Las Vegas optic., 1914-01-22
REWARDS FOR THE
BRAVE, LIVING
and DEAD
CARNEGIE HERO COMMISSION AN
NouNcEs AWARDS MADE
DURING PAST YEAR

NOUNCES AWARDS MADE
DURING PAST YEAR
Pittsburgh, a., Jan. 22.-In6iYidual
acts Of heroism which the Carnegie
Zero fund commission has recognized
since it was established ten years ago
we're brought up to total Of S71
today when thirty names were added
to the honor roll.
The commission held its tenth an
nual meeting here this afternoon. The
awards announced were fewer than
has been the case on previous occas4
ions, and .although in the past ten
years Is gold medals have been
awarded for extraordinary cases, none
appears in this class in the announce
ment today.
In II cases silver medals were
awarded; in 19 cases, bronze medals.
Seventeen of the heroes lost their
lives, and to the dependents Of 1S Of
these pensions aggregating $3.50
were granted, and to the dependents
of the other four who sacrificed them
selves, sums totalling $4,000, to be ap-
piled subject to the approval Of the
commission, to the liquidation of in
debtedness or to meet other ex-
penses. In three cases sums aggre-
gatin, $4,000 were appropriated for ed
ucational purposes, payments to be
made as needed and approved, and in
nine cases awards agsregating $S,2O0
were made to be applied toward the
purchase Of homes or other worthy
cases.
The youngest heroes were two -
year old boys Of oshkosh, Wis, whose
cases, as wen as all others rewarded
are as follows:
Bronze Medals
B, Donald Ryan and Paul J. Zen
ter, each IL years old, Of Oshkosh
Wis, in connection with the drown
ing Of Harland A. 9. Lehnigk, alst
aged 12, while skating on Lake Win
nebago, December /, 1911.
A. Cleveland Werner, brakeman, O
smithville, Tex. saved child from
being run ove'2by train at Phelan
Tex, June BIS.
Frank Ke, brakeman, Of Pc
oria, III Alta M. vaught from
being py a train at Paris
Ill, Ja
| win % cordova street
Vancouver ayed John Mage
from drown IKagway, Alaska
November 26
Kash Strong, r. b. l, Aurora, Ill
made brave but futile attempt to saw
William and Ona Burden, aged thre
and five, from their burning home 4
Muir, Ky, January 2, 1911.
Edward A. Dalton, 121 West Twer
ty-first street, Bayonne, N. J., save
Gordon T. Granger, who himself ha,
gone to the rescue Of a comrade, fror
suffocation in manhole at Bayonne
January 9, 1913
| Samuel Reid, Putnam, H. assiste
in attempt to save William Benn an
Edward P. Jones from suffocation il
mine at Peoria, Ill.,, January Is, 191;
Stewart L.. McLelland, of Wilsoi
/ Corners, Que. who died i'm attemptin
to save Leo Dore from drowning i
canoe accident, May 29, 1911, bot
men being drowned. Medal to Me
Lelland's sister.
Eugene w. Rife, Of Hanover, Pa
who died while trying to save Georg
| II. Gordon from drowning July Z, 1917
Medal to Rife's father.
Raymond b.. Pirea, Of Brooklyn, \
Y. who was drowned while attemp
ing to save Edward Adams in jana
ca Bay, June 16, 1918. Medal t
Piret's mother, 92s Onderdonk st
| Brooklyn.
! l. William Turk, Toiwola, Mich, die
attempting to save Gustaye E. Kaiul
from drowning June Is, 1913.
Bronze Medals and Pensions
Harry L. Biggs, died in attempt t
save Guy w. Dotson from suffocatio
In mine at Douda Leando, Ia., June 1;
4 1909; s25 monthly to former widoN
~ c1oan "a and &5 a month to fhre