New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-16
NAME CARNEGIE HEROES
TWENTY-ONE AWARDS.
BraCery an Larchm0nt Wreck and
Cornell Fire Rezcarded.
LRy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

PIttsburg. May 1.-THE Carnegie Hero Fund
commission met this afternoon and passed
IaNoraoy on twenty cases which came be-
| fore il, awarding eight gold medals seven sill
| yer medals and six bronze medals, as we'll as
disbursing $24,25O in cash. and naming an an
nuity of $3.50 in another case.
me most unusual cases were those of the
crew OF the schooner Elsie. who February
H. 1907. did such wonderful work in rescuing
the crew and passengers of the wrecked steamer
Larchmont off Watch Tower Hill, R. I. There
were six members of the Smith family in the
schooner's crew and two members of the Lit
tefeld family, all relatives
The hero commission awarded to each mem
| Der of the Elsies crew a gold medal and to
the eight men collectively money 10 the amount
Of $4,000. jeremiah IAttefeld of the Elsie's
crew. received $4,000 to educate his children
aside from the gold medal. This Is the big
gest cash award made.
1t was the opinion Of the hero fund commits
SION that only three persons deserved reCogni-
ton for bravery at the fire in the Chi Psi frater
mlty house at Cornell on December 7, 1906.
These are Clarence J. Pope. of East Orange,
- - GU II1ilty VI; Jury OF fL.tSptIs; D"ti'
or whom received silver medals for trying 20
save their fellow students. The father OF oliver
l.. Schmuck. of Hanover. Penn, received a sill
Yer medal for the bravery of his son. who lost
his life at the Cornell fire trying save hi3
roommate.
The list of awards follows:
SfEN CER, Earl b. seventeen years old. North Digh
BoCkWICH, Thomas B.. nineteen years old, Water
AUER 'l Msieolm g. seventeen years old. Ocean
FHlFEk' lyndon b., thirteen years old; Rich Hil.
Mo, bronze medal and the sum OF 81 600. or 40
much OF this amount be needed for educa-
NELSON. Ge5sie r. washington, Bronze medal and
disablement benefits IN the of $3.50
GREGORY, Fenton s. eleven old. Iaceyvile.
Penn, bronze medal and $1,000 for educational
scHMUCK, oliver L.. twenty-thr years old.
fire and his father receives n silver medal
CURRY. Henry NJ, ir, twenty-one years old. Pitts
burg. silver medal.
WoHI. Gustav thirty-two years old. Hartford. Conn.
silver medal .,
Mass was killed in attempting TO save boy from
williams George H fortv- -Four Years Old silver
medal and $1,000 TO hGuidate mortgage on his
property.
MORRIS John. sixty years old Hartford Conn killed
in attempting TO woman from death under
train His widow receives a silver medal and death
Island. r. l. gold medal and sum OF $4,000 for tho
SMITH Albert W. forty-six years old. Island.
Il /. a brother OF John W Smith gold medal and
sum OF $1,000 for the education Of his daughters
SMITH, George E nfty-one years old Block Island.
cation Of his
SMITH, Harry l. a nephew, twenty four year. old.
E9eE IJard ESd medal and $1,000 for home or
Island; r. i gold medal ana $500 FOR the eduea-
Island, r. l. gold medal and $1,000 for a home,
LITTLEf7IEID; jeremiah NJ. forty years Old Block
medal and $40 for tho education OF his
LITTLEFTELD. Edgar. thirty-nve years old Block
gold medal and 900 education OF his three