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REWARDING TRUE HEROISM.
NOW THE EXPLOITS or TWO BRAYB
MEN WERE COMMEMORA TED
Presenting n Gold Medal to John Carey FOE
Saving Eleven Lives-'rhe no Less Worthy
needa nf Hrnxe Henry NJ. Cherrx.

Saving Eleven Lives-The no Les. Worthy
Deeds Of brave Henry NJ Cherry.
In the Tabernacle, at York and Henderson
streets Jersey City large and fash onabe au-
dience assembled last night to witness the pre-
sentaton OF n gold medal awarded by the
United States Life-Saving Service 10 John
Carey for saving Adolph Gabriel and others
from drowning. After an overture by the
Washington Band OF this city Mr.. +. q. VOL
bert. the Chairman OF the Committee Of Ar
rnngements. introduced the Hon. A. A. Har-
denbergh member OF Congress for Hudson
county. Mr. HardenberRh then delivered the
presentation address. in the course OF which he
took occasion to remark that the life-savinS
service. as ii now exists. Is perfect He then
gave an account Of the last heroic act for which
the medal was awarded.
On the 18th May. 1877. Adolph Gabriel. whflo
crossing the North river on the ferryboat Fam
wood. fell from the rail into the water. John
Carey. r deck hand. was on the ferryboat Gem
trail, which was passing at the time. Taking in
tho situation at glance. no determined to at
tempt rescue. Throwing off his outer cloth
ing. he jumped into the river and swan about
$50 yards TO whore the drowning man had dis-
appeared. As soon as the latter came to the
surface Carey grasped him from behind. and.
despite his desperate struggles. managed 10
swim with him to rowboat. which took them
both In.
Gen. Dumont then read letter from John
sherman congratnlnting Carey gnd tender ln{
him the medal. Mr. James r. Carmichar 4
f zth III returned tnrnks forthe rec pi"nt, and
sz.d. muscular man. alout SO years of Sgc.
with dark compl"Nion, ana black hair AMI
the platform and expressed his thanks IN a
brief, manly speech, which was loudly ap-
Irticrs of rcsr,t were then read from Chan
color Runyon. Gen. jams F. Hall the Hon.
Ethan. Allan. the Hon. Stewart L. Woodford.
and others. The Hon. Chns. II. Winfield tho
Alabama made addresses.
Since 1851 Carey has saved eleven persons
Tho L f. s wing Benevolent Association Of
New York a few days ayo paid Mr.. II nry N.
drown ng. nt the peril Of his own life. Nj.
Cherry has saved no less than six persons from
ployed hy Mr. Mark, G 'odwn. n contractor. Of
Thirty-nrs street and E1st river md serves IA
q deck hand On h e tugbnat. the Dayspring. Ha
is % years of nge. ot average height. AMI very
solidly built; has irnnk, open good -nntnred
countenance. which inspires one with conf
,Jence and friendly feeling, and is y native OF
Newport, y. j.. whore his widowed mother now
lives. relying on him for her support. His
father wus 5 otchman. but his mother is ma
From is youth Mr. Cherry has been IS much
at home In the water as on land. When ii years
oi age h. snved his father from drownin ing. and
about the sane time rescued n young lady of
Kryport from the same fpte. He hns such great
diver that he offers 10 dive from the East river
bridge for 500. He hrs divsd from VESSEL
drawing fifteen fe"t NJ wnt"r. passed under IL
and come up on the side opposite 10 thai from
which hs went down. About three yenrs ago
when at the dry dock. the shoe ot the rudd,r OF
tug boat undergoing repairs was dropped into
the water. This loss n-cess tinted delay in the
repairs until new one could b. made, which
would take rom week 10 ten days Mean.
while the owners would he deprived oi the usa
81 the tug. causing them 2 loss Of SO = day.
for a payment OF IS II succrssful. The wat-r
was twenty-siX fert deep. and the bottom was
yy m p1d a wbS l Ss ssHSd Sr in s5"aE
After three or four frutless dives he brought
up the shoe. 1t weighed between hve and six
Mr.. Cherry is a wonderful performer Of gym
nastic1 on the masis and IN ne rigging Of ves-
,. l.. Two or thre summers ago. which was very
fayorably noticed.
able. One dav in September. 1875. little G 'orEs
Hooirson. Iad OF nine years II age. who vGs
street North River. fell ovsrhonrd. He WIS
rrscued by Cherry. In Jpne. 1875. boy in
beyond his depth. would have drowned but for
the timely assistance ~ Oh rry
,,l1, aor year pasI past Nlr CIrrry has been EN-.
might at the Bellevue Hospital nier This snot
has been the scene Of three OF lis res"ues. on
catei man attempted suicide by drowning. and
would have accomplished bis purpose. hut for
flts Unity. vi tilr --l o1 NoNrllh II. ihSt yftr,
Mary Cortnan jumped into the river NJ Twenty
sixth street She WAS bent on suicide, and
Cherry only succeeded in saving her after q
most desperate struggle. which. with tho cold
conli itlon Of the wHter. cnlnt near costing him
his life. On tho sth Of March, Of this year,
Norah Cronin. 70 years oi ngr, attempted sui
eide by drowning. At great hazard she was
rescued by Cherry. Tie water was intensely
cold. and his movements were retarded by the
heavy swells cuused by tie pass ng Of several
lurs" steamhonts Mrs Cronin died two days
nitrrward. On the 10Th Of Inst Anril. Walter
~ u La nj istrlp on
scow Mt the foo, Of Third street. East river. fell
overheard and WIS rescued by Cherry. II WIS
for the rescue OF Mrs. CronIn and the lad Will
son that he recriv d th reward of $50 from the
Life Saving Asso iat n.