New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-21
MORECARNEGIE HEROES
Twenty-sir, Including TTCo indians
and Three NetC Workers.

Pittsburg Jan. N.-The Carnegie Hero Fund
commission, at its annual nesting here to-day.
awarded twenty-sx medals s14,76o in cash ana
pensions asgregating s565 month for deeds OK
valor investigated since last October Among
thosa rewarded ere two fulI-blooded Indians living
government land
The cash awards made by the cornnllsson- SINGS
its organization. IN May. 1906, inclnchs tnoSe
made to-day amount TO $685. 452 B, and the pension
allowances sie4+o annually All the omcers Oh the
commission we're reelected at the meeting to-day
Among those TO whom awards were made Today
James J. Heulihan, Samuel A. johnson anu
the relatives of Peter J. Collins OF Ne" h"rh
City and John Bosco OF Bayonns, N J. 6osco
gets bronze medal and $4,000 for educauonal
purposes.
Silver medals were awarded to Johnson ana
Houlihan, and a silver medal and $40 month lot
life, with IS month for eaon oepenoShL ciiiid
under sixteen, were awarded 10 Mary Il. Nolins'
widow Of Collins.
Peter Dean aged twenty-five Mcjave Indian
of MelIen Ariz on July II, 1907. with the assist
apce of George Saltamah, aged thirty-eight also
q Motaye Indian, saved Mrs w. W. McCuhe'
aged twenty-eight, and her son. W. W ncCuhe'
ir aged six. Of Parker, Ariz-, from oro"niis
when they had fallen into the Colorado RIVER
from the deck of the steamboat on which the TWO
rescuers were employed. The gangpianK was
thrown into the river and the Indians jumped III
after It They succeeded in getting the woman
and boy upon the plank, when Dean lett It, pre-
sumably 10 reduce the burden and started tow
ard tha shore He was drowned. Beulah Dean,
widow Of the drowned man. gets a bronze mccall
and death benefits of SIS a month. with 70
month additional for her son. Saltamah gets
bronze medal and s1,ooo TO be applied toward the
purchase of farm.
James J. Houlihan, foreman for the Empire CITY
Subway Company who was honored yesterday by
the Carnegie Hero Fund won his medal py HI
tempting to Michael Muldoon who lost NE
life in manhole OF the New York Telephone Coni-
pany at 45th street and Eighth avenue on august
IL of last year. With Houlihan at the time OF the
accident was Peter Collins, who had been employed
by the same company for nearly a quarter OF
century.
Collins found Mudoon unconscious at 45th street
after having searched with Houlihan for leaky
gas main from Pad street AS he reached Muldoon
Collins too fell unconscious. Houihan, who was
only a short distance behind. felt himself peihs
overcome and CROPPED his way to the top OF the ao-
der and shouted for help. While descending again
to help in rescuing his comrades ne iel 10 the
pit of the manhcle.
Samuel A Johnson, OF No. lbs Second avenue
bystander on learning of a number OF men
senseIess>in the manholo, jumped in and succeeded
in bringing to the sidewalk Houinan ana Cohlhs-
The latter died an hour later
John BosCo. jT.. sixteen years old OF NO u last
DIST street Bayonne n. J., saved from drowning
Michael CradeIla, eight years OLD. In Marblehead'
Ohio. his former home. John. on March 16. 1906.
was playing near the shore Of Lake Erie, when he
heard cries for help Rushing to the lake he saw
Michael Cradela and his brother. John, the latter
ter years old. being carried cut on cake OF Zee.
At the call OF young Bosco. Michael jumped into
the lake Bosco without taking off his clothing,
jumped in and brought the Lad safely 10 shore.
John remained the caks of ice and with 1t drifted
ashore later.
John Bosco lives with his father, who works for
the Standard Oil Company. They live on the top
floor Of an old tenement house and are in poor
circumstances.