Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-21
FORTY-F0UR NEW
HEROEsREWARDED
BY |R0NMAsTER
Bronze and Silver Medals Given
by Carnegie Fund Commits
sion for Conspicuous Acts
Of Bravery.


Pittsburgh. Jan. 20.-Forty-four
acts of heroism, largely those of
Young men and women in widely
scattered places in the United States
and Canada, were recognized at the
eleventh annual meeting of the Car
negie Hero Fund commission here to-
day by the award of eleven silver
medals, and bronze medals In the
other thirty-three eases.
Thirteen -of the heroes lost their
lives. and TO the dependents OF seven
of these, pensions aggregating $4,000
a year were granted: To the depen-
dents of four of the others who lost
their lives, sums totaling $4,000, to
be applied, subject TO the direction
of the commission, In various ways.
We're granted. In addition to these
money grants, in eight cases sums ag-
gregating $4,000 were appropriated
for educational purposes. payments to
be made as needed and approved;
and in twenty-three cases awards ag-
gregating s21,6l5 We're made TO be
applied toward the purchase of
homes, the liquidation of Indebtedness
and to other worthy purposes. Pay
nents I'm these cases will not be made
until the beneficiaries plans for the
use of the awards have been approx
cd by the commission.
The awards are as follows:
Bronze Medals.
Joseph Sterling of oyster Bay, y.
Y. aged is, saved Peter Sylak, 35.
from drowning in skating accident,
January IS, 1912.
c. Williams, Jr.. Bethany. Mo-, II.
saved w Marshall Clifford, is, from
drowning in swimming accident at
Carlsbad, N NJ, April 26, 1912.
Bessie A. Vannah, Winslows Mills.
Me. i6, attempted to save Frank
c. Delano, IL, in a skating accident.
January %. 1918.
Harold Q. Abel, Riley, Kan, is.
saved Edward j. Otto, 16. from
drowning in a swimming accident.
June 4, 1911.
John NJ Greenfield, Batesville, Ark,
is, attempted TO save child in a
runaway accident March Z. 1913.
Guy w. Henson. r. d. 5, Joplin.
Mo, Il. attempted to save William
p. Gault, SO, from drowning in a
swimming accident. July IA, 1912.
Robert Galbraith, Pine Bluff. Ark.
IA, saved Charles T. Staten, 45. from
drowning in whirlpool at Noel, Mo-,
July 10, 1918.
Florence Murray. Stratford. Ont,
IL, saved G-year- boy from drown
ing March IA, 1912.
William A. Mcknight, Niagara
Falls. n. Y, %, saved two boys from
a runaway horse in New York City,
March Is, 1913.
Edward w. Hays, Berrton, Kan,
81, attempted to save Leroy II.
Howey. SO. from suffocatjon in we'll,
September Is. 1918.
John b. Deever. Topeka. Kan, So,
saved Leroy b. Howey. tSee case
precediug)
Floyd e. Morgan, Bryant Pond.
Me, 30, saved Charles A. Jacobs, Sc,
from drowning, canoe upset. Novem-
Der 10. 1911.
James Il. Smith, Annapolis, Md,
"a, attempted TO save Blanche {. Cur
ran, 20. from drowning In sailing
accident, August 10, 1913.
Ethyle J. Armstrong, Bracebridge.
Ont, 10. saved Gertrude A. Freder-
lex, "a, from drowning in a bathing
accident. July 20, 1912.
James Williams, Farmville, Va,
40, saved John d. Jennings. &C, from
being run over by q train, october
20, 1912.
Charles II. Low, r. d. 6, Augusta,
Me, 81, attempted to save 5-year-old
Rupert Tobey from drowning at Vas
salboro, May 10, 1912.
James H. Johnson, Roanoke, Va,
~, saved 2-year-od Henry l.. Baker
from being run over by a train, April
., 1918.
Jess l.. Liston, Burlington, Kan,
81, attempted to save Willie Hays. 81,
from suffocation in well. August
20, 1907.
r. Marion Mark, II. d. 2. Madison,
Kan, saved Willie Hays and Jess l..
Lston. tSee case preceding)
John II. Hoffman, Longyiew, Tex,
&c, saved Andrew f. O'Bryan, 7S,
from being run over by a train, De-
cember 10, 1913.
Charles T.. Glass. Clifton Forge,
Va, AZ, saved w II. Hawley, So,
from being run over by train, July
20, 1919.
George A. Watson, Clinton, Mass.
II, saved an unknown man from
drowning in bathing accident, July
8, 1912.
William G. Gallagher, Far Rocka-
way, n. Y, 81, saved Mary A. Hur-
ley, 81. from drowning while bath
ing. September 2, 1918.
James ID. Prater, Red Oak, Mo,
rs, saved Ernest Whitetree, Is, from
suffocation in we'll at Tiff City, June
"a. 1911.
lido p. Norton, Alix, Kan, q,