New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-22
CARNEGIE HEROES
Forty-eight Persons Get Medals and
Money for BraUe Deeds.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Pittsburg Oct 21.-The Carnegie hero fund COM
mission announced forty-eight awards for
bravery this evening, covering territory from
Maine to the Pacific Coast One of the most inter
esting cases. the only in the New York dis
trict. was that of Joseph c. easier. Of Cassville
y. J. who gets bronze medal and SO in cash
for saving the life OF William E. Carey a. Cas-
vile. August %. 1896.
The official report OF the hero commission shows
that Carey on that date was working in the well
Of John ". Arsdale. which contained about ten
feet Of water and which was lined with rough
stone wall. The pump was~beng repaired by Carey.
who a swing twenty-five feet down. sitting
board suspended by rope He braced one
Of his feet against the stone wall at weak place
and it gave way. letting his foot through. where
IT caught The wall above shattered. partly
falling him.
Word was carried easier farmer. who was
working and a half miles away, and he went
to the scene. He found great crowd around the
well. but all were afraid to enter because Of the
gas easier had himself lowered into the well. only
find that it would be necessary to remove part
Of the wall to rescue the imprisones man He
worked for five hours and was then relieved by an
experienced well digger, whom he again relieved
in three hours. All the rock and debris had to be
sent up in buckets II required twelve hours 10 dig
Carey out. but ne rescued alive
The others receiving awards are as follows
Frederick Goebel. Pittsburg. silver medal, $3.50
disablement fund and $50 toward purchase Of
Keith a. Cato. Decatur III. student bronze
Erwin J. Roller Manchester, Mich bronze
medal and 3 900 for education - -o,.,1
and ID 500 for education t1-ii'9'''
William A. Schneider Colwefn. Iowa, bronze
William A. cross, Grand Forks, N d. bronze
Judson H. Lamb. Cleveland. bronze medal -,
George 5 Mason Toledo. bronze medal and 800
Charles r Leonard. Elyria. Ohio bronze medal
and $1,000 for purchase Of home
Edwin A Crolins. Chicago. bronze medal
Frank + Berg, Peoria, Ill. bronze medal and
Jens W. Jensen, of Oak HILL Mich, bronze
medal and $1,000 for home - -,
August H, G. Hanson, Owatonna. MINI. bronze
medal and $4,000 for education .z., a.a
William H. Cotter. Cleveland bronze medal ana
John +. Carroll Cleveland. bronze medal and
AdoIph I4acroix Cleveland. bronze medal and
William H Baker. Cleveland bronze medal and
Olaf A Young. Viola. H. bronze medal and
william n Williams. Alpharetta. Ca. bronze
William am Walsh seHickley Penn bronze medal
William J. Rheinfrank Milwaukee. silver medal
an. John nv " Fray so4th Bend. Ind bronze medal
eTshs F. s3 6y BTn6 Ts I0 10
Henri ~ rs r E "a his father
Marion P. Lux. Lincoln Neb.. silver medal and
Philo G. Plumner Lansing Mich. silver medal
$500 disablement benefits and 81 400 to pay debts.
$1,000 toward home
Franklin H Holdridge. Neponset. III. silver
Ward W Bennett. Glen Haven. Mich. silver
medal and S1.GO toward home
Joseph c.. Barr, Joplin, No. silver medal
Earl A. Ames, Olathe. Kan silver medal and
5000 for education
medal 10 J p NJ. Herman. his father
RoIlo J. Eastman. Harper. Kan. silver medal
TO G., y. Eastman, his father.
Minnie L. Meyers. RivertOu. Wash. silver medal
and S1.G0 loss sustained IN fire.
Marie b LangdOn, Telma, WASH SILVER
medal -, -
$3.50 disablement benefits H.,
Rachel r. Lyon, Howard Lake Mimi silver
medal to Tennessee Lyon mother Of Rachel
Lincoln J. Partridge, Bristol. Ne. silver medal 70
his widow Emma l. Partridge and SO q month
while she remains a widow and s. a month for
Patrick NCAt-er. St Louis. silver medal 70 Mary
NCAteer his widow, $50 a month ana % a month
for minor children.
Thomas Kaczula rex. Dudley. Mass silver medal
70 katherine Kaczmarek, his widow, go month
nd month for minor children
David PitrsIav. Rossiter. Penn. silver medal 20
his widow. S25 month and 50 a month for each
minor child
Charles H Cosgrove. Centre Point, Ind silver
medal to widow. $50 a month and s. a month for
each minor child
Max SIess North Mankato MINI. silver medal
to his mother. EIeanora Suess. $50 month and %
a month for child.
Daniel P Greeley. Sparrow Point. Nd silver
medal and $50 month TO widow ana 80 a month
each minor child
Ebert W Gibson. Riverdale. Mich. silver medal
and $50 a month TO his widow and 80 month for
each minor child.
August Scutze. Brainerd, Mich. silver medal ana
$50 a month to his widow and s. a month Tor each
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