Arizona republican., 1916-01-21
CARNEGIE HERD
 FUND AWARDS
 ARE ANNOUNCED
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

recognized. In four cases silver medals were awarded, in thirteen cases bronze medals. Nine of the heroes lost their lives, and to the de- pendents of four of these pensions az gregating $1,920 a year were granted; to the dependents of four of the oth CTS who lost their lives, sums totaling 5000 to be applied subject to the direction of the commission, in vari- ous ways, were granted. In addition to these money grants. in one case for educational purposes, payments to he made as needed and approved; and in six cases awards aggregating s4,5O0 were made for other worthy purposes Payments in these cases will not be made until the benefi- ciaries plans for the use of the awards have been approved by the commission.
 The officers of the commission were re- elected. They are:
 President, Charles l.. Taylor, vice president, w. J. Holland; treasurer, J. H. Reed, and secretary and manager, IF F. NJ. Wilmot, all of Pittsburg The following new members were elected: George l.. Peck, fourth vice presi- dent Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts burg: Judge J. J. Miller; Homer D. Williams, president of the Carnegie Steel Company. and V. L. P. Shriver. banker. All reside here. The four silver medals were award ed as follows:
 Harold w. Snow of 7429 Brandon avenue, Chicago, private secretary, for attempting to save MOllie Mere dith. an aged colored woman, from be- Miss. April 20, 1912. Snow sprang in front of a locomotive to save the woman. but 10th were struck. She died several months later from her injuries and Snow was so injured that the amputation of his leg was neces- sary.
 F. Lawrence Byrne, deceased, who was an 11-year- school boy, died lattempting to save William s. Ward | a playmate, from drowning in a pond at Philadelphia, May 21. 1915. The medal is to be sent to his father at I1715 South Fifty sixth street, Phila delphia.
 Melvin Hagen, deceased, who was l an 1S-year-old farm hand. died at tempting to save Alma F.. Summer | field rom being run over by tram at Canby. Ore, January :. 1914 lie attemDted to rescue Miss Summerfield from a trestle, but before he could reach her a locomotive struck them both. They were hurled from the trestle and killed. The medal is sent to Hagen's father, Canby, Ore.
 William D. Bard, deceased, wire chief at Little Rock, Ark. died at | tempting to save 16-year-old Elslt Bussick from drowning at Benton Ark. July II. 1915 The girl became distressed in deep water in the Sa' ,ine river and, although Bard coult lnOt swim well, he started to her res cue. notwithstanding that his 14-year' old son clung to him and begged hin not to risk his own life He per sisted in the attempt, however pu when he was within forty feet Of th' girl he sank and was drowned, a! was Miss Bussick also The meda will be sent to the widow at 112 Scott street, Little Rock, togethe with S35 a month pension, wlti lS5 q month additional for each O ithree children until they reach the az of 16.
 The award of bronze medals wa las follows;
 J. Lamar McCann, Tuscaloosa, Ala Ia student for saving Mary T. Hunte land attempting to save Rex E. Partlf a merchant from drowning at rus caloosa, January ,. 1915, in a canoeih accident on. Warrior river
 Fred F. Buskuhl, Friend, ore, farmer. for attempting to save Josep lIde Parke from suffocation Tn well at Friend, August ,, 1912.
 Austin Hall, Iva, $. C., a farmer
 for saving Edward Harris from SUI location in a well at Iva, August 1910.
 John P. Bum 123 Cooper street, At llianta. Ga, an engraver, for attempt ing to save Isaac Janko. aged ,, frol
 drowning in sewer at Atlanta, Ma l1S. 1913. William $. Turner, Seaside Park, lJ a salesman, for saving George
 Lewis from drowning at Avalon, N j
 August 15, 1914.
 Arthur S. Pingree, deceased, clei
 gyman. who died attempting to saN
 1.-two girls from drowning at Ans
 ouam Mass. July 19. 1915. The mec lal to widow 49 Walpole street, Nol
 wood. Mass.
 Thomas McCrady, deceased, li borer. died assisting in an atteml to save Robert M. Oliver, mill st |perintendent, and Edward J. Hettzt
 a clerk, from drowning in the Monoi lgahela river at Pittsburg January 1915. Medal to mother, Fredehi Kan.
 William F. Niehaus. Jr., decease Ia Iaborer. died assisting in an a ltempt to save Oliver and Hettzel
 inc accident in the foregoing par
 graph. Medal to father, EVansvll
 Ind.
 Horace M Parham. deceased.
 farmer, died attempting to sa
 Thomas Johnson, a farm hand, fro suffocation in a well at Mableton, G
 August 10. 1914. Medal and s4O
 month pension for widow. Austell, (
 Henry H. Rogers, Austell, Ga, - farmer. for saving Johnson in |
 accident above described.
 William Pratt, Austell, Ga, for
 tempting to save Parham in the for going case.
 'e Andrew J. Atkinson, deceased,