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Show Letter Reveals Incident in Early Eureka Days A letter found this week by relatives rela-tives of tho lato M. w. lUrd for nuny years JXtltG railroad agen ' t I'.nreka, brings back an incident inci-dent in the history-packed early days ot that city. y As Mr. ISird was going to work at the depot, he saw a blaze in a home nearby ajid summoned the tire department. In the excitement a woman declared that her little boy was still i the building, but the firemen believed him out However. Mr. Bird crawled into the smoke filled building and rescued res-cued the little fellow then nearly overcome. He was revived and as the letter was written May 17 1903, would probably at this time be getting along in years. The letter commending Mr Bird for his heroic action was from the Salvation Army and is reprinted as follows: "Dear Sir: "In behalf of the Salvation I , " vniLiiuu, we Deg to thank you for your noble and heroic her-oic work, in saving the life of the child who would have perished, had it not been for your unparal-led unparal-led bravery. We have sent to our paper the result of.vour brave deed. Our paper, the "War Cry," we know will want your photo, so please send it to us to accompany our letter of praise, to that wonderful won-derful and noble paper which pleads for salvation and helps to console the aching and greived hearts of the land. "We heard of your noble act this morning at our meeting. One of our workers who was in Eureka at the time related the circumstances circum-stances and in behalf of our little band I take the privilege of addressing ad-dressing this to you. "Again thanking you, we are yours for 'Salvation'." Miss Nellie Fly, For the Salvation Army. |
