The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-13
EROTC DARING
ERNMENT LIFE>SAVING
BREW RECEIVE GOLD
MEDALS
.Overturning Of a Life
bat in the Surf on Lake
Erie Ends the Useful
ness of One Hardy
ReScuer.

FROM the 31st day of october to the
n day of November, 1888, the crew
fhe United States life-saving station
f.inveland. Ohio. saved "a men and
a women from vessels thrown
hbfa by the storms that lashed the
.iata of Lake Erie To each of the
q men in the crew the government
"A medal "for heroic daring" was
atded, and the story of earning
asa medals gives a glimpse of the
sun that these hardy men are
inod to face.
n eas on the 18th of October that
8ost thrilling rescue was accom-.
shsd under difficulties that would
haunted most men. The barge J.
farson went ashore during a howl
nirricane. Through the drlv.
may and pounding surf, the he
e and launched the llfe-boat In an
on 10 get a line to the distressed
.taI No sooner was the boat in
Mhter and the men in their places,
IA n was capsized by an immense
w. and the men thrown into the
tell One of the crew was Charles
I.tarned, Al years old, and a vigor-
Apecimen OF manhood. When the
sl billed over he was caught be-
'Ih Il and, pinned down by his oar,
consciousness. The action of the
re4 washed him from under the
II hefore life was extinct and his
k BELT brought him to the surface.
hsc|Dusness slowly returned, but he
helpless and drlfted ashore Hun
| .da of people had gathered to watch
work of rescue. A policeman and
| laborer drew Learned from the
ter. and took him to the customs
lse. where he was revived by stim-
nts. The other members Of the life
W made their way to the shore and
rled for the beach apparatus. In
lut one hour and a half they re-
1cJ and Learned was so far re-
td that he made his way to the
an of the wreck, and took his place
! BE crew. All hands were saved,
Iearned's career as a life-saver
aided. In relating the story, he
tnat rheumatism quickly set In
result of the cold and exposure.
was complicated with neuralgia.
he'd such pains in my back that !
n hardly move" he says, "and the
4 Excitement would cause my heart
Qfht violently. | had to be very
tiui OF my diet and suffered much
fcss after eating. | could not
g. my head ached, | was all run
n. and discouraged. Having been
hled in the government service
elved something over 5000, In addi-
10 my gold medal"
Ir Learned is now a prosperous
Nor at Sandy Creek, N. Y, and the
of his restoration to activity Is
IDld as he tells IL. About four
~ ago." he says, 81 saw DR.. VIII
nH Pink Pills advertised in a news.
ff | tried them and firmly be-
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nave now. The pills begun 20
me in less than a week. Not on
1|l they benefit my rheumatism.
Ney built up my strength, so that
W soon able to do a bigger days
a. than in years before The in
N|R disappeared. and sleep was
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e and Richland, N. Y. knows of
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b."
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N. Y, and he will verify the
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