Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-04
FIFTY HERO MEDALS
Carnegie Fund Rewards for
Doors of Brave Deeds.
'OHIOANS GET BIG SHARE
twenty-five Life Savers During the
Athens Flood Honored.
CASH AWARDS OF $33, 900
Over a Hundred Applications Con-
sidered by the Committee-Some
Notable Deeds of Valor.
'OHIOANS GET BIG SHARE
CASH AWARDS OF $33, 900

regular fall meeting of the Carnegie hero
fund commission yesterday came the re-
wardng of fifty persons throughout this
country and Canada for acts OF bravery
and illustrious conduct called to the at
tention OF the commission during the past
three months. With the exception of one
award made to a citizen of Canada, the
entire list of persons remembered by the
commission are residents of the United
States, twenty-five being persons living in
Ohio.
Approximately $33. 600. twentythree sill
yer and twenty-seven bronze medals were
awarded by the action of the commission.
OF the fifty heroic acts approved fourteen
of the persons responsible for them met
their death. In these cases next Of kin
received the award.
Deeds of heroism during the flood al
Athens. Ohio, on March II, 1907, received
the greater part of the attention OF the
commission.
The acts of courage brought to the at
tention of the commission included saw
ing children from fast running passen-
ger trains, rescues from raging flood
rivers, stopping unmanageable runaway
horses and carrying persons from burn
ing buildings.
Ohio Merchants Heroism.
Prominent among the awards, and prob
ably the most spectacular act of Drawer,
called to the attention of the commission
was the case OF HALEY NJ. Woods. mer-
chant of Athens. Ohio, and an expert
swimmer. During the floods of the Hook
ing river In March, 1907. Woods unassist-
ed rescued two men and woman from
almost certain death when he rowed a
flst-bottomed skiff through wild run
ming river current into the secOnd-story
window of a half-submerged house, car
rying his rescued fellOw-citizens to shore
and safety.
In investigating the case of Woods the
commission found that he was in debt
in excess of $1,000 for his small mer-
chandise store, and presented him with q
check for $1,000 and a silver medal.
Several other cases of bravery during
the Athens flood were also rewarded
suitably.
Boy Saves Two Lives.
Another instance called to the attention
Of the commission was that of William
F. Sayle OF, North Attleboro. Mass, q
fifteen-year-old boy, who, unassisted and
leavily dressed, jumped into a hole in the
ice broken by the weight of a boy ano
girl who had been skating on the thin
coating and buoyed the couple up until
assistance came 1OunS SAFE TcIuStu diO
himself until the couple had been taken
from the ice hole and were on their way
to safety.
particularly worthy award was the
case of George r. McCue, colored, of Gar
den City, Kan, whose heroic act in res
cufng q baby from in front Of fast
travelling passenger train was brought tC
the attention OF the committee by officials
Of the town where the colored hero lived
A mother had left two-year-old child
st appel in baby buggy in front of de
pot and express office. Wind blew the bs b!
buggy on TO the railroad tracks. overturn-
ing the vehicle. The strap held the in
FAINT in the carriage. MCCue saw the over
turned carriage. but did not see the baby
A passenger train running close TO sixty
miles an hour was approaching. McCue
ran down the tracks and about half way
to the baby carriage saw that ii con-
tanned an infant He redoubled his speed
reaching the vehicle in time to throw II
from the right of way with a mighty eff
fort and just cleared the pilot of the en-
CINE as the heavy train sped past the
depot. McCue was given bronze media
for his act and 500 for educational pur-
poses, he having expressed a desire tC
attend an industrial school for colored
men.
Saved Colored Fellow-Wo rkman.
In Philadelphia the commission found
William NJ. Edwards. longshoreman
twenty-five years of age. who forgot race
prejudice In his anxiety to be Of service tt
his fellow-men.
While the Arcadia, a freight steamer
plying between Hamburg and Philadel-
phia, was being unloaded during July
19OS, an explosion in the cargo occurred
Most Of the stevedores working below
decks were knocked down and bruised
some being burned Many of the workers
deserted the ship. Smoke and flames
anne from the matches. Cries and G. oans
of the injured below decks came to the
party Of men waiting on deck. Edwards
volunteered to attempt the rescue of the
imprisoned men. Tying a rope to q
block, Edwards slid into the burning hold
but could find nothing. Hearing groans
he deserted his guide rope and. bending
low. searched I'm the direction of the cries
OF pain. After a long search he located
Lucius Hubbard. cOlored, and, bearing his
unconscious and injured fellOwwOrkmar
to the open hatch had him hOisted 10 the
deck and safety, following himself when
assured there were no other persons in the
burning vessel. A silver medal was given
Edwards and the sum Of $1,000 to be ap'
vUa1 IN he purchasp a home such