Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-03
PRESENTATION
OF CARNEGIE
HERO AWARDS
Thirty-three Medals Were
Awarded ;lSome Receive
Educahons

Pittsburgh, Nov. 2.-Ten persons,
some of them mere boys, and one
girl, lost their lives in deeds Of hero
ism which today were recognized by
the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission,
which, in addition to manor financial
appropriations, recognized seven he-
roic acts by appropriating $4,000 for
the education Of those responsible.
An additional $4,000 was applied
for the liquidation 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, Hart
ford, Conn. She was drowned in the
Pennington river. while, attempting to
save Evelyn NJ. Anderson. July 5
last. A silver medal was awarded to
her father.
To the others who lost their lives
bronze medals were awarded in, each
a They we're:
Leo Daniel Mccarthy. 400 Cobb
while trying to save Robert E. Hen
retty, October II, 1919: Roy Ken
meth Davis, age Il, 251S West Jeffer-
son street. Louisville. Ky. drowned
while trying to ave James Alexan-
der, September :, 1919; Harold Oren
Kenneth Arm. age IL, Flushing.
Mich. drowned while trying to ave
Merrill f.. Allen, December 2, 1917;
Frederick John Metzler, 26 Gershon
street, Pittsburgh, Pa, drowned
while trying to save Christian M.
klug, July s, 1920; George HI. Abel.
age Is, 2640 Fulton street, Brooklyn,
drowned while trying to save Herbert
r: Vogt. July q. 1918; Lawrence G.
Sim Duon OF E Noc6jnof o, otVoot
Bluefeld, w. Va, drowned while
trying toy~save Adrian A. Lloyd, at
K~ingsport. Tenn, June "a, 1917;
John R. Kirkman. High Point, N. c.,
drowned while trying to ave Annie
e. Burkheimer, at W~rightsville
Beach, n. c., July "a, 1919; John
James Sullivan, ABB Kaufman
Place, indianapolis, Ind. drowned
while trying to save two egro boys
at Indianapolis, March 2, 1920; EN-
cry o. Cotton. Enterprise, Ala.
drowned while trying to save Mil
dred Bowling at Geneva, Ala, May 8.
1919,
Bronze medals were also awarded
by the commission to the following:
Charles E.. Sanborn. - Spruce
street, WATERFOWL, Mass. attempted
to save f. II. Chandler from drown
ing, Ocean Bluff, Mass, Sept. 5, 1917;
James J.. Worth, 55 Harrison avenue.
North Abingdon, Mass. saved Francis
w. Geloran, at railroad crossing, Oc-
tober 20, 1917: Alexander James
Campbell, aged 60, Mt. Sterling, ILL.,.
saved Bernice M. Kirkhan, from
drowning, August s, 1918; Walker O.
Lindsey. Madison, Ca. attempted to
save two negro laborers from a col
lapsed well, March 20. 1916: e. E.
TN,sv ~ n - - IYo ~ vNtrn VTo ~ Nyn1 fU0
girls from drowning January II,
1918; William A. Cathey. Sylvia, N.
c.. saved two boys from burning
house october p, 1917: Gertrude NJ.
Merrill, 43 Brattle street, Arlington,
Mass, saved Ruth Benner from be-
ing killed by. a railroad train. De-
eember 20, 1918; Milton NJ. Chappell,
3f3 West Adams street, Munsey, Ind.
saved Edward D. Winder from;
drowning January %, 1918: George
! w. Billings, Flippen, Ark, attempted
to save Virginia l.. Hayes from be.
ing killed by a train. April 2, 1915
saved FIT. Duckworth from drown
ing. MorSanton,. N. c.. July 1e. 1916;
Veronica Clougherty Now Mrs. Ru.
fus ]. Mortonl IS Walnut street, At
lantic, Mass, saved Daniel Davy from
drowning, August /, 1917: Ira Bur
rell, Pamplin, Va, rescued W. HAr'
rison and w. d. Nix from well filled
with dynamite fumes at Marble, N
c.. September Is. 1915: Charles
Lewis Van Zandt. ElEhurst. Ills.
saved unidentified girl from beinl
killed by railroad train in Chicago
February 1s, 1918; Gilbert W. Davis
1919 Bonita avenue. berkeley, Cal.
saved Victor F. Cesmat from drown
}n1 T~Apnl IA ES1 AnN 1917