Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
HEROES OF TODAY
IN CARNEGIE AWARDS
Five LOSE LIVES

Pittsburgh, April e5-Five of the
II heroes recognized by the Carne-
gle Hero Fund Commission, in
awards made public late today, lost
their lives in the performance of
deeds of valor. The commission
honored the heroes by awarding one
silver and sixteen bronze medals.
Dependents were granted pensions
faggregating $3.50 annually while
$4,000 was given for educational
purposes and $4,000 for other worthy
purposes.
One woman was among those
honored. Mrs. Lora A. Iocom, Box
163 r. D. Nc. Brazil, Indiana, a
housewife, was given bronze medal
for her heroic attempt to save an
aged woman from the path of a pas
Senger train at Brazil on May 30,
1928. Both were struck by the train,
the aged woman dying later. Mrs.
Iocom was injured seriously but
recovered.
The heroes who lost their lives,
and their citations, We're:
Paul Edwards Nancy. Il. d. 5. New
Bridge, Asheville, n. G.. 13-year old
school boy, drowned when he tried
to save another lad from Big Ivy
Creek at Democrat, n. c., on August
Z, 1928. His father received a bronze
medal.
G. Franklin Judy, 2S21 Brown ST,
Anderson, Ind, still cleaner, was
suffocated when he went to the aid
of a fellow workman trapped in 4
crude Oil still at Lawrenceville, H.,
on July II, 1928. His widow was Civ
en- a bronze medal and death bene-
fits of $50 month with 50 4 month
for a son.
Sidney w. Hoffman, S63 East
Sherman Street, Portland, Ore, a
civil engineer, met death when he
attempted to rescue child from
drowning at Seaside, Ore, on Aug
ust 16, 1922. A bronze medal was
awarded his widow, with death bone-
fits of $65 month and SIS month
for three children.
Clyde w. May. AS East 10th
Street, Portland, Ore, a marine en-
gineer, was drowned whesl he went
to the aid of a child with Hoffman.
His son was given a bronze medal.
Paul l.. Spackeen, 1926 Fairfax
road, Cleveland, o., farm hand. was
injured fatally when he went to the
aid of woman who was in the path
of 4 passenger train at Servia. Ind,
on Dec. 2S, 1922. Both were killed.
Spackeen's sister was awarded
silver medal.
Other heroic deeds recognized
were:
Jerry NJ Griffin. 17G Prospect
Street, Johnstown, Pa. saved a boy
from drowning at Johnstown on
May 10 1923; bronze medal.
Robert Burton Henry 144 Broad
St. Berlin Md. attempted ITO save Il
woman from drowning at Ocean
City Md. August ii 1922; bronze
medal.
William II. Myers IA Hanna
Street Lock Haven Pa. Il deputy
constable saved two men from
drowning at Lock Haven on March 4,
1928; bronze medal.
Jackson +. Dawson A Street, st.
Adams w. Va. deputy sheriff. saw
ed a girl from drowning at st. AL
bans on June -, 1928; bronze me-
William Tweed, 7c7 Mckinley
Parkway, Buffalo. y. Y. saved Il
girl from being killed by train at
Spring Grove, Pa, February %, 1922;
bronze medal.
William II. Payne, Tracy City
Tenn, saved Il woman from being
killed by a train at Cowan, Tenn,
August 5. 1922: bronze medal.
Clifford Il. Brown. 331, Wood Street
| t'iolNi cN nv W. ' o., Ntu At IIltIl
from drowning at Sistersville on
June 10. 1928; bronze medal.
John Rawson Smith, S0Gl2 West
Gray ST, Elmira, n. Y. saved wo-
man from a burning house at Glenora
n. y. July 25, 1922; bronze medal.
Lawrence l.. Downs 903 East
| Seventeenth Street, Wilmington, Del,
tried to rescue n boy from drown
| ing at Wilmington, on January %,
| 1921.
Earl Murphy, Sixth and Cedar
SITS, Lawrenceville, ILL.,, a still clean
er, was awarded u bronze medal in
connection with the case of G..
Franklin Judy who met death in an
oil still when he tried to save Il fell
| low worker. Murphy went into the
| still after both men were overcome
, by gas. He suffered from the gas
and was saved by other men.
a bronze medal was given Marion
| II. Taylor, Box 3, L. u. /, Lawrence
vile, Ill, in the same case. When
| Murphy was pulled out Taylor VOL
/ unteered to enter the gas filled still,
| and he rescued one of the men,