The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
'26 CARNEGIE HERO MEDALS AWARDED
Nine of Heroes Lost Their Lives in Attempting to Save
 Others
By Associated Press

yer medal and 25 bronze, medals were Carnegie hero fund commission al it's mid winter meeting here today. Nine of the heroes lost their lives in at, tempting to save other persons and to adequate financial assistance The silver medal was given Harry F. Brader 924 Wyoming avenue, Forty Fort, Pa who saved J. Almond h,ddy from drowning at Laketon, Pa, Au- gust 22, 1917
 Samuel Strauber, 1882 Madison ave- nue, New York City, who tried to save Helen Gottfried from drowning at Coney Island. N. Y, July ?. 1920.
 Those who died while attempting to save others were:
 Charles C. Kitchener, Chewelsh. Wash, who tried to save Dorothy M. Hunter, age 13. from drowning in Ket- tie river, at Grand Forks, B. C., August IA, 1919.
 stanislaw Kristoff,. Bridgehampton. Long Island, d 13-year-old schoolboy who lost his life while trying to save Helen Gottfried from drowning at Coney Island, New York, July ?, 1920.
  N. Yo who sustained fatal injuries while trying to save two boys from a runaway team at Canastota, June 2S, 1919. Brewster was only 15 years old
 Arthur w. Rossler, Newport Vt. tried to save N E. Mailhot from iroyn> ing at Westmore, Vt, August 31. 1919.
 Charles L. Curvin. Goldsboro, Pa. attempted to save Clayton Groom from being killed by a train February 1s, 1920.
 Edwyn R. Lewis Deer Park, Wash, tried to save Winfred Wonch from drowning at Deer Park September 14, 19I9
 John B. Geissinger. 233 East Walnut street, Bethlehem, Pa, superintendent of schools, tried to save Eugene Swayne a physician, from suffoca,ion, June 8, 1920, at Hartman, Pa.
 John F. Sullivan, II Garfield street, Hartman. Pa, tried, to save pr. Eu- gene Swayne from suffocation at Har> riman, Pa, June 8. 1920.
 August Klauzlarich, R. F. D. No. 2, Cincinnati. Iowa, attempted to save Wheel l.. Kovacevich from suffoca.i .ion in a coal mine
 OTHERS REWARDED
 Other heroes rewarded by the com mission were:
 Hugh o. Ford. Russellville, Ark, for trying to save Mary Owens from being killed by railroad train at Russ ell- vile July ,, 1917; Frederick c. Key. mods, 148 Main street. Dansville. N. Y. saving Archie c. Mann from suffoea, tion at Dansville June 10. 1917; John c. Giles. 209 Boiling Springs avenue, East Rutherford. N J.. for saving Henry !. Dreher from being struck ivy a railroad train; George B. Chittirn. Centralia, Wash, for saving August w. Caldwell from drowning at South Aberdeen, Wash, November 30, 1918.
 Henry c. Bell, 11-year-old school boy of 487 Main street Portland, Conn, for saving N. Bernice Tryon from drown ing at Portland August IS, 1918; i1ob- ert D. Needham, Teague. Tex, age IS, for saving l.. G. Sandifer from drown- ing September l, 1917; R. Vernon Call laway, Valley, Wash, age 13, for Sav- ing Roland J. Cyr from drowning at St. Joe. Idaho, January 10, 1918; Miss Frederika Beatty, 607 Oak street Chattanooga, Tenn, for saving Alice Reilly from drowning and trying to save Margaret Moore at Hardy Ark. July 10. 1917.
 Farris F. Branan, 1060 Raynor street Memphis, Tenn. for saving Gladys E.. l>ehew from drowning at Winthrop Mass. July 1s, 1916; Harry L. Hamil- ton. Chester. H., for trying to save Homer l.. Hylton from drowning Tt Chester May 25. 1916; F. r. knollen> berg. New Haven, Mo. for saving Hac- ry l.. Hamilton and Homer l.. Hyiton from drowning at Chester. Ill, May 2s. 1916 Howard E. Shepard. Monrour Falls. N. Y., for saving Bettram F. Schwori at Bloomyille N Y June 1918.
 Frank B. Johnston. 3S Winchester street, Toronto, Canada. for saving Daisy A. Hooper from drowning at Ontario. July 25. 1917: Clean w. KisseI 3S6 Eddy Road. Cleveland Ohio. for saving Kathryn B. Earn bauch from drowning at Springfield Center. Ohio. August 3. 1917; Walter J. Wood. McMinnville. Ore for saving Fleeta N Johnson and A Violet Grove from drowning at Amity. Ore. July 10.