The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-19
HERO COMMISSION \
MAKES "a AWARDS
AMONG THE HEROES REWARDED
IS A NEGRO.
THE FIRST ONE OF HIS RACE
"A Large Proportion Of the Rewards
are to Persons Who Saved Others
from Drownins--TotaI Number
OF Awards to Date Is 1926.

Pittsburg. Oct 19.-The regular fall
smeeting of the Carnegie Hero Com
mission was held Friday in this city
and last. night F. NJ. Wil:not, the sec
Sre,ary. 6haounced that "A persons
throughout the country had received
sawards for bravery.
y The number is the largest In the
history of the commission With yes.
.terday's awards I26 PERSONS have
benefited by the hero fund. AMI l,121
spersons have been refused either
money or medals
For the first time since the begin.
ling Of the hero fund, negro. John
81. Hill, of Atlanta, Ga. receivcd an
award.
Among those rewarded are:
William j. Breen. 81 years old, New
York City, awarded bronze medal.
Saved Christopher Powers from
drowning In Hudson river.
3 Philip c. Progopzcr. 81 years old.
frcman. New York City. Bronze
medal. Saved Mrs. Anais Gcarty from
drowning in the ocean at Con.y Isl.
and.
Leon Harris, lj years old. pensa.
cola. Fla. Bronze medal and $500 for
"
y. Johnson from drowning.
Thomas F. Aiaher 80 years old. Bos.
ton. bronze medal and 81 500 TO lqu.
date mortgage on his property. Saved
William Fitzgerald. boy. from
drowning.
> John b. Hill, 33 years old. a negro,
Atlanta. Ga. bronze medal and $500
to reimburse him on account of loss
ott fofr I,xl ,,,,,
several persons during u ruaway ac-
cident He was recovering from an
operation and was injured agna.
, Ralph +. Berlin, % years OLD. Santa
Rosa Island, Fla, bronze medal. Saved
three from drowning in Pensacola
Bay.
Charles Weiss. 10 years old. Bath
Beach. n. Y, bronze medal and $4,000
for educational purposes. Saved an
unknown woman from drowning.
Frederick II. Honkcr. years old,
Ellenville, Ky. silver modal and g..
900 for educational purposes. Saved
Emmons r. Gray from drowning.
Gabriel Farrell, 20 years old. Soner-
Vile, Mass. bronze medal and $1,000
for educational purposes. Saved two
men from drowning.
JuihVo y. Adift'is - years uius IL
brother of Gabriel. assisted IN the
above rescue and week later died
from typhoid fever contracted IL is
said from water IN Charles river,
Bronze medal awarded TO his father.
Caroline Stanyon, 80 years old, Mt.
Vernon, \. Y, major Salvation Army,
silver medal and $500 60 reimburse
her loss sustained on account of in.
jnries. Saved a child in a runaway
accident and was herself seriously in.
jured.
~ The last and largest awar, made
was a gold medal and $500 given to
Andrew J. Hodge, 4j year, old, OF
Santa Fe, Kan. Mr.. Hodge, who Is
county superintendent Of schools,
made a heroic rescue. Two men. 10.
seph King and William Mum, were
caught by a cave-in of sand while at
the bottom OF deep we'll at Pierce.
Vile, Kan. Num- was suffocated and
King slowly dying. Notwithstanding
another cavein seemed sure within Il
short time, Mr. Hodger was lowered
into the well anG succeeded in saving
King and recovering Nunns body.
The night following the resclo there
was another fall of Il ton or more of
eend The money awarded Mr.. lIodG.
er is to he used in educating his four
children.