Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
MORE CARNEGIE
HEROES H0NORED
FUND COMMISSION ANNOUNCES
TWENTY-THREE AWARDS AT
ANNUAL MEETING.
MEDALS AND CASH ARE GIVEN.
Bronze and Silver Designs, $4,000 in
Cash and Annuities of $125
Month Provided

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 1.-The Car
negie hero fund commission, at its regu-
lar quarterly meeting here yesterday,
made awards to twenty-three persons in
different parts Of this country for deeds
of heroism considered since the last
meeting. The awards consist Of sixteen
bronze and seven silver medals, SD, 900
In cash, and annutleS amounting to SlZo
month.
The commission also appropriated SlO,-
900 to the relief fund for the relatives
of the III victims of the two mine eXplo-
sions at the Lick branch mine of the Po-
cahontas Consolidated Colliery company
at Switchback, w. Va, on December
20, 1903 and January Y, 1909. Forty
nine cases were submitted to the com
mission today.
The awards made follow:
John j. Zangerle Buffalo, bronze medal.
On August 8, 1904, he stopped u runaway
horse attached to u buggy in which was
chid years old
John Carruthers, West Newton, Pa,
bronze medal and $1,000 toward purchase OF
home. On July -, 1907, Carruthers,
Baltimore u Ohio Railroad engineer, saw
William G. Fleming, a boy Of years,
crawling across the track in front of his
train. lie went through his cab window to
the pilot where he seized the boy.
JoLn G. Scureman, West PittstOn, Pa,
debtedness. On March p, 1907, he rescued
Kari A. kellar, II years Old who ha ~
contact with another wire and was per
manently injured.
John Falter, Columbus, o., bronze medal.
On January 81, 1908, he rescued Harry Nc
Cune, - years old, who had broken through
ice while skating.
Henry Herwig Sharon, Pa, bronze medal
and $1,000 toward purchase of home. on
April 81, 1908, he plunged into the ShenanSo
Lon a
Charles f. Meyer, New York city, bronze
medal and $500 for disabement benefits. On
April ), 1903, Misses Rosyn and Bessie MOT
rs were entangled in the wreckage of an
automobile With a ten galion tank OF gas
Oline about to be ignited, Meyer rescued
one of the girls and about to release
the other when an explosion hurled him TO
the street.
Eugene T. Heinze, Cleveland, captain in
the Salvation Army, bronze medal. On Au-
gust 3, 1908 he rescued Miss Dena M
Schmidt, also of the Salvation Army, from
drowning ut Beulah Beach on Lake Erie
Henry Il. Weckbecker, SharpSburg, IA,
bronze medal and $1,000. On July IA, 1907
he dived into the Allegheny river and res
cued Anthony J. Hensel, II years old, who
Frederick ". Miller, Rush, n Y. bronze
medal and $500 to liquidate a mortgage
M rescued H@ d Tm9hy an RGr e.
after Maloney had been swept over dam
in HOneOye creek.
Frederick w Weiher, Braddock, Pa,
bronze medal for reScuing Iacariah T.
Dimpsey, aged 90 years, of Wall, Pa, on
February II, 1909, from Il well into which
DimpSey had fallen after setting Off a
charge of dynamite ut the bottom OF the
well.
Patrick II. Fitzpatrick, Southbridge,
Mass, bronze medal and $1,000 to liquidate
mortgage ON May %, 1908, he rescued
Mrs. Hrigid i. McGrath, aged 81 years,
from drowning in the Quinebaugh river,
after she had Jumped into the stream with
suicidal intent.
Frances Hal, aged 4, Canandaisua. \;
y bronze medal and $1,000 for educational
purposes She saved Miss Nellie Rathbun
of Cauandaigua from drowning on August
30 1908.
medal and $1,000 toward the restoration of
his health On December s. 1908, he res
cued Edward and &C )rge Johnson of Cheat
Haven, Pa, from drowning in the Cheat
river.
PIERCE d. Marsh, engineman, Weston. w
Va, silver medal and $1,000 TO pay mort
gage, for preventing possible wreck on the
Baltimore x Ohio railroad on June D. 1907,
between 4 passenger train of which he was
engineer and runaway freight. The
freight broke loose at the top of a grade
the passenger train was ascending the
grade. Marsh. remaining at his post.
backed his train down at such Il speed that
Wien the freight struck It the impact was
slight.
medal and $1,000 toward the restoration of
his health. lie jumped, fully clad into a
fore-bay at the plant of the Wilson Flee
tric company at Alexandria, Pa, September
81. 1908, knowing there were three tur-
bines in the fore-bay, which might suck
him beneath the surface, and saved Miss
Claire McCauley of Philadelphia, who had
fallen into the water.
John A. Koontz. Philo, O.. bronze medal,
He spent fifteen minutes in icy water Jan
uary s. 1909. reScuing Miss Leah Lauten-
,schlager II years old, when she and com
pauion broke through the ice.
Anita c. Cone. 81 years old. Raleigh, Fla.
silver medal for rushing into burning
building May ), 1909, and rescuing Evaline
Smith, coored, months old, whose cloth
ing was on fire.
Harriet L. O'Connor. southampton. Mass,
widow of Patrick O'Connor. awarded a sill,
yer medal and death benefits ut the rate of
$40 a month till she remarries dies, with
So a month additional for each child under
16 years old dependent upon her. O'Con-
nor lost his life in an attempt to save An
drew p. Arthur and Charles J. Arthur, who
had broken through the ice while skating
on Mill river. Northampton, Mass.
]. f. A. Lautenschlager, Philo, o., father
of LemaRn d. LautenSchlager. awarded
bronze medal and death benefits in the
sum of S25e. When Miss Leah Lauten-
schlager, sister of Lehman. and Miss Bar
bara Kussmul each II years old, broke
through the ice while skating January :,
1908, Lautenschlager and John koontz
sprang to the rescue. Koontz saved Miss
LautenSchlager. but Lehman Lauteuschla-
ger and Miss kussmul were drowned.
Robert c. Baur, Richmond. Va. silver
medal and $1,000 seward purchase Of home,
On January s. 1908, he got into boat
which was let over the Falls of the James.
in James river Richmond in an effort to
save Edward L. Barnes, who while intoNI-
Gated had gone over the dam and lodged on
q rock.
Elizabeth E. MeGee. HoskinsvilIe. o..
mother of Irwin r. MCGEE, awarded silver
medal, $500 to hquidate mortgage and SO
n month during life or until she remarr1es.
Irwin +. MCGEE was Suffocated in a well
where he had volunteered to go when 9th
ers refused for the purpose of reScuing
Wilies 3. Leonard, overcome by gas
Sailie 4. Dillinger, Pousville, Pa, widow
of Jonathan Dfllinger. silver medal and 500
n month during her life or till she remar-
rieS with So a month additional for her
daughter till she is 16 years old. Jonathan
Dnlfnger on January %, 1909. rushed in
front OF moving train at Pottstown, Pa.
and showed Mrs Mary E Gruff, 65 years
old and slightly deaf from the track. Her
tegs were cut off, but her life was saved.
Dillinger was killed
Explicit Orders.
Drill Instructor Casey-Now, min, yez