The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-22
HEROES REWARDED
Carnegie Commission Makes ~
Awards For Bravery.
A NEGRO ON The LIST

Medals end Financial Assistance Given
70 Life Savers Throughout the
country-ts6 Awards to Date and
1t2i Were Refused.
Pittsburg. Oct ls.-The regular fail
T,oeting OF the Carnegie hero commits
sion WAS held in the Carnegie build
ing. and r. VI. Wilmot. the secretary.
announced that - persons throughout
the country had received awards for
bravery.
The number is the largest in the
history of the commission. With these
awards 1926 persons have been bene-
fitted by the hero fund. and 1l2l per.
sons have been refused either money
or medals.
For the first time since the begin
ming OF the hero fund. a negro. John
b. Hill OF Atlanta. Ga. received an
award
Following are some Of the awards.
William J. Brcen. 80 years old. New
York city. awarded bronze medal.
Saved Christopher Howers from being
drowned
Philip c. PrOgoOnzer. New York
city. bronze medal. Saved Mrs. Annie
Gearty from drowning at Coney Island.
Leon Harris. Is years old. Pensa-
cola. Fla. bronze medal and $500 for
educational purposes. Saved Bernard
z. johnson from drowning in Pensa-
cola bay.
nE NfsaNs n
ton. Mass. bronze medal and $500 TO
hQuidate mortgage on his property.
Saved William Fitzgerald. boy. from
drowning in Dorchester bay.
John b. Hin. 80 years old. a negro.
Atlanta. Ca. bronze medal and $500
to reimburse him account loss sus-
tained by being injured. Hill saved
several persons during a runaway &C
cident He was recovering from an
operation and was injured again.
Ralph F. Berlin. p years old. Santa
Rosa island, Fla, bronze medal Saved
three from drowning IN Pensacola BAY
Charles Weiss. 10 years old. Bath
Beach. y. Y. bronze medal and $4,000
for educational purposes. Saved an
unknown woman from drowning in
Grsvesend bay.
Frederick II. Hanker. II years old
Ellenville. \. Y. silver medal and
$4,000 for educational purposes. Saved
Emmons T. Gray. a companion. from
drowning in Beerkil creek
Gabriel Farrell. Jr. 20 years old.
Somerville. Mass. bronze medal and
$4,000 for educational purposes. Saved
two men from drowning IN Charles
river. Boston
Caroline Stanyon, IS years old. Mt.
Vernon. y Y. major. Salvation Army.
silver medal and $500 TO reimburse hey
for loss on account OF injuries Saved
child In a runaway accident and was
herself seriously injured.
Robert II. Garfield. % years old.
East Orange. n. j.. silver medal
awarded 10 young mans father. Can
field was drowned while attempting 10
rescue several young ladies who had
fallen out of a boat in Cayuga Lake
Ny.
The last and largest awarded 70 be
made was a gold medal and the sum
OF $4,000 given 20 Andrew j. Hodgor.
IS years old. of Santa Fe. Kansas. Mr.
Hodger, who is county superintendent
OF schools. made a heroic rescue. TWO
men, Joseph King and William Mum.
were caught by cave-in Of sand while
al the bottom Of deep we'll at Pierce
Vile. Kansas. Num- was suffocated.
and King slowly dying. Notwith-
standing the fact that another cave-in
seemed sure within a short time. Mr..
Hodger was lowered into the we'll and
succeeded IN saving King and recov-
ering NUNS body. The money award
ed Mr. Hodger is 10 be used in educat-
ing his four children.