Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-19
AWARDS FOR HEROISM MADE
Carnegie Commission Gives Money
and Medals to Many.
SEVERAL GET $1,000 GIFTS
Acts of Bravery throughout Coun-
try During Year Recognized
by Presents to Heroes or
Relatives.


Relatives.
/ PlTTSBU RICH, Jan. iS--Acts Of herolsm
in many parts OF the country received
substantial recognition today In the
awards Of the Carnegie Hero Fund com
mission. which gave large sums Of money,
medals and other recognition to large
number Of persons who have figured in
these acts OF bravery.
The fun list Of the awards, with the
act Of heroism in each case. as summar-
lied by the commission, is as follows:
Paul Jones. jr,- Bron1c medal. Jones
aged e., student, attempted 10 save
Charles II, Wigmore. aged 3, esq surter,
and John +. Murphy. aged q, rubber
worker, from drowning at Cambridge,
Mass. January .. 1910.
Della II. Powers Bronze medal and
sI.ooD toward purchase Of home. Mrs.
Powers. aged -. housewife. saved Joseph
Kennedy GS,d ), from being run over by
train at Rochdale, Mass. December 2,
1909
| Charles Y. Swuin-BronEe medal and
Noa las needed. swain aged p STU
dent. saved John Haiton. aged q. physi-
clan and hotel proprietor, from drowning
at Sarasota. Fla. December -, 1909,
| Peter {. Ranficld-Bron1e medal and
sioCs ito liauidate his Indebtedness and
other worthy purpose. las needed. BAN
field aged q, foreman of inemen. res
cued John f. Casey. aged e, lineman,
from electric shock at Windsor, Conn,
November 81. 1903
| Levi Jackson Bronze medal and s2.0oo
to hquidate his Indebtedness and other
worthy purposes. as needed. Jackson,
aged q. fisherman. helped to save VIII
liam II. Haskell. aged ~, sea captain;
Ida NJ. Haskell. aged "a. and twelve others
from drowning. EdEartown. Mass, Jan
uary % 1910
/ Fisherman saves Fourteen.
Patrick $, Kelly-Brouze medal and
1900 las needed. Kelly. aged q fisher
man. helped to save William II. Haskell.
Ida NJ. Haskell and twelve others from
drowning, Edgartown, Mass, January 2,
1910.
! Louis A. Doucette-Bronxe medal and
tl.oao toward purchase OF home. Dou-
eette. aged e, fisherman. helped to save
William II. Haskell. Ida NJ Haskell and
twelve others from drowning, Edsartown,
Mass, January "a. 1910.
| Henry A. Kelly--Bronze medal ana
g.0oo, as needed. Kelly, aged "A, fisher
man, helped TO save william II. Haskell.
| Ida NJ Haskell and twelve others from
drowning. Edgartown, Mass. January q,
1910
| Eugene H. observation-disclosures medal and
si.ooo toward purchasing home Bene-
fito, aged 81, fisherman. helped to save
william II. Haskell. Ida NJ. Haskell and
twelve others from drowning, Edgartown.
Mass. January . 1910,
| @. Grey Evans-Deeeased. Bronze medal
to father q. Grey Evans. aged is. stu
dent. died attempting to save James II.
Driggers. aged II, from drowning, chicka-
sha. Oil, June |, 1910,
William y. fseland-Deeeased. Bronze
medal to father and $50 as needed. Lee
land, aged e. captain. died attempting
10 save David Simpson. colored. aged Is,
deckhand. from drowning. McClellanvllle.
$. c.. May a. 1911.
( Hector l.. MacDonRld-p Deceased. Bronze
medal to father and 500 as needed. Mac
Donald, aged u. school boy. died attempt
Ing TO save Richard r. Fahey, aged II.
from drowning, Boston. Mass, March. isis.
| Myron l.. Reynolds-Deecased. Bronze
medal to father and 500 a. needed. Rey-
nolds. aged Is. school boy. died saving
Philip Il. Rollins, aged .. from drowning
Riverside. Me. May 10, 1911.
| Frank r. Benton-Deceased. Bronze
medal to father. and sios5 TO llquIdate
his indebtedness. Benton. aged le. farm
hand, died attempting to save David
Brownel.. aged Is. farm hand, from
drowning. Huron. o., June g. 1911.
Elmer II. MartIns-Deceased Bronze
medal to father and 81 900 to be applied
TO the liquidation Of his debts and for
other worthy purpose. rs needed. Mar
tins, aged Is. delivery boy. died saving
Aloyalus II. Ruppclt. aged II. from
drowning Cleveland. O.. June 6, 1871.
william II. Howe-Deeeased. Bronze
medal TO widow and SIS TO llquidate
mortgage ON her property and pension Of
so a month. with @ additional for each
OF five children until each reaches age
OF sixteen.
to mother and pension Of so month for
five years. Cook, aged II. painter. died
attempting to save Clarence Clymer. aged
IS. farm hand, from drowning. seaford.
Del, December q. 1910.
Mack Acknowledgement. Bronze
medal to widow and pension Of so a
month. with 8 additional for her son
until he reaches the age Of ii. Mack stall
worth. eolored. aged %. oil tank cleaner
died saving Squire Bradford. lcoloredD,
aged 8. oil tank cleaner, from suffocat!on.
Port Arthur. Tex. June 3. 1910
Bernhard Schneider sr.-Deceased.
Bronze medal 10 widow and pension Of
SIS a month. with g. additional for each
Of three children until each reaches age
Of ii. Schneider. aged IS. farmer. died
saving Robert A. lffriE aged IA, farmer.
from drowning. st. Peters. Mo. June ..
1911.
William Mcsweeney-De Bronze
medal to widow and pension Of IS a
month. with s. additional for each OF
four children until each reaches the age
of iG Mesweeney aged 80, bartender.
died attempting to save Charlotte ].
oBrien. aged - from drowning, utlca.
N. Y, November 4. 1911.
John r. Van Derkar-Deceased. Bronze
medal to widow and pension Of SS a
month. with s. a month additional for
each Of five children until each reaches
the age Of H. Van Derkar. aged 70. core
maker. died attempting to save Salvatore
sitaro. aged :. from drowning, Hoosiek
Falls. y. y. August %. 1911.