Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-25
ACTS OF HEROISM
GET RECOGNITION
MEDALS AWARDED.
TWENTY-THREE PERSONS IN VA
RICUS PARTS OF UNITED STATES
RENDERED. BY CARNEGIE.
SILVER MEDALS IN EIGHT CASES.
AND FIFTEEN BRONZE MEDALS
AWARDED BY COMMISSION.


three acts of hcroIsm were recognized BY
The Carnegie Hero Fund commission III IT,
thirteenth annual meeting here today.
In eight eases silver medals were award
ed: ~ fifteen eases bronze medals. Eleven
Of the heroes lost their lives. and 10 the
dependents of seven Of these, pensions ag-
gregating >4,6s0 year were granted: to
the dependents ot one of these aud III
threeS who lost their hives. sum, totaing
$1,000, ~ be applied. subject t0 the dirrc-
tIon of the commission. IN various WAYS.
were granted. in addition 10 these money
grants. IN one ease ~ 600 was appropri-
ated Tor educational purposes. payments
"a ~ made AZ needed and approved: and
IN ten eases awards aggregating S5.25O
were made for other worthy purposes.
Payments in these eases will not be made
until the beneticiarie.' plans for the use
Of the awards have been approved ~ the
Commission.
BRONZE MEDALS.
Harry Amster, Clarkdale, ARR, for at
tempting ~ save A. Fay Bennett from
burning. April 27, 9l5.
Roger NJ. Powell. Austin. Tex. tor saw
ing Ethel Williams and Martha lee from
drowning, April -. 1915.
Victor Fl. Milton, Oakland. Cal. for at
tempting 10 save Amelia &. Ainmon from
burning M lermD, Cal. March 27. 1915.
Benjamin Frazier, Wheeling " Va. for
saving Wanda and Caiharne Sulek from
being killed by a train. August 23. 1914.
Nellie NJ. Jenkins (now Mrs. j. K. Var
boroughl, WaNahachie, Tex. for saving
Alma Marshall from an enraged bull at
Nash, Tex, May Is. 1915
James :. Ashcraft, Claysville, Ky. for
saving three girls from a runaway at Crit
1enden. Ky, August Z. 1913.
B. Carlton Flowers. deceased. died at
tempting To save Katie ID. Adams drown
ing at Juno, Tex, July l6, 1916. Medal
To widow. nj Ozona. Tex
Clifford ID. Whitney, decea ~ed died at
tempting 10 save Gilbert r. Hickman from
drowning AT Tippecanoe City, d.. Sept. 4.
1916. Medal 10 father, at Tppecanoe
City. ID.
Samuel f. Wolf. deceased. died attempt
ing to save W. Il. Lewis from drowning
al st. Louis. No. May 30. 1918. Medal
to father at 1919 Ethel ave, st. Louis.
No.
Franklin d. White. deceased. died at
tempting 10 save Clara MI Holland from
drowning at Springdale. Ark. July ,. 1916.
Medal 20 widow, at Springdale with pen
sion.
Earl +. Munnell, deceased. died at
tempting To save Arthur Walbcr from
drowning at Spring Lake. Ky, July 4.
1916. Medal to widow. 1921 Colerain
ave. Cincinnati, o.. with pension.
Claude Stubblefcd. deceased. died at
tempting to save Georgia r. Mansfield
from drowning at Ardmore. Okla. June /.
1916. Medal and pension IN widow at
Ardmore.
Leroy Wise. deceased. died attempting
to save an automobile party from being
struck by train at Cambridge Springs.
Pa, Sept. 81, 1916. Medal and pension
TO widow. AZ Cambridge Springs.
r Earl Broughcr, deceased. died at
tempting TO save Beulah Braden from
drowning al jefferson, Tex, July 3. 1916.
Medal and pension to widow at Jeffer-
son.
Mahon f. Brann. NassaIhoro, Me-, for
helping 10 save Joseph f.. Mcservey from
drowning September 25. 1912
SIvER MEDALS.
Orvilc Danielsnn. Na~SalborO, Me-, for
helping 10 save Joseph f.. Meservey from
drowning September 25, 1912.
William j. DoIan, 3Gl5 Detroit ave,
Cleveland, O., for attempting TO save John
II. Johston from drowning July "a, 1916
James J. Heating. 1920 W e2nd St.,
Cleveland, o., for helping to save Peter
Sullivan and others from suffocation, July
%. 1916.
Thomas j. Clancey. 1862 w. 59th T.,
Cleveland. O., for helping 70 save Peter
Sullivan and others in the ease above
mentioned.
James s. McGrath, Cleveland, o., for
helping TO save Peter Sullivan and others
in the foregoing cases.