Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-02-25 | Page 4 | Gold Medals for Methodist Bishops

GOLD MEDALS FOR METHODIST BISHOPS chicago feb 25 A dispatch to the chicago tribune from washington D C says A bill authorizing the secretary ol 01 the treasury to award gold medals to two bishops of the methodist pal church who were former student of northwestern university and to edward spencer of california who was also a student at that college has been introduced by congressman foss of chicago tho two bishops are charles H fowler now officiating in new city and joseph C hartzell missionary bishop for africa it Is proposed to reward bishop fowler for heroic conduct in saving life when the steam ship lady elgin was wrecked off evanston in 1860 and bishop hartzell for heroism at the wreck of the schooner storm in edward spencer who Is now abit izen of california is credited with saving seventeen lives on the day the lady elgin went down he labored six hours J 0 cramb a roommate of bishop fowlers when ho was at the university was associated with spencer and fowler in the rescues he died three years ago representative poss bill has been referred to ane committee on interstate and foreign that committee will within a call upon the secretary of the treasury concerning the proposed act the treasury depart ment has complete information of the heroic exploits of the students which occurred nearly half a century ago and which led to the establishment of a lifesaving life saving station at evanston tho only lifesaving life saving station in the world manned by students