Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
Winners OF RED CROSS
PRIZES ARE ANNOUNCED
Cash for Exceptionally Skill
fuI First Aid Work
Is Awarded.

Announcement has just been made by
the national headquarters of the Ameri-
can Red Cross here of the names OF
those who are entitled to prizes for ex-
ceptionally skillful first-aid work render
ed during the past Year.
About a year ago a man. who does
not desire his name to be made public.
presented to the Red Cross a special
endowment of 5000. to be known as
! the William Howard Taft fund, the in
come from which is to be devoted an
nually to prize for f1rst-aid work and
competitions among the railroad men of
the country. Four prizes with medals are
awarded annually. The only applicant
for prize money from this fund for work
done during 1911 was Christian d. Fish
er of 1911 Park boulevard, Camden, n.
~, an employe of the Pennsylvania rail-
road shops. Mr.. Fisher was awarded
the first prize of $50, having treated a
| total Of sixteen cases during the year.
The Red Cross. from it's own funds.
also gives similar prizes to first-afd men
The winner of the first prize OF $50 In
this class is John Brown. mine foreman.
pennsylvania Coal Company. Pittston.
Pa. who rendered very excellent service
to three men who were burned and other
wise badly injured by an explosion of
gas in the Hoyt shaft January 10. 1911.
In an affidavit made by the resident
physician at Pittston Hospital relative to
the manner In which the injuries of
these men were treated, II Ia stated:
1T would hardly have been possible
for any physician under the most favor
able conditions to have accomplished bet
ter work and take pleasure in
testifying to the value and efficiency of
hnv rarly sr> ylAs
Second Prize to James Gibson.
James Gibson. an employee of the
Berwind White Coal Company of Wind
Der, Pa, was the successful contestant
for the second prize of SIS. having rem
dered first-aid treatment in a skillful
manner to Frank Konisiki. who. October
=. 1911, while loading coal. was injured
by the roof falling upon him. He sus-
tanned a compound fracture of the left
leg, comminuted fracture of the right leg
involving the knee: fracture OF the right
shoulder blade and a bad sprain of the
back. The success Of this first-aid treat
ment was assured by the prompt action
of the man rendering it. The fall occur
red at / O'Clock, 1t took fifteen or twenty
minutes to dig the injured man from the
debris and only fifteen minutes to render
proper shape to be carried out OF the
mine where an ambulance was waiting &c
carry him to a hospital. the ambulance
having been called by telephone.
The third prize of SIS and fourth prize
of $40 were divided equally between
Thomas NJ. Robertson and Fred Causer
also employed by the Berwind-White
Company. These men rendered frst-aid
treatment to Alonzo Yonker. who. May z
1911. fell from a stack to concrete floor
a distance of over twenty-five feet. The
injuries in this case consisted of a com
pound fracture of the lower jaw, front
teeth knocked out, broken kneecap and
general Commissions. A physician arriving
fifteen minutes after the accident. after
examining the injured man. stated that
the work of the Red Cross men could not
have been improved.
To be eligible to any of the above prizes
applicants must be members of first-aid
classes organized under the auspices OF
the American Red Cross.