The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-17
TEN HEROES GET
CARNEGIE PRIZES
Two Women, a Girl and Two Boys
Among Those Rewarded
by Commission. Z

Pittsbl1rg, Oct. 17.-The Carnegie
hero fund commission made public to-
day the result of it's investigation Of a
large number of cases which were sup
posed to entitle the participants to rec
ognition under the provisions Of the
hero fund established by Andrew Car
negie. Ten awards were made for he
roes in widely separated parts of this
country and Canada, as follows:
old, Of sherrodsville, Ohio, who lost his
life in the rescue of his brother-in- law,
William Munroe. The commission
awarded his wife 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 herself and
two children. On July II, 1904, Will
liam Monroe, who had charge Of the
steam and electric pumps of. the Somers
Mining company in the Sherrodsvlile
section, was overcome by gas in the
old slope mine, and Davis, in spite OF
warnings, attempted rescue. Monroe
stored to consciousness when brought
out.
- Boy Of Is.
Wade n. Plummer, Is years old, on
May 7, 1904, on Lynchs river, near La
mar, =. W, SaVeO d coIApaHIon, = OH III
Gibson, aged 10 years, from drowning
after a desperate struggle. The com;
mission awarded him silver medal and
5000 to be devoted to educational pur'
poses. > --,
! A silver medal was awarded to Mi
chael A. Doyle, Quebec ship laborer
81 years old. On April 20, 1904, Miss
| Charlotte l.. De Kastner, aged II, q
student, attempted suicide by jumping
into the st. Lawrence river: The water
was between thirty and thirty five. feet
deep and filed with floating ice. Doyle
plunged into the icy waters after the
girl, and after getting her to the sur
face the second time, both were pulled
to shore by rope.
Girl Gets Medal.
Miss .Maude Titus, 16 years old, 8
Newark, N. j., student, was awarded
silver medal in recognition of her &C
ton in saving from drowning Miss
Laura V. Reifsnyder, aged 81 years,
music teacher of East Orange, N. j
On July 80, 1904, when returning from
cruise or Cass bay near Yarmouth
Me-. the two women were thrown int
! deep water and Miss Titus supported
her companion until help came.
| Mrs. Sadie L. Crabbe, aged 80, o:
Coopers Landing, Va, lost her life OF
! Feb. II, 1905, while attempting to saw
from drowning Ralph Young, l9-year
I old negro laborer. Mrs. Crabbe is sur
vived by her husband and four chill
dren The family is very poor. IN
commission awarded bronze media
and appropriated $1,000 to be expended
for the children by the executive com
mittee as it thinks best.
i Miss Anna M. Cunningham, 20 year
DID, a nurse at Savannah, Ca, hospital
4 was awarded bronze medal for he
part in the attempt to save from drown
ing on May 26, 1905, Walker Cults
aged 81, Savannah attorney.
For Saving a Boy.
; The commission awarded bronz
medal to William G. Brune,. aged !
years, a laborer of Sandusky, Ohio
for saving from drowning G. ZAP F. Pfar
Arthur J. Gottschalk, "a years old,
storekeeper Of Lancaster, N. Y, wa
awarded a bronze medal for saving tn
life Of Mrs. Joseph Webster, aged
years. Of Detroit, who fell from tn
pier at BERTHE, Ont, on July s, 1904.
George F. Russell, "a years old,
pump filter Of Groton,. Conn, wa
: awarded a bronze medal for saving tn
lives Of three school boys whose boa
/: capsized off New London, Conn.,, o
/, July 80, 1905.
Arthur A.. Ross, aged % years,
hatmaker of Foxboro. Mass, wa
awarded bronze medal for saving tn
lives Of three persons who, on Apr
: 10, 1905, were thrown into a millpont
: The horse attached to their carriag
went over the bank.