Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

ana was drowned. Browncll also was
drowned.
Elmer v. Martins. deceased Bronze
medal to father and $1,000 90 be APP
Piled to the liquidation of his debts
and for other worthy purposes, as
needed. Martins. aged 16, delivery
boy, died saving Aloysius II. Ruppelt,
aged Il. from drowning, Cleveland
o.. June g. 1871. Martins SWAIN To
the assistance Of Ruppelt who, unable
to swim. had fallen from "a raft into
water eight feet deep In Kellogs
pond. As Martins extended his hand,
Ruppeit grasped II. climbed upon
Martins back and closed his hands
around Martins neck Martins made
some progress towards the bank, but
could NOT free himself. Another hoy
extended hts hand 20 Ruppelt who
Eraspod II. and released his hold upon
Martins Martins then sank and did
not rcappear Ruppeit was pulled TO
the bank by the other boy.
William Y. Howe, deceased. Bronze
medal to widow and f125 20 liquidate
mortgage on her property and PEN
sion OF $50 month, with 81 add
tional for each OF five children until
each reaches age of l6.-Howe, aged
80. lock tender, died attempting to
snyo J. George Myers. aged y, from
drowning, st. townsville. y. Y. July
2N. 1911. Howe went TO the assist
ancc of Myers. who could swim but
"a few strokes. and was holding 90 an
overturned canoe In water eight feet
u Ut. n 90
from the bank. As he took hold of
Myers the latter threw both arms
around Howc's neck. Howe swan fit-
teen feet with Myers and then sud
denly showed Myers violently away,
sank ana was drowned. Myers also
was drowned.
John T.. Cook deceased. Broaze
medal 90 mother and pension OF $50
q month FOR five years.-Cook, aged
II, painter, died attempting TO save
Clarence Clymor, aged Is. farm hand,
from drowning, Scaford Del, De-
ocmber %. 1919. cook. fully dressed,
skBtcd to within ten feet OF "a hole in
the ice ON Seaford pond into which
Cymcr had fallen. The water was
twelve feet deep ana Cook knew the
ice was weak Lying on his stomach.
ne crawlcd toward the hole but when
within five feet 90 tho edge, the ice
broke under him and he fen into the
water. Be and Clymer were unable
&C. get out ui the hole and both We're
drowned.
Mack Snlworth. deceased. Bronze
medal to widow ana pension Of $40 q
month. with SIS additional for her son
until he reaches Ga, age OF To- Mack
Smliworth, colorcd. aged 33, oil tank
cleaner. died saving squire Bradford,
culored. aged IS. oil tank cleaner
from suffucaton, Port Arthur. Tex
June 80. 1870 Bradford was over
come In q tank car by gas which had
formed in h. Stallworth entered the
car through AN opening fifteen inches
In diameter, and grasplng Bradford,
lifted him So That two men ON the
outside of the car could reach him
Bradford was gotten out, but stall
worth was overcome by the gus and
was sutfocated before he could bee
rescued. Bradford revived.
Bernhard schneider, ST., deceased.
Bron2e medal to widow and pension
Il $50 month. with IS additional
TOR each OF three children until each
reaches the ag- OF i6,--Schneider
aged a., farmer, died saving Robert
a. lffrig. =, farmer. from drowning.
81 Peters. No, july IS. 1911 Schnold-
60 went 20 the assistance Of iffrig.
who. unable to swim. had stepped
into hole ia Dardennc creek, where
the water was fourteen feet deep. As
hc reached tbe edge OF the hole and
caught hold ot lffrig. Schneider also
unable Co swim, slipped into water
over his depth, and both went be-
meath the surface when they came
up he pushed lffrig toward the bank
and then sank ana did not reappear
lffrig was pulled out by IA boy who
extended stick TO him.
William Mcswoeney, deceased.
Bronze medal to widow and pension
of s35 month. with s. additional
for each of four children until each
reaches the age OF sixteen. Mcswee-
neN aged thirty-slN. bartender. died
attempting to save Charlotte j.
o Brien' aged twenty-eight, from
drowning, Utica, n. ", November 4,
1871. Mcsweency dived and swan
about seventy feet toward Mrs.
O'Brisn, who. unable 10 swim, was
drifting downstream In the Erie canal,
az night, in water eight feet deep.
when within siX feet oI AIRS. O'Brlen,
McsWeonoy sank beneath the surface
ard drowned. Mrs. O'Brien was res
cued by men who extended pole to
her
John r. Van Derkar. deceased
Bronze medal 10 widow and pension
Of sac month. with So "a month add
diuonal for each i've children until
each reaches the age of Nteen.-Van
Dorkar, aged forty, coremaker. died
attempting To save salvatore SiterO,
aged seven, from drowning Hoosick
Fails, y. y, August go, i9li. Van
DFknr SWAN thirty feet In the Hoo
SCR river 90 SHer0. who had fallen
from "a bridge into Wa,or six feet deep
! Catching hold of Sitoro. he swami
about ten feet VITA him ana then lel
20 of the boy and sank he did not
again come Co the surface siter,
WaB rescued by two other men,
William a. Norman, deceased
| Bronze medal to widow and pension
90 $50 month, with S. "a month adj
| dltionnl for each OF two children un,
/ til each reaches age of sixteen
| Nornuu uuad thirty FIVE narher dfpf