New-York tribune., 1919-01-23
81 Medals Given
Carnegie Heroes;
! 2S Money Grants
Fifteen of Those Honored
Lost Their Lives in Acts
of Heroism; Hoboken
Man L. on List of Winners

PITTSBURGH. Jan. Thirty
enc acts OF heroism were recognized
hy the Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
sion at its fifteenth annual meeting
held here to-day.
In seven cases silver medals were
awarded; in twentyfour cases bronze
medals. Fifteen OF the heroes lost
their lives. and to the dependents Of
ten OF these pensions aggrcgatinG
$500 4 year were granted; to the de-
yendents Of four of the others who
lost their lives the sum of $3.50 was
granted, to be applied as tire commits
sion may sanction. In addition 20 these
money grants, in four eases 5000 was
appropr sted for educational purposes.
Iayments to be made rs needed and
srproFcd, and in Twelve eases awards
aegvegs sing $4,000 were made for
ether worthy purposes. Payments in
the one-sum eases viii not be made
mt the benefciarios' plans for the
usa Of the awards have been approved
hy the commiss on
MedR.s we're awarded as follows:
Bronze Medals
Dorothy + Col. Mount Morris. n. v.
saved Fem { Johnston. and helped to save
Mount Morris. n. Y. July % 1913.
Myra c. Slack Riverside Park. O,st., saved
Beatrice l.. Lang and .. Clifford Bruce n
solder. from drowning at Riverside Park
Ont. December o. 1917.
"
ss,e Mare Des Barres from drowning at
Opc rorment,ne. n. &. August ). 1913.
J. Edgar March, Newcastle, ~ B. saved
Marie Des Balrss and Ada W. Ford from
drowniue at Cape Tormen.ine. N. B.. Au-
charlss a. Weaver SOS East i-asrv.cw Ave
nre. johnson City. Tenn, tempted to saw
iie an Perry rom burning % death IN
Johnson CITY. fenn-. April 6. 1917.
Chsr-s Wachtev. Jil Bloomfield Street.
licbolSen y. j.. helped 70 save chard
oafrey from drowning 'rroy. y. y. Feb
E5Oer. " Paxton. 80 Stowe Avenue.
from drew .ns q, Troy, n. y. February Is.
1918.
Fetor J. Basco; $50 Man Street. wads-
killed by a tran d. Wadsworth, Ohio. Feb
Charles kurkIc~. IL Bereey Street. wads-
werth, Ono after attempted 70 save Los e. Shelly
ION peliis Aii4eu cy tran al WacsWottr,
OHIO. February .. 1915.
John ". smith. schoield. VS.. saved
Paula 2. Pratst and sophia r. Book from
drowning AZ schotield. WIS. July IS, 1916.
John {. Wright, jr.. Landsdbwne. Penn.
died attempting to save freder.clS Maher
from moor true at Lanlsdcwnc. Penn.
October 10. 1915 Medal to father.
Harry E. = ne. Ca 70. ILL.,. died attempting
to save W. Milton Brey from drowning al
Cairo. H.. August ., 1918. Medal and money
Albert IT 4. schmit.. Buffalo. n. V. died at
tempting TO save Gertrude e.: Wiley from
drcwn.nE al Albany. n y. May -. 1917.
edal and money .;rant to ia She.
,emptn9 np NJ n To- avs ceDsrud ps 4 siy sF from on
drowning at Albany N. Y. MAJ -, 1el..
Medal and money grant 70 father.
Margaret K sner. Williamsport, Pam.
died say ng Louea Youngman from drown
rg a. Jersey Shore. Penn, August 5 1871.
Medal and money giant to father
George L. Mchain, Parkersburs, W. Va,
rom Drowning at Stewart. w. W.. July 2S,
1913 Medal and pension to widow
Warren E. Spearin. North New Portland
iermined number of persons from a runs
way az North New Portland Me. May 30
1915 Medal and pension to widow.
Walter D. Morrow. Pittsheld: Me. died
after rescuing Omor Pomereau from a run
away at Waterville lie. October %, 1911.
iedal and pension to widow.
j. Walter Birdwell johnson City Tenn.
died attempting to save Zercnc S. TinneN
ald Viola Skutnck from drowning at Taylor
Springs. H.. sune j.. 1918. Medal ard
J. Edward Gaeney. Taylor Springs. III
saved Zerene S. Tianel and Viola Skutnick
snd attempted to save J. Walter Sirdweli
from downing II Taylor Springs. H.. June
i. 1918
DeM Abbot. Bouavista. N. F.. helped 20
s;Ve Philip and Roosrt Way, fishermen. from