▁tied ▁up ▁along ▁the ▁B elt line ▁Bridge . ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rescue ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁crew ' s ▁qu arters ▁and ▁was ▁going ▁back ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁tra pped ▁by ▁a ▁burst ▁steam ▁pipe . ▁Over come ▁by ▁the ▁smoke , ▁Sie gel ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁his ▁ship m ates . ▁Medical ▁officers ▁worked ▁on ▁him ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁fear ing ▁he ▁would ▁die . ▁For ▁his ▁actions ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁recommended ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁gr atu ity . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁recovery ▁Sie gel ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Rece iving ▁Sh ip ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁V A ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁when ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁USS ▁Hope well . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁wanted ▁for ▁desert ion ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁six ▁days . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six ▁months ▁restriction ▁to ▁Sh ip ▁or ▁Station ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁satisf actory ▁record ▁to ▁terminate ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁after ▁three ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer . ▁ ▁Appro ved ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁restrictions ▁were ▁to ▁terminate ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁However ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 0