Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
ACTS OF HEROISN
SUBSTANTIALLY
RECOGNIZED BY
earn EGIE
Many Awards Are Given 20
Those Who Risked Their
Lives to Save Those of 9th
ers; Many Perilous Deeds.
RELATIVES REWARDED
IN MANY INSTANCES


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pitsburr. Jan. l9--Acts of herolsm
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
10 a large number OF persons VINO
have figured In these acts of bravery.
The fun list OF the awards, with
tho act OF hcroism In each case, as
summarized hy the commsson Is az
follows:
Paul Jones. Ir, bronze medal
Jones aged "a, student, attempted TO
save Charles r. WigmoTe. aged %. egg
sortoF and John r. Murphy aged
%. rubber worker. from drowning,
Cambridge, Mass, January .. 1903.
Wigmor and Murphy broke through
the Ice ON the Charles river, 20 feet
from shore Jones heard their calls
for help, but could Eot see them ON
ON account co. darkness. Showing a
ladder IN front of him on the ice.
Jones succeeded IN reaching q point
90 feet from the bank, when he broke
through lie showed the ladder five
feet more and then could make no FUR
thor progress. and was compelled To
hold io the ladder until men in q boat
reached him. lie was iucapacit1tcd
two days from exposure
Della z Powers. Bronze medal and
Sl.u 900 toward purchase Vt % home --
Mrs Powers aged 30, housewife.
saved Joseph Kennedy. agod 3, from
being run over by a train, Rochdale,
Mass. December %, 1909 Standing be-
tween the westbound and eastbound
tracks. few feet from the child. who
had fallen iust outside ne inner rail-
o. the westbomd track, on which a
passenger train was rapidly approach
ing. Mrs Powers crouchcd down
and rolled Joseph toward her, getting
him three feet from the rail, as the
engine rushed Boy. A passenger train
sgtod on The castbound track, and The
clearance between the ears 81 the
TWo trains was only about three feet
apart Neither was injured.
Charles v. Swain Bronze medal and
$1,000 as needed Swain. aged %.
sfudont saved John Halton. aged ~,
physician and hotel proprietor from
drowning, Saratoga. Fla, December
20. 1908 swain SWAN 600 feet 10
llalt1n who had been caught by a
swift current I'm Big Saratoga Pass.
in water 10 feet deep. Drawing Hal
tons arms across his shoulders.
swain swan across the current and
against o strong wind. until he got
into current parallellng the short.
Sull supporting Halton who was al
most unconscious. swain swan and
duuCd 90 shallow water and from
th0re dragged Halton 40 shore, where
he revived him Swain swan and
drIngd with Halton almost 900 feet
Peter G. Banneld Bronze medal
and 81 600 10 liquldaje his indebted
ness and othor worthy purpose. as
needed Banheld, aged %, foreman
ol linemen, rescued John F. Casey
aged a., lincman. from electric shock,
Windsor Conn, November %, 1903
BnuHOld climbed 10 the top OF "a
foot pole to aid Casey, who had come
In contact with u wira carrying a
current at iS00 volts. and lay uncou-
scious upon e. Banheld moving
among the high power wirer, cut
one OF them, and then ierked Casey
loose from the one on which he lay
Casey struggled, but Banheld. while
tlinging 10 the pole with his legs,
worked rosuscitatng him until another
man climbed tho pole and handed
Banncld q rope. with which Casey was
lowered Casey died from his injuries
six days later. lianfeld was disabled
five days
levi Jackson Bronze medal and
$4,000 10 liuuldate his Indebtedness
and other worthy purpose, as needed.
Jackson, aged 32 fisherman, helped
10 save William IN Haskell, aged i6,
sea captain Ida NJ Haskell. abCd 80,
and twelve others from drowning
Edsartowu, Mass, January %, 1910
Ia very rough and trenchprous sea,
following heavy storm, Captain
Jackson and q crow OF four men went
in the Priscilla" small fishing
boat, 90 a disabled schooner, which
had grounded ON shoa In the Allan
tic ocean -four miles from shore. The
Priscilla after careful mancuyering
was brought IN The len of the schOon
en- and anchored. and three OF the
crew, each with a n foot dOry made
trips To- the wreck and rescued us
occupants, one a. time, Great aim
Guilty was experienced IN affecting tho
rescuos, ON account OF the waves
which swept over The wreck hut after
two hours work, under Jackson's d.