Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-01
HEROINE AND HERO
Two Westinghouse Honored
by the Carnegie Commission.
NURSE WHO LOST HER LIFE
Miss Brown Was Shot by Delirious
Patient While Saving Others.
MOTHER TO GET LIFE PENSION
Lad Who Saved Girl From Drowning
Gets Medal and &c. 900 for
Education.

The Carnegie hero commission an
nounced that two Westinghouse had
been honored by that body for deeds Of
heroism, and that in each case appro-
pirate action has been taken.
Tribute is paid to the memory Of Miss
Mary r. Brown. p nurse. who lost her
life while attempting to disarm Martin
L. Sterling while he was delirious at his
home, $40 G street southwest, the night
Of December 20, 1909. Mrs. Agnes Brown,
mother of the girl, whose home is In
Richmond. Va, is to receive silver
media, and a pension Of $50 month for
life
Justin Mccarthy. a fourteen-year-oid
schoolboy. of 61S 9Th street northeast, is
the other hero rewarded. The lad res
cued Gladys NJ Lowd, twelve years old,
from drowning in a pool near the Union
station August 3. 1905. He receives a
bronze medal and 5000 to complete his
education.
Miss Brown was shot by Sterling while
he was delirious from typhoid fever. She
fingered until January 6. 1910. at the
Emergency Hospital, and despite utmost
exertions of the hospital staff and her
physicians, Drs. z. P. Magruder and j.
r. Biggs, succumhed to pneumonia Just
as she was recovering from the WOUND.
Saved Members Of Family.
The night OF December %. 1909, Miss
Brown, while bringing some food TO
Sterling's room, was met in the hallway
by the sick man and he shot her. He
was on his way to the rear Of the house,
where members Of the family were con-
gregated. Dropping the articles she was
carrying, the nurse sprang upon Sterling,
pinloning his arms in an effort to take
the revolver from him. In the meantime
members of the family escaped.
Nurse and patient fought for posses
sion Of the gun, and II was not until she
grasped his fingers and bent them back
that Sterling let the weapon drop to the
floor She then released her hold on the
patient and he fell unconscious.
She was fast growing weak. but man
and call for a physician. Before she
could deliver her message she tainted
She was removed to the hospital where
the bullet. that had entered the right
breast and lodged In the muscles Of the
back, was extracted.
Sterling recovered. The coroner's Jury
absolved him from blame.
Owed After Drowning Girl.
Concerning young McCarthys act thu
| commission says:
while Miss Lowd, Mccarthy and two
| other boys were floating on plank about
| twelve feet long, twelve inches wide and
six inches thick Miss Lowd fell into the
water. She went under. but soon arose
and called for help. Mccarthy, In his ex
element, dropped pole he had. Another
| OF the boys had pole, but had not TIT
presence Of mind to extend it to the girl
The third boy jumped from the plani
and reached shore.
Then Mccarthy dived into, the watel
and, coming up in front Of Miss Lowd
| grasped her by the hair with his right
| hand. She Immediately caught hin
| around the neck with both arms. They
| went under and Mccarthy, releasing hi.
hold on the girls hair, struck her In thu
| face, freeing himself, and they come tt
| the surface. Miss Lowd managed tt
grasp the plank. and a boy on 1t helped
her aboard and poled to shore. Mccarthy
In distress from having swallowed water
and almost exhausted, was struggling t.
reach the bank, when man, who. while
passing, had his attention called to Nc
Carthy's plight by other children, entered
the water and, grasping Mccarthy, pullet
him in"