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


aged 81, and IL others from drown
ing. Edgartown, Mass, Jan. %,
1910. In a very rough and treach-
erous sea, following a heavy storm,
Captain Jackson and a crew OF four
men went in the Priscilla, small
fishing boat, to a disabled schooner,
which had grounded on a shoal in
the Atlantic ocean, four miles from
shore. The Priscilla, after careful
rnaneuvering, was brought in the lea
of the schooner and anchored, ana
three OF the crew, each with IL
foot dory, made trips to the wreck
and rescued its occupants, one at
time. Great difficulty was expert |
enced in affecting the rescues, on ac-
count Of the waves which swept /
over the wreck, but after two hours
work, under Jackson's direction, all
we're gotten aboard his boat. The
Priscilla had to make a trip OF IL
miles, part of the way through very
heavy seas, to reach Edgartown' a
huge wave at one time nearly hlling
the boat.
Patrick 6. Kelly. Bronze medal
and $1,000, as needed. Kelly, aged
%, fisherman, helped to save VIII
liam Haskell, Ida NJ. Haskell and II
others from drowning, Edgartown,
Mass, Jan. %, 1910 (See case OF
Levi Jackson.) Kelly manned a
dory and made FIVE trips to the
wreck, rescuing Captain Haskell and
three members of the schooner's
crew. On the fourth trip, when
sailor jumped from the wreck, ne
missed the dory, and Kelly stood by
to try to pick the man up. Upon
/ reaching the dory the man grabbed
hold OF the gunwale and wave
swamped the dory, which by chance
was swept under the bowsprit and
both we're able to catch hold OF its
stays and climb up to the bowsprit,
from which they we're taken later
In a dory.
Louis A. Doucette. Bronze medal
and $1,000, toward purchase OF a
home. Doucette, aged 80, fisher
man, helped to save William II. Has
ikell, Ida NJ. Haskell and - others
from drowning. Edgartown, Mass,
Jan. %, 1910. (See case of Levi
JacksonO Doucette made seven trips
TO the stranded schooner in a dory
and rescued six of it's crow without
mishap.
Henry A. Kelly. Bronze medal
and $1,000, as needed. Kelly, aged
,.24, fisherman, helped to save Will
liam n. Haskell, Ida NJ. Haskell and
,l12 others from drowning, Edgar
town. Mass, Jan. %, 1910. Henry
Kelly. a brother Of Patrick, rowed
four times TO the wreck, taking of
the captains wife and three mem
bers of the crew, by skillful work
meeting with no accident. (See
, case Of Lev! Jackson).
Eugene L. Benefito. Bronze
medal and 1000 toward purchase
, of a home Benefito, aged 81, fish
erman, helped to save William H
Haskell, Ida NJ Haskell and II 9th
|, ers from drowning, Edgartown
Mass, Jan. %, 1910. Benefito wa!
= not a regular member OF the Pris
elias crew. At Captain Jackson'i
= command he remained on the Pris
= ella and with him helped the be
numbed and exhausted shipwreckeC
= ones from the dories to the deck
|, (See case OF Levi Jackson).
a G. Grey Evans, deceased. Bronz
=. medal to father. G.. Grey Evans
: aged ] 5, student, died attempting T.
. save James r. Driggers, aged Id
% from drowning. Chickasha, Okla
o June !, 1910. Evans, who coul
. not swim, waded TO the edge of
/, sandbar and extended his hand t
!, Driggers, who was helpless in tn
,s swift current of the Washita river
% in water eight feet deep. AS Drig
gers caught his hand, Fans sill
"A ped into the deep water and bot
90 boys went under the surface. Dria
4 gers freed himself, came to the SUI
|, face and was later rescued. EvaI
II did not reappear.
William F. Leland, deceased
: Bronze medal to father and $3.50 {
needed. Leland, aged 27, captain
died attempting to save David SIM
son, colored, aged %, deckhan
from drowning, McClellanville S. {
. May "a, 1911. Leland jumped fro
\ a river boat into Jermye creek, an
in water Is feet deep, swan
feet to Simpson, who had falle
~ overheard. Leland caught Sim
sons hands, the latter's head a
peared above the surface of the W
ter momentarily, and then both saI
and were drowned.
Hector L. Macdonald, decease
An Bronze medal to father and $500
es needed. Macdonald, aged
&C. school boy, died attempting to sa
" Richard F. Fahey, aged II, fro
us drowning, Boston, Mass, March
a. 1910. Macdonald and Fahey we
-, on a raft, which was being carri
i.e out from shore by the tide and vii
in the deep waters Of Boston harbC
i. The boys jumped from the raft al
- as Macdonald, poor swimmt
- went TO the assistance of Faht
- who could not swim, the boys gras
ed each other and went under I
Ia surface at a point SIS feet frc
shore. They reappeared a nome
, I later. but sank and were browne
ali When the bodies were recovered I
NJ boys still had hold Of each other