New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
RIG BILL" EDWARDS
GETS A HERO MEDAL
Carnegie Commission Recognizes
Yis Action in Attacking Mayor
GaynOr's ASSaiIant.
rwENTY-SIX AWARDS MADE
ysw York Office Boy Gave Life
for Two Comrades - Girl
Struggle with Drowning
Man at High Point, N. J.
rBy telegraph 70 The Tribune

p,,,sburs. Jan. 1S.-The Carnegie Hero
r-,d Commission announced twenty
.-ss AT a meeting this afternoon.
.,-g the number IS William II. Edwards.
.-.-,n,issiorer Of Street C7eaniug OF the
.-,,v ~ Neu York who gets a silver medal
a. bravery on board the Kaiser Wilhelm
a. Crosse on the morning OF August 9.
,o,, when Mayor Gaynor was shot
r, sxnIainins 20 the world why the medal
a.. g-vsn 10 Big Bill" the commission
.-o,5s stating whose Ufe Mr. Edwards
,,vsd That he did not save the life Of
,r- Gsvnor IS apparently conceded on the
.,or,-ds that the Mayor had already been
,,ot before Edwards got into action. Fol-
r,v4nS "a The official report OF the COM
..,,sior on Mr.. Edwards's case:
william H. Edwards, silver medal Ed
-s-ds. sEed thi-ty-three, Commissioner OF
s,-.st Cleaning. Eaved an inde1erminate
,srsor o. trdeteruinate persons. from be-
,rr shot bv an assassin IN Hoboken. y. J.,
,rv7Jst O. 1910 William J. Gaynor. Mayor
= tbs CITY o. New York. lust having been
sso. fr the head az close range on the
,-orenade deck Of tho Kaiser Wilhelm der
crosse and the sssailant still facing the
--,pp about the Mayor. with upraised PTS
.ol Commissioner Edwards. standing at
re Mayor left side. threw himself upon
ne man and bore him to the deck upon
lis back. As Edwards fell on TOP OF
rim ne pistol vas discharged again and
me bulle. --szed Edwards's left forearm
=, tie under side. Others hurried 20 pin
or TIE mans arms, but before they ac-
,o-pNshed t the pistol was discharged a
.,lrd time Edwards tnen arrested the az
.alsn. Tie Msvor and Edwards recov-
,-sd from their wounds"
Nineteen Of the awards were made in
-sscuss or attempted rescues from drown
M three from fire, two from sufFoca-ion
N wells and one each from train and shoot
nc In nine instances Eae heroes lost
,hs,- lives and the award is made 10 .
member OF the family.
The case OF Arthur T. Christ seven
,s.r-yssr-old Office boy. OF New York city.
v,o lost his lie saving that Of his chum
and fellow Office boy. Charles A. Hetzsl, On
November L. 1903. IS considered favorablv
bv TIE conn issior, and the father OF the
% rouidats his debts and for other worthy
PURPOSES as needed. on the date mentioned
there was an explosion ot celluIoid on the
fin floor u the building where the boys
worked and Hetzel was overcome. Christ
dragged him 10 2 door which was closed
,nd managed 20 break the glass with his
nrs aFfs. dragging Hetzel through 70
sat.tv Christ died twelve days after from
ts burns.
Arthur A. Thornley,. Of 1Ilddletovr. y. 7,
sss bronze media. Thornley, was on or
tr,y IN the Thrau Hospital on august Il
n Fire broke ont ia the operating room
fine hospital. where there were mixed
ais and thirty pounds Of carbolic acid
-rssis While nurses carried patients 70
n, porch. roofs and windows Thornley,
.rts-ed he burning room, knowing the
aanasr from explosives. and fought the fire
sions. ey-inzuishing n before be was over
-ome He was found some time later by
trsnen and revived.
Lynn Gates. q student II Gerry. y. As,
lrst his lie on June Z. LFoS. irving 70 save
Victor II cross. and hiz father zstT a
1ronza medal and = Coz Cross had fallen
r'O L1eseIe ..EHt~F anu a.aH h'i.L- s1.ll-
70 swim was drowning when Gates and
Lynn z FISK went 70 his rescue. Gates
vas 50 exhausted IN the struggle with the
drowning man that he could not reach
s-ors himself. and vas drowned.
Lynn E Fisk receives a bronze medal
snd U.ono fo- his share in the rescue n
Cross
Daniel :. Howard. 3 laborsr. n Bald
T,nsvins y. r. gets = silver medal and
rooa for the purchase Of home for saving
Mary Tuiotson from drowning in the
Seneca River on April Is. 1900.
Ertord II. Coon. a schoolbog, twelve Years
Old lost his life ar Man'ius y. T.. on Dc
c'mosr T. -.1 while trying 70 save the
ffs of little playmate. His father gets
silver medal coon had already helped
save one clIu. Carl n. ~. NeroeCE from
d-oKninz a. ua1ruz Falls and had then
gone aftsr Harold L. Stevens. tr. The
three bows broke throug- the ice. Coon