Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1901 — Brave Offlce Boy. [ARTICLE]

Brave Offlce Boy.

The appalling explosion which shock* ed New York some time ago was marked by more than one example of that every-day heroism which ennobles common humanity. But of all the brave deeds there done that of an office boy was perhaps the most notable He was stunned by a blow on the head from a flying fragment, but regaining consclousness/Vas about to escape from the horrors surrounding him, when the despairing cries of the office-girls reached his ears. To attempt their rescue might entail death upon himself, but unmoved by such considerations, the brave lad determined to save them. Groping his way toward them amid the dense smoke, the blinding dust and the stifling fumes of burning chemicals, and with flames rapidly surrounding him, he reached the imprisoned girls, three in number, and half-leading, half-dragging tbepi, reached the street la safety. Cut, bruised and bleeding, he disclaimed all thanks and quietly disappeared—perhaps to quiet the apprehensions of a loving mother. Surely, the making of a true man Is in that boy.