Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-10

An Effort .icing Made TO Get 4
Medal For Him.

Mr.. w. J. Moore, Of Pennington,
Cal, recently wrote 10 President
| Cleveland in regard to securing a
gold medal for Johnny Grove, who
| saved six Of his brothers and sisters
| from drowning in the Carson river.
The following Was received in reply:
Washington, d c. sch. l. -o94.
| Mr.. w. J. Moore, EarmiaE.oa, CAL;
| SIe:-Your lester ta.ed Lib l9ih.
inst. addressed to he Pre- ident Of
the United States, relative to the
rescue by Toy Of several children
from drowning OF Brun ",ck Mill,
near Empire City, Nevada, has been
referred to this Department for re
| ply.
Herewith is lncosed Department
circular No. &C, (ISS9) which will
give you all information relative to
the award of life saving medals OF
honor and the method Of preparing
the necessary evidence.
Upon compliance with the requires
ments of the circular mentioned the
case will receive consideration.
The application may be made by
anyone in behalf Of the rescuer
Respectfully yours,
S. WIKE,
Assistant Secretary,
We make the following extracts
from the circular as having specia!
bearing on the matter:
SEC. I. That the Secretary OF the
Treasury is hereby directed to cause
to be prepared medals of honor, with
suitable devices, to be distinguished
as life-saving medals of the first and
second class, which shall be bestowed
funou any persons who shall hereafter
endaneer their own lives in saving or
endeavoring to save lives from peril
of the sea, within the United %'at'..
or upon any American vessel: r..
vided, That the medal of the first
class shall be confined to cases OF
extreme and heroic daring; and that
the medal of the second class shall
be gwen in cases not sufficiently dis
tiuuuished to deserve the medal OF
the first class: Provided, also, That
no award of either medal snail be
made to any person until sufficient
evidence of his deserving shall have
been filed with the Secretary of the
Treasury and entered upon the rec
ords If the Department.
Satisfactory evidence of the ser
vices performed must be filed in each
case. This evidence should be III
} the form of affidavits made by per
sons of good repute and standing,
who can, of their own knowledge,
testify as to the efforts made by the
person for whom the award IS
sought. Such affidavits should state
) in detail everything that occurred,
showing clearly in what manner and
| to what extent life was risked or sig
! nal exertions made, and also the pre-
else locality, whether within the
: United States or upon an American
vessel.
, The affidavits should be made be-
fore an officer duly authorized to
l administer oaths, and be accompan-
2 led by certificate showing the afh-
7 ants to be credible persons, signed
t either by the United States District
t Attorney for district in which
D the atlantis reside, or by the Collect
a or Of Customs of their collection dis
< trict
], Required, That the details OF the
t occurrence be stated with the utmost
= possible particularly as % time Of
k dav. condition of the weather, just
- what the claimant did, who assisted
l and to what extent, and the condl-
e ton of the imperilled person, wheth'
o er HELPLESS, unconscious, etc., etc.
- The Examiner of January 21s.
= contained Il detailed account of thu
= rescue.
- The APPEAL would like to see the
e proper parties compile the necessar.
h evidence and afhdavits and have
" them forwarded to Washington.
h There were reliable eye-wltnesses
to the daring rescue, and youns
Grove is certainly entitled to med
al of the first class.
TO help the Fair.