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

being weakened by the gas, he re-
turned to the bottom and dropped
Wolters. Allen was able to ascend
and after reaching the surface, re-
covered. Wolters and the boy were
gotten out later and revived.
Joseph r. Haase, deceased. Silver
medal to widow and pension of $50
a month, with So a month additional
for each of two children until each
reaches age of 16. Haase, aged 80,
brewery worker, died attempting to
save William F. VOTERS from suf-
location, Olean, y. Y, Aug. 81,
1911. After Allen and another man
had made an attempt to rescue VOL
tiers and the boy had been rescued,
Haase arrived at the cistern. Re-
fusing to take any precautions for
his own safety, Haase, holding one
end of a rope, descended into the
cistern and attempted to fasten the
rope around VOTERS body, but was
overcome and fell TO the bottom. He
was gotten out later, but could not
be revived. (See case Of Daniel F.
/ Allen.
Samuel A. Wetton. Silver medal
and $1,000, as needed. Wetton,
aged SO, timber foreman, helped TO
save Andrew Anderson, aged 81,
carpenter, from drowning, Superior.
Wis, April 10, 1910. Anderson's
sailboat had been dismasted and
helpless, he was being tossed about
violently on Lake Superior by the
high waves that were running. Wet
ton and others hauled a rowboat to
the shore and Wetton called for vol
unteers. Two men responded and
the three launched the boat, but ii
was upset in the breakers, a hun
dred feet from shore. The men were
thrown into shallow water and wad-
ed ashore. Wetton again called fol-
volunteers and two other men join
ed him. They successfully passed
through the breakers after a halt
hours hard rowing, during which
their boat was nearly capsized sew,
eral times. They reached Anderson's
boat, 500 feet out, just outside the
breakers. Anderson changed his po
sition and his boat capsized, but
= Wetton was able to grab him and
with the help of one of the Other
men, pulled him from the water int
| their boat. The trip 20 shore wal
made safely.
, John Conley. Bronze medal anC
! 1000, as needed. Conley, ageC
, 80. blacksmith, helped to save An
drew Anderson from drowning, Su
perior. Wis, April 10, 1910. Con
! ley was one of the two men VIII,
made the second trip with Victor
/ and it was he who helped pull An
, derson into the boat. (See case o
Samuel A. Wetton).
William J. Munnings. Bronz
medal and $1,000, as needed. Nun
= nings, aged II, blacksmith's helper
= helped to save Andrew Anderson
from drowning, Superior, Wis, Apri
, 10, 1910. Munnings was one of tn
two men who accompanied Wettol
= on the second trip. (See case o
I Samuel A. Wetton).
1 Oren G. Buchner. Bronze media
) and $1,000, as needed. Buchner
! aged IS, student, saved Sadye Gut
: terry. aged %, from drowning, Mid
5 dletown, Ill, June 16. 1910. Buch
ner extended his hands to aid Mis-
] Cutlery. who, unable to swim, ha
4 slipped from a sandbar into deep wa
= ter in Salt creek, but she grabbe
e his wrists and pulled him into wa
: ter over his depth and both wen
under the surface Miss Guttarv'
a hold prevented Buchner from swim
I ming, but he tread water and the
Z arose. The current carried theT
n down stream and, despite Buchner'
!. efforts, they went under again, whe
G Miss Cutlery released her hold o
8 one of his wrists. Buchner the