The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-05
CARNEGIE HEROES
GET RECOGNITION
TWENTY-FIVE ARE REWARDED
FOR ACTS OF
BRAVERY

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April %. -
Twenty-Five acts of heroism were
recognized by the Carnegie hero
fund commission at it's spring meet
ing here yesterday.
In one case a silver medal was
awarded: in 81 cases bronze med
ais. Four of the heroes lost their
lives, and to the dependents of two
of these pensions aggregating $40
a year were granted ito the depend
ent of one of the others who lost
their lives the sum of $500 was
granted. to be applied as the COM
mission may sanction. In addition
to these money grants, in five cases
$4,000 was appropriated for educa-
honal purposes, payments to be
made as needed and approved; and
In 10 cases awards ~aggregating $4,000
were made for other worthy pur-
poses. Payments in these cases will
not be made until the beneficiaries'
Hans for the use of the awards
have been approved by the commits
SION.
Bronze Medals
James F. McCollom, Jr., SO Co
lumbus avenue, Far Rockaway, N. Y,
10 years old, for attempting to save
Frederick Chaplin at New York City
on January 4. 1915.
George d. Van AIKEN, 25 Grand
Central Place, Inwood, N. Y, for
saving Frederick Chaplin from drown
ing in foregoing instance.
BARLEY Kenney, 81 years old, 7
Natchez street. Pittsburgh, Pa, for
saving an unidentified man from
drowning, October 80, 1916.
Lester H. Vinal, Jefferson, Me-, Is
years old, for saving Newman Nor
rill from drowning, June rs, 1915.
Alexander T. Rice, Jr., Mt. Airy
avenue Paris, KY, IA years old, for
saving James H. Smith from drown
ing, September IS, 1915.
Lillian e. Shaw, Swarthmore col
lege, Swarthmore, Pa, for attempt
ing to saw Chester M. Barry from
drowning at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, July
. 1915.
William r. Atkinson, Dickson,
Tenn. for saving Chester M. Barry
uio"h ihS III luSIduCe.
Helen V. Nelson, COL Fourth
street, Dubois, Pa, IL years old, for
saving Etheline E. Geschwindt from
drowning on February 81, 1915.
Rein R. Johnson. Dillsboro, Ind,
for saving Benjamin McMurray from
suffocation in a we'll.
Alexander M. Rodriguez, Warren,
q. for saving Perry Westland from
drowning at Akeley, Pa, July 5,
1915.
Frederick j. Knob, 942 Eighth
venue New York City, for saving
lanes F. Valley from drowning at
Long Beach, August g., 1916.
Noah d. Clark, Gloves, Ohio, for
helping to save Evan N. Dean and
A. Edward Dean from drowning on
March 26, 1918
Edward M. Mcdonald, Cloves,
Ohio, for helping in the foregoing
;lstance.
Henry Clough, 204 Main street,
SacO, Me-, for saving an unidentified
oma from being killed by a train
at Old Orchard, Me-, August 10,
1913.
J. Chester fisherman, 1910 Mon
mouth street, Newport, KY, for res
Cuing Herbert Hagor from a IN
away on June 8, 1913.
Chloe A. Wolfe, Elmendorf Farm,
Lexington, Ky, for saving Sallie F.
Croush, two years old, from an IN
ragged COW at Georgetown, KY, April
10, 1914.
John L. Hurley, 16S Lebanon
street, Maiden, Mass, for attempting
to save Samuel Peters from electric
shock on October 20, 1918.
Benjamin H. Clark. 211 Johnson
street. aurora, Ind, for saving Rob
ert A. Doerr from drowning OIL
January 10, 1916.
Loreto Camarra, deceased; died
attempting to save Fred H. Robil-
son from drowning at Boston OIL
June %, 1916. Medal to father at
Popoli, Italy.
D. Christopher Mahoney, deceased,
II a old; died attempting to
save Joseph Breen from drowning
at Lynn. Mass, on July 8. 1916.
Medal and award to father at Revere,
Mass.
Clyde f. Kronk deceased; died at
tempting TO save Orville Sizemore
from drowning at New Boston, Ohio,
December 9, 1916. Medal n PEN
sions to widow and daughter at Sci
otto, Ohio.
Silver Meda
Joseph j. O'Donnell. deceased;
died attempting to save William l..
Rohn from electric shock at South
Bethlehem. Pa, october %, 1916.
Medal and pension to widow at Al
laptown. Pa.