Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1915 — MEET DEATH WITH DIGNITY [ARTICLE]

MEET DEATH WITH DIGNITY

When the End Has to* y. Be Faeed. Why is it that some disasters cause a greater shock to the public than others of greater’ magnitude? No doubt the presence of the heroic" elswentr the popularity*! the victims, the murderous intent, the narrow escape from greater disaster, aU contribute to the human interest which attaches to such wreckß as that which recently befell the fast Pennsylvania train east of: the city. Two faithful employees, old in the service, met death instantly. Accompanied by the expression of re-, gret over the loss of valued lives was the rejoicing that many passengers were almost miraculously spared. The destruction of property of itself is an item of importance, but it dwindles in the light of the more consequential loss of life. These railroad men every day faced the possibility of that which finally happened—sudden and violent death—yet they were unafraid and died nobly. Their loss will be felt, and yet the manner of their going is not without its consolation. Death must come, and it is something not to be obliged to meet it after a long and painful illness under the distressing circumstances that so frequently accompany the last days of an active life. —Indianapolis News.