The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-27
H0N0RS FOR BRAVE MEN.
BaItimore's Chamber of Commerce
Recognizes Acts of HeroIsn.

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BALTIMORE. June 27-In recognition
Of their brarery in rescuing lives at tht
risk of their own, Pipeman Marion /.
| Sunderland, of No. 1 Engine Company
| and Tinerman Frederick W. Johnston. OF
/ No. , Hook and Ladder Company. have
| been presented with Merchants medals
/ by the Chamber Of Commerce.
The presentation was made by Mayor
| Hayes The regular members Of No. J
/ Engine Company, led by Capt Joseph T.
Dunn. and of Ne. 2 Hook and Ladder
/ Company. under Caps. Emil Heise, attend
| ed. They marched from their quarters.
! on Paca Street, near Fayette, and at the
! Fire Board rooms were met by Fire Com
! missioneTs Cathcart, Sirich. and Parrish,
Acting Chief Engineer Emerich. District
Chiefs Branan. Lucas, Burkhardt, and
Shipfey and Acting Chief Lind The pro
cessiOn then marched to the Council
Chamber, where Mayor Hayes. escorted
by large delegation from the Chamber
| of Commerce, soon arrived.
Charles England, on behalf of the
| Chamber of Commerce, made an address
recalling the vaIorous deed of the two
firemen and handed the mayor the med
ais.
We have all recently read that the
King Of England has presented medals to
soldiers returning from South Africa. "
said the mayor Those men won fame
amid the excitement and stimulus of bat
tie There are heroes, however, who new
CT saw a battle or led a charge When
man goes brayely and voluntarily into
danger 10 save life at the risk Of his own
he is as truly hero as the one who wins
renown on the battlefield. The act of
these two firemen teaches beautifully the
brotherhood of man They felt that fell
low-beings were in peril, and without
waiting to count the cost to themselves
quickly went TO the rescue of human life
The mayor then pinned the badges on
the coats Of the two firemen, who ex-
pressed their thanks in a few simple
words and returned to their places in the
ranks. Among the interested spectators
were several members Of the families Of
the two men
J. J. Corner was chairman of the com
rnittee In charge of the presentation The
deed for which the medals were given was
the rescue Of Peter Brogdon and Thomas
Cooper on the morning of June from a
manhele at the corner of Paca and Fay
cite Streets that had become filed with
gas The men, with A. T Scott, inspection
foreman for the subway commission, went
Of gas and were overcome. Scott was
suffocated. but the others, after several
days Illness, recovered The two fremen
descended into the foul pit and got out
the unconscious men
Other fremen who have received the
Merchants medal are:
Capt G. w FOxweII, No. 3 Truck Com
pany; Capt. Andrew W German, No >
Engine Company; TIIIerman Louis Laux.
No Truck Company, and Badderman R
J. Disney, No. Truck Company, all for
saving life at the collapse OF building
on South Gay Street May 50. 1884
William c AIcAfee. then district chief. |
for the rescue Of Mrs. Roscoe Heath from |
burning dwelling on Mount Royal Avenue |
March q. 1895
joseph Daley, laader.nan in No. , Truck |
Company for the rescue of w. L. Stahl I
from 80 West Pratt Street NcveT1la- =, |
1897
Lieut. franklin A Teal, No. s Truck |
Company, for the rescue of Waterman J |
n. Brattan from burning building ct Os-
tend and Race Streets