The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
CARNEGIE MEDALS
FOR 20 HEROES
Commission Awards Seven Silver Tro-
piles and 10 Bronze Medals--Mon-
ey Awards Were Also
Made

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Pittsburg, Pa, Jan 24.-IWenty six
facts of heroism were recognized by the
Carnegie hero fund commission m ITS
fourteenth annual meeting here yestcr-
day.
In seven cases silver medals were
awarded; in 10 cases bronze medals. Ten
of the heroes lost their lives, and TO the
dependents of nine of these pensions az.
gregating $4,000 year were granted In
addition To these money grants, in two
cases 81, 100 was appropriated for educa
tional purposes, payments To he made as
needed and approved and in ii cases
awards aggregating $1,000 were made for
other worthy purposes. Payments in
these cases will not be made until the
benefciaries' plans for the use of the
awards have been approved by the com
mission. Medals were awarded to the
following;
Bronze Medals.
| William j, Norton. 800 Gunther street,
San Antonio, Tex saved Glenn b. Reese
| from electric shock at Beattyvillc, Tex.
March "a, 1916.
L. Wayne Cooper, South Portsmouth,
KY, saved Roberta NJ Reedcr, aged 3,
from being killed by train at Beatty
vile, Ky, Oct /, 1915.
John L. Armstrong, 80 Riverside ave.
nue., Santa Cruz, Cal, saved Sarah J.
Gale, aged IS, from drowning at Santa
Cruz, Cal, Oct. l3. 1914.
William G.. kcrshner, AIS Dan iels place,
Akron, o., attempted TO save William J.,
Barrett from drowning at Palestine, w.
Va, Feb. s, 1911
Homer w. Carson, 1864 Eleventh eve
nue., w, Eugene, Ore. saved Lawrence II. |
Parks, aged 10. from drowning al Spring |
iield, Ore, June Is, 1916.
Joseph l.. Pilkcnton, Brodhrad, Ky, |
saved Niyien B. Albright, aged ), from
being killed by train at Brodhead, Ky.
April l6, 1915
John f. Frawley, 3GO Summer street,
Lynn, Mass, rescued J. Lee Reardon from
runaway at Lynn, Mass, Aug. 9, 1916 /
James l.. Wood, 20 Goldberg avenue
Roslindale, Mass, saved an Unidentified
woman from being killed BY fire en-
CINE at Boston, Mass, Nov. Is, 1915.
Charles w. Gilbert, deceased, Fortuna.
Cal, died attempting to save Helen VI.
Adams, aged IL, from drowning at Petro
liza, Cal, July 10, 1916. Medal to his
mother.
John f. Laux, deceased. SO Saucen
street Hellertown, Pa. died attempting
to save Manuel Pois and Deminges Fer.
riera, aged 20. from suffocation at Hell K
lertown, Pa. Nov 26, 1917 Medal and |
award to widow and SON
Frank Grabinski. deceased, $50 East
Ridge street, Nanticoke Pa, died at j
to save Frank Filipiak aged s.
from drowning at Nanticoke, Pa, Aug. !,
1917. Medal and awards to mother and
her five children.
George Nuknic, deceased, $50 Locust
street, Mckecsport, Pa, died attempting
20 save Ira d. Shearer from suficoation ,
At Mckeesport, Pa. Oct. 10, 1907. Med !,
his and awards to widow and SON
Frank p Mullaly. 1928 Gas street, Me- a
Pa. assisted in an attempt to ;.
ave Ira d. Shearer from suifoeation at ;
Nckeesport, Pa, Oct. Is, 1917.
Earl Byers, POOP Versailles avenue. Me. a
leesport. Pa, attempted to save George 4
tuknic from suffocation at Mckeesport, Il
Pa Oct. 10. 1917. .lh
Adam Liddle, 26Os Stewart street, Mcs i
,eesport, Pa, saved Earl Byers from suf q
ocation at McKeesport, Pa, Oct, Is, :,
OH. ID
Charles OTIara. 1905 Fifth avenue, Ne A
.eesport Pa. attempted to save George a.
ruknie from suffocstion at Mckeesport,
a.. Oct. -. 1917
Additional awards were also made to-
'hio and Kentucky men.
Silver Medals. -
Carrie NJ. Combe. 5o5 Belknap street, I
an Antonio. Tex. saved Cora s. Ogden
Insnnhiun NTila,Y, | =,
nd attempted To save three others from y
urning at San Antonio, Tex, March 20, =
BIO
George l.. Brtmn, deceased First street, /;
t. Maries, Idaho, died attempting TO y,
I'VE Dolly Mckinley, aged ., from 4,
rowning, ST. Joe, Idaho, May 26, 1917. "
Tedal and award to widow and three or
lildren. nj
Arthur A. Henry. deceased. 1882 Coles
fenue, Chicago, H., died attempting to 70
I'VE Myrtle a. Hager and Tens J. Nc CO
can from drowning at Morgan Park hq
inn, July is, 1917. Medal and award II
widow ra
George w Weidinger, deceased, III Elk If
rect, Buffalo, n. Y, died saving one or 80
ore of about q men from an explosion II
Buffalo. \. Y. April 80, 1917. Medal m,
III awards to widow ana chIldrers
Daniel Thomas. deceased, 800 Decker's w
urt. Scranton, Pa, died attempting to
We Joseph Stepanich and Joseph Rogne
nm suffocatien at Scranton, Pa, Dec ri
1916 Medal and awards TO widow sb,
d daughter. m
George V. Smith, deceased, POI Young .
-eet. San Antonio, Tex, died helping to oh.
ye D. Frank Pugh from suffocation at Ii,
n antonio lex, ApIii H. i't'' heaai BE
d award TO his mother. b;r
James f. Stroud. dccez ,ed, Silsbee. ,rb
X. died attempting to save George V. on,
18th from sulfocation at san Antonio, 81,
\. April u, 1917. fas
Iyle A. Stoddard, Houston, Tex,
ped TO save D. Frank Pugh from suf- =
alton at San Antonio, Tex, April il, -
Il. II