Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-30
Carnegie Medals
For Deeds of Heroism

Pittsburgh, Oct. 29-Ten persons,
some of them mere boys and one a
girl stenographer, lost their lives in
deeds OF heroism which today were
recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at it's regular fall meet
ing here.
Thirty three medals were awarded
by the commission which, in addition
to minor financial appropriations,
recognized seven heroic acts by APP
propriating $4,000 for the education
of those responsible. An additional
$4,000 was applied for the liquida-
ton of Indebtedness and to other
worthy purposes for heroes.
The young woman who lost her life
, was Karin S. Lundeberg, 10 years old.
Of IL Chadwick avenue, Hartford,
Conn. She was drowned in the
Pennington river while attempting to
save Evelyn NJ. Anderson. July s
last. A silver medal was awarded to
her father.
To the others who lost their lives
bronze medals were awared in each
case. They were:
street, Johnsonburg. Pa, drowned
while trying to save Robert f. Hen
retty, October II. 1919; Roy Kenneth
Davis age II. 251S West Jefferson
street, Louisville. KY, drowned while
trying to save James Alexander,
September 4. 1919; Harold Oren Ken
meth Arm, age II, Flushing. Mich.
drowned while trying to save Merrill
E. Allen, December 2. 1917; Frederick
John Metzler. 90 Gershon street.
Pittsburgh, Pa, drowned while trying
to save Christian Nj. Klug, July 5,
1920; George H. Abel. age Is, 264o
while trying to save Herbert f. VOgt,
| July. %, 1918; Lawrence c. Simpson,
317 Washington street, Bluefeld. w.
Va. drowned while trying to save
Adrian \. Lloyd, at Kinsport, Tenn,
June "a. 1917; John r. Kirkman, High
Point, NC. drowned while trying to
save, Annie E. Burkheimer. at
Wrightsville Beach. n. c., July "a,
1919; John James Sullivan, 433 .Kauf-
mann Place. Indianapolis, Ind,
drowned while trying to save two
negro boys at Indianapolis. March 20,
1920: Emery o. Cotton, Enterprise.
Ala. drowned while trying to save
Mildred Bowling at Geneva, Ala, May
3, 1919.
Bronze medals were also awarded
by the commission to the following:
Charles E. Sanborn, II Spruce
street. Watertown, Mass, attempted
to save E. Fl. Chandler from drown
ing. Ocean Bluff, Mass Sept. S, 1917;
James l.. Worth. 55 Harrison avenue,
North Arlington, Mass. saved Fra ncis
w Geloran at railroad crossing,
October 20, 1917; Alexander James
Campbell, aged 50, Mt. Sterling. H..
saved Bernice NJ. Kirkham from
drowning. August 8. 1918; Walker Q.
Lindsey, Madison, Ga, attempted to
save two negro laborers from a col
lspsed WELL March 20, 1916; e. f.
Drummond, Hampton, Va, saved two
girls from drowning January II, 1918:
William a. Cathey. Sylvia, N. c.. saved
two boys from burning house October
q. 1917; Gertrude NJ. Merrill, AZ Brat
tie street. Arlington. Mass, saved
Ruth Benner from being killed by a
railroad. train. December 20, 1918;
Milton VI. Chappen. 1923 West Adams
street Munsey. Ind. saved Edward ID.
Winder from drowning January 20,
1918: George w. Billings, Flippen,
Ark. attempted to save Virginia L.
Hayes from being killed by, a train.
April 2, 1919; William p. Clark, Camp
Meade. Nd. saved r. T. Duckworth
from drowning, Morgantown, N. c.,
July 16. 1915: Veronica Clougherty
dnow Mrs. Rufus J. Morton) IS WAL
nut street. Atlantic, Mass. saved
Daniel Davy from drowning. August
I, 1917; Ira Burrell, Pampfin, Va,