New-York tribune., 1907-10-19
CARNEGIE AWARDS.
NINE FOR NEW WORKERS.
Commissioners Grant 81 Medals and
S12 500 an Cash.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

mission this afternoon awarded medals and money
to twenty-four persons. nine of whom from
New York and several from New England. Among
the awards was that of bronze medal and $500 to
John Hill, negro, of Atlanta This is the first
time q negro has been favorably considered by the
commission.
BY far the most important award made to-day
was that of gold medal and $500 in cash TO
Andrew j. Hedger, superintendent of the schools of
Flnney County Kan The commission considers this
case the most extraordinary example of heroism
ever brought to its notice excepting the Iarch-
mont disaster. nor the feats OF Mark Castro. On
November q, 1906, Hedger ran two miles entered a
well seNenty4tw feet deep, worked two hours with
a shovel 70 iberate and save the life of Joseph n.
King and also attempted TO save the life of Will
lam H. Munn. both of whom had been caught in
a cave-ln. The wife of Hedger had been confined
to a hospital for eight years and he had four chill
dren On reaching the mouth of the well he offered
to draw lots with any the 200 persons present to
enter the well. All refusing, wrote q farewell
note to his wife and children, with instruc-
tons regarding his insurance policies gave 1t to
one Of the bystanders. and was lowered to what
seemed certain death In two hours time he un-
covered King whom he sent 10 the surface He
also dug out the dead body OF Mum and had Just
enough strength left TO tie the rope about his own
body to be drawn TO the surface
THE NEW WORKERS HoNoRED.
The New York cases favorabiy considered were
follows;
William J. Breen No. 81 East 18th street a ma
rine engineer a city fireboat. received a bronze
medal for saving the life of Christopher Powers, a
sailor in the Hudson River, the foot Of Ganse-
WORT street, May 10, 1906. Powers had fallen into
the water and unable swim. having hurt
himself in striking the water. Breen. who was
connected with the freboat George b. Mcclellan,
went after Powers, and finally rescued him.
Philip c. Pregenzer. No. 1921 West I'D street.
Coney Island. member of the Fire Department.
gets bronze medal for saving the life Of Mrs.
Annie Gearty from drowning the OF West
sd street on August ?. 1904. Mrs Gearty. who got
beyond her depth, grasped Pregenzer by the neck,
but he knocked her senseless with his fist and
brought her safey-to shore.
Charles Weiss. No. 191 East 10lst street, will get
bronze medal and 81 900 for saving the life Of
unknown in Gravesend Bay September 2S
1905. Weiss Is fifteen years cid. The woman. evil
IDENTIFY intent suicide had jumped into the bay
ana had been carried by the current probably two
hundred feet when young Weiss caught up with
her. She tried TO grasp him by the neck where
upon he kicked her into Inconsistencies and swan
to the shore with her
Mrs. Rosa =. schaHer. OF No. 557 West l4sth
street, received a silver medal for saving Ida
Weisman, seventeen years old, a cashier. Of Brook
lyn. from drowning at North Beach. Long Island
on July Il. 1866. Miss Weisman poor swim
mer, but let so of the rope and started to swim
into deep water Mrs. Schaller. who knew Miss
Wesman as joker, thought her cries for assist
ance were assumed until she sank for the third
time. when Mrs. Schaler to her rescue. She
dved for her. but compelled to beat her into
Inconsistencies before she could her.
Joseph Grady Of No. 303 West 122d street j
student seventeen years old, received silver
medal for saving three children from burning
January J.. 1907. The rescue took place tho
fifth floor OF No $50 East l23d street. where the
three children were locked IN with year-old babe.
Grady descended by a fire escape ladder to tho
NTH floor. from which he carried the children, one
at a time. to the roof.
John {. Burns Of No. 535 Putnam avenue. Brook
lyn. got silver medal for snvng tho life OF Julia
Pulllier Sea Gate August H. 1905. Miss Pull
Her who bathing. had got beyond her depth.
Major Caroline Stanyon Of the Salvation Army.
who lives al No. 12i North Terrace avenue, Mount
Vernon. received a silver medal and $50 for saving
the life OF six-year-old Caroline Degiad in run
away April 20 1St5 a team, frightened at a
train the New York Central Railroad at Mount
Vernon. running the child down when Major
Stanyon attempted 10 l!ft her out of harms way
She threw the child 70 safety but was herself
knocked senseless. She ia not yet fully recovered
" H. Garfield. of No. % North Park street. East
Orange. y. j.. gets silver medal for the heroisn
Of his son. Robert H. CanGeld who lost his fe
August % 1904 trying to the life OF Amelia a
and Edna NJ Kresser Of New York. from drown
ing at Oquaga Lake. n y. Garfield. who
twenty-five years old. had saved thNee girls Of
party Of five who had been thrown into the lake by
an overturned boat. but drowned while trying
to the Kresser girls.
Fred II Hanker. eleven-year-old schoolboy.
Of Ellcnville, Ulster County. y. Y. gets silver
medal and 5000 for saving Emmons T. Gray a
nne-year-old chum. from drowning in Deerkiu
Creek on May o. 1896. Young Hanker worked in a
grocery and expressed desire for college edu-
cation which VIII be given him by the commission.
The others 10 whom awards were made were as
follows: Leon Harris. Pensacola, Fla bronze
medal and $500: Thomas Maher. Boston, bronze
medal and $500: Ralph s. Berlin. Pensacola, Fla,
bronze medal: Charles w. Haight Utica. n. Y,
silver medal: Charles p. Waterman, Syracuse
y Y. silver medal. next Of kin TO David Water
man. his brother: DR.. LOcbun NJ. Winn. OF Annis-
ton Ala silver medal; Thomas Lawrence Boston.
bronze medal: Thomas f. Taylor Boston. bronze
medal; Nelson Z. Nelson, Boston, silver medal;
William J. Higgins Boston. silver medal; Gabriel
Farrell jr Somerville, Mass. a student Dart
mouth College bronze medal and $1,000; Gabriel
Farrell ST. bronze medal Nelson b. Smith, Of
Lawrence N Y. silver medal The total amount
Of money awarded by the commission to-day was
800