The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-19
"a HEROES RECEIVE
CARNEGIE PRIZES
Commission Makes Largest
Number of Awards in
it's History.
ONE TO A GEORGIA NEGRO
Kansar Gets Gold Medal and S.
900 With Which to Edu-
cate Children.

Pittsburg, Pa, Twenty four persons
throughout the country received
awards for bravery today from the
Carnegie hero commission. This is
the largest number in the history of
the commission. The full number Of
awards is now 126, and 1.121 persons
have been refused either money or
medals. For the first time since the
beginning OF the hero fund, a negro.
John B. Hill. of Atlanta, Ga. received
an award.
Following are the awards tonight:
Breen. William j., SO years old, New
York City; awarded bronze medal;
saved Christopher Powers from drown
ing IN a slip in the Hudson river
Prognzer, Phil c.. "a years old, fire
man, New York City; bronze medal;
saved Mrs. Annie Gearty from drown
ing in Atlantic ocean at Coney Island
Harris Leon, 10 years oIGt Pensacola,
Fla; bronze medal and $500 for edu-
cational purposes; saved Bernard Z.
johnson from drowning in Pensacola
bay.
Maher. Thomas F., SO years old, Bos-
ton. Mass; bronze medal and $1,000 to
liquidate mortgage on his property;
saved William Fitzgerald. boy
from drowning in Dorchester bay.
Medal and $500 for Negro.
John B. Hill, IS years. a negro. At
1anta, Ga; bronze medal and $500 to
reimburse him on account of the loss
sustained by being injured. Hill
saved several persons during a run
away accident. He was recovering
from an operation and was injured
again.
Ralph +. Berlin. % years old. Santa
Rosa Island Fla; bronze medal; saved
three from drowning in Pensacola bay.
Charles Weiss. Is years old. Bath
Beach. n. Y. bronze medal and $4,000
for educational purposes; saved I'M
known woman from drowning in
Gravesend bay.
Frederick II. Tanker. II years old.
$4,000 for educational purposes; saved
Lemmons T. Gray. a companion, from
drowning in Beerkill creek.
Gabriel Farrell Jr.. 20 years old.
SommerviIle. Mass; bronze medal and
$4,000 for educational purposes; saved
two men from drowning in Charles
river, Boston.
James T. Farrell. 81 years old. a
brother of Gabriel, assisted in the
above rescue and a week later died
from typhoid fever, contracted. it is
said. from water In Charles river;
bronze medal awarded to his father.
Nels f. Nelson, IS years old Miss
silver medal rescued Adam Haggerty
from pumping room of Boston Ath-
letic association. which was filled with
gas: Haggerty died the next day
The following three men assisted
Nelson in the rescure of Haggerty and
were awarded bronze medals.
William J. Higgins, 80 years old
Boston.
Thomas Lawrence. 30 years old. Bos-
ton.
Thomas F. Taylor. 16 years old Bos-
ton.
silver Medal to a Woman.
Mrs. Rosa F. Schaller. 80 years old
New York City silver medal; saved
Miss Ida Weiseman of Brooklyn from
drowning in Long Island Sound a
North Beach.
Joseph Grady. Il years old. New
York city. silver medal; saved three
children from cremation in apartment
at East One Hundred and Twenty thirC
street. New York.
Charles Haight. SO years old, Yves
winfield \. Y, silver medal: saved
child from being run over by train.
John c. Burns. AZ years old, Brook
kn, silver medal; saved Julia Puillier
S5 years old, from drowning in At
lantic ocean at Seagate, y. y.
Caroline Stanyon. 35 years old, Noun
xNernon. N Y.;major Salvation Army
silver medal and $500 to reimburse he
for loss sustained on account of in
juries; saved a child in a runaway &C
cident and was herself seriously in
jured.
Robert H. Garfield. % years old. Eas
Orange. n. J., silver medal awarded t
young mans father; Garfield wa
drowned while attempting to rescu
several young ladies who had faneI
out of a boat in Oquaga, y. Y.
Nelson Y. Smith. 81 years old. Law
renee. n. Y, silver medal: saved
woman from being run over by
train at Mineola, y. Y.
David Waterman. 6S years old. 70
chester n. Y. silver medal. awarde
his brother. Waterman saved Mr.:
Margaret Weber from death by a trai
but was fatally injured himself, dy
ing the next day.
Lochlin NJ. VIM. so years old. An
niston. Ala, silver medal: saved thre
men from drowning in Speneer's mi
pond. Clayton, Ala.
500 REWARD sim