The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-25
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Who is Wassels Bfyoneski?

Few OF YOU know and possibly no
sreadergof the West Virginian has ever
heard the name or seen it in print be-
fore. IL
asset SBry skis only Russian
eniner employed in the honorable work
diggihg coal from under the ground
ins this great mining region from which
employ Tpent he isimaking an, honest
living for himself and family.
There are hundreds of such men
working in the mines throughout this
section that we seldom see or hear
y abou sfrbmT the fact that THEM differ.
emit hat ona Titles, theip Language; their
4 habftss land their customs ApresGribe
for them a id aren't mode of living
Separate and apart from most Of the
American famili es.s This Is not nee.
essarily ID hard ship and possibly more
to their liking but nevertheless It pre-.
vents them from sharing in many of
! the customs the Americans enjoy, one
Soff which is exploiting the good deeds
; they do and receiving public common
dations for any charitable or heroic
act. The foreigner by his seclusion
Is not often mentioned In public print
unless he gets into the hands of the
law and the frequent mention pfishis
iimisdeeds against the peace and dig,
nifty of the State has to some extent
4 given the public u wrong impression
sofS these people. !tiaFs $50 Ilsf
Their Kind acts, their devotion ia
home and loved ones, their industrious
and frugal habits, their liberality and
\ their, acts or ri AIl f5ERD1SM seadom
ind circuiati lon, beyond the Hcontiiies
isofi their iIilmed iate tsett Elements. a'tE
ITO hefs reason FOR i this is tbilbe
found In the fact that the publiensel
q dom sees these peopl 81 n From early
morn Till nil htS they are buried away
under the hills bringing fnplthe blaeR
9 diamonds OF commerce and making an
honest living. The good housewife ;is
equally as CLOSELY confined at home do
ing the household work and, caring ifol
little ones.s.5,. 4. B. II l.s% ittlSshN'lE le
WasseI Rryoneski was discovered In
this. seclusion Shy ian A'aecident thai
proved fatal to his companion and
very dang erous to himself! Andy IVES
honce, a young Russian who had 'nol
become acquainted withQnninel wofi
and its attendant dangers, was cohins
: from his work to the foot of the SHAFT
to be hoisted from the mine ant
Z stepped into the SHAFT ana signalet
4 for the cage to be lowered TO sbfiht
shimfup. Not knowing his dangeEnht
(. stood immedia un der the "a ge d.
1T quickly; descended and although
warned OF his perl. which warning Me
lf,r,s hAE aka
facing sudden DEATH A;,n R''RNah
Here isg@here the true heroic ma
ture Sof Bryoneski exerted itself.'sla
Seeing the imminent danger OF hi
companion he Jumped to his rescue a
M the peril Of his own life and tried t
4 drag Veshonce from the jaws OF dealt
but In this attempt he failed. and wa!
himself seriously injured in the at
! tempt. 4 ,'E1S31Fs p
No. act has been reported in this sec
ton more deserving OF aCarnegie Herr
Medal than the act of Bryoneski. H,
4 risked his life to save his companion
y and his heroism Is Just as genuine ant
should be considered as courageous a.
If Shes himself had suffered the fate o
his companion. The beautiful stor,
of devotion told of Damon and Pythia
seldom SO truly carried out in rea
tlife.
There are hundreds Of heroes JUS
sslike Bryoneski buried beyond on
sight at work in the mines every da.
sof the year but the opportunity ma,
never come for them to show thei
Z. true bravery to the world, but tina
makes their natures none the less he
role and brave. In fact, 1t requires
Z good deal of determination and gri
for these men 10 50. to their hhzardou
work from day to day not known
what time the earth might swallot
them up and hurl them into erernit
Without a minutes warning.
Wessei BrSnnesid deserves to b
better known and he win be.