The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-01
BRAVERY RECOGNIZED.
MEDALS PRESENTED TO OFFICER NJ BRIDE AND
MR.. JOHN HussEY FOR SAVING PEOPLE FROM

MEDALS PRESENTED TO OFFICER NJ BRIDE AND
MR.. JOHN HussEY FOR SAVING PEOPLE FROM
DROWNING.
Two medals were presented yesterday afternoon by
Congressman Cox, on behalf OF Tho Life Saving Ser
vice oil the United States to Police Officer Thomas
Mcbride and Mr.. John Hussey. The presentation was
made In the rooms OF the Common Council shortly
alter three O'Clock. large crowd OF persons
present, including several OF tho Aldermen and Cap
tam Merriman, Inspector in tho Lilo Saving Service.
Mcbride h patroiman In the Fourth precinct,
aud has Saved about thirty persons from drowning
while attending to his duties on the East RIVER.
John Husssy an Irish lonsshorenan, residing in
the seventh ward, and about hfty years OF age. Ho
has been some twenty-seven years In this country.
He has saved eighteen persons from drowning, He-
Quenty at The imminent risk o! his own life.
SPEECH og CONGRESSMAN
Congressman Cox made lengthy speech In present
ing the modas accompanied by otters from the Sec
formation and progress Of the HE saving service OF
tho United States, and then alluded to the occasion
which brought them together that day by saying
1t matters how rich poor. big little. old E
young mean the object 1t under the
midnight. il sep.omDer Of 1874. friend here,
lark heavy splash water hoard He psresisss
d 81 Il lie %ss so poas d
pa the eGer ASK after ls avcrdap9i, tho place
o. snnng" and his exertions were in proportion to the
at the bottom he sunocaed BY grspped
he is the this submarine contes
The adpose mate is hauled in and Mcbride sants him
his ship, to be rewarded by the tender
cigar II was precisely the worth oil the soul
wrong man II any preferences are to DO eiyen guess
that small men are to DC Preferred but, said
fees. In this we emulate other nations, especially the
maritime nations.
Mr. Cox then went to talk OF tho precautions
sdopted by various nations Tor the saving OF lives
from shipwreck. He said:--
But, with all human precautions how many
astersl Although in England but OF the
not what 1t should be. The Schiller wrecked of
seAy Isles, and s3I lives ,ost The ether day the
number. The Huron Metropolis painfully gcs-
VENT n n" ha % ara Ps
seAmanshp and the Metropolis by bad shpbuiidng
all the more Had biz Which a ss
stations that and begins the earlier In the
~ least would not have been 50 fatal.
Mr.. Cox concluded as folows:-
Lite Human life Mystery OF mysteriesl Linked by
some subtle to the body that ensnnes H. who can
What Unite mina can comprehend what should the
love inbound in the golden rso iiowhose
tinguishncn by sudden death the terror of the living.
niss Heroes these, who Uodly for themselves
but for strangersnot IRON enforced duty, leaping
beyond it-by some divine instinct defy the monarch ana
his terrible myrmdons fire. water and pesence snatch
from his hand the victims OF his wrathiui power.
Mr.. John j. Martin also presented a series OF COM
plmcnlary resolutions US ~ officer Mcbride, which
amended ny inserting the name Of Mr. Hussey.
REPLY THE RECIPIENTS.
The medals wero then handed " tue two men. On
receiving them Mr.. Hussey sad.-"Well gentlemen,
haven't much TO say. 1 am thankful " MIR. Cox
aud Jhe Board vi Aldermen. Il have merely done my
duty us a man aud lam ready 10 do Il agnn."
officer Mcbride SIMPLY remarked.--"l am not much
OF speaker. hope that Others will follow my
ample Whenever occasion rtquires.p