Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-09-17 | Page 9 | Brave Gunner's Mate

BRAVE GUNNERS MATE MATER R Inked Ills TIfe In Futile Attempt do Co o n a Washington Sept 16 Cool courage and ami strong nerves nervo were Wore exhibited by Emil KII Ken 11 Falk Palk a R gunners I mate on OR the Ute battleship Iowa September 1 when he plunged overboard between the Ute steel hull of or the battleship batUe and a lighter alongside from which she was waft coaling In the effort to save e the life liCe ef or a ship shipmate shipmate mate James E IC Stanley Stan y The Iowa was lying off err Md cI at the time and Stanley falling tailing from trem the forecastle of or the i ship hip was IS stunned by striking the lighter and slipping between the two vessels was drowned Falk dived several times to toMe Me see It If the body could have haTe come up under the lighter This fact accord accordIng lag InK to Secretary Nicholson n was wae fraught with the tho greatest danger due not net only to the probability pro of being crushed be between between between tween the tb hulle hulls but also to the probability probability probability ability of or drowning by being underneath the lighter II In acknowledgement of or his hili bravery the navy lIaY department has officially commended d In the highest terms term the conduct of oC Folk Falk who Is I a resident of ot Milltown N J 1