Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-21
MEDALS FOR CHAS,
\. LOW, EAST vASSALBORO AND
FLOYD MORGAN, BRYANT'S POND

c,.,sburch. IA. Jan. 20.-Forty-
...- acts of heroism. largely those Of
a-p men and women in widely
-r.-e5 places in the United States
- Canada. were recognized at the
..rsr,a annual meeting of the Carne-
=. Hero Fund Commission here to-
r.. he ward of eleven silver
~ ann bronze medals in the 9th
e g. cases.
., -.5.a e The heroes lost their
&C.,. ana 20 the dependents of seven
-. +sfss. pensions aggregating $4,000
..s- were granted: to the depen-
l..-. a.. ..-r # the others who lost
49, t,..- suns iotahng $4,000, to be
~,5. -.4.teJ to the direction #
~. ......sslun. in various ways;
IRE craarod In addition to these
-.,.v sraats, in eight cases sums ag-
.--,gt..c $4,000 were appropriated
...~.t. mai purposes, payments TO
. mac. a. L-eGel and approved; and
=, . cases aNards aggregating $21.-
~. .er. made 10 be applied toward
re rar4 base Of homes, the liquida-
~, .e .a-otteGness. and TO other
,,-.,. PURPOSES Payments in these
axes ~. l,r, he made until the bene-
--.,- .us FOR the use of the
sa.r.- aat- aeeu approved by the
-e-.1-- "a
5ror-e Medal to chas. X. Low.
AIM. a.s NO names on the list
..s i.v If Nassalboro, aged
. .e... i.. wing a bronze medal
- ..- ap! ou Nay 10, 1919, to
..,a -- e4t-.+E Rupert Tobey from
PRS %, 1yehber pond.
~0 .tlaI a. the time published
...- account of the accident:
.. ,parn. Me, May IL
.i. u. Warren Of Vassal-
b.. Na;~ Of age, lost his life.
sur -,-.-,on. in an attempt to
s,a ... 10. q 5-year-old Rupsrt
Tn. -u d.. Charles L. Tobey, VINO
... .-'. Ht5 into the waters of
e. .e lv the shifting san Of
....'
#,f..- VAN 10 the boy, succeeded
f. I......- him and had swan soma
Ii, distance with him when he ap-
re.1,- .u le seized with cramps. Both
-ts ,s a.3 his restuer sank from
sr-' -.m1st Wlthin reach of the boat.
. Th.. was the father OF the young
- IN. Charles Low
The H.rldent occurred about II a.
y. near Stewards Mill inlet on the
s-r 81 O. u tic pond. The party had
ga''.G -a'. early in the morning. IN
Sailing craft. which was a small fiat
t.u4rel boat about % feet long, Of
he far.ty ordinarily used on the
ase r.ming from the south end of
ne lake
TO- Rad been out but a little while
tetor. tae wind frcshened to a gale
an TIE water became very rough
Thy We're trying TO make the inlet
.5r SHELTER when squat, worse than
-.F hat had preceded, struck the
sat
-.e strong wind quickly shifted the
ANA the little boy. who was seated
,a, r.ar of the boat. was knocked
=. ..r water The boat did not re
-f.- wa"n Tobey attempted TO turn
,-5 Warren, who was a skilful
s"l.r.-. Jumped after the boy. The
boa, tr this time had become I'M
r,a ~ --.!i", although Low and MIR
Gptff I:I their best 10 straighten il.
To- ,nprd into the water, just rs
Warren and The boy sank, in an at
tempt go rescue them, but they did
net Use again. Low finally managed
10 SWIM ashore, while Tobey, who
.aE.o' swim, drifted with the boat
-n,l u reached the inlet.
Coroner Hussey Of East Vassalboro
as So. m"ned and telephone mes
saces called the neighbors to the
scene They dragged the pond until
cark in IN effort to locate the two
BODIES :a; without success.
ear. n Warren was a blacksmith
By occupation and the son Of Orrison
Warren The father and mother sur
we