Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-01
CARNEGIE AWARDS MEDALS
His Hero Fund Commission Gives
Out Honors to Various Persons.
OHIO GETS MOST OF THEM
state Famous for It's Presidents re
ceives Nineteen Out OF the
SiNty-Nine. Acts of Heroism
Recognised.

well as presidents according to the
awards of medals made by the Carnegie
Hero Fund commission here today. In
all, siNty-nine acts of heroism are recog-'
nized. nineteen to the credit Of Ohio me
and boys. This is more than twice l. 4,
many as appear for any other state,
Michigan having nine, and tho others
scattered among nineteen states.
March 25 and %, 1918, we're the great
hero-making days. twenty-one OF the
heroic acts in the list given out having
been recalled from those days of flood
along the Ohio and it's tributaries.
In all fifteen silver medals and fifty
four bronze medals are awarded Thir-
teen OF the heroes lost their lives. and
to the dependents Of ten OF these pensions
or sums OF money TO be applied. subject
to the discretion OF the commission. are
granted In fifty cases sums aggregating
over 10000 are appropriated for educa-
tion, purchase OF homes or other worthy
purposes that may be approved by the
commission.
SIX HerOines On List.
There are six herolnes: Margaret Guy,
aged 1G, of South Boston, Mass. who
saved lad three years her senior from
drowning; Mary Allen OF Big Rapids,
Mich, who rescued two girls from drown
ing in Rose lake, Leroy. Mich; Sopia
Thomas of Ncwry, s. c., wha rescued a
eisl from a rabid dog; Phoebe Briggs.
a Vassar college girl who saved
three college mates from drowning; Mrs.
lillian Nj. Coburn. who saved two men
from burning at susanvile. Cal, and
Frances Sparkle, 9 14-year-old girl OF
Hartman, Ark, who lost her own life In
saving another sirl from being killed by
train.
With today's awards there is q list ~
close to 1000 heroes OF peace" who have
been awarded Carnegie medals since the
fund was established ten years ago.
Today's awards follow:
Bronze Medals.
Rev. j. King Gibson, South Charleston,
Z. G.; saved Charlotte NJ. Barksdale
from drowning at Virginia Beach, Va,
Margaret + Guy, 81 II street South
Boston, Mass, and 7. Henry Horrlgan,
q Parsons street, Brighton, Mass, saved
Waveland, Mass. August 6. 1912.
Charles V. CallSins, sol Third avenue,
Detroit, Mich; saved party of four In
g "unawav accident at Allegan. Mich
Hal N. souter deceased. shelby, Mich.
and Arthur +. Cock, Kendall Mich; at
tempted to save Theresa Miller from
drowning at Harbor Springs Miah.' Au-
Theodore C. staffier, 2s1 Mission street
Santa Cruz, Cal; saved George c. Dillon
from drowning. August 5, 1918.
Wyndham c. sparling, Marietta, o.,
and James c. Sargent, Troy, o.; saved
John w. Cain and family from flood at
Columbus. March g, 1913
Rev. Henry O. Geiger, Hickman, Ky,
and William B. Charlton, Dover Tenn.
saved a party of four from drowning in
their home at Hickman when the Missis-
sippi river levee broke April /, 1912.
.Wilfred H. Short Embar. Wye; saved
Mrs. Lille NJ. Edwards, who had jumped
into. tho. Big Horn river, June %, 1902
John II. Bennett, Hacks Neck, Va.
from drowning In Chesapeake bay, off
Bayford, Va, January 3, 1913
Nicholas Sarre. skopelos, Greece. and
John Il; Paul, Borden Flats lighthouse
Drummer, Joseph A. Thiele and William
]. Moffet from drowning at Port Jeffer-
son, \; y. August IS 1911;
West Liberty, o.; saved Philip Hem, a
railroad conductor from drowning when
thrown into the flood waters OF Mad
river by the collapse OF a trestle on the
Thomas e. McNulty, 107 Danforth
street, Fall River Mass; saved two boya
from drowning through the ice at FAN
Richard a. Norris 5lS Rush street;
Chicago, III; saved an unidentified
woman who had jumped off a dock from
drowning in the Chicago river, September
" Harwood S, FIppen, SO West Twelfth
street, Richmond Va. saved Thomas NJ.
snelllngs from drowning at Richmond,
1yls c. Hornocher, p. D. ?, Alfordsville,
Ind. saved three men from drowning at
Portersyille. March "a. 1918,
Alice Thornmark and Charlotte Allen
from drowning at Leroy. Mich, August
8, 1871.
from being run over By train at Green
George Q, Poe, scottsvllle. Ark; saved
Henry A. Bailey from sutfocatlon in
well at Scottsville, August 6, 1913.
Guy W. McElroy, 1901 Allston way,
Berkeley CAL; saved Carrie A, Bruno
from drowning in San Francisco pay, July
Philips L. suckel 1880 Seventh street,
Oakland, Cal; saved 4-year-old Hilda y.
Comes from being run over by an cleo
Lea Hamilton and Andrew M, Chapman,
Chappells, 8. c.; saved George Knecce
from drowning at chappels. March &c,
1872
Samuel NJ spruell, r. r. (. Hubbard.
Tex. saved j. Alonzo Hall from suffoea-
ton In . well at sweetwater, Tex, Mo-
Vember g. ltlZ,
Irwin Skidmore, Shandon. o.; saved
William A. Bogart and family from flood
OF Great Miami river at Ross, o.. March
Clarence o. White, Adams street, Piqua,
o.; saved Alphonso J, Collins, a negro,
from drowning in flood OF the Great MI
ami river at Rossville, o., March %. 1913.
Richard c. Bateman. 500 West Water
street, Piqua, o.; saved several girls
from drowning In flood Of the Great Mi
ami at Plqua, March 26, 1913.
Cicero G. Chamberlain. X. ID. l.. Rich
mond Dales o. saved George w. Baxter
and Pearly Mclaughlin from flood of the
Soioto river at Higby, March 20, 1918.
Burt w. Houseman, $50 East North
street, Indianapolis, Ind, and Arthur T..
English of Delaware. o.. saved Walter
". Raines from flood of Olentangy river
at Delaware, o., March 25, 9l3.
Harry s. Keiser IL South Union street,
Delaware. o.; attempted to save four
women from flood of the Olentangy river
at Delaware, o., March -. 1918.
II. Melville Marshall ana James w,
Marshall, Coshocton, o.; saved twenty
three persons from flood of Muskingum
river, March q, 1913.
Sophia r. Thomas, Newry, $. c.. saved
Eva Gregory from rabid dog at Newry,
June ls1el2.
Charles F. HUI. So North Irving street,