Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1912 — SEES PROMISED LAND; DIES [ARTICLE]

SEES PROMISED LAND; DIES

Baby of Immigrant Expires In Father’s Arms on Liner After a Glimpse of America.

New York.—Baby Franz Schea aboard an Atlantic liner, was due to arrive recently in the United States, land of promise. To steerage companions his parents had told of their ambitions, centered in the boy and the wonderful future planned for him. Two days out from sight of the statue of liberty the boy became ill The ship’s surgeon carefully examined the baby and gave a hopeless negative to the mother’s entreaty. "But he must live to see America!” cried the father. “It is for the boy that we came.” Again the surgeon shook his head. Just then a light twinkled like a

firefly on the horizon. Borne on® shouted that it wad the Fire island light, the first signal of the new country. With the gasping babyin in his arms the father went on deck. He held little Franz aloft. The child's drooping eyelids lifted for a moment at sight of the far off light. Then they closed forever.