Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-18

to lQulQate MS Indebtedness. Ben
ton, aged 16, farm hand, died at
tempting to save David Brownel,
aged IS, farm hand, from drowning,
Huron, Ohio, June %, 1911. Ben
ton, a poor swimmer, started to the
assistance of Brownell, who had
been seized by a cramp in water sew
en- feet deep in the Huron river.
When within Is feet of Brownell,
Benton threw up his hands and
went beneath the surface. He came
up once or twice, and then sank and
was drowned. Brownell also was
drowned.
Elmer r. Martins, deceased.
Bronze medal TO father and $1,000
TO be applied to the liquidation OF
his debts and for other worthy pur-
poses as needed. Martins, aged 16.
delivery boy, died saving Aloysius H.
Ruppelt. aged II, from drowning,
Cleveland, Ohio. June 6, 1911. Mar
tins swan to the assistance of Rup-
pelt, who, unable to swim, had fall
en- from a raft into water eight feet 4
deep in Kellog's pond. AS Martins
extended his hand, Ruppelt grasped |
/ it, climbed upon Martins back and !
/ .closed his hands around Martins |
neck. Martins made some progress /
/ towards the bank, but could not free
himself. Another boy extended his
hand to Ruppelt, who grasped it and
! released his hold upon Martins.
Martins then sank and did not re-
appear. Ruppelt was pulled to the
bank by the other boy.
William R. Howe, deceased
Bronze medal to widow and 1925 to
liquidate mortgage on her property
and pension of $40 a month, with
IS additional for each of five chill
dren until each reaches age of 16.
Howe, aged SO, lock tender, died at
tempting to save j. George Myers,
aged eight, from drowning, st.
louisville, n. Y, July %, 1911.
Howe went to the assistance of My
. ers, who could swim but a few
strokes and was holding to an over
= turned canoe in water eight feet
J deep in the Erie canal, 90 feet from
the bank. AS he took hold of My
ers the latter threw both arms
) around Howe's neck. Howe swan
: 3 feet with Myers and then sud-
denly showed Myers violently away.
sank and was drowned. Myers also
was drowned.
John f. Cook, deceased. Bronze
= medal to mother and pension of $40
a month for five years. Cook, aged
= II, painter, died attempting to save
' Clarence Clymer, aged IS, farm
] hand, from drowning, Seaford, Del,
T Dec, q, 1910. Cook, fully dressed,
= skated to within 10 feet of a hole
!, in the ice on Seaford pond, into
e which Clymer had fallen. The wa
ter was 2 feet deep and Cook knew
e 4 the ice was teak. Lying on his
e stomach, he crSwled toward the hole.
= but, when within five feet of the
/. edge, the ice broke under him and
: he fell into the water. He and ely
l., mer were unable to get out of the
s hole and both were drowned.
= Mack Stallworth, deceased. Bronze
s medal to widow and pension of $40
! month, with IS additional for her
: son until he reaches the age of 16.
d Mack Stallworth, colored, aged 80,
(. oiltank cleaner, died saving Squire
Bradford (colored) aged %, oil
e tank cleaner, from suffocation, Port
5, Arthur, Texas, June %, 1910. Brad
o ford was overcome in a tank car by
(, gas which had formed in it. Stall
10, worth entered the car through al
d opening l 3 inches in diameter and
a grasping Bradford lifted him up 81
10 that two men on the outside of the
Re car could reach him. Bradford wa
r, gotten out, but Stallworth was over
g. come by the gas and was suffocatet
p before he could be rescued. Brad
IN ford revived.
g Bernhard Schneider, Sr., deceased
+ Bronze medal to widow and pension
as of $50 a month, with IS additional
for each of three children until eac
d. reaches the age of 16. Schneider
as aged 43, farmer, died saving Rot
n, ert A. Iffrig, aged IA, farmer, fror
d, 1911. Schneider went to the assist
:, ance of Iffrig, who, unable to swim
IN had stepped into a hole in Dardenn
ID, creek, where the water was Il fee
30 deep. AS he reached the edge {
en- the hole and caught hold of Iffri;
p Schneider. also unable to swim
p- slipped into water over his depth an
"a both went beneath the surface
nix When they came up he pushed Iffri
toward the bank and then sank an
I'd. did not reappear. Iffrig was pulle
as out by a boy who extended a site
p, to him.
We William insolvency, decease
I'm Bronze medal to widow and pensic
20, OF $35 a month, with IS additions
IRE for each of four children. McSwe
ed ney, aged sc, bartender, died a
nd tempting to save Charlotte
or. O'Brien, aged 2s, from drowning
nd Utica, n. Y, Nov. 4, 1911. McSwe
er, ney dived and swan about 20 fe
ey, toward Mrs. O'Brien, who, unable
sp- swim, was drifting downstream
he the Erie canal, at night, in wat,
om eight feet deep. When within S
snt feet of Mrs. O'Brien, McSweent
ed. sank beneath the surface and drow
he -
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