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

EdgnrtOWn, a huge wave az one time
nearly filling the boat
Patrick s. Kelly. Bronze medal and
81 900 as needed. Kelly, aged %,
fisherman. helped 10 save William H.
Haskell Ida NJ Haskell and ~ others
from drowning, Edgartown, Mass,
January 90, 1910. Csee case OF Lovi
Jackson. Kelly manned a dory and
made FIVE trips 10 the wreck. rescuing
Captain Haskell and three members
.of the schooner's crew on the
fourth trip, when a sailor jumped from
the wreck, he missed the dory, and
Kelly stood by to try to pick the man
up. Upon reaching the dOry the man
grabbed hold Of the Eunwaie and a
wave swampod the dory, which by
chance was swept under the bOwsprit
and both wero able TO catch hold OF
It's stays and climb up 10 the bowsprit.
from which they were taken later In
dory.
Louis A. Doucotte Bronze medal
and 81 600 toward purchase OF home.
-Duucette, aged 81. fisherman. helped
to save William n. Haskell. Ida NJ.
Haskell and ~ others from drowning,
Edgartown. Mass, January %, 1910.
(sce case OF levi Iackson) Doucette
made seven trips 10 the stranded
schooner IN dory and rescued six Of
It's crew without mishap.
Henry a. Kelly. Bronze medal and
81 600. as needed Kelly, aged a.
fisherman. helped TO save William II.
Haskell. Ida N Haskell and ~ others
from drowning. Edgartown, Mass
January 90 1910. Henry Kelly, a
brother OF Patrick. rOwed four times
10 tho wreck, taking of the captains
wife and three members Of the crew,
hy sdliul work. meeting with no &C.
cident (See case Of Levi Jackson)
Eugene l.. Bcucfto. Bronze medal
ana 200 toward purchase Of q
homo Bonofito. aged 81, fisherman
helped to save william u. Haskell,
IDA NJ Haskell and twelve others
from drowning. EdgnrtuWn, Mass.
January %. 1910. Bencfito was not a
regular mcmbcr 81 the Priscilln's
crow. 40 Captain Jnckspn's command
Dee remained on tho Priscilla ana with
him helped the bcuumhcd ana eN-
haustod shlpwrccked ones from the
dorics To- The dock, CSoc cusc ui Levi
/ Jae ksouJ
q Grey Evans deceased. Bronze
modal Go father. .-G. Grey Evans.
aged o.. student. died attempting 60
save James r. briggcrs aged IS, from
drowning, Chickasha. Okla. june J.,
1910. Evans, who could not swim.
wadcd To the edge OF sundhar and
extended his hand to Drigg,r8, who
was helpless in tho swift current 0f
! the Washita river, IN water eight feet
deep As pr.ggcrs caught his hand
/ Evans slipped into the deep water
and both boys went under the surface.
DrigEcrs freed himself. came 10 the
surface and was later res .ucd. Evans
ala not rcappoar.
| William r. Leland. deceased. Bronze
medal Go father and $3.50. as needed.
Leland aged 20, captain, died at
tempting to save David simpson. coli
ored. aged 25 docknand from drown
/ ing, McClcllanyiile. s. e., May "a,
Ism. Leland jumped from "a river
boat into Jormyc creek. and. in water
fifteen feet deep, SWAN ninety feet TO
simpson. who had fallen overheard,
Leland caught simpsons hands, the
| iattor's head appeared above the sur
| face OF the water m3mcnmrily, and
then both sank and were drowned.
Hector l.. Macdonald. deceased.
| Bronze medal to father and 5000. as
needed. Macdonald aged ~. school
/ buy. died attempting Co save Richard
IF Fuhcy. aged ~, from drowning,
] Boston. Mass, March IS, 1910. Mae
/ Donald and Fahcy were ON n raft
/ which was being carried out from
! shore hy the tide and wind In the
| deep waters Of Boston hnrhor. The
] boys jumped from the raft. ard as
! Mac Donald. poor swimmer, went to
/ the assistance OF Fahey. who could
not swim, the boys grasped each 9TH
CT and won't under the surface, IA a
point cighty-flvo feet from shore.
They rcappearcd moment later but
sank ana we're drowned. when the
bodies were recovered the boys sim
had hold of each other
M3ron l.. Reynolds deceased.
! Bronze medal Co father ana $500 as
! needed reynolds. aged 10, school
/ bog died saving Philip r. Rollins.
AGED Z. from drowning. Riverside Me,
1 MAY n, 1871, Reynolds swan 90
| Rollins. who, unable to swim, had
called Tor help when he got into
water over his depth Ia Seven Mi'c
/ BroCk. twenty-five feet from the bank.
/ he grasped Rollins wrist with h.a
] left hand ana both went beneath the
surface momcntarily When they
came up Reynolds released his mold
/ and pushed Rollins toward the bank.
He tried 70 reach Rollins % second
time, as 81 TO push him toward the
hank again, but sank and ala not rec
/ appear Rollins was assisted to the
! bank hy boys who extended pieces of
Timber 90 him.
Frank r.. BentoB. deceased. BRONZE
medal 10 father and t1,o2i GO liquid
ate his Indebtedness. benton. aged
10 farm hand. died Attempting Ca
save David Browncll, aged rs, farm
hnnd, from drowning, Huron, o., june
20, 1911 Benton, "a poor swimmer
started Co the assistance ct BruWnell,
who had been seized by "a cramp In
water seven feet deep Ga the Huron
river Whom within fifteen feet OF
Lruwncll. Benton threw up his hands
and went beneath the surface. H.,
came up once or twice. and then sank