El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
CARNEGIE MEDALS
FOR MANY HEROES
Cash Gifts Are Also Made in
a Number Of Worthy
Cases

herOism in many parts Of the country
received substantial recognition today
in the awards of the Carnegie Hero
Fund commission, which gave large
sums Of money, medals and other
recognition to a large number of per-
sons who have figured in these acts
Of bravery.
The full list Of the awards, with the
act of heroism in each case, is as fol-
lows:
Paul Jones, jr, bronze medal-JOnes,
aged "A, student, attempted to save
Charles H. Wigmore, aged %, egg sort
er, and John +. Murphy, aged %. rub
Der worker, from drowning, Cam
bridge, Mass, January g, 1909
Della r Powers, bronze medal and
$1,000 toward purchase of a home
Mrs Powers, aged 81, housewife, saved
Joseph Kennedy, aged 3, from being
run over by a train. Rochdale, Mass
December g, 1903.
Charles V. Swain, bronze medal and
$1,000 as needed-Swain, aged %. stu
dent saved John HaltOn, aged ~, ply
stefan and hotel proprietor, from
drowning, Sarasota Fla, December %.
1909.
Peter c. BanfieId, bronze medal and
$1,000 to liQuidate his indebtedness and
other worthy purpose, as needed-Ban-
field, aged p, foreman of linemen,
man. from electric shock, Windsor
Conn, November q, 1903.
Levi Jackson, bronze medal and
$1,000 to liquidate his Indebtedness and
other worthy purpose, as needed
Jackson. aged 81, fisherman, helped to
save William II. Haskell, aged 46, sea
captain: Ida N. Haskell, aged "a, and
u others from drowning, Edgartown,
Mass. January %, 1910.
Patrick S. Kelly, bronze medal and
$1,000 as needed-Kelly, aged p, fish
erman. helped to save William H. Has
kelI. Ida NJ Haskell, and u others
from drowning, EdgartOwn, Mass,
January %, 1910.
Louis A. Doucette. bronze medal and
$1,000 toward purchase Of a home
DOucette, aged 50, fisherman, helped
to save William II. Haskell, Ida NJ
Haskell and u others from drowning.
EdgartOwn, Mass January %, 1910.
Henry A. Kelly, bronze medal and
$1,000 as needed-Kelly. aged "A. fish
erman, helped to save William H. Has
kell, Ida II. Haskell, and y others
from drowning, EdgartOwn, Mass,
January % 1910.
Eugene l. Benefito, bronze medal
and $1,000 toward purchase of a home
BenefitO. aged 81, fisherman, helped TO
save William II. Haskell. Ida NJ Has
kell. and u 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 L. Driggers. aged a. from
drowning, Chickasha, Okla, June l,
1910.
william F. Leland, deceased. bronze
medal to father and $3.50 as needed
Leland, aged q, captain, died attempt
ing to save David Simpson, negro
aged p, deckhand, from drowning,
McClellanvile, S. c., May "a, 1911
bronze medal to father and $500 as
needed-MacDOnald. aged -, school
boy, died attempting TO save Richard
f. Fahey. aged II, from drowning,
Boston. Mass, March %, 1910
MyrOn l. Reynolds, deceased. bronze
medal to father and $500 as needed
Reynolds. aged 10. schOOlbOy. died
saving Philip Z. Rollins, aged 9, from
drowning. Riverside. Me-, May 19, 1911.
Frank r. Benton, deceased. bronze
medal to father and S1025 to liQui-
6. farmland. died attempting TO save
David ,Brownell, aged IS. farmland.
from drowning, Huron. Ohio. June %.
1911.
medal TO father and $1,000 TO be ap-
piled TO the liquidation OF his debts
and for other worthy purpose, as
needed-Martins, aged i6, delivery boy.
died saving Aloysius II. Ruppelt, aged
II. from drowning, Cleveland, Ohio,
June s, 1911
william r. Howe. deceased. bronze
medal TO widow and S125 20 liquidate
mortgage on her property and pension
OF $50 a month, with s. additional for
each OF five children until each reach
e age OF 16-Howe. aged 80. lock
tender died attempting 10 save J.
George Myers, aged s. from drowning, J
St townsville. ~. y, July IS. 1911.
John z. Cook. deceased. bronze medal I
to mother and pension OF $50 month I
for five yearbook. aged II. paint I
er. died attempting 20 save Clarence I
Clymer. aged is, farmland. from
drowning. seaford Del. December %. /
1910.
Mack stauworth. deceased. bronze
medal 20 widow and pension OF $50 2 .
month. with SIS additional for her son I
until he reaches the age OF 1e-NIack 7
Stallworth. negro. aged 80, on-tank ,
(negro), aged IS, oil-tank cleaner I
from suffocation, Port Arthur. Tex /
June 25. 1910.
Bernhard Schneider. sr.. deceased. I
bronze medal to widow and pension o. /
$35 a month, with S. additional for
each of three children until eecb /
reaches age Of 16-Schneider, aged AZ
farmer, died saving Robert A. Iffrig.
aged Il, farmer from drowning. ST. /
Peters, No, July IS. 1911.
nr0nTn
medal to widow and pension OF ss5 q
month, with s. additional for each ~
four children until each reaches the
age OF I6-McSweeney, aged SO, bar 4
tender. died attempting TO save Char
lotte J. O'Brien. aged IS. from drown
ing, Utica, n Y, November 4. 1911
John F. Van Derkar deceased. bronze
medal to widow and pension OF s45 q |
month, with s. a month additional FOR
each OF five children until each reach
es the aged Of 16-Van Derkar- AGED |
30, coremaker, died attempting TO save
salvatore Sltero, aged Z. from drown {
1911. us' ~
william A. Norman. deceased. bronze /
medal 10 widow and pension OF $50 a /
month. with IS a month additional for /
each Of two children until each reaches
age or 16-Norman. aged IS. barber.
uleo attempting to save an indetermfu-
ate persons from a runaway horses /
= ttsIield, Mass. June 9, 1911.
Daniel F. Allen. bronze medal and /
$1,000 toward purchase of a home
allen, aged IS, city electrician and /
fireman. attempted to save William F l
W offers. aged 80, brewer. from suffo- /
cation, clean, n. Y, August 21. 1911
Joseph R Haase. deceased silver
medal to widow and pension oe ESQ a