Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-09
LiFE-sAViNo HERoEa
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Chllhren who Have Won Ao1o1n,

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ChilAren who Have woo Aeaaaa.
The Heroes Of Peace," celebrated by
Gustav Kobbe In the Century, ere the
volunteer lfe-savers. Many deeds are
recorded that equal the brayeet ex-
pl0its Of the battlefield.
For many years before the United
States life-saving service was estab-
lished, the Massachusetts Humane 30
ciety maintained, along the coast Of
that State, houses Of refuge Ter ship
wrecked sailors, and stations equipped
with life-saving apparatus, In charge
Of keepers, who. when the emergency
arose, summoned volunteer crews.
This volunteer life-saving service b
stin kept up, and IL often able NOT only
TO render effective assistance 10 the
regular government crews. but occa-
sionally, also, to save life when the
nearest United States life-savings stR-
ton IL too far from the scene Of de
aster for its crew to arrive In time.
The rivalry between these two corps
been most generous. There have been
~AO DAN.SA@Aeop AO AttC1ARt0 Va NRSO ~
outwit the other, but q singlenees Of
impulse to serve In the cause of hu-
manity. Naturally the gold and ellver
medals awarded by the United States
government for heroism, displayed In
saving life. have been more frequent-
~ bestowed upon members Of the regu-
lar service, as this extends along our
antiYn No. ~v>1 ~pH 1nI ak HSsvt th1
volunteer corps has had It's share Of
honor.
But by far the greater number Of
medals for heroism displayed In saw
ing life from drowning have been
awarded 30 individuals-people from
the most varied wslks Of life; men Of
high social position. Western Indians.
Southern negro. pieasure-eeekers
along the coast . japanese cabin stew
ard, steamboat men. and officers and
men Of the United States army. navy.
and revenuecutter service. Every sec-
ton OF the country seems to have con-
tributed jts hero or heroes to the roll
Of honor. There are also heroines on
that roll. A number Of women hold
silver medals. and two women the gold
medal Silver medals have also been
awarded to mere boys and girls for
dispAyu of daring far beyond their
years. Frederic Kernochan was q lad
when he received q silver medal for
saving a woman from drowning in the
Navesink River, near Highlands, New
Jersey; and Marie D. Parsons, q GIRL
Of only 10 years when, she rescued
child at Fireplace, Long Island. Nor
was Edith Morgan, Of Hamlin, Mich,
much beyond girlhOOd when she tried,
with her father and brother, to row TO
a vessel capsized three miles out. Beat
sn back by the heavy waveA she aided
In clearing away the logs and drift
wood from the beach 20 - to make =
track for the surf-boat. At . prevaous
rescue she had stood .fncxa1x1 Ia
the snow, haalz6g hiG Inc. In
landing ssilors from . wreck.
Would could add 10 this record
hose unknown heroes-'greater than
those who are known"-whose hero
ism lacks a human reward because
they not only risked but lost their lives
In the endeavor to save others. Would
there were a roll Of the unhonored and
unsung! The medal list Is a long one,
but the roll Of the perished longer. Oc-
casionally memorial like the Brokaw
Field at Princeton, which commemor-
ates the heroism of Frederick Brokaw,
the Princeton student who gave his
life to save two servants from drown
ing. reminds us Of one or another of
these sacrifices. But far more fire.
quently a grave In an unfrequented
church-yard, or a proud pang in a
woman's heart, Is the only memorial
Of the unknown hero.'