The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-25
HERO MEDALS
AWARDED FOR
BRAVE ACTS
Carnegie Hero Commission
Meets and Makes An
nual Awards.
THIRTY-SEYEN GIVE N
Acts OF Bravery for the Year
Ended Receive Merited
Attention.

TInrsRURG. Jan. 1S.-,Acts of her
oism in MANY parts of the country re.
ceived substantial reeognitl n today in
the awards 81 the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission, which gave large sums OF
money medals and other recognition
to large Number Of persons who
have figured in these acts OF bravery.
The full list of the awards. with the
act Of heroism in each case, ig as fol-
lows:
Paul Jones. Jr. Bronze medal
Jones, aged "a, student. attempted to
save Charles H. Wigmore, aged 90
egg sorter, and John +. Murphy, aged
2@, rubber worker, from drowning,
Cambridge. Mass. January 8, 1909.
Della r. Powers. Bronze medal and
$1,000, toward purchase OF a home
Mrs. Powers, aged SO, housewife, saved
Joseph Kennedy, aged 3, from being
run over by a train, Rochdale, Mass,
December 8, 1909. a
Charles V. syain. Bronze medal
and $1,000, as needed.-swain, aged
30, student, saved John Halton, aged
AZ, physician and hotel proprietor.
from drowning, Sarasota, Fla, De-
cember 20, 1909.
Peter c. Banfeld. Bronze medal
and $1,000, to liquldate his indebted
ness and other worthy purpose, as
needed,-tBanfeld aged %, foreman
Of linemen, rescued John It. Casey,
aged AZ. lineman, from electric shock,
Windsor, Conn, November %, 1903.
Levi Jaskson. Bronze medal and
$4,000, to liquidate his Indebtedness
and other worthy purpose. as needed.
jackson, aged 80, fisherman, helped
to save William II, Haskell, aged 46,
sea captain; Ida NJ. Haskell, aged 81,
and twelve others from drowning, Ed
gartown. Mass, January 30, 1910.
Patrick S. Kelly. Bronze medal and
$1,000, as needed.-Kelly. aged %,
fisherman, helped to save William H.
Haskell, Ida NJ. Haskell and twelve
others from drowning. Edgartown,
Mass, January %, 1910.
Louis A. Doucette. Bronze medal
and $1,000, toward purchase of a
home,-Doucette aged 80, fisherman,
helped to save willl,m Haskell Ida
NJ. Haskell and twelve others from
drowning, Edgartown, Mass, January
30, 1910.
Henry A. Kelly. Bronze medal and
$1,000, as needed.-Kelly, aged "a,
fisherman, helped to save William H.
Haskell. Ida NJ. Haskell and twelve
others from drowning. Edgartown.
Mass, January 20. 1910.
Eugene L. Benefito. Bronze medal
and $1,000 toward purchase Of a
home.-,Benefito, aged 81, fisherman,
helped to save William H. Haskell. Ida
NJ. Haskell and twelve others from
drowning, Edgartown, Mass, January
%, 1910.
G. Grey Evans, deceased. Bronze
medal to father.-G. Grey Evans. aged
Is, student, died attempting to save
James X. DrigSers, aged ii, from
drowning, Chicasha, Okla, June /
1910.
William +. Leland. deceased. Bronze
medal to father and $3.50, as needed
Leland, aged 81, captain, died at,
tempting TO save David Simpson, col,
ored, aged Is, deckhand, from drown.
ing, Meclellandsville. s. c., May "a
1911.
Hector L. Macdonald. deceased
Bronze medal to father and $500, a.
needed.-MacDonaid, aged 10. schoo
boy. died attempting to save Richard
f. Fahey, aged II, from drowning
/ Boston, Mass, March IS, 1910.
Myron L. Reynolds, deceased
Bronze medal to father and $500, a.
needed.-Reynoids, aged Is, schoo
boy, died saving Philip f. Rollins
aged 9, from drowning, Riverside, Me.
May 49, 1911.
Frank r. Benton, deceased. Bronze
medal to father, and s1,O25 to llquI,
date his ndebtedness.-Ben aget
l6. farmland, died attempting to saw,
David Brownell, aged is, farmland
from drowning. Huron, o., June %
1911.
Elmer r. Martins, deceased. Bronze
medal to father and $1,000 to be ap
piled to the liquidation of his debt!
and for other worthy purpose, as need
ed.-Martlns, aged 16, delivery boy
died saving Aloysius II. Ruppelt, aget
III, from drowning. Cleveland, O.
June c, 1911.
/ William r. Howe, deceased. Bronz,
medal 10 widow and SIPS TO lIquidat,
mortgage on her property and pension
OF $50 month, with So additional fol
each OF five children until each reaches
age OF t6.-Howe. aged 80. lock ten,
der, died attempting to save ]. George
Myers. aged s, from drowning, st
townsville, y. y, July IS, 1911.
John E. Cook. deceased. Bronze
medal TO mother and pension of $50 q
month for i've years.-cook, aged II
painter, died attempting to save clar.