The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-24
CARNEGIE HERO FUND
MAKES MANY AWARDS
TWenty-six Medals and $4,000
Bestowed For Bravery.
DANNY cURTlES NERvY ACT
He Saved Two GirIs--WM Get Med
al and $4,000 Unique Case of
Girl Who Sucked RattieSnake
Poison From a Wound.

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and $4,000 were awarded here by the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The
most unique case eve brought to the
attention of the commission was that
of Miss Lucy E. Ernst, twenty years
old, of No. 2922 North Sixth street,
Philadelphia, to whom Il silver medal
was awarded for sucking the poison
from Il rattlesnake bite inflicted on
Harry E. ~Schoenhut, of Philadelphia,
July s, 1905.
Charles a. SwenSOn, of No. 80 Attain
tic avenue, Brooklyn, receives a bronze
medal for saving the life of Gustav
Herb, Of Brooklyn, on November 3.
1905. Herb, while intoxicated, jumped
from 4 boat off Atlantic avenue, Brook
Ign, and Swenson saved him at great
risk to his Nv life.
Daniel E. Curtin, Of No. $50 East Six
ty-sixth street, New York, receives a
bronze medal and $1,000 with which to
educate himself. On August 81. 1905,
he plunged into the East River off East
SEVENTEEN street, New York, and saved
HuIda Johnston and Hilda Fig from
drowning. Curtin is only fifteen years
OlU. 1He F=OOO 10 " NC put III l uSL III
him, to be paid out as he needs it for
his education.
Michael P. O'Brien. Of No. 1867 Lex
ington avenue. New York, got a silver
medal for saving Mrs. Bessie cyl and
two children from death by fire May
IA. 1904. at Third avenue and 10th
street, New York. The rescue vas
from the fourth story of Il tenement
house.
Therese S. McNally, a th~irteen-year-
old girl, of Waterbury. Conn.,; received
a bronze medal and $1,000 for her edu-
cation. for rescuing Loretto Merwin,
a ~four-year-old child, from drowning at
.WOodmOnt, Conn.,, June 16, 1904. The
act was one of exceptional bravery.
Miss McNally is an orphan, living with
her grandmother. She is to get $500
a year for her education.
A bronze medal and $500 were
awarded to William L. Wolff, of No.
1860 South Second street, Camden, n.
J.. who, on September %, 1905. at the
risk of his own life saved Albert S.
FOSsman and John Lewis. who Lad
been precipitated into the water.
Other awards were:
To the widow of Michael GiSmondi.
Of Mount Pleasant, Pa. q silver medal
ut death benefits amounting to 5000.
GismOndi lost his life while trying to
rescue 4 fourteen-year-old boy who
was overcome by gas in an unfinished
well in September. 1905.
A silver medal and 1920 TO liquidate
Indebtedness on his property to Will
lam Watkins. Il coal miner. of Ed
wardsvilie. Pa. for rescuing three
miners from death by Gas in an eN-
plosioE i'll tie Kingston Coal Gem
pany's mines i'll September. 1904.
A medal and q like sum for the same
PURPOSE 10 Timothy L. Eeagerty, q
lake pilot Of Ashtabuia, Ohio. Who i'll
April, 1905. rescued the captain and
crew of the schooner Yukon in Il gale
on Lake Erie. \ bronze medal and
$500 each were given to Robert W.
Simpson. the engineer OF the tug of
which Heagerty was pilot. and Michael
SaSso. the fireman. both Of A~.htabul3.
George B. Williams. of Elizabeth.
Pa, i'll October. 1904, lost his life in try
ing TO rescue Il man from electric
cables which were burning him to
death. Williams was knocked from
4 bridge and featured his skull. 4 sill
veT medal is awarded his sister.
y silver medal is given to Walter II.
Mutbach. of Elyria. Ohio. for the res
cue of Il thirteen-year-Old schoolboy
from drowning.
y bronze medal and $1,000 death ben
Gifts are awarded TO the widow of
Henry StuchaI. OF Unity Township.
WestmOreland County. Pa. who lost
his life i'll an attempt to rescue two la
bOrerS from drowning in June, 1901.
Harry L. Moore. II railroad cOnduc-
tor. Of Alliance, Ohio, lost part of his
arm i'll trying TO rescue q man who had
fallen asleep ON the track, and lie re-
ceived a bronze medal and disablement
ber"fiS of $500.
John Delo. OF Oil City. Pa. received
Il bronze medal and disablement bene-
fits of $500. He suffered Il fractured
skull in January. 1906, by a fall from
IN electric light pole which he had
climbed 10 rescue Il fellow workman
who had come in contact with a live
wire.
n bronze medal and $500 are award
ed to Richard ". Hughes. of Bangor.
Pa. for rescuinG a fellow workman
whose clothing had caught fire in an
explosion.
Edward H. Campbell. of Buena Wis
tn. Pa. rescued two young men from
drowning ill August, 1904, aud receives
q bronze medal.
William !. Wild. of No. $3.50 West
TVenty-fifth street. Cleveland, Ohio.
gets Il brenZe medal for the rescue OF
several men from a burning car in Il
wreck sc Clifton Station in March. 1905.
y bronze medal is awarded to Ed
ward Murray, Il yard conductor. of
Pittsbur@. who rescued two children
from in front of a locomotive, in Janu-
3rt. 1906.
Special mention is made in the COM
missions report Of acts of heroism i'll
San Francisco following the earthquake
and fire disaster.
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