New Britain herald., 1926-10-30
CARNEGIE HERO
 MEDALS AWARDED
Four Conn. Men Among Those
 HOnOred

Pittsburgh. Oct. 30 P}-The Car negie Hero Fund Commission, in fall meeting here late yesterday. rec ognized twenty-four acts of hero ism by awarding two silver and 22 bronze medals. in addition to pen sions aggregating s2.5S0 annually and 14.600 for other worthy pur poses. Five of the heroes cited lost their lives in the commission Of heroic deeds.
 The posthumous awards follow:
 Melvin c. Bartels, 520 North, Fifth street, Goshen. Ind. aged four teen years, drowned when he at tempted to rescue girl from drowning at Goshen, on July 3, 1924. Ills father. Henry C. Bar tels, of the Indiana City, was awarded bronze medal.
 Herbert H. Freeland, 7S6 Weston Road Toronto. Ontario. Canada killed while attempting to rescue a woman and two children from runaway horse at Toronto on March o5. 1924f His son. Earl w. H. Freeland, of Toronto. received bronze medal.
 James T. Clayton. 30 Atlantic avenue. Long Branch. N. j.. drowned when he attempted to rescue a girl at Long Branch on July 19, 1926. His widow was awarded a bronze medal with benefits of s75 monthly and s5 a month for son.
 Alexander F. Dunn, James street. Gaithersburg, Md. railroad crossing watchman, killed when he attempted 10 rescue q child from the path of a train at Takoma Park, n. C., February s. 1926. His widow re- ceived a silver medal and benefits of s55 month.
 Matthew B. Ross, 424 Schu- macker avenue. Marseilles, III, crossing watchman, killed attempt ing 10 save q girl from being killed by train at Marseilles on January 29. 1926. The widow was awarded a silver medal and benefits of sS0 monthly.
 Among those recognized was one girl. Miss Phyllis k. Perry. of 6S5 Clifton avenue, Niagara Falls. On tario. Canada. Miss Ferry. aged } years, rescued two girls from drown ing at Chippawa, Ont. August 10. 1921. She received q bronze medal.
 The other heroes who received bronze medals were:
 J. Arthur Barry, 1343 Mount Yer non street. Philadelphia. Pa. at tempted to save a girl from drown ing at Wildwood. N. j., September 5. 1925.
 John V. Masterson. 1SS Guilden street, New Brunswick, N. Y, saved number of children who were In the street, from a run away team of horses at New Brrns- Mass, April g. 1921.
 John Francis Tokes, Company 1. Naval Training Station. Newport, R. l., saved a farmer from an en- ragged bull at Greenwich Village, Mss, April 9. 1924.
 James Vincent Fleming, s5 Quin- cy street, Mcdford. Mass. saved boy from drowning at Boston on March 4, 1923.
 Clarence M. Smith. Central Y. M. c. A., Atlanta Ga, saved a woman from drowning at Pablo Beach, Fla, July 30, 1924.
 Hayden Long. 2S Montford street, Springfield, Mass. helped to rescue a. man from cavc-in in a well at Bristol. Conn. Nov. II. 1923.
 Orrin Porter. Central Fire Hcad- i quarters, Bristol, Conn. a city fire man. and Norbert Paradis, 36 | Choate street, Fall River, Mass, ] who went to the rescue with Long. !
 Edward J. Ward, 344 Oak street, i Perth Amboy, N. J., saved a boy from drowning at Perth Amboy on March 30. 1924.
 Harry F. Cameron. 1715 Howell | street. Missoula. Mont, saved a l child from being killed by rain at Helena. Mont, on Nov. r, 1924.
 F. Barnett Hollinssworth, 123 Park avenue, Ashexille, N. C. saved l girl from being killed by train 1t Bluff City, Tenn. May II. 1924
 Frederick NJ. DeRicli, 197 Free nan. avenue, Stratford. Bridgeport. Conn.. saved a boy from drowning t Bridgeport on June 9, 1923,
 William Norman Clements, 137 Northwest Thirtieth street, Miami. 7la.. attempted to rescue woman rom drowning at Miami Beach on Dec. 15, 1923. Matthew J. Cepolunis. 10 Milbury street. Worcester, Mass, -ttempted 10 rescue a man from ,as filled tank car at Worcester, february 2S, 1923.
 Torger R. Helgesen, 1883 Wash ngton Boulevard. Chicago. H., aved two girls from drowning at N. D., July 13. 1923.
 Thomas Weaver. Central Village. 'onn.. saved two boys from drown ng at Elmville. Conn.,. Nov. 21 1924. Lewis A. Miller, 211 West Gar ield avenue, Goshen, Ind, Canada, aved a woman companion from rowning nt Goshen on July 3, 1924. Lincoln Andrew Tutty. aged II. of fra, Nova Scotia, Canada, saved a oy companion from drowning at Iira on June 30. 1923.