Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-18
HEROES REWARDED BY CARNEGIE

Pittsburgh, Jan. 1s.-Acts Of
heroism in many parts of the coun-
try received substantial recognition /
yesterday in the awards OF the Car
negie Hero Fund commission, which
gave large sums of money, medals
and other recognition to q large num-
Der Of persons who have figured in
these acts Of bravery.
The full list of the awards, with
the act OF heroism in each case, as
summarized by the commission, is
as follows:
Paul Jones, Jr. Bronze medal.
Jones. aged "a, student, attempted
TO save Charles H. Wigmore, aged
20, egg sorter, and John F. Murphy,
aged %. rubber worker, from drown
ing. Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 9, 1903.
wigmore and Murphy broke through
the ice on the Charles river, 20
feet from shore. Jones heard their
calls for help, but could not see
them on account Of darkness. SHOW
ing a ladder In front OF him on the
ice. Jones succeeded in reaching a
he broke through. He showed the
ladder five feet more then could
make no further progress and was
compelled TO hold TO the ladder I'M
I'll men in a boat reached him. He
was incapacitated two days from
exposure.
Della z. Powers Bronze medal
and $1,000 toward purchase Of a
home. Mrs. Powers, aged 22, house
wife, saved Joseph Kennedy, aged 3,
from being run over by train,
Rochdale, Mass, Dec. 2. 1909.
Standing between the westbound and
eastbound tracks, few feet from
the child, who had fallen just out
side the inner rail Of the westbound
track, on which a passenger train
was rapidly approaching, Mrs. Pow
ers crouched down and rolled Jo-
seph toward her, getting him three
feet from the rail, as the engine
rushed by. A passenger train stood
on the eastbound track and the clear.
ance between the cars OF the two
trains was only about three feet
Neither was injured.
Charles V. Swain. Bronze media
and 81 900, as needed. Swain. aged
20, student, saved John Halton, aged
AZ. MUSICIAN and hotel proprietor
from drowning. Sarasota, Fla, Dec
%. 1909. Swain swan 400 feet u
Haltun, who had been caught by +;
swift current in Big Sarasota Pass
IN water IL feet deep. Drawini
Halton's arms across his shoulders
Swain swan across the current an
against a strong wind. until he 20
into a current paralleling the shore
still supporting Halton, who was al
most unconscious. Swain swan ant
drifted TO shallow water, and frou
there dragged Halton 20 shore
where he revived him Swain swan
and drifted with Halton almost min
hundred feet.
Peter c. Banheld. Bronze media
and 1900, 10 liquidate his indebt
edness and other worthy purpose. 4
needed. Banheld. aged 27. forema
OF linemen, rescued John F. Casey
aged 40. lineman, from electri
shock, Windsor, Conn. Nov. p
1909. Banfeld climbed to the to
OF 24-foot pole TO aid Casey, VIII
had come in contact with wire cal
rying a current OF $500 volts, an
lay unconscious upon II. BanfielC
moving among the high-powere
wires, cut one OF them, and the
ierked Casey loose from the one 0
which he lay. Casey struggled, bl
Banfield. while clinginE 70 the po
with his legs. worked resuscitatir
him until another man climbed II
pole and handed Banfeld a rop
with which Casey was lowered. G
sey died from his injuries six da,
later. Banheld was disabled fl,
days
Levi Jackson Bronze medal ar
$4,000, TO liQuidate his indebtedne
and other worthy purpose. as nee
ed. Jackson, aged 80. ssherma
helped to save William II. Haske