New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
REVARDING BRAVE FIREMEN.
TWO GOLD MEDALS PRESENTED TO THEM
A REVIEW BY THE COMMISSIONERS IN WASHINGTON


sQUARE-LIFE SAVING FOR FUN.
Almost mob of street urchins and tramps,
working girls and nurses, and "roughs" from south
Fith-ave had gathered in Washington Square yesrer-
day afternoon hour before the time Tor tue
annual review and presentation Of medals promised oy
the Fire Department The turf dirty and wthering
was overrun; the paved walks were choked up even
drives down hch the trucks and engines were 10
dash at o'clock promptly kept open by the gray
coated Park policemen only by vigorous trsmpng on
all the intruders toes. By hafpsst every seat on
the Rrandstand. built just within the limits OF
the square Fourth-st and South Fifthave AtaKen
In ten minutes the whole stand was mere
msss OF bonnets. walking hats, silk tiles and deroys
Fire Commissioners and those from other departments
were crowded the sidewalk and ABOVE
the veteran "nre ladies" and their friends
was host without number. There was
excitement enough for . Presidential review
Medal Day In fact the great day ofths year for the
NewYork hremen Then the two great distinctions Oh
the year. the Bennett Medal and the stephenson Meda
given out and choice brigade. OF two osttaions
picked from whole department has chance to show
that discipline and agility IN scaling walls and cspng
from windows for which only the rough school Oh
experience but the gymnasium training up at Caravans
yille 1T every fireman in good standing Inc engine
companies taken yesterday for the public drii were
Nos. 7, a. 16 and 33 In the first battalion
and Nos 4, 0, 49, "a in the second. HOOK
and Ladder Company No. 13 paraded with one battalion
and No. IL with the other Assistant Chief OF Depart
m.pt Hugh Bonner was in command. and his two as
ssants we're Chiefs OF Battalion Joseph Fl. McGul aud
Peter H. Short
The whole south side OF Warrington Square was
densey packed with excited and exDectsnt sightsees
when the frat hook and ladder company dashed down
between tho long lines OF policemen past INC
reviewing stand. The four-story brick apartment
house on the east OF Fourths and South Fifth
VI chose or The ladders were H1ed 10
the story after another, aud rnaly 20 the
roof Thsy we're mounted by detschments, bobbing IN
and out OF the windo~ aud varying the monotony
by sliding at one stretch. on the IRE nnes, non
time then three Finally broad piece OF netting was
sire ched below and the Jumping from the second
aud third story Windows began. Al a one
leaps were successful One stout fireman Weighing zoo
pounds, or thereabouts and decorated over MS olue
great Teal OF by jumping from the third door
Into the and then eboundng twice almost up 20 tn
top OF the tall truck wagon. Inc oana payer
steadily while all this was going on, ana soon tne
company drove pack to North WASHINGTON square
and fell in line for the hnal parade Escor.e" eao
band and a CONTINGENT OF police. the nremee
marched SSg., AMID AMID freshly painted
hocarts followed and the long ladder wagons brought
up the rear. Among those present were fs SO,
Marine iTiGisG and Johu W. JacObu.
.w%res ' IN Gr sacsu speech by District
MARITIME Chief OF Battalion Peter H. short got the Ben,
nett medal and Foreman Josepa shaw oil HOOK ons
Iao Bennett medal was given BY Jsne.
| Gordon Bennett, IN a recoRultlOh vi tho sot'iN
OF the York nremen at the burning OF MS mousse on
Washington Heights In 1868. John 5tephen-on sent
check $3.50 to Fire Department Ia 1857, 10 oe
used for the benefit OF the department 81 Tue
| discretion o, It's officers" The SUN has orsn IN
creased by good Investments to 5000, ana the
interest GU II Is yearly for the mcess captain
short is now only thirty Of age and entered the
service on May l. 1875. fireman. he became an ~
stant iorem an IN June 1850 and foreman IN ApriIooo
At fire at No. 81 Beaverst. on the night OF February
81 1883. imminent risk OF al, own ne. ne res
oued Ernest Jaede and hls wife, Nina Jsede, thel
daughter and Josephine Craft The same night hs
hepad save Mary iesry from the fourth noor Oh tnt
same building. on April s, 1856. he took promlnen
mari in tie rescue OF Mrs Hannah Riley and her tnre'
ebdreu Mary, James ana Margaret. OF No. 80 huiuer
ry-,t The Chefs OF Battalion decided luminous
that an Joseph shaw hal been on ths ~nOle the
most efficient and deserving man on the force he EN-
tered the service October ID, 1860. when twenty
eight years old, engineer He was MADE assistan M
foreman in August. 1873 and became foreman II
/ December. 1887 ...-,.u n,
+ ~ Burwel OF San Antonio, Tex, who Ia staying al
the Grand Central Hotel with MS sister 10 see Tue
parade He was Jostled In the crowu W
two profesaiuna pickpocksts who stole hs xoli
and chain yalurd S975 Detective serge ants ~ u d
ami McNan us had been watching the roRues ana tns
arrested hem In time prevent them from passnK "a
Rnrwel's watch TO a con fcderate. AT Police heauqusi
ters inc thieves said that they were william ho"Aru,
telegraph operator OF No olo h*ss EiSn'' ''"' ~
| George Parnell q speculator'