The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-10-20
MORE CARNEGIE HEROES
Ten Awards Of Medals and Money
Made BY Commission.
AQUATIC REscUEs LEAD THE LIST.
Majority Of Those Who Got Medals Saved
Persons From Drowning Funds For De.
pendents-Ten Awards Were Made For
Heroes In Widely Separated Parts Of This
Country.

pendents-Ten Awards Were made Fol
Heroes In Widely Separated Parts Of This
Country.
Pittsburg, Especially The Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission made public
the result of its investigation of a large
number of cases which were supposed to
entitle the participants to recognition
under the hero fund provided by An
drew Carnegie several years ago.
Ten awards were made for heroes in
widely separated parts of this country
and Canada, as follows
Daniel Davis, a coal miner, aged 20
years, of Sherodsviile, O., lost his life
in the rescue of his brother-in-law, Will
liam Monroe For his heroism the COM
mission awarded his widow a silver
medal and $1,000, to be devoted to the
purchase of home or to be applied in
any other manner for the support of her
self and two children.
July II, 1904 William Monroe, having
charge of the steam and electric pumps
of the Somers Mining Company, in the
Sherodsville CO.. section, was overcome
by gas in the old slope mine, and Davis,
in spite of warnings, attempted a. res
cue. Monroe was saved, but Davis
could not be restored to consciousness
when brought to the surface.
Wade H. Plummer, aged IS years,
May :, 1904, on Lynch's River, near
Lamar, S. c., saved companion, John
M. Gibson, aged 10 years, from drown
ing, after desperate struggle. The
commission awarded him a silver medal
and 5000, to be devoted to educational
purposes.
A silver medal was awarded to
Michael A. Doyle, ship laborer, aged
81 years, of Quebec. April a8, 1904,
Miss Charlotte l. De Kastner, aged II
years, student, attempted suicide by
jumping into the St. Lawrence River.
The water was between 80 and IS feet
deep and filled with floating ice. Doyle
plunged into the water and, after get
ting the girl to the surface the second
time, both were pulled ashore by rope
thrown to Doyle
Miss Maude Titus, aged If years, a
student of Newark, n J., was awarded
a silver medal for saving from drown
ing Miss Laura v. Reifsnyder, aged II
years, music teacher of East Orange,
N. ].
On July &c. 1904, when returning from
cruise on Casco Bay, near Yarmouth,
Me-, they were thrown into deep water
by the upsetting of their boat. Miss
Reifsnyder could not swim, and Miss
Titus, fair swimmer, supported her
companion until help came from shore.
Mrs. Sadie L. Crabbe, aged IS years,
of Cooper's Landing, Va, lost her life
on February II, 1905, while attempting
to save from drowning Ralph Young,
colored, aged 10 years, a laborer Mrs.
Crabbe is survived by her husband,
Charles; son, aged years, and three
small daughters, The family is very
poor.
The commission awarded bronze
medal and appropriated $1,000. to be
expended by the executive committee as
it thinks best for the children.
Miss Anna Margaret Cunningham,
aged 20 years, nurse at the Savannah
Hospital, Savannah, Ga, was awarded
a bronze medal for her part in the at
tempt to save from drowning on May
26, 1905, Walker Cults, aged FL years,
an attorney of Savannah.
The commission awarded a bronze
medal to William c. Bruno, aged II
years, laborer of Sandusky, O., for
saving from drowning George P. Plan
ner, aged 9 years, on July 8, 1904.
Arthur J. Gottschalk, aged "a years,
storekeeper of Lancaster, N. Y, was
awarded bronze medal for saving the
life of Mrs Joseph Webster, aged IS
years, of Detroit, who fell from the
Crystal Beach Company's pier at BERTHE,
Welland county, Ont, Canada, on July
6, 1904, at 1890 P. M.
George F. Russell, aged "a years, a
ship filter, of Croton, Conn, was award
ed bronze medal for saving the lives
of three schoolboys whose boat capsized
with them off New London, Conn.,, on
July 20, 1904