Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-20
He R0ES GIVEN
FITTING REWARDS
BY COMMISSION
Seventeen Acts Of Daring and
Courage Recognized at
Meeting Held in. Pittsburgh
Pensions Granted Several
INV vosnne ,eu-r.L SPECIAL LEASED wl~si

eie hero fund commission here today
seventeen acts Of heroism were rec
ognized. In four cases silver medals
were awarded; in thirteen cases
bronze medals. Nine of the heroes
lost their lives. and to the dependents
of four Of these pensions aggregatlns
$3.50 year were granted; to the
dependents of four Of the others who
lost their lives sums totaling $4,000
10 be applied. subject to the direction
of the commission. in various ways,
were granted. In addition to these
money grants. In one case the sum OF
$4,000 was appropriated for educa-
tional purposes. payments to be made
as needed and approved, and in six
cases awards aggregating $4,000 were
made for other worthy purposes. Pay
mcnts in these cases will not be made
until the bcneficiaries' plans for the
use Of the awards have been APPROX
ed by the commission.
The four silver medals were award
cd as follows:
Harold w. snow Of 1929 Crandon
avenue. Chicago, a private secretary,
for attempting to save Mollie Mere
dth. an aged colored woman, from
being killed by train at Jackson,
Miss. April 2G, 1912. Snow sprang
in front of Il locomotive TO save the
woman, but both were struck. she
died several months later from her
injuries ana snow WAS 50 injured that
the amputatlon of his leg was neces-
sary.
Il. Lawrence Byrne, deceased, who
was an 1-year-old school boy. died
attempting to save William s. Ward,
a playmate, from drowning in a pond
at Philadelphia, May q. 1915. The
medal is to be sent to his father at
l715 South Fifty-sixth street, Phila-
delphia.
Melvin Hagen, deceased, who was
an 1S-year-old farm hand, died at
tempting to save Alma e. Summerfield
from being run over by a train at
Candy, ore, January 7, 1914. lie at
tempted to rescue Miss Symmetrical
from a trestle but before he could
reach her locomotive struck them
both They were hurled from the
trcstle and Killed The medal Is sent
to Hagens father, Candy. ore.
William d. Bard. Sr.. deceased, a
wire chief at Little Rock, Ark. died
attempting to save 6-year-old Elsie
Bussicx from drowning OF Benton,
Ark, July II. 1915. The girl became
distressed In deep water in the Saline
river and although Bard could not
swim wen he started to her rescue
Notwithstanding that his l4-year-old
son chung to him and begged him not
to risk his own life. He persisted in
the attempt, however, but when he
was within forty feet of the girl he
sank and was drowned, as was Miss
Bussiek also. The medal will be sent
to the widow at 1921 Scott street, Lit
tie Rock, Ark, together with $35 a
month pension, with s. month adj
ditional for each OF three children
until they reach the age of 16
Bronze Medals.
The award of bronze medals was
as follows.
j. Lamar Mccain, Tuscaloosa. Ala,
n student, for saving Mary T. Hunter,
and attempting to save Rex T.. Partin,
a merchant. from drowning at Tusca-
loosa, January 8, 1915, in a canoeing
accident on Warrior river.
Fred G. Buskuhl Friend, Ore,
farmer. for attempting to save Joseph
lde Parke from suffocation in well
nj Friend, August 3, 1912.
Austin Hall, Iva, s. c.. a farmer,
for saving Edward Harris from suf-
location in well at Iva, August .,
1910.
John j. Bum, 1913 Cooper street,
Atlanta, Ga. an ongraver, for attempt
ing to save Isaac Janko, aged 3, from
drowning in sewer at Atlanta, May
Is, 1913.
William S. Turner, Seaside Park, n.
j., a salesman, for saving George S.
Lewis from drowning at Avalon. n. j.,
August Is, 1914.
Arthur II. Pingree. deceased.
clergyman, who died attempting to
save two girls from drowning at Anis-
guam, Mass. July 10, 1915. The
medal TO the widow, - Walpole
street, Norwood, Mass.
Thomas McCrady, deceased, la
horer, died assisting in an attempt to
save Robert NJ Oliver, a mill super
and Edward j. Hettzel a
clerk, from drowning in the Mononga-
hela river at Pittsburgh, January 10,
1915. Medal to mother. Fredonia,
Kansas
William r. Niehaus, Jr.. deceased
a laborer. died assisting in an attempt
to save Oliver and Hettzel in the ac-
cident described in the foregoing par
agraph. Medal to father Evansville,
Ind.
Horace NJ. Parham. deceased
farmer, died attempting to save Thorn
as Johnson, farm hand. from suf-
location In we'll at Middleton, Ga
August 10, 1914 Medal and $40
month pension for widow Austell, Ga
Henry II. Rogers Austell, Ga, a
farmer, for saving johnson in the ac-
cident above described
William Pratt. Austell, Ca. for at
to save Parham in the fore
going ease.
Andrew J. Atkinson. deceased.
farmer, died attempting to save Will
lard 5. johnson, school boy. from
drowning at Gilmerton. Va, August
a 1915. Medal and S35 a month pen
sion for widow with IS additional for
her daughter. NOtnay. Va
- Gilbert banner deceased, an ac-
gouniaHt, died attempting 10 save
Peter T. Skidmore from electric shock
p Fort Worth. Tex, June 6. 1915.
tkidinore, in attempting to screw an
'{cctric bulb into a socket received
Aoek and he fell unconscious en-
q Nsied in a wire that carried cur