The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-13
HEROES RECEIVE
CARNEGIE GIFTS
Wisconsin People in List of
Heroes Awarded Car
negie Medals.
MANY GAVE UP LIVES

bv awarding three silver and 40 bronze
medals, pensions and cash approprla-
tions for educational and other worthy
purposes. The pensions were awarded
the dependents Of 13 Of the heroes
who lost their lives.
The heroes who made the supreme
sacrifice were:
J. Franklin Elson, sci South Depot
street, Brazil, Ird., clay miner, killed
while assisting in an attempt to save
an entombed miner at Brazil, Decem-
Der 8, 1928; bronze medal to widow
and death benefits of $45 month with
SIS additional for each of seven chill
dren
Edward K Kahcun, 1893 Lowe ave-
nue., Chicago, ILL.,, died attempting to
rescue a girl from drowning at Nc
Henry, H., June %, 1928; bronze
medal to his mother.
John P. Statesman, 1856 Bessemer
street, Steelton, Pa, railroad crossing
watchman, met death while trying to
rescue a child from the path of train
at Steelton, April 8, 1924; bronze
medal to his widow and benefits of
$50 month with So additional for a
daughter.
George A. Bradley, 1877 Broad street,
Plainville, Conn, laborer, drowned
when he tried to rescue a girl from
Edrowning at Forestville, Conn, jan
Euary 81, 1924; bronze medal to widow
hwith benefits of $50 month and S.
ia month additional for each Of two
schildren.
Harry D. Bradley, son of George,
5Was drowned when he went to his
Fathers aid. The award in this case
twas a bronze medal to the mother.
James P. Smith, 8 Stampers Lane,
SPhiladelphia, Pa, brakeman, was in
jured fatally when he attempted to
save two men from the path of train
at Philadelphia, Feb. 16. 1924; bronze
medal to widow with benefits of $50
a month and SIS a month additional
for each Of five children.
Herman Santow, 10 Cedar street,
Wilmington, Delaware, killed when he
stried to save boy from being cleo
Etrocuted at Wilmington, June 20, 1924;
kbronze medal to widow with benefits
Bof $45 month and SIS additional a
month for each of six children.
Timothy G. McGillicuddy, 10 Meadow
street, Williamantic, Conn, drowned
when hS tried TO save a man from
Town Pond at Mansfield Center, Conn,
January 20, 1924; bronze medal to
widow with benefits of $40 month
and SIS a month additional for each
of two children.
Andrew Ozminkowski, 5942 Wilson
avenue, Chicago, Ill, injured fatally
when he went to the aid of a man who
was entangled in live wires at Chi
cage, Oct. 27, 1923; bronze medal to
widow with benefits of $50 a month
and SIS month additional for each of
four children.
Thomas Edward Owings, 1905 West
Thirteenth avenue, Pine Bluff, Ark a
carpenter, died attempting to save a
girl from drowning at Prattsville,
Ark, Sept. 5, 1921; bronze medal to
widow with $50 a month and SIS addi-
tional for each of four children.
Pinckney c. Cochran, Epworth, Ga,
died attempting to rescue girl from
drowning at McCaysville, Ga, July
ii, 1928; silver medal to his mother.
John I. Dunn, Jr., COG East Eighty
third street, New York. N. Y. died
when he went to the aid of drowning
woman in the East river, July, II,
1923; silver medal to his father.
Otis +. Whitehead, Ramseur, N. G.,
died attempting to save a fellow work
man from drowning at Ramseur, May
s81, 1922; silver medal to his father.
Of the other heroic deeds reccg-
pized, five of the bronze medals went
to women. They were:
Dorothy Dean Wagner, $40 South
Cedar street, Sturgeon Bay, Wis, a
school girl, rescued two school mates
from drowning at Sturgeon Bay, Aug
ust 5, 1922.
Margaret Brennecki, 1913 South Lin
coin avenue, Aurora, Ill, a student,
assisted in an attempt to save two
students from drowning at Madison,
wis, April "a, 1921.
! Mrs. Mae r. Crowell, 449 West
I206th street, New York city, house
wife, rescued boy from drowning in
sthe Rudson river, July 8, 1922.
Kathryn E. Richardson, $50 Jen-
knings street, New York city, a school
steacher, rescued one of her pupils
from drowning in the Bronz river,
FEB. 6, 1924.
/. Viola Bryson, s14 East Ninth
sstreet, Vinton, Iowa, a student saved
ia school boy from drowning at Win
Eon, June %, 1921.
Five other persons who assisted
Miss Brennecke in the attempt to save
two students at Madison, Wis, re-
ceived bronze medals. They were
Edmond H. Haugen, Brookings, S. D..
student; James d. Studley, 1923
Angeline street, Seattle, Wash, 8
forest products engineers Howell K
Smith, Of the Larch Products company
Eureka, Mont, photographer; Sid
ney J. Bentley, Sd Washington avenue
North Plainfield, N. J., a salesman, and
Everett f. Patten, 115 South Main
street, Oxford, Ohio student.
Seven persons who participated in
the attempt to save a clay miner from
q cave-in at Brazil, Ind, received
breaze medals. In addition to Elson
who was killed, they were: Reuben A
Brown, TO North Warren street
Brazil; Walter Pennan, 800 West
Compton street, Brazil; Amos j,
Stamper, 1872 1-2 South Meridian
street, Brazil; r. Delane Tabor, s21
North Warren street, Brazil; ]. Her.
bert Bachelor, Rural Route No. /
Brazil; Robert F. Buchholz, Box %
Rural Route, No 4, Brazil, and John
E. Martin, 721 North Depot street