Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18

Plttsburg, Pa.-The Carnegie hero
commission, at its fourth annual
meeting held on Jan. Is, awarded nine
silver and seven bronze medals for
acts Of heroism, besides $10,O50 in
cash to the heroes or their depend
ents, and monthly payments during
life to two widows and their minor
| children.
For the past six months special
agents Pickering and Ginter of the
Carnegie hero fund have been work
ing in New England and Canada and
they have not yet finished. 1t is un-
derstood that there is yet a world of
work in the way of hero investigating
to be cleared upon the Atlantic coast.
Following are the awards to New
England heroes;
George F. La Crolx, S3, of Cam
bridge, Mass, broom manufactures,
on Jan. 27, 1906, saved Ernest ]. Poir-
Ter, aged 8, who broke through ice
while skating, and cousin who at
tempted to rescue him; bronze medal.
William H. A. Missett, aged IL, of
Springfield, Mass, on Aug. Z, 1906,
saved Frank L. Cook, aged 10, twice
his weight, from drowning while
swimming, bronze medal.
Thomas MCGOWAN, aged SO, wire
worker of Clinton, Mass, on June 1S,
1905, leaped into pond and rescued
from drowning Michael Gahagan, aged
II; bronze medal.
Winston B. Stephens, aged II, stu
dent of Westport Harbor, Mass, on
Sept. 6, 1906, rescued Maurice H. Rich.
ardson, aged 10, and Haskell Williams,
aged 18, when their catboat capsized
among the breakers in the Atlantic
ocean; bronze medal.
John j. Bright, aged IS, of Holyoke,
Mass, sustained injuries In trying to
save Joseph Ramsky, years old,
from being run over by street car,
although the lad was killed; bronze
medal and $3.50 to reimburse him for
lost income while suffering, from in
juries.
Florence Hoose, aged 40, of Chelsea,
Mass, injured in attempt to prevent
Frederick Jackson from committing
suicide while suffering from typhoid
fever delirium. Jackson disabled her
by kick and leaped through win
dow to his death Mrs. Hoose was
awarded a bronze medal and $25
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 l3, of Hol-
yoke, Mass, at Milton, Pa, July 1,
1904, when the two were thrown into
the Delaware river by the capsizing
of canoe; silver medal to father.
Newell S. Gilman, aged 10, of Low
ell, Mass, at Old Orchard, Me-, on |
Aug. 23, 1906, rescued from drowning
in the Atlantic ocean Joseph 8. Muir.
dock, aged SO, of Philadelphia, who
became exhausted while swimming;
silver medal and $4,000 for educational
purposes as needed.
William l.. Donovan, aged "a, ma
chinist Of Lynn, Mass, who at Ma
hant, Mass, on June 3, 1906, saved
Jennie Wilson, aged 80, and attempt
ed to save Annabelle Parnell, aged 30,
from drowning when they fell over
board from a yacht; silver medal and
$4,000.
Charlton P. Funk, aged 30, a press.
man of Hartford, Conn.,, who died
July Z, 1907, attempting to save Jen-
ME Beckstadt, aged 18, from drown
ng in the Connecticut river. Silver
medal awarded to widow, together
With $25 a month.
George A. Grant, negro. aged 33,
If Groton, Conn, teamster, killed on
Iune 90, 1906, while saving the lives
" Charles G. Campbell Of Boston and
Charles A. Whipple of Providence, r.
:, by stopping runaway team. A sill
yer medal was awarded his widow, to.
,ether with $25 a month.
Florus w. Carrier, aged 48, an in
urance agent. and ferryman of
Smiths Ferry, Mass, who on March
6, 1907, saved from drowning Patrick
). Cannon, aged 32, of Holyoke, Mass,
Who broke through the thin ice on
river; silver medal and
2500.