The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-03
HERO AWARDS
ANNOUNCED BY
CARNEGIE FUND
Five of Those Recognized Lost
Their Lives in Their
Heroic Deeds

Pittsburgh, May 3-LP)-Five of
The heroes recognized by the Car
negie Hero Fund Commission at the
spring meeting here Saturday, lost
their lives in the commission of
heroic deeds. Fifteen other acts of
heroism were cited. bronze medal
being awarded in each case.
The dependents of those who made
the supreme sacrifice were awarded
pensions aggreg eating $3,84O year
while one was given $50 to be applied
as the Commission sanctions. In adj
dition, $1,000 was appropriated for
educational purposes and $1,000 for
other worthy purposes. In all twenty
cases bronze medals were awarded.
The Dead Heroes
Those who lost their lives were:
Stanley c. Delaney, IA, student. died
attempting to save a girl from drown
ing at Grassy Point. N. Y. July %,
1924. The medal went to his father,
Delbcrt A. Delaney, l2l Shipper St.,
Wechawken. N. J.
J. Stuart Kieffer. 1919 Miller Street,
Utica. n. Y, died in an attempt to
rescue man from drowning at Eaton.
n. Y, August 90. 1925; the medal and
SIS month with IS additional month
~ for daughter, was awarded the
widow.
William John Crawford, Box 65.
East Jordan, Mich. died attempting to
save a man from drowning at East
Jordan. Mich, July %. 1924; medal
and $65 month. with S. monthly ad-
ditional far each Of three children to
Ahe widow.
f. Hale Eston. Rural Route 8.
Newton, ILL.,, died attempting to save
boy from drowning ut Mason, H..
Aug. %. 1924; medal with SOS month
and SIS monthly additional for each Of
dhree children to the widow.
Robert w. Gibson. Mason. ILL.,. post
master. died attempting to rescue a
man from drowning at Mason, ILL.,,
Aug. 2, 1924; medal with $55 month
and S. month additional for each Of
five children TO the widow.
One woman received recognition.
She is Mrs. Helen Gertrude Dickey, 35,
1915 North belmont Avenue. Spring
field. Ohio. dairy farmer. She was
awarded bronze medal for rescuing
a farm hand from an enragcd bull at
Springfield, Jan. 10, 1922.
Other Heroes
The other heroes are:
Eddie G.. Mathews, 124 West Elm
street. Hillsboro. Tex. saved woman
and child from being killed by train
at Hillsboro, October %. 1922.
S. Ellsworth Lewis, Upper Economy.
Nova Scotia, Canada, farmer, saved a
fellow farmer from drowning at Up
per Economy, July 10, 1924.
William G. Wathen. Milford Sta
tion. Nova Scotia, Canada, saved a boy
from drowning at Milford Station,
June 9. 1922.
Jacob A. Kyscr, Rural Route 2,
Canastota, n. Y, saved a man from
drowning at Sylvan Beach, n. y, De-
cember 5. 1922.
John J. Fogelman. 3l3 East Seth
Street Brooklyn, n Y. saved a girl,
a woman and a man from drowning
at Gloversville. n. Y. July 10. 1928.
Leslie Wiltshire, Hortonville, Nova
Scotia, Canada, saved boy from
drowning at Avonport, N. S., July 10.
1924.
Calvin S. Orth, 525 Ontario avenue
Renova, Pa, saved boy from drown
ing at South Renova, Pa, December 2.
1924.
Henry Niedenfuehr. 318-A West
Maine Street. Belleville, H.. saved a
woman from drowning at New Athens.
I'd. July A, 1923.
John T. burlington. 1908 Harwood
avenue. Rural Route Z. Richmond, Va,
saved a child from being killed by an
electric car at Phocbus, Va, July %,
1921.
Edward V. Coleman, 335 Ashton.
street. Lakewood, Pittsburgh. saved
two children from being killed by a
train at Etna, Pa. March 6, 1925.
Samuel NJ. Fowler, Westcliffe. Col
orado, helped to save a mine worker
from suffocating at Bonanza. Colo,
Aug. IA, 1923.
William w. Smith. Rural Route 1.
Levy, Arkansas. helped in the rescue
Mt Bonanza. Colo. with Fowler.
William A. Davidson. Orient Nine,
Mineral Hot Springs. Colorado, took
part in the rescue at Bonanza with
Fowler and Smith.
Thomas c. Ritson, Jr.. Edna Mine
No. l, Adamsburg. Pa, IA. school boy.
saved two girls from drowning at
Adamsburg, July l3, 1925.