New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
PLAUDITS FOR FIREMEN.
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beside YOU He received severe burns, but re-
We are prone to forget deeds OF this character,
would be signalized by unusual honor But in this this
these thrgs % Are tbe9 e9hea occu upon as
No administration has done so much for % the
Pe d4 %5e It ss hs made has added
the working force OF the department. anu So Eo
to all the men more time and opportunity lot 10 90
nestle enjoyment is appreciated 9 5y the arked ne
decrease in the fire loss during lhe last ScaA'
Replying, the Mayor said:
THE MAYORS SPEECH
Before turn to the pleasant duty of presenting
these medals to the men who have SO galianty won
them. want to eongTatul@ate ate yoi y6Ui MT cTtx on this
superb showing Nobody who has seen this pariai6e
can bs OF fne m hsh the entire d
The Mayor Of New-York has no pleasanter DUTY
as a.a these medal men have performed Our police.
and remen stand pre-eminent& & as me bai on
bd of the be- bgaee Gould beete% ta title
saes men a9 Te opporuny has given
TO show conspicuous courage The elty ana tne s
administration congratulate you and thank you ior
Fire is one of the best servants. but the worst
emy the people look to you to keep it from their hen,
gRt it, When there is danger Of loss of life ii S
life b1 that s Is lost v the o e Of ns loves its
force. 1t is privilege to give the medals 70 n tne
gea ea s 1 M as one wei who as Mayr Of Brooyn
to present medals for distinguished valor to mem
o ofrs snng fhst he this cit to
really one city, is thus readily apparent
Then, as the Mayor read the record of each
man. he stepped forward and Acting Chief Pur-
roy pinned on his breast the decoration
The medal men, of 1901 were: Bennett med
al, Richard Nitsch. Engine Company No. 3D.
who on January % rescued Mrs George lie
Pieme from No. 4O2 East One-hundred-and-
eighteenth-st where the room so densely
charged with smoke and flame that he, nearly
unconscious, had to drag her through the halls
and down the stairway.
Bonner medal Victor A. Coakley, Engine
Company No. 32 for rescuing. while on leave of
absence six-year-old Philip Martina from a fire
at No. 81 Oliver-st-
Trevor Warren medal, Charles F. Clune, Hook
and Ladder Company No. IS. who. from bIaz-
ing tenement house at No 81 Norfok-st. carried
Lena Costfeld down ladders surrounded by
flames and smoke from the sixth story to the
ground
Strong medal, Joseph ]. Mooney. Hook and
Ladder Company No II. who rescued the entire
Hunter family of four from No. 13S East Sixty
first-st.
Stephenson medal Captain Thomas F. Freel.
Engine Company No. s. for general efficiency.
1902-Bennett medal. Charles F. Douth, Hook
the Park Avenue Hotel fire.
Bonner medal. William F. Kelly jr. Hook and
Ladder Company No. II. who by crossing on
crumbiing lintels and clinging to walls rescued
two men from No. 232 West Fourteenth-st
Trevor-Warren medal, John McGough, Engine
Company No %, who dragged Caspar Kress
fifty-four years old. unconscious. from blazing
tenement house at No. $40 East Tenth-st., after
ward rescuing another man. who died
Ger No. 6, who. though on leave of absence
saved Mrs Harry Gordon and her two-year-oId
daughter from No. 1SS Park Row and was
severely burned in a further search for her six
year-old son.
Stephenson medal. to Captain Peted Sloan. of
Hook and Ladder Company No. IL, for general
efficiency.
The Brooklyn for 1901 were Rudolph ].
lister. of Engine Company No. H. who saved
two children from No. SSS MyrtIe-ave and
James w. Trihy. of Engine Company No. 1O7.
who using scaling ladders. rescued Dora Elm
frank, twenty-four years old; Rebecca Einfrank.
eight months old. and Clara Bromberg sixteen
years old. from No 100 Myrtle-ave.
The 1902 men were Edward F. Neals, of En-
gine Company No. 103. who. by daring work
saved Margaret Ryan. forty-six years old:
Mamie Ryan. eighteen years old: Della Ryan.
fourteen years old. and Ellen Ryan. seven years
old. from No. 4s9 Court-st. on September Is.
and George A kellock. OF Hook and Ladder
Company No. IS. who saved three persons from
No IS Manhattan-ave.
The parade made up follows:
18th Regiment Band.
Acting Chief OF Department Charles .. Purroy com
mandIng
Aids-Assstant Foreman II. c. Ruekhodt Hook ana
Ladder Company No. 4: George w. Murray Engine
Company No. SO: Chapiains Rev. c. r. Waikley and
Rev Father William ST. Elmo Smith.
Deputy Chief Charles w. Kruger. commanding first com
pany. Corps Of Honor
Deputy Chief 7. ]. Ahearu. commanding CON-
paayt Corps of Honor
Chief Of Battalion Peter III. Short. commanding third
company, Corps of Honor
Chief of Battalion John Binns commanding
pany. Corps OF Honor.
tThe first company. Corps OF Honor. consisted os
fourteen medal he
third and fourth companies consisted OF members OF
the uniformed force who have previously received
medalS3
FIRST BATTALION.
Chief OF Battalion +. w Gooderson IT., commanding
Captain Michael Il c. Graham. Engine Company No. T.
Captain Charles III. Shay. Engine Company No. Il.