New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28

ieast own but I trust that the r,a5a, mil, o..
realize tbaa+ - 70 you that your cOuntrv1,aD
will serve ss gu gu nave performed a deed which
who baer as an inspiration to every Awarics-1
i,Ist nears or reads Of it. ana vrbit N IiS an
which we are sa 7 standard of the citizenship of
with 80, eIe so proud
NJ, IN IN earnest hopes for vour ,,.a1s,o .,.
me sincerely yours ''O' "eiare believe
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
-, statement Of facts" upon which the
A"0iu OF a medal to Mr.. Poen was made f,r1,7,.-
81 MI Gr George PoelL residing at No a1s East stb
81, HIand Island, Neb. was ennIo,-aS a 'S' S Stl-
u-' cS the 81. Joseph and Grad TS1e-5 m
on engine No a 5s I On JHne IS 1905 was fireman
ron OH Grand Island, Neb. TO Hanovsr Ks W. ~
and err,rIa va, va composed Of about thirty cars
80. opp odCned Powells Station Neb from, r.
west at 900 p. m. at a speed of o6 ~ ON t, me
~ r an hour, not expecting 10 SION at r1o..T
11I, Foel was attending to his 5i1ties ~ -
NJ - me 3I mile west of Powell the enrinss,
MI. &. n Bishop, suddenly r,aiS ~ S''sIIIesI,
application OF the air brakes rse, TIieI seucy
anu sounded the whistle. Mr. Poeu I0oLs5 atlS
10 discover the cause of the srs,s,sS 'l.ys'N
ST noted little child on the tracl, betvvaSD IN
90 iis. from one-fourth TO one-half nil 49,
OL the train. The child appareDti, 49,. SIe -
MnlsIe' as II turned and faced tbe a,eiU s I''e
II ala nor tWO when the whistle sounded but
t,r1ad ny appear To realize its danger !, @ ~
turned again and continued 10 vail 80 - IL
being a footpofb Ins between the rails. there
MT Poeu at once realized that tbe T~a i"cN
not De stopped before striking tbe CbuJ Uy yIu
went out ing any words with the engineer he
fIne, along the running board and 6ov,,n S.l-
enStpeP TI Ihe pilot on the front end or ~
nstlie' he was on the left hand stds - ne ne
L s4nS ana as he reached the stem he ,r y, we
SnrPo iiS' brace with his right hand and isa,sI
obt,s ~ - a. Iar as possible SO as IN cree -
o-a.S WIN ms left hand and swing AZ one - -
"I{ "hen the engine reached n ~ WI VIC
- performed this act successfully ~. 4,
str.i using the child out OF the wav its 49, a..
49, -, MN with such force as To caIisa 49, =.
sb MS roofing on the pilot step which A. ~
49,, o iour inches wide. Poeu fell ana his 80
- caught either under the pilot or tbs 49,
a. nc engine truck He was dragged aIo,, -. 49,
bI1 SIus OF the ties for distance OF abc,S7. ~.
- ~ ou ana thirty feet, forty feet 80 n,ntHS
49, ,ONer bridge. His left foot was torr g-
az 80 both his arms were broken and bis go
NJ q We're terribly bruised and IaCsrat - 80
tba a. LNerhart, brakeman on the train ~.
tbe rs person TO reach Mr. Poell's si1s +, S, 49,,
toId NJ stopped. Mr.. POell was conscious 80
M Ii, Everhart 10 go back ana set tbe bti t1
VThara Nj mart went back $50 feet from tha v,i.
I,o- -, SlI. Foell was lying and found m 49,
a. HnSShsSious In the weeds beside tn .S1d
dte,sbisS M the child up and IL almost tr,sN'
CIV recovered consciousness ana hes, =.
sboch was round 20 be unintured beS0-, 10
t. ~ e , slight bruise over the len ts,Uu,
tba Is. Surhed over 10 a woman who can,s aip -.
me rack Just at that time ana who ralt al9hs
~ ~ l' 81, parents The child was Paul Ussar0 "
st.t,n S halr year old son OF John Ussary' me me
AS-A1'O agent e. POwsus Station. ~'S' 'h'