Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01


the explosion occurred wrote to the
Carnegie commission informing the
members of the heroism of Mr.. Mills.
The following February, Mr.. McGill,
member of the board, called on Mr.
Mills and talked the. affair over with
him. questioning him closely as to
what he had done. He also Interview
ed Mr.. Boges, whose life the Rock Is
! land man had saved, and noS until in
formed that he was TO receive a med
al by ali Argus reporter yesterday af-
I ternoon had the Rock Island man
heard OF the case. go -
( Mr.. Mills was very modest in re-
lating the affair. He told of the work
done in an effort TO rescue. the two
men, and in speaking of it always re
ferred to we crediting his two COM
panions with heroism also.
Mr.. Mills is employed at the Velie
auto factory in Moline. being clerk
( in the tool department He stated that
: when Commissioner McGill left him
last February he told the Rock Island
man that he would probably hear no
more of the matter until the commits
sion reached 2 decision. Although a
modest man, yet he was pleased when
told of the news. His wife and family
were also delighted.
SEVERAL AWARDS TO ILLINOIS.
Other Illinoisans who won awards
We're as follows:
Owen S. Ramsay, LaWrencevi.le, III.
Silver medal and $1,000, rs needed.
Helped save George c. Brown and al
tempted 10 save Everett n. WaIcott
from suffOcation in tank, Lawrence
vile, H., June 5, 1912
Wiley c. James. Lawrence, III
Silver medal and $1,000, as needed.
Helped to save George c. Brown from
sufocation in a tank, Lawrenceville
Ill, June 3. 1912
Noah Hood. Lawrenceville. Hl.-SiI.
Yer medal and $1,000. as needed. A..
tempted TO save Everett O. Waicott
from suffocation in tank, Lawrence
vile. H., June ., 1912
James Benny. Hanna City. H.
Silver medal and $1,000, as needed
Helped to save Andrew Boges, shot
firer, and assisted in an attempt tC
save Edward Wyatt, shot firer, from
suffocation in a mine, Gilchrist, III.
Nov. %. 1909. Boges recovered, Wyatt
died.
Phillip Cell, 10 South Chestnnr
street. Kewanee. Ill-Bronze medal
Helped to save Andrew Boges and as
sisted in an attempt TO save Edward
Wyatt from suffocation. Gilchrist, Ill.
Nov. %. 1909.
Moses c. Large, 230 Mauysistsrr,
street. Jacksonville. ul.-Brcnzo med
al and $1,000 as needed. Saved Mar
garet Miller. aged 80, from burning
) Jacksonville, ILL.,, Aug. Is. 1910.
Edwin r. Huett. deceased Cfatherl
4 West Main street. Beardstown, Ill
\ Bronze medal to father and $1,000 a
needed. Died attempting I. save WI
bur G. Dial from drowning, VaIie,
City, H., May 80. 1913.
Marion J. Case. Louisville. Ill.-S:l
yer medal and $1,000. as needed Saw
ed Thomas Heath, well digger. iron
suffocation, Louisville, H., May ?.
] 1911.
: S9I.OOo DISTRIBUTED.
! Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 1.-Nearl
100000 is disbursed to heroes or thei
4 relatives by the Carnegie hero fun
d commission in its report made publ
i yesterday. The commission distribute
q Immediately sS1, 900 in awards O
$4,000 and $1,000 There are 1
awards of $4,000 and 80 of 81 600. Tn
remainder are in awards consistin
of pensions ranging frorS $40 to SIS
q month, and in cash sums unde
$1,000. In every award medal is gi,
en-. either bronze, silver or gold. L
few instances only a medal wa
awarded The highest award. consis
ing OF a gold medal and $4,000 in casl