho Dowuger Queen l’ia, of Portugal, who is as magnificent a swimmer as the Queen Regent, of Spain or Princess Helen, of Orleans. Queen Pla, while fully drossed, swam out Into tho sea ut La Grunju some years ago and rescued two children, whose boat had been capsized by the heavy soa then running. Ilea son, the prosent King of Portugal, ought by rights to wear one of those medal b as woll, having last yonr personally Intervened in a struggle between two men, and saved iho life of tho weaker of the two, In addition to holding the would be murderer until assistance could be procured.