New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
F|FTY-E|GHT HEROES
Carneqie Medals and Funds
Awarded at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Oct H.-Fifty-eight names uero
added 10 the Carnegie hero list in the
United States to-day by the Carnegie Hero
Fund Commission. at its fall meeting For
acts Of heroism thirty silver and twenty
eight bronze medals were awarded TO Ire
savers. or their families, in cases where
death resulted In addition cash AWARDS
aggTegating 5000 were made in thirty
three cases. the cash to be used for educs-
tionaI or other worthy purpose. at the dis
cretion Of the executive committee IN
twenty-three other cases Of rescue or at
tempted rescue where the heroes died as
a result. pensions ranging from SO to $50
a month were made to the dependents. WIN
s. month additional for each orphan cniid-
OF the rescues from death. or the at
tempts seven were from railroad trains or
streetcars, nineteen from drowning, one
from a runaway horse. eight from sunoca-
ton in gas producers or wells. twenty
from death in mine accidents. two Irom
fire and one from shooting.
The mine explosion at Cherry. Ill, IN
November. 1909. figured prominently IN the
list, with the recognition Of the heroism OF
thirtee1 miners. Eleven Of these died from
injuries in rescCing an unknown number OF
miners. and besides a silver medal the
monthly stipsnds were made 10 the families
in thes, cases Two that survived received
the silver medal and Sl,o0o each
The recipients of the awards ard the Gas
sification of their heroism follow:
Bronze medals-CharIes G. Baxter. Stone
Mountain. ga, train. Thomas Rooney DOo-
son, Relay, Md, drowning, HAIRY T. ROUSE
holder. helay. Md, drownlns. James ~
W. McGovan, Aroata, Cai, browning
George Fl. Grimm tdled), Tower CIy' N -,
drowning; James L. Mcfarland west
Bronze medal and cash. as needed Tor
specific purpose-Lawrence B. Ryman, DI- Del-
las. Penn, drowning: Justin }. Met Cartny'
Washington. drowning; James r Martin.
Wilaes-Sarre, Penn, trowniGg, Joiiu II
Thompson, AshtaLula, Ohio, droNElnS. i heI-
bert j. Hesse. whitehall. Mich, droWnlhs
Elias Roser. Grand Rapids; M,cn.. aroWh- o.Sy1a
ing; AIva y. COffey tdtedl. MartlhST me. ne
Ind. drowning; Vaughn '. LongIihrt, I-O2' S'
Creek. Tenn, drowning; Byron =. ' an Or-
man. Ca14n.iaigua N Y, runaway; Jesse
Dunlap, ChiIds, Penn, train; EDMUND VI VI,
Price Los Angeles, streetcar; W. Ben1aIIllIi 1lL-
p Mccoy. PocatellO. Idaho, suffocation
Charles 3. Evans, MendOn, III. SunOcatIoIi nOI5 i
James VI. Flanagan. South P1ttStoll' 6,t.,' 6eHII,'
mine explosion: Patrick F. walsh, FIdlIlS'
Penn mine cave-in; George X JopLhS'
Inkerman, Penn, mine cave-in: John AeI-
rick. Inkerman, Penn, mine cave.ln' oela bSn-
in: Thomas Huntley, Pittston, Penn, mine
cave-in; John R. Ransom. Cleburne' TEX
Silver medaIs-AIlan 5. Blood. GRANVILLE.
III, drowning: John Flood (died). Cherry
Ill. mine fire. zos <o-
Silver medals and cash. as needed for
specIfic purpose-Isaac Lewis, tr., DomlnlcK x
FSermento. Andrew McLuCkie. j. Alexancer
Norbers Henry Stewart, Robert Clarh;
James Speir, John Bundy. John SzaorlnSkl
and Charles Waite. all of Cherry, III, VINO
died in rescue work in the mine nre; aiso
to Walter Waite and George Eddy, Oi
Cherry. Ill. who survived injuries ..,
Others to receive the silver medaI WIN
cash are Fleming g.. Bower, LeWisDurg z
Penn. drowning; Gertrude SharpSteen: Hai-
sey VALLEY, n. Y. train; Jesse a. WHs2n. Son
tersviIIe, ". Va. fire; /. Wood Miller, ray
IorsyiIIe KY drowning: Frederick +.
Kiiroe Cdied). Waterbury, Conn, drov nlns'
Adam ]. Bopp (died). Midlleborough. Mass
drowning: G. Gustav Groenevelt tdiedD.
WatsonviIIe Cal. suffocation; IhoInas
Fleming .dfed). Corning, N Y. sunocatloH
Martin Demyan (died). Corning. y SUI
Tocation- Walter c.. Sweet. Corning. \. :,
sUffocation; Davi,i R Tibbs (diedI. Amster,
dam. n Y. drowning; Joseph Pinaoza Az
GdIedD Neadervills. Mont. sunocd(IoI SrI
Hirer, " Mcintosh (died). Fresno. Cal.
train: Mary r Brown died). washington u11l
shooting: William RI. Hagerman 'uieu'
Malaga. y. j., train