Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-30
V|RC|N|ANs GET MEDALS
FOR DEEDS OF HERO|sM
Carnegie Commission Recognizes
Conduct OF j.. Il. DrummOnd
and Ira Burrcll.
TEN POSTHUMOUS AWARDS
Some Who Gavc Lives Trying to
Rescue People From Death We're
Mere Boys, While One Girl Ste
noSraphcr Made Sacrifice.
TEN rosTHUMoUs AWARDS
rDy Associated Prc1.l

PlJTSBCRGH,lOct. 29-Ten persons
some OF them mere boys. and one girl
stcnoSraphcr. lost their lives In deeds
ri hcroism which today were recoE-
nized by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at it's regular fall meet
ing here.
Thirty three medals were awarded
by the commission which, in addi-
ton to minor financial appropria-
tNns. recognized seven heroic acts By
appropriating $4,000 for the cduca-
ton of those responsible An addi-
tional 10000 WAS applied for the
liquidation OF indebtedness and TO
other worthy purposes for heroes.
Young Woman Gave Life.
nc young woman who lost her
Cd. or IL Chadwick Avenue. Hart
iord. Conn. She was drowned in the
arminSton River while attempting
10 save Evelyn NJ. Anderson July
last. y silver medal Was awarded
70 her father
TO the others who lost their lives
hronze medals were awarded in each
Leo Dan lei Mccarthy. 400 Cobb
street. Johnsonhurs. Pa. drowned
whiic trying 10 save Robert +. Hem
Davis. age Is. 251S West Jcnerso,,
street. Louisville. Ky, drowned while
ryinS To save James Alexander. Sep
tcmber 4. 1918: Harold Orcn Kenneth
Urn; age II. Flushing, Mich. drowned
While trying TO save Merrill h. Al
M IN; december :, 1917; Frederick John
hurSh. IA. drowned while trying TO
sarc Christian VI. Elug. July :. 1870:
''corgc II. Abel. age Is. 2Gio Fulton
treet. Brooklyn. drowned while try
ing 10 save Herbert l.. Nogt July 2S,
'ls: Lawrence q. simpson. 3I7 Wash.
.hGton street. Bluenc!d. w Va.
IroTn.d while trying 10 save Adrian
-. 1917: John L. Eirkman. High
i'o!nt, y. g.. drowned whIlc trying
70 save Annie y. nnrkheimer. at
l'lH: John James sullivan. 81 k.,uf-
mann Place. Indianapolis. Ind.
drowned while trying 10 save two
Y,cEETro boys at indianapolis. March ..
Ma. drowned while trying TO save
Mildred Downing At Geneva, Ala,
May 3, 1919.
hronzc medals we're also awarded
by tho commission To the foIlou'i
Two 'irEtnians in Number.
.n.rieS T. SanbCrn, !: S7rucc
81 20 save L. II. Chandler from
browning. Ocean Hun, Mass, Sep
,.mber =. 1917: James l.. Worth. 55
Harrison Avenue, North Abingdon.
Mass. saved Francis W Gcloran AT
abroad crossing October 20, 1917.
M"&andcr James Campbell. aged six
iy-ninc. Mt. Sterling. III. saved Ecr-
hi.r VI. klrKmAn from drowning Aug
h'' 3. IBIS. Walker q. Lindsey. Mad
'S"n Ga. attempted TO save two nc
gro iborcrs from collapsed well!
March 20, 1916: T.. T.. i'rmnmond
i's'nr,on. Va, saved TWO girls from
Sr'Wn iRsy 'a H%i1n T. l'is ,y william ,"
npys from burning nous" October -
1919, Gcriruic NJ Merrill. 90 Eratt,c
street. Arlington, Mass. saved Ruth
sra. \. =.
ROAD train. December 20, i:iS; Mil
ton VI Caap2cll. 3"3 West Alamy
street, NunScy, Ind. saved Edward
Wind"r from drowning january
."n, Nh. attempted I" save Virginia
J.. Hayes from being Killed hv a
rain. Ami ., I:ia. William y. Clark.
Camp Meade. Md. saved u. T. Duck
-, July 10. laiG. Veronica Cioush-
"rty 'now Mrs. Rufus !. Morton), G,
walnut street. Atlantic, Mass. saved
pauicl Davy from drowning. August
J. 1917; Ira Burrcil. Pam pin, Va.
rescued W. Harrison and w =. Nix
':pW we'll nilcd with dynamite fumes
~ Marble. y. c.. September Is. 1918;
Charles Lewis Van Zandt. Elmhurst.
ing killed by railroad train In Chi
ago February IL. 1915: Ebert W.
DAVIS. 1888 Bonita Avenue. Berkeley.
cal. saved Victor i. Cessna, from
~ mus 'ui, May ii,
lhl1: sarah Anne Leach. l20 East
EocrEcr Avenue, Fort Wayne, Ind.
savod katherine r. Cleary from
drowning at Rom" City. Ind, August
is. 1917: Floyd T., Rogers. Ventura.
CAL saved Joan \. tombstone from
drowning July -, 1919; Cora l.. Drca-
MN, l years old, i1li EiEhty-sccond
street, Portland. Oregon. saved Cor
d"i! NJ. Law. bahr. from being killed
~ an automobile July IL. 1917; T.
Margaret Mackenzie. 1904 CURSOR
Nvcnuc, Los Angeles. cal. saved y.
Marion Wood from drowning a; Re-
d"ndo Reach. Cal, July -. Iala: Mar
riana I. Goldsmith. age -. las; Lake.
Decatur. Ca, attempted to save two
girls from drowning July Is. 1916;
charles Gregory IIrmmcr, age four
teen. II Wheeler street Gloucester
Mass, saved two boy; from drowning
February IL, 1918: David B Jordan
aSc thirteen, 2l2 South Third street,
Wilmington, y. C.. saved y. Eliza
beth keeranS from drowning AT
1915.
Silver medals were awarded to tho
following: Grover &. Hunter. 1o7
Vernon Street. LAGRANGE. Ga at.
tempted TO save J. Thomas Garter
from drowning June is. 1918: Mary
Ileidcamp. SO Pine Grove Avenue.
kingston. N. y. saved Mary A. Gcog-
hogan during explosion of hand Ercn-
AIDES In factory at Port Even, y. Y,
November S, 1918.