The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-05 00:00:00

SAVING LIFE.

An unusually large number of cases of saving life
has just been brought under the notice of the Royal
Humane Society.
The silver medallion has been unanimously voted
to Captain Charles Lacon Harvey, of the 71st High-
landers, Deputy Assistant-Quartermaster•General of
the South of Ireland, for saving, on the night of the
4th ult., Mrs. Thompson and her baby, who acci-
dentally fell into the river Lee at Cork. It appears
in this case that it was very dark at the time of the
accident, but on hearing the cry of distress Captain
Harvey merely took off his sword and plunged into
the river. After considerable exertion he succeeded
in finding the child, which he took ti Her Majesty's
hip Tamar. He then returned in search of the mother,
whose position had become very perilous, and amid
the cheers of all who had witnessed the gallant act, he
landed her also in safety, though not without great
difficulty, on board the same veissel
The bronze clasp of the society, the recipients hav-
ing each previously received the bronze medal for
saving life, was voted to Robert Pritchard, for saving
Frederick I'. Ranting, who fell into seven fathoms of
water from the landing stage at Holyhead; also to
Sergeant James Potter, drill instructer of the 17th
Suffolk (Lowestoft) Rifles, for saving John Allaopp,
who sank while bathing in the sea; and to Samuel
Channon, for saved Sidney Richards, who sank while
bathing in the river Taw, at Barnstaple.
The bronze medallion was awarded to Sub-Lieu-
tenant M. O'Callaghan and George Horn, of Her
Majeety's ship Alacrety, and to James Proctor, for
saving William Cuthbertson, James Arnold, and
John Ledner, who were capsized from a boat at Vitt,
Leon, where sharks are known to abound; to Walter
Pond, a boy of 14, for saving Arthur Dix, who sank
while bathing at Norwich ; toJohn S. Humphrey, for
saving James Trick, who was in danger of drowning
in about 10ft, of water at Portishead ; to Leonard
Jelly and William Johnston, privates in the 28th
Regiment, for saving Lance-Corporal David Ray, of
the same regiment, who fell off the rock into the sea
at Fort Ricasoli, Malta ; to Hugh M'Gregor, a boy of
12, for saving Donald Brown, who fell into the river
Murray, Victoria, Australia, in 20ft of water ; to the
Rev. John Davis, for saving ,T. Shanahan, who fell
from a river steamer into the Thames at Temple-pier;
and to Hugh Veitch, a private in the 79th (Cameron)
Highlanders, for saving John Laurie and John
M'Donald, who fell into the river Tay, at Perth, in
about 14ft, of water.
Testimonials inscribed on vellum and on parchment,
recording the services rendered and the thanks of the
society, were also awarded to William Palethorpe for
saving Hannah Denham, who attempted suicide in
the river Leen, Radford; to Joseph Poultney and W.
Curtin, for saving Catherine Lee, who was in danger of
drowning in 14ft, of water in the river Black water,
Fermoy; to Isaac Evans, forsaving William Lewis, win,
sank while bathing in the canal at Newport, Monmouth-
shire ; to John B. Pritchard, for saving Owen Hughes,
whose boat was capsized in 9ft. ~f water in Carnarvon
harbour, a strongebb tide running at the time; to Charles
Hibbs, for trying to save Thomas Derham, who sank
while bathing at Grange-on-Sands, Lancaster ; to
Thomas Sutherland, for saving Charles D. Edwards,
who was in danger of drowning at the Mitl Baths,
Leamington ; biltdround.T. Julian, for saving John Bull-
man, who was knocked overboard into :10ft, of water
at Queenstown; to Michael Reilly, for saving Michael
M'Cormac, who fell into 20ft. of water at Drogheda ;
to William Lee, for saving Mary A Duffey, who fell
into the river Athlone; to Albert Winspear, for saving
James Swann, who sank while bathing in the river
Ouse, at York; to Arthur Milner, for saving Edward
Selby, who sank in 15ft, of water while bathing in the
river Des-went; to John Russell, for saving James
Hutchinson, who sank while bathing at Derby; to
Henry Reed, for saving Samuel Butler, who fell
into the river Thames g Woolwioh ; to Windham
Cutler, for saving his brother, who fell into the
river Stour at Marnhull, Dorset, in Ilft. of water;
to John H. Brookshaw, for saving Corporal George
Tupper, of the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Regiment,
who fell into 15ft, of water at Devonport ; to John
Heppe% for saving Ann Purvis, who fell into 20ft. of
water at Gateshead ;to Edward Morgan, for saving
George Dandy, who was carried out by the tide while
bathing at Greif. ; to Ilenry C. ra,:g, for
saving Emma Comber, who fell into the rivet Tharays