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


two. brewery worker, died Attempting
10 save william r. Wolters from suf-
location, Olean, n. " August ~.
1911. After Allen and another man
had made an attempt to rescue Wos-
tcrs and the boy had been rescued,
Haase arrived az the cistcrn. Refus-
ing to take any precautions tor his
own safety. ilaasc, holding one oud
Of "a rope, descended into the cistern
and attempted TO fastcn the rope
around VOTERS body. but was over
come and zen TO the bottom. lie was
gotten out later. but could not be rec
vlVod. tSoc case OF Daniel T.. Allen.)
samuel A. Wotton. silver medal
ana 1900. az needed. Wetton, aged
hfty-two, timber foreman, helped TO
save Andrew Anderson, aged hfty-onc
carpenter. from drowning, Superior.
Wiz, April 40, 1910. AudcrsOn's sail
boat had been dismastcd and help
less, he was being tossed about yio-
lently on Lake superior by the high
waves that were running Wotton
and others hauled a roWooat 10 the
shore ana Wctton called for volun-
tcors Two men responded and the
three launched the boat but IL was
upset la the breakers, hundred
feet from shore. Tho men were
thrown into shallow water ans wadcd
ashore. Wcttun again called ia,' vol
untccrs and two other men Joined
him They successfully passed through
the breakers after a half hours hard
rowing. during which tdcir hopt was
nearly capsizcd several times They
reached Anucrson's boat, i've hundred
feet out. just outside The breakers.
Anderson changed his position and
his boat capslzed. but Wottuu was
abh, tn grab him and. with the help
Of orc Of the other men, pun him
from the water into their boat The
trip 10 shore was made safely.
John Conlcy. Bronze medal ami
$1,000 as needed. -ConIcy, aged
thirty-six, blacksmith, helped 10 save
Andrew Anderson from drowning.
Superior wis. April 10, 1910. Con
ley was one of the two men who made
the second trip with Wetton and u
was he who helped pull Anderson IN
To- the boat. (Sec case Of Samuel a.
WottonD
william ]. Munnings. Bronze med
al and 1900. as needed.--Munniugs
aged seventeen, blacksmith's helper,
helped to save Andrew Anderson
from drowning, Superior Wis, April
f0,lgiO. Munnings was one OF the
two men who accompanied Wp'ton
on the second trip. (see case Of sam
uel \. Wetton)
Orcn G.. Buchner. Bronze medal
and $1,000 as needed. -Buchner. aged
eighteen, student. saved Sayde Gut
terry, aged twenty-three, from drown
ing, Middleton, H.. June 10, 1910.
Buchner extended his hands 80 save
Miss Cutlery, who. unable to swim,
had slipped from a sand bar into deep
water In salt Creek, but she grabbed
his wrists and pulled him into water
over his depth, and both went under
the surface. Miss Guttery's hold pre-
vented Buchner from swimming, but
he trOd water and they arose. The
current carried them downstream ana
despite Buchner's efforts, they went
under again. when Miss Cutlery re-
leased her hold on one OF his wrists.
Buohner then succeeded In swimming
with Miss Cutlery 90 the protruding
roots of submerged tree. seventy
ave feet below the bar. 10 which they
clung until she was taken into boat,
twenty-five minutes later.
Clara Hogstad. Silver medal and
81 900 as needed Miss Hogstad, aged
twenty, stenographer attempted to
save Joseph Schulla. aged seventy.
hoatkeeEcr. from being run over by
train, Lafayette. PA, september %,
1910. Miss Hogslad, In a weakened
condition from recent operation
ran nifty feet 20 schultz, who stood
motionless a few inches outside the
track on which the train was APP
preaching al q speed OF forty miles
an hour Just a. she caught MS
sleeve and attempted 20 pull him on
the track the train struck schultz
knocking him against Miss HoEsthd'
She Was hurled fifteen feet and Oudly
bruised. Schultz was instantly killed
Henry S. Moprc silver medal ana
s.. 900 for the education of his chill
dren. az needed. -- Moore. aged a.,
hoist operator. saved Neil +, camp
bell. aged o. from drowning. sydney,
Is s. February O., 1871. Moore
broke through the thin ice on sydney
harbor as ha craWlyd toward Camp
bell who, unable Co swim, had broken
through whore tho water was over ten
feet deep. Breaku- the ice for a
distance of fifteen feet, Moore swan
to- Campbell. who was beneath the
surface. tie caught hold OF Camp
ben. who by this ulne WAS uucon-
sclous and swan Co. the edge OF ihe
hole, but as he tried 70 support HIM
| self the ice broke seyeral times FL
| nally an overcoat Was thrown 90 him
ana he ana Campb.N were pulled 90
solid ice. and out of ne hole. Moore
suffered no ili cfto.'a Campbell was
revived.
Percy r.. Morroll liver medal and
/ $4,000 90 nquidate Dds indebtedncss'-
| Morrou. aged 90, manager. attempted
to save Charles W Laue. aged 23
real estate dealer fom being run
over by a train. New York city, Jan.
uary z. 1910. Jumping from the
platform down onto The track in front
Of an approaching subway train, Nor
rell grabbed Laue, nn, stunned. la,
on the track. he lbIHed of the traci
into narrow space under the over
hanging platform. drtsglng Lauc wiu
him. and had him almost OF th'
track when the trim, running eiRh
teen mllcH an hour reached them