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 VAL0R

oupStantlAt neWdroo oeNcoWeo upon
Gallant Protectors Of Human Life by
Trustees Of Furd Established~ by
Noted Philanthropist Ten Years Ago,
How tho 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,O0O,O00 of
first collateral per cent bonds Of the
United States Steel corporation, which
fund Is under the control Of 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 1t shall be clearly
shown that the dependents or disabled
need such assistance.
The following colored persons are
among the Negroes who have per-
formed heroic deeds since this hero
fund has been established. and here is
what they have done:
John B. Hill. aged thirty-five, coach.
man, rescued Thomas s. Prescott, aged
six, and Florence williams, aged twen.
ty-one, from a runaway, Atlanta. Ga,
BY grabbing the bride Of one OF the
horses Of q runaway team hitched to
landau containing the child and
maid After being dragged some dis:
tance be threw tho horse. Award,
bronze medal and $500 to reimburse
him for pecuniary loss sustained on ac'
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
n runaway in Groton, Conn. Grant
grasped the bride Of one OF the horses,
and, finding himself unable to control
the other horse because its bride was
or. 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 $25 a month for support OF widow
during her life or until she remarrfes,
with S5 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 a runaway in Philadelphia Aug.
2. 1908. Homer ran seventy feet to
meet badly frightened runaway horse
drawing a delivery wagon containing
Berger and. grasping its bride. stopped
It within eighty feet Awarded bronze
medal and $500 for educational pur'
poses as needed.
George r. McCue, aged twenty SIX,
porter saved J. NJ. Herman, aged two.
from being run over by train In Gar
den City, Kan. McCue ran $50 feet.
part of this distance on the track ahead
of q 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 educa tional purposes as
needed.
Martha Generals. aged ffty-seven.
housewife. rescued Peter M. Malkemes,
aged nine, from electric shock ~
Wilkesbarre, Pa Unable to release his
hold of an electric light wire carrying
1900 volts, the boy was being jerked
about when Mrs. Generals grasped him
by the neck and received a shock
which temporarily paralyzed her arm.
She appealed to bystanders to aid him.
but none responded, and then she
grasped the boy again and succeeded
in pulling him free from the wire. Her
hand was disabled for a week. The
boys hand was badly burned. Award
ed bronze medal and $50 month dur.
ing her life.
Harley Tomlinson, aged thirty'fonr
farmer, died assisting in an attempt
to save Oscar Colson, colored. aged
twenty-seven. farmer. from drowning,
Norwood. N. G. During a flood OF the
Yadkin river, Tomlinson and another
man In bateau padded 400 feet from
shore to Colson. who was clinging to q
wrecked Hatboat, and had got ColsOn
aboard when rhe bateau caps1zed.
Tomlinson and Colson were drowned
Award. bronze medal and SIS a month
FOR support of widow during her life
or until she remnrries, with 81 a month
additional for each Of the three chill
drcn until ench reaches the age OF six
teen ........ wa s..-., a..
Frank Forrest. aged ifiy-three. farm.
er. assisted IT, IN uttemrt % save Us.
car ColsGn and helped 10 save Henry
| G. Meyers, aged siyt! two, insurance