Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-25
BY Carnegie Commission for
Saving Persons From
Death.
NEW ENGLAND LEADS.
List of Reneficiaries and
Daring Acts That Won
Medals.

ncTO COtuIuiSSlOl, dJ It's AOuA th aiAiu-
al meeting held here today, awarded
nine silver and seven bronze medals
for acts of heroism, besides $4,000
in cash to the heroes or their depend
ents and monthly payments during
life to two widows and their minor
children. Ten other cases ipvesti-
gated since October meeting were
rejected as not being within the
scope of the fund.
R. M. bravo, of Pittsburg, and R,
A. Frank, of OraDg, N. j., the latter
Mr.. Carnegie's financial secretary,
who were recently added to the COM
mission, attended the first meeting
today. The old officers were re-
elected.
The commission took no action re-
garding the Darr mine disaster be-
cause the relief committee is not
ready to furnish data upon which to
base action.
MOST FROM NEW ENGLAND.
Most of the cases passed upon to-
day come from New England, where
the special agents have been work.
ing since the last meeting.
=. Following are the awards made
today:
George.F. La Croix, aged 33, Cam
bridge, Mass, a broom manufac-
turer, on Jan. q, 1906, saved Ern-
est ]. Polrier.:: aged 8, who broke
through the ice willis skating; bronze
medal.
William H. INSECT, aged IL, of
Springfield, Mass, on Aug. z, 1906,
saved Frank L. Cook, aged 10, twice
his weight, from drowning; bronze
medal.
Winston B. Stephens, aged II, a
student, of Westport Harbor, Mass,
on September 6, 1906, rescued Maui
rice H. Richardson, aged 10, and
Haskell kWilliams, aged Is, when
their catboat capsized; bronco medal.
John Bibby. aged 20, mate, of
Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, on
Oct, 81. 1905, rescued James jamie
son, aged 40, and companion, who
were thrown into Muskoka Lake,
when a storm capsized their skiff;
silver medal.
TRANSFERS GET REWARD.
William Raymond, aged 38, a
teamster of Lindsay, Ontario. Cana
da, on Feb. q, 1906, rescued Victory
Henry, 10 years old, who broke
through ice while skating; bronze
medal and $500 to pay mortgage on
house.
John Bright. aged 18, of Holyoke,
Mass, sustained injuries in trying
to save Joseph Ramsky, A years old,
from being run over by a street car;
bronze medsl and $3.50 to reimburse
him for his lost income while suffer
ing from injuries.
Florence Hoose, aged 40 years,
injured in attempt to prevent Fred
erick Jackson from committing sui
eide while suffering from typhoid
fever delirium; bronze medal and $25
a month until she has received $1,000.
Rollin H. Burr, aged 26, student
of Rocky Hill, Conn.,, who lost his
life in saving Henry Dwight. aged
10, of Holyoke, Mass, at Milford,
Pa, on July /, 1904, when the two
were thrown into the river by the
capsizing of a canoe; silver medal to
father.
MONEY FOR EDUCATION.
Nell S. Gilman, aged l6. of Low
ell, Mass, at Old Or chard, Me-, on
Aug. %, 1905, rescued from drown
ing Joseph S. Murdoch, aged So. of
Philadelphia; silver medal and $1,000
for educational purposes.
William Gilmour, Jr., aged "a, of
Montreal, a printer, who on July l,
1905. leaped from a steamer in at
tempt to rescue John A. MoorehOuse,
aged 10, who fell from deck; silver
medal and 81, 600 to pay mortgage
on his house.
Homer j. Morrison, aged 10, an
iron workers apprentice of Buffalo,
on Aug. l, 1906, saved Mary Hughes.
aged 81, from being run over by a
train; silver medal and 81, 200.
William T. Donovan, aged 20, a
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