Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1915 — Girl, Saved by Newsboy’s Sacrifice of Skin, Dying. [ARTICLE]

Girl, Saved by Newsboy’s Sacrifice of Skin, Dying.

Gary, Ind., July s.—Ethel Smith Cline, the pretty girl for whom Bil'y Rugh, a cripled newboy, sacrificed' his life, is dying at Lima, O. Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith of Gary today saying that their daughter had contracted typhoid fever and was in a critical condition. The story of Ethel Uh is most tragic. While riding on a motorcycle her clothing caught fire and she was so badly burned that she could not live unless skin was grafted on her limbs. Billy Rugh offered his crippled leg, and while he died as the result the life of Ethel Smith was saved. Some time later she married Edward Cline.