Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-22
AWARD HERO FUND
MEDALS TO THIRTY
Carnegie Honor Roll for Acts of
Bravery Reaches Total Of
S71 Names.

S71 Names.
Pittsbure. "a, Jan 2l.--Indiyidual acts
of heroism which the Carnegie hero fund
commission has recognized since it was
established ten years ago were brought
~ Ia Il total of s7l to-day when thirty
18mea we're added to the honor roll.
The commission held its tenth annual
meeting h.re this afternoon. The awards
lruounced were fewer than has been the
asa OH previous occasions. and although
n the past ten years rs gold medals
hnvn beer awarded for extraordinary
asses. none appear in this rlass in the
announcement to-day
IN eleven cases ilyr. medals wc'o
awarded. N 10 cases. Aronzc medals
seventeen Of the heroes lost thcir lives
and to the dependents Of Is Of these pen
sions aggresatine $3.50 were granted, ans
10 the dependents of the other -four who
sacrificed themselves. Sums lotallins
5000, to he applied subject 20 the APP
prevail Of ;he commission, 20 the liquida-
ton of Indebtedness or to meet other oX-
uenses In three cases sums aggre=atiug
ta0c were appropriated COR educational
purpoae,4, payments to be- made AS need
- ,a a,,,o..od and T., pino casas
on,.s ,.o.ro,-o+,,,,, ss 90 r.,ro made 70
-. ,,,,,,o,. to-ror1 ,bo nur,.,oaa Of rnn,as
or other worthy cases.
The Youngest heroes were two twelve
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BRONH MEDALS
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e. - ..,..-.,,5 nc 0sb1soeh yyts.
f@N' ''' - |,.,' .,,l 1ro,,.,i,,., 80 1tar-
!" .,,, ,aad 20 vrbile
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s sN,'N'N va
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{ ~ r,,,.,.;,, ,r,,.os .o,..d , child
M ,,,,, ,,,.a,. la. ~, rain At Pbelen.
~ W., i,,vo On ,o1g
- TOT ,t-t7 b,o1,or,an of Poo
", a.,.a5 ,I+o NJ vouoht from being
| o,.,n So. - troi,, ar pari. H.. Jul,. 30.
90,
r,1,r,,r EOpP ioo Cordova street.
,,aana,,',an p r savod 1onn Naree from
.11nar,.,,i,.. a. s1,.q,vav Alaska. November
a ,o[o
1-.ct1 STRONG p u. /. Aurora. H.,
,,,oda Lra,.. but futilo ATTEMPT to save
y,riuiono and Ono Burden. aged three and
five, from their burning nome IN MUIR
VIZ, J,,lrTf'' pt,r1 prtrom 1n assisted
street pavonno. \ J.. saved Gordon r.
p -;ranrer. who himself had gone to the res
. ,ne Of comrade from. sufocation in
: ronbo,e o+ Bavounc January .. 1912
,ssANtrFJ, REID. Putnam. Ill.,. assisted
n attomnt TO- save william Rem and Ed
rard p Jones from SUBTRACTION in mine
# Peoria. IL. january Is. 1912.
STEWART T. McLELI.AND of Will
sons Corners. Que. who died in attempt
ng TO save Leo Dore from drowning in
, canoe accident, May - 1911, both men
icing drowned Medal to McLcuand's
lister
EUGENE w. RIFE of Hanover. Pa,
rho died while trying to save George
Gordon from drowning July :. 1919.
Medal to Rifles father
RAYMOND r E. PIRET Of brooklyn,
v who was drowned while attempt
Ing ia save Edward Adams i'm Jamaica
raw Tune 76 1913 Medal to Plret's
no,hor. 900 Ondcrdouk street. BROOKLYN
= WILLIAM TrRK Toivola. Mich.
,iod o,t,n,nti,o r., so,.. Gustav T KaruIa
rom droNninr rrra T. 1918 Medal to
rrr,,,e f,tbo.
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HRoN|h MEDALS AND Ff-NSlo-N9'
1ARPv / RIGGS died in attennt TO
gave CIV w poteou from suffo-ation in
,p,ra M Dotida T.eaudo. Ia Juna 70.
1909. so5 monthly 70 former widow at
Sloan. Ia.. and g. month to three chill
iron until 16