Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
Brave DEEDS OF
. AFR0-AMER|CANS
6roup Of Winners Of Carnegie
Hero Medals
INSTANCES OF GREAT VALoR

tNOIANUCS Ut UncAl vALuh
Substantial Rewards Bestowed Upon
Gallant Protectors Of Human Life by
Trustees Of Fund Established~ by
Noted Phiianthropist Ten Years Ago,
How the Money 10 Paid.
In 1904 Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. ono
of the greatest philanthropists Of the
age, whose millions were made In the
iron and steel business Of Pittsburgh,
created hero fund Of $5,00O,O00 of
first collateral s per cent bonds Of the
United States Steel corporation, which
fund is under the control of a board
known as the trustees of the hero
fund, Mr.. Carnegie having directed
that In case Of death widows and chill
dren or other dependents are to be pro
vided for until the widow remarries
and until the children reach a self sup.
porting age.
In the event of disability the disabled
to be provided for until again able to
work. The maximum death or disable
ment benefit to be paid in any one
year to any one family or dependent
shall not exceed $1,000, the amount
and manner Of payment in each case
to be fixed by the commission upon
the recommendation Of the executive
committee, provided, in no case, how.
ever, shall death or disablement bene'
fits be paid unless it shall be clearly
shown that the dependents or disabled
need such assistance.
The following c0lored persons are
among the Negroes who have per-
formed heroic deeds since this here
fund has been established. and here Is
what they have done:
John B. Hill. aged thirty-6ve, coach
man. rescued Thomas s. Prescott, aged
six, and Florence Williams, aged TWEEN
ty.one, from runaway, Atlanta, Ga.
by grabbing the bride Of one Of the
horses Of a runaway team hitched to
landau containing the child and
maid. After being dragged some dis
lance be threw the horse. Award
bronze medal and $500 to reimburse
him for pecuniary loss sustained on &C
count of injuries.
George A. Grant. aged thlrty-three'
teamster, sustained fatal injuries res
cuIng G. G. Campbell, aged forty-six'
president of the American Painting
and Decorating company, and Charles
A. Whipple.' aged forty-eight, superln'
tending of building construction, from
a runaway in Groton. Conn. Grant
Crashed the bride Of one Of the horses
and, finding himself unable to contro'
the other horse because its bride was
Off. he threw the one he had hold OF
and was kicked on the neck and run
over by the vehicle. He died the sec
ond d1y after. Award, silver medal
and S25 a month for support of wido"
during her life or until she remarrles,
with IS a month additional for each OF
four children until EACH reaches the
age Of sixteen.
Theodore II. Homer, aged thirty-tWo'
waiter, rescued r. Berger, aged eight,
from n runaway in Philadelphia Aug.
2, 1908. Homer ran seventy feet to
meet badly frightened runaway morse
drawing a delivery wagon containing
Berger and, grasping its bride. stopped
II within eighty feet. Awarded bronze
medal and $500 for educational pur'
poses as needed.
George Z. McCue, aged twenty-six,
porter saved J. NJ. Herman, aged two
from being run over by train IN Car
den City, Kan. McCue ran $50 feet,
part Of this distance on the track ahead
of a passenger train running forty
miles an hour, and. grasping the baby
and its carriage, which had rolled on
to the track, threw them aside AND
cleared the track himself, the pilot
beam of the engine missing him by a
few inches Awarded bronze medal
and $500 for educational purposes as
needed.
Martha Generals, aged 6fty.seven'
housewife, rescued Peter M. Malkemes
aged nine, from electric shock IL
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Unable to release his
hold of an electric light wire carrying
1900 volts, the boy was being 5erkeo
about when Mrs. Generals grasped hin
BY the neck and received a shocs
which temporarily paralyzed her arm
She appealed to bysta nders to aid him
but none responded, and then she
grasped the boy again and succeeded
in pulling him free from the wire. ae'
hand was disabled for week. 1he
BOYS hand was badly burned. Award
! ed bronze medal and 500 month our
ing her life.
Harley Tomlinson. aged thirty-fonr
farmer, died assisting in an attemp
TO save Oscar Colson, colored. aged
twenty-seven. farmer, from drowning
Norwood, N. c. During flood OF the
Yadkin river, Tomlinson and another
man In bateau padded 400 feet frou
shore TO Colson. who was clinging to
wrecked flatbOat. and had got Colsol
aboard when the bateau capslzed
TomlInson and Coson were drowned
Award. bronze medal and SIS a month
for support OF widow during her hre
or until she remarries. with 81 month
additional for zach OF the three emil
drcn until each reaches the age OF SIX
teen. ..
Franz; Forrest. aged ff'y-tlree. farm
er, assisted IT, m ATTEMPT - save Us
car Colson ard hrlprt! TO save Henry
G. Meyers, aged siSt! two Insurance
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