Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
FIFTY-TWO AWARDS MADE BY THE
CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION

Plttsburc. April 30.-At the spring
meeting of the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission here today. 81 acts OF he
ruisrn in many sections of the country
were recognized. La two cases, gold
medals were awarded; in IA cases, sill
yer medals: and in So. bronze medals.
Ten of the heroes lost their lives; and
tc the dependents Of four Of these,
pensions aggregating s276o year
were granted; to the dependents of
five of the others who lost their lives,
sums totaling $500, to be applied, sub
iect to the direction OF the commission,
in various ways, were granted. In ad-
ditiou to these money grants, in 13
cases sums aggregating $4,000 were
appropriated for educational purposes,
pavments to be made as needed and
approved; and in % cases awards as-
gregating $50, 500 were made to be ap-
nlied toward the purchase of homes
and to other worthy purposes. Pay
ments in these cases will not be made
until the benefciaries plans for the
use of the ward have been approved
by the commission.
The awards were as follows:
Bronze Medals
Grace L. Bell, 202 North Park street,
Madison. Wis, aged Is, saved Alice
nebago. June %. 1912.
Reese c. James. Lynn Havtn. Fla,
aged u, saved Mary M. Griffith and
Edith E. Jarvis from drowning in St
Andrews bay. July 4. 1913.
Emmett V. Headlee, league. Tex.
aged IS, saved William l.. Fielder from
drowning Nav L. 1913.
Henry T. Mathews, Dothan. Ala
aged L. saved Syear- old BENJAMIN
Grant from suffocation in well
March 26 1872.
l. Irene Sornberger, Windsor, N. Y.
aged 20. saved Aline M. Austin from
drowning in Susquehanna river. Jul,
20. 1919.
1.1clen Fontain, Jr., Southbridee
Mass, aged 10, saved Edward Duouette
from drowning March ., 1914.
J. Joseph Blackshear, Thompsonville
Ga, aged il. saved three girls from
drowning in a pond at Thompsonviue
May is. 1872
James A. Madison, 1876 West Madi-
son street, Chicago, Ill, aged is, saw
ed Henry D. Bryson from drowning al
Webster, N. c., April 3, 1878
Homer J. W. Ward, Chebovran
Mich. aged Is, saved John 2. David
son from drowning in Cheboyean riv-
er, June %, 1914. Davidson died late,
as result Of injuries sustained in tht
accident).
Viola M. Brunette. Ware, Mass, aged
u, saved George E. wahlen from
drowning at Ware, July IS 1914.
Warren F. Camp, Ancona, III, aged 10
saved Horace L, Barton from drown
ing at Eureka, Ill. June % 1919.
". Arthur Lusby, 2417 Nichols avenue
Washington, =. c., aged Il, saved three
boys from drowning in the Anacostia
River Jan. % 1872
). Homer Oman, Finlay, Ohio aged is
saved three girls from drowning in q
reservoir al Finlay, July IS, 1910
George Debaker. Walraven c. NJ. Mel.
cheers. and Edward Deafosse, all of Ink.
enbourg, Wis. awarded medals for at.
tempting TO save Philip Klumh and two
other men from Drowning in q wreck Of
pykesville Wis, Nov. u, 49,
Hyman l. Bober, 1926 East Monumen,
street, Baltimore Md, aged 80, saved
three girls from drowning at Ellicott
| City, August 16, 1918
| William A. Pearce, 1o4 East Fort ave
nue., Baltimore, Md, ased q, saved {
passenger train from being wrecked a
Elsmere. Del. June c, 1913, by pulling
plank from the rails when the locomotive
was within Sc feet Of him.
| Daniel F. Moynihan. Gncare of Broad
way Music Corporation, 145 West 45tt
street,. New York City, aged %, saved
James Franklin Slooum, Augusta SIocuu
and baby from runaway at Revere
Mass, July 11s, 19,1.
Frederick C. Preston, Niagara Falls
Ont, aged Il, saved Peter w. Lande