The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-19
TWO MEDALS FOR
ACT OF BRAVERY
Frisco and Carnegie Hero
Commission Honor
Y Oklahoma Girl
Special to The World.

Special to The World
FORT SMITH, Ark, Nov. 1S.-
When Agnes D. Standifer, Laura,
Okla, girl, receives bronze medal
from the Carnegie hero fund, she will
have the second memento of her
bravery in saving the lives of three
other children three years ago,
The first recognition Of her hero
ism was made by c, II. Balzell,
| superintendent of the Frisco for this
| division, and other railroad men and
members of the safety first COM
! mittee, who presented the little girl
with a gold locket. properly in
| sCribed.
Presentation of the gift was made
| at an entertainment at the Albion
/ school, attended by Agnes Standifer
/ on Christmas eve, 1919, two-months
after she had rescued the children
| from a railroad bridge near Albion,
when they were about TO be run
down by a Frisco train.
The story of the little girls brav-
cry attracted much attention, Associ-
ated Press dispatches carried II and
a number of magazines devoted to
safety first and Red Cross work as
well as railway journals carried the
story in detail, printing pictures OF
the child.
/ {. II. Baltzell soon after the oc-
currence began efforts to obtain for
1 Agnes Standifer some substantial
recognition of her deed from the
Carnegie hero fund. She IS the child
OF parents in Strengthened circum-
stances. Mr.. Baltzells idea was to
! procure for her a scholarship in
order that she might be given an
/ | n6nrQtinn ginpp hnr
financially able to provide her with
such advantages.
"A bronze medal is fine" said
Superintendent BaltZell, in speaking
Of the success OF his efforts IN behalf
of the oklahoma child, but unless
II carries with II provision for an
education for Agnes Standifer, l am
sorely disappointed"
Spectacular Rescue.
On Sunday morning, November
2, l919-just three years ago
Agnes Standifer. then IL years old.
her brother, Milburn Standifer, 4,
her cousin, Roland Standifer, 5, and
Vernie Crawford a child of a neigh
Dor, 4 years old, were playing on a
bridge of the Frisco railroad, one
mile east of Albion, when Frisco fast
tram No. S, running west, came
round a curve and bore down on
the children, threatening them with
a horrible death. The curve had
prevented the engineer from seeing
the party until too late.
Engineer w. A. Davis, OF Fort
Smith, Ark, was In the cab He ap-
piled the air emergency, but was too
close TO the children TO stop before
they would have been struck. After
wards, in reCounting the experience
he said he actually felt them being
ground to death under the wheels
of his engine, while doing every
thing in his power TO stop the train.
Then he saw one of the most
spectacular resCues of his railroad
experience. Agnes Standifer was
near the end OF the bridge so feet
away and in comparative safety. She
saw the danger of her companions.
all younger than herself and ran
Oack---right into what looked like
} the jaws OF death, snatched 4-year-
old Vernie Crawford up and threw
her from the bridge, took her brother
and cousin, one under each arm, and
jumped Off the bridge TO safety
; with the engine less than five feet
away!
None OF the children were Injured
from their l2-foot jump, although
all were frightened into mysteries
when the train crew reached them
after the train had been stopped
Some awful liars pass for fairly