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Show TEN LOSE LIVES IN HEROIC ACTS Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Commis-sion Awards 37 Medals for Brave Deeds PITTSBURGH. Oct. So. Ten per-J per-J sons, some of them mre boys and one, r cirl stenographer, lost their Uvea in deeds of heroism which today were recognized by the Carnegl.- Hero Fund , Commission '- Its regular fall meet-j Ing here. Thirty-three mrda.) were swarded by the commission which, in addition ; i to minor financial appropriations ; recognized svn heroic acta by appro-I appro-I prlating Jio.oni) for the education of those responsible An additional 110.-, 000 was applied for the liquidation of I Indebtedness and to other worthy pur- pows for heroes. Th- vonng womnn who lost her life j was Kami b Landsoerg. 1 1 years old. j of 12 Chadwlok syenue, Tlarttord Conn. She was drowned In the Farm-, ingion rive- while attempting lo savo ' Evelyn M Anderson. Jutv last , ' 'liver iiKri.il was awarded to her fat her. . I W LTVJB6 To the others who lost their lives; bronse medals wer awarded in each ease They were: . I.eo D:ini 1 McCarthy, tOO 'obb j street, .lohnsonbiirpr. I'.i drowned ; while trying to fuve P.obert F. Hen- J retty. October 17. 19lfi; Roy Kenneth' I Davis, aged 14. J.'.lst West Jefferson street, Louisville; Ky , drow ned whil-I whil-I trying to save Jatnes Alexander, Sep-Itember Sep-Itember i. Iflll; Harold Oren Kenneth . Arn. aged 12. Flushing. Mich . drowned , while trylnjr to save Merrill K. Allen. I December 2. 1 5 1 7 ; Frederick John ! Nfetr.ler. 2t Gershon street. Pittsburgh. PS drowned while trying to save I i Christian M. KIur July 5, 1 920:' j Oeore H. Abel. a;e IX, 2640 Fulton J I Street Brooklyn, drowned while :r- ing to save Herbert E. Vogt. July 28. j If 18. Lawrence C. Simpson. SIT Was;h-i injtton Street. Bluefield. ' V..J 'drowned while trying to save Adrian j i A . LOyd, at Klngsport, Tenn . June 24 117; John R. Kfrkman, High Point, S C., drowned while trying to save! Annie F Ku r I. Iiei m er at r iR h ts v il le 1 P.eaeh, N'. C. Julv 24. 1919; John James Sullivan ; Kaufmann Place, Indianapolis 1ml drownrd while try- Ing to save tWO necrro boys at In-Idlanapqllfl In-Idlanapqllfl Manii .'. I920i Kmery O. i Colton Bnterprlfl AIh, d'owned j while trying to save .Mildred Howling at Geneva. Ala.. May 3. 1919. BRONZE MEDALS Bronze medal- were also awarded bj i be Commission to the following: Charles B. Sanborn. 12 Spruce .Meet Watertown, Mass attempted to s.ivo E. 11 Chandler from drowning. drown-ing. Ocean Bluff, Mass.. Sept f,, 1917. James L Worth ."5 Harrison avenue, North Ablnton, Muse, saved Errands ! W. Geloran at railroad crossing. Oc-I jt. .bet- 20, 1917. Alexander James! Campbell, agtd ')!' M' Sterling, ill savSd Bernice M Klrkham from drowning. August s. 1 1 s ; Walker O. Lindsey, UadtsOn, iu attempted to save w,i negro laborers from a col-la col-la sed well .Man h 30, 1916 k r, Drummond, Hampton, Va., saved i-.vo from drowning January 11. 1918 Jlliam A. Cathev . Sylva N, C. aved j iu.- from burning house OctO-1 ber .; 1917; Gertrude M aferlll t$ l:iattle Street. Arlington. Mass.. Saved j It nth Banner, from being killed lv ,i railroad train December 20, 19H. -ii! ton ii Chappell, 3i'3 West Adi n street, M msey, inu , sue.i Bdward D. W Inder from drowning Januarv 1918. i?orge W. Blllmgs. Plippen. Ark. attempted to save Virginia 1- Hayes troni be.ng killed by a train, April 2,; 19181 William P. Clark Campe Meade Md SSVed F. T. Duckworth from ; drowning Motgantown, N. C. July 16,' 1918; Veronica ClOugherty (now Mrs. Rufu'a 3i Morton, ." 1 ia:'ii Davy from drowing, August 1. 117. ha Burrell, Pamplln. Va.J reached W Harrison und W, l .N'i from well filled with dynamite fumes lit Marble X. C September IS. 1916 I arlel I ewia '.tn Eandl Blmhurst, I i Ills., saved unidentified girl from be-J in;; killed by rnllro.nl train in Chicago February i. 19 is. Klhert W. Davis. 1539 Bonlta nve- I nue. Bfrkolc-, Cal , saved "icior F. Cesmat from drowning, Emerald Cel.. I W y 81, 1917; Sarah Anne Leach 120 I Fast BoSrger I venue; Fort Wayne ; Ind.. saved Ka'herine H (?leary from drowning, at Rome City; Ind . Angus' '1;, 1 91 7 . Lloyd F. Itogers, Ventura. Cal.. Saved Joun N Johns;one from ( j drowning Jul) 1-' 1919; Cora L. Drea-him, Drea-him, IS years old I7ii 82nd itrc et. ; Portland, Ore., K.ivcd Gordon If. Ixiw, i a baby from hi mg killed by an auto-' mobile. July 12. 1917. F Margare' Mackenzie. 1804 Curson avenue l.os Angeles, Cal., caved N Marion Wood ' Crbm drowning at Kcdondo Beach, , ; Cal.. July 17. 1919. Marriana T. Goldsmith, age 12. East' l-ake Decatur, Ga.. attempted lo save i two girls from drowning Julv 13.' 19 16 Charles Gregory Hemmfr, age1 14, 77 Wheeler ytrret. Gloucester,) .1 . u saved two boys from drowning , February 16, I9is: ravid B Jordan' ;nged 13, 811 Soulh Third street Wil-i Wil-i mlngton. X. C. saved X Elisabeth K'-erans fiom drowning at Wrights villc Beach. X. C, Julv 17. 1916. SILVER MEDALS Silver medals wer awarded lo the following tiroverC. Hunter, 707 Vernon Ver-non strec;. LaGrange, Ga,, attempted to sve J Thomas Carter from drowning. drown-ing. June 18. 1918; Man Heidoamp, 168 rnne Grove avenue. Kingston. .v. Y. saved Mary A, Geoghegan during; explosion of hand grenades in factorial factori-al Port Ewene, X. Y Nov 8, ioit i |