The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
CARNEGIE HERO
FUND AWARDS
Twenty-Five Get Medals or Large
Purses.
RISK THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS.

Gold Medals and s22, 900 Given to the
Six Smiths and Two Littlefelds, All
Related, Who Braved the Blizzard
the Night the Larchmont Went Down
and Saved Two Women.
Pittsburg, Pa. Especially Follow
ing a meeting Wednesday, the Carne-
gle Hero Fund Commission at night
announced 21 awards throughout the
country. Acts of bravery incident to
the Cornell University fire at Ithaca,
N. Y, and the steamer Larchmont
disaster in Block Island Sound are
in the majority Following is the
| list:
Earl B. Spencer, II years old
North Dighton. Mass; bronze medal
Thomas Is. Bockwich, 8 years old,
Ocean City, N. j.; bronze medal.
Malcom c. Auerbach. Ia years old,
Ocean City, N. j.: bronze medal.
Lyndon B. Phifer, 13 years old,
Rich Hill, Mo; bronze medal and the
sum of $4,000, or so much OF this
amount as may be needed for edu-
cational purposes for a period of 10
years.
Jessie r. Nelson, Washington, d.
c.; bronze medal and disablement
benefits in the sum of $3.50.
Fenton s. Gregory, IL years old,
Laceyville, Pa; bronze medal and
$4,000 for educational purposes.
Oliver L. Schmuck, 23 years old.
Hanover, Pa, young man was killed
in the Cornell University fire and his
| fa fhar &c we o1 ell oil
Clarence ]. Pope, 90 years old,
East Orange, N. j.; silver medal.
Henry M. Curry, .Jr., 81 years old,
Pittsburg, Pa; silver medal.
Gold Medal and $4,000.
Gustav Wohl, 80 years old, Har-
ford, CT; silver medal.
Thomas H. Burns, II years old,
Lowell Mass; young man was killed
In attempting to save n boy from
drowning and his father is awarded
q silver medal.
George H. Williams, Al years old,
silver medal and 81 900 to liquidate
n mortgage on his property.
John Morris. 60 years old, Hart
ford, CT; killed in attempting to save
q woman from death under a trian.
His widow is awarded silver medal
and death benefits at the rate of
$3.50 year until she remarries.
Capt. John w. Smith, SO years old,
Block Island, r. l.; gold medal and
sum of $4,000 for the education of
his sons
Albert w. Smith, <6 years old,
Block Island, r. l., brother of John
w. Smith, gold medal and sum of
$4,000 for the education of his two
daughters.
George E. Smith, 81 years old
Block Island, r. l., brother. gold
medal and $4,000 for the education
of his son.
Harry L. Smith, a nephew, "a
years old, Block Island, r. l.; gold
medal and $1,000 for the purchase
of a home or some other worthy
purpose.
Earl A. Smith, n nephew, 20 years
old, Block Island, r. l.; gold medal
and $4,000 for the education of his
son.
Louis N. Smith, nephew, 10 years
old, Block Island, r. L.; gold medal
and $1,000 for the purchase OF a
home.
Jeremiah NJ. Littlefeld. 40 years
old, Block Island. r. f.; brother-in-
law of Captain Smith. Gold medal
and $4,000 for the education of his
son.
7isl1ed Lives for Others.
The more important awards arc
made to those connected with the
steamer Larchmont disaster, which
occurred on February IL, this year,
in Block Island Sound, about three
miles southeast of Watch Hill. r. l..
The steamer Larchmont collided with
the schooner Harry T. Knowlton, and
20 minutes later the steamer sank.
a portion of the forward cabin
=, parted from the hull, and was carried
away. About 80 of the boats pas
sengers and several members of the
crew had taken refuge on this part
OF the vessel, and were carried away
upon 1t. The temperature registered
eight degrees, waves 20 feet high
swept over the raft, and many of
the refugees were drowned. Driven
before a 50-mile wind, the raft
passed within q mile of Sandy Point,
the northern end of Block Island.
out into the open sea.
At Old Harbor four miles south
east of Sandy Point the fishing
scHooneT ElSle, manned Dy the smith
family, heard of the disaster and the
floating raft and started after it to
effect n rescue. Under conditions
that almost moant death the crew OF
the Elsie sighted the raft about five
miles northeast of the island and set
out in two dories. Reaching the raft
, the crew boarded it aud found seven
frozen bodies and eight persons
two women and six men--who wero
almost dead from the cold. The
; crew experienced great difficulty in
reaching shore. which they did in an
: exhausted condition. Only one of the
! eight survivors died.
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.
Lake Superior income 5's declin.
LII T. 4 L = n L