Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-09
MANS
HEROIC DEED
Risks His Own Life to
Save Comrade.


Montpelier has a young hero, who
is certainly entitled to a Carnegie
medal for his act of bravery in saw
ing the life of fellow playmate
from drowning. The young man
in question is Hugh Mcintosh and
the facts regarding his deed of brav-
cry are about as follows:
Thursday afternoon of last week
Hugh, in company with Cleve
Hauck, Guy Hayes and lLeander
Erickson, went down to Bear river,
or rather to the slough near the
Paris M Montpelier road for swim.
After the boys had enjoyed thtm-
selves for half hour or more IN
the water they were preparing TO
come home. Young Hauck, after
putting on his shirt, went out on
the wagon bridge and sat down
with his legs dangling over the edge.
While in this position he fell into
the swift running stream, some
fifteen feet below. The fall some-
what stunned Young Hauck, but he
had presence of mind enough to cry
for help, after coming to the sur
face of the water.
Hugh, who prldes himself on be,
ing pretty good swimmer instantly
realized that his companion was in
danger Of drowning, and without
waiting to remove the portion of
his clothes which he had on, he
plunged into the river, but the cur
rent was so swift at that point that
ne could not reach Young Hauck,
who was rapidly being carried down
stream and to certain death. Hugh
quickly swan to shore, ran up
stream some distance and again
plunged in the water. The current
soon took him down to where Young
Hauck was still bravely struggling
for life but fast losing strength.
Hugh grabbed his companion by the
, hair, and at the same time Hanck
tried to get his arms about Hugh's
body. Realizing that they would
I both likely go down to watcry
4 grave, if Hauck once got his arms
about him, Hugh broke away and
succeeded in getting his legs around
Young Hauck's neck. Holding him
. in this position Hugh managed to
get TO shore, but not until both had
been carried considerable distance
/, down stream.
Al Hugh was well nigh exhausted
et and Young Hanck was in q semi
m conscious condition. The othel
q. two boys who had watched th'
a struggle from the shore, immediate
,o ly rendered snch aid as was necess
as ary in restoring their young com
re panlon TO complete consciousness
a Their inability to swim was the onl
d. reason they had not entered th
ia water to assist Hugg in bis strnggl
"a. to save Hauek.
re. They were all 40 badly frightene
on that it was some little time after th
nd two boys got ashore before the
lg- fully realized that Hugh and Clev
had SO narrowly escaped drowning
via The boys tried to keep the alta
ity quiet for fear that their paren
ing would prohibit them from again e
lad jeying a plunge in their favorl
an s'swimming hole" However, Il
Examiner gives it publicity for u
bin reason that it believes the world
to entitled TO know that one of Nor
of pelier's young citizens quickly al
side freely risked his life to save the Ii
Viii of companion. Others have
will ceived medals for deeds less hero
ard and we believe that If this act
Hngh's could be brought to the
ned teution Of Andrew Carnegle's repI
and sentative that an appropriate med
,e would be promptly forwarded
iity. our young hero.