Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-11
Pay OF Mans MORTGAGE.

Pay on Mans Mortgage.
At the same award William Watkins.
a coal miner of Edwardsville. Luzerne
county. Pa. was given a silver medal and
81 200 in cash to liquidate IA mortgage on
his home.
On September 3. 1904. an explosion &C.
CURED in an entry Of the Kingston mines
Oh the Kingston Coal company. where
Joseph Winchent. Briniey r. Davis. Rees
j. Williams and Gabriel Koloski were
working. about 500 feet below the surface.
All were rendered helpless except Ko-
loski. who made his escape unassisted.
William Watkins was working In an
entry about 500 feet away. when nc heard
the report. Th props supporting tho roof
had been knocked down for a distance OF
more than 100 feet, and every step he took
was dangerous.
Watkins did not hesitate. but went to-
the rescue of the helpless men. Fiat he
carried Winchert 2W yards to a place OF
safety. and then returned. Every minute
the roof Of the mine threatened to fall
In.
Davis was found p.nioned under n mine
car. but Watkins extricated him, and car
ried him. too. 20 safety. Without a mo-
ment's hesitation. Watkins returned for
the third man. Williams. who was also
unable to walk from his injuries.
He. too. was carried out of the mine.
and no sooner were they clear than the
roof came down.
Reward Boy Hero.
TIL first medal awarded by the commits
sion was TO Louis A. Bauman II years old.
Of Rodi Postoffice. Penn township, Allie
gheny county. On July II. 1904. Bauman.
with eight other lads. went'to swim in Sui
phur pond. near Lodi. All the boys en-
tered the water except Charles Stevick. l6
years old. Afterward. when the other
boys We're coming out. Stevick decided to
go In. and jumped Off the end of a spring
ing board. intending to swim to the far
bank.
When he came up. however. he was in
great distress. and screamed for help. All
the boys except Bauman became panic
stricken. Bauman jumped off the spring
ing board and dived for Stevick.
When he came up Stcvick caught him
by the leg and almost drOwned him. Bau-
man broke loose. and after a few seconds
rest returned again. but Stevick. in his
panic. caught him about the waist. Again
Bauman broke lose. and after another
brief rest returned the third time.
This time he battled with Stevick un-
til he had reached a point where the
boys feet would touch bottom. Both
We're completely exhausted, but the other
boys had somewhat recovered from their
fright by this time and helped them to
the shore. Bauman was given a bronze
medal.
In the May award. 1906. William Gil
mer. 4 First street, Charleroi. was given
a bronze medal and 500 in cash for the
the bravery of his son. James w. Gill
mer. who lost his life on March %. 1905,
while trying to rescue a fellow-workman.
Both men were employed on the tow
boat Carbon.
Near lock No. 3, at Elizabeth. in the
Monongehela river. a barge broke lose
from the tow, with Howard Mccartney
aboard. The barge was headed direct
for the dam. and there was no means of
escape for Mccartney.
Jumping into a row boat. Gilmer start
ed in pursuit of the barge. The river
was high. and in his excitement Gilner
failed to notice that his little boat was
close to the dam.
The barge and the boat went over the
dam and both were drowned.
Saved Children's Lives.
Edward Murray. who was granted a
bronze medal in the May award OF 1906.
performed an act of bravery which. in adj
dition to this recognition, secured him a
medal from President Roosevelt.
Murray Is 80 years old. and lives, with
his wife and children. at 2313 Jane street.
South Side. He is employed as a con-
ductor on the Monongahela division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
On January %. 1906. Murray was riding
on the tank of the locomotive, when he
saw two children on the track. They
were Margaret and Robert Lewis. aged,
respectively. 4 and . years, and the
children of Robert Lewis, Of Carson and
Twenty-tirst streets.
The engineer was running his locomo-
tive backward, and did not see the
children on the track until it was too
late for him to stop. He blew the
whistle but the children became panic
stricken. and. instead of jumping off the
track. stood motionless. 1.eaping from the
tank. Murray rushed ahead of the engine.
which was running at a speed OF eight
miles an hour.
Without a thought of his own danger.
the man seized the two children and liter
ally threw them of the track before he
thought of saving his own life. AS he
himself stepped or the track the tank OF
the engine struck him.. knocking him aside.
but he escaped uninjured. The two chill
dren We're not even scratched.
Murray Is one of the most modest heroes
that ever lived. and was greatly surprised
when he was notified that he had been
awarded a medal. His establishment knew
no bounds when he learned that President
Roosevelt had also recognized his bra very.
II only did what ] would expect any one
else to do for my babies" was his modest
way OF putting 1t.
John NJ. Delo. a resident OF oil City. Pa,
who was awarded IL medal and cash prize,
Is a lineman employed by an electric COM
pany.
One day in February. 1893. Delo and a
companion. Roy E;nglund. were working
on Il tO-foot pole. when I;nglund's body
came in contact with IL heavily charged
wire.
Delo. who was below him on the pole,
reached out and caught the unconscious
form of Enslund as it shot toward tine
ground. He was unable to hold his com
p%anion. and both fell on a OGDEN awning.
Delo's act prevented Englund from strik-
ing on a brick pavement fifty feet below.
Richard Hughes, a slater. who lives A,
Bangor. Pa. is to get a medal and $3.50 for