The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-10-18
REWARDS FOR HEROES
Carnegie Commission Finds Six.
teen Cases of Courage MeF-
thy Of Recognition.
GIVES OUT MEDALS AND casH

Ono Awasd Goes to Man Whc smsed
Bitter Enenx Feem Death In aas
Filled vault-chlIdrsn Of aescuer Rs-
eeive Fathers Prizss-Cash Grant to
HsrOine's Offspring DoubIsd.
! Pittsburs, Oct. IS. - Ehe Carns7ls
hero fund commission met heres and
awarded medals to sixteen peraons
and gave out cash to the extent e2f
$4,000. The commission acted on
eaghty-nine cases, only sixteen OF
which were considered worthy Of
awarding. Those who were awarded
medals were:
Samuel NJ. Desherbinin of Langham.
Canada, who at the risk of his own
life saved the life of Alfred o. Burn
ham, who was drowning in the NortAr-
Saskatchewan river. Awarded bronze
medal.
Arthur Simon of Valparaiso, Ind, on
Aug. "A, 1905, rescued from drowning
two girls at Flint Lake, Ind Awarded
bronze medal.
Henry j. Schiller of Lakeside, g.,
rescued from drowning In Lake Erie
Wendell B. Tussigg, aged sixteen. Of
Groveport, 0. Tussfgg pulled SchiI-
Ter down, but he procured buoy and
finally saved him. Awarded bronze
medal and $500 for the purpose OF
Hitting the mortgage on his house.
Gets AMeney For Education.
William G. Stillwell of Bellaire,
Mich, rescued girl frem drowning.
The boy is an orphan and was award
ed a bronze medal and $1,000 to eom-
plete his education. ~,
William J. A. Darst of Chicago,
student, rescued Robert Bell, with
whom he had been rowing In company
with Clifford W. Snyder Of South Ea-
ven, Mich. The boat capsized, a4d
Darst and Snyder rese1ed Bell Each
received q bronze medal and 81 ,098.
Elsie G. Plantz, aged nineteen Of
Appleton, Wis, rescued Norman Bro
kaw fro'a drowning. They had Sean
tobogganing on the ice On Fcx river
when the lee gave way and Norman
went under and wac pulled out by
Miss Plantz SEN was awarded sdl- /
yer medal Irving Church, aged tIyan-
ty, assisted Miss Plantz and was
awarded bronze medal.
Medal For Saving Brother. ~
John NJ. Parks of Ketcham, Ida,
rescued Charles A. Mccoy from mire
in which an explosion had occurred
Parks was awarded bronze mesal.
Leroy Mccoy rescued his bretaer
Charles and was awarded a brspze
medal. Wallace c. McPeters diseev-
cred the explosion and gave warRtng
at the risk of his life. He was awars-
ed a bronze medal.
Rufus K. Ceombs Of Midway, KY
went into gas filed vault ON April 2,
1902, and rescued Richard Godson, 8
lawyer. The two men had been riznia
for political honers for many years and
were bitter enemies. Coombs wGs
awarded a silver medal and $1,500.
James B. Goodman on July 2e, 1se4,
at Warsaw, Ind, went into well aiied
with sewer gas and after WiliiaA. n.
Funk, city marshal, had gone in aAd
was overcome Goodman was Ass
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silver medal and 81 500 were awarded
to the children of Goodman.
At Milwaukes April 80, 1905. harris
G. Giddings, Lawrence A. Hanlon aHA
Peter Lancaster, city fremen. went 10
the rescue of Jacob Flyter, iaber
foreman. and four laborers who wsFe
repairing leak in a tunnel. Each re-
ceived gold medal and $1,5o0.
Get $4,000 Instead of $1,000.
The case of Mrs Sadie Crabhs Of
Heathville, Va, was recensidered by
the commission, and the award Of g.,
900 to her children was increased to
$1,000. Mrs Crabbe, a white womsR,
lost her life trying 10 save that Of a
little colored boy who had fallen
through the ice.
The medals are all of the same de-
sign, although there are three classes
gold, silver and bronze The medals are
three inches In diameter and three-siK
teenths of an inch thick. On the face
Of the medal is an excellent hkeness Of
Mr.. Carnegie and the date Of the sstab-
lishment Of the fund. while ON the re
verse side is the motto, Greater love
hath no man than this. that a man lag
down his life for his friends" which
was selected by Mr.. Carnegie person
ally.