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A hero to me...

John Luther Jones -born March 14,1863 -died april 30,1900 -killed in trian reck -he was an american folk figure -killed in vaughan,mississippi -it is believed that he saved paqssengers from death, he was trying to slow the train down as much as he could..he was the only one who died. -hometown was Cayce, Kentucky -he got the nickname casey from cacye kentucky his hometown. -when they found him dead he had one hand on the whistle and the other on the air-break -another heroic event that he did was saved alittle girl.in 1895 -she was frozen and coudlnt moove from the tracks..he saved her from getting hit and most likely killed -she was little -his name was put on 3 cent stamps -hid friend made a song for him..his name was wallace saudners..he was an african american engine wiper.he was the worlds most famous engineer for almost a century

Teague Bush Due: Monday Hero essay

John Luther “Casey” Jones

My hero is someone who sets a good example for me, someone that’s smart and knows what to do in situations. Some one id be willing to go to in a time of need. My hero was john Luther Casey Jones. He is my hero because he saved alot of lives and was wiling to die. He is a hero because he saved an entire two trainloads of people from dying in a collision. Also he saved a little girl from getting hit by a train. In this essay I will show you that john Luther Casey Jones was a real hero because he saved so many people, set a good example for me, and definitely knew what to do in his situations.

John Luther Jones lived from March 14,1863 to April 30, 1900. His hometown was Cayce, Kentucky. He was trying to help a little girl and everyone that was aboard the train. He was trying to be a good person and help the people. He helped them by trying to stop the train as much as he could. This action was important because he wasn’t selfish, he didn’t put himself first, and he thought about all the people on the trains that would suffer and die if he did not try to control the accident.

The first action/heroic event to me that i am going to focus on is the train accident because that was the most drastic. He was on the train basically and they saw another tra in coming up the tracks. He was going to try and change the path of the train at the intersection but did not do it soon enough. The train was coming closer and closer and he was trying to pull the whistle while pulling the break. He told his co engineer worker to save himself. He did. The trains crashed but he had slowed down enough to save almost all of the train except for the engineer’s station that he was the only one in at the time. Everyone else on the train was saved and probably all because of him. After he died and they were cleaning up the body and train, they found one of his hands on the air break and the other on the whistle.

The other heroic event that he did was saved a little girl from getting hit by the train tracks. She was standing in the middle of the tracks and would not move. He yelled as loud as he could telling her to move. He blew the whistle many times but she still did not move. He ran to the front of the train and reached out as far as he could and grabbed her before the train could hit her. This makes him a hero because he really is a lifesaver to me. And one day i really hope that i could be as brave and heroic as he was.

My hero benefits people who are alive today because it shows the love someone had. Also it shows what a true hero is. He gives his family a good name and people who were on the train when he saved them can tell their children who will tell their children about how a young man named john Luther Casey Jones laved their ancestors life and without them they wouldn’t be here today

I think that if john Luther was still alive and could give advice to the youth, it would be about courage, strength, and selflessness. About how in a situation think about not you and what might happen but about what could happen to other people and how their lives and family would be affected. Also to think before you act.

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