The Washington times., 1904-08-14
MEDALS Of HONOR
FOR THREE MEN
MeritOriOus Service of Rev.
enue Cutter Crew.
MARCH TO POINT BARROW
Congratulations of Secretary Shaw
Written TO Recipients of Gift From
the Government.
MARCH TO POINT BARROW

The medals of honor voted by Con-
gress TO First Lieut.. David Il. Jarvis.
Lieut.. z. P. BerthOlf and Surgeon Sam
uel ]. Call. of the Revenue Cutter Serv-
Ice. were forwarded to these gallant Of
Ulcers yesterday by Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw. accompanied In each
case by an appreciative letter The
medals are very handsoms-as was
lifting. The exploit for which they were
awarded was one OF the most heroic
in the history OF the country
The award Of medals was recommend
I'D to Congress by President William
mckinley, and were designed 20 reward
fhe recipients and at the same time ex-
press the country's appreciation OF their
iSaiiantry in the expedition for the re-
aisf Of American whalers, ice-bound at
Point Barrow. Alaska
Medallion Portraits.
The medals are Of gold, Of which
metal $40 worth was expended in the
manufacture OF each OF them They
each bear the medallion portrait Of the
officer to whom presented, with the fol-
lowing inscription:
Awarded bv act OF Congress, June
Is. 1902. for heroic service"
The diverse Of the medals shows a
picture OF the revenue cutter Bear.
from which assistance was carried to
the whalers. The inscription is as fol-
lows:
United States Revenue Cutter Bear
Overland Expedition for Relief OF whal-
ISIS SIS -'O'eHi00r It, I0''-0eDtomDer lS'
Letter to Jarvis.
In his letter to each OF the officers
y rTvN hA H1f q.
tary Shaw expresses his high apprecia-
ton OF the service performed. The let
ter to Lieutenant Jarvis, who command
ed the expedition, is as follows:
Treasury Department. Office Of the
Secretary. Washington, Aug. l3 1904
First Lieut. David II. Jarvis, United
States Revenue Cutter Service
forward TO you herewith. the gold
medal recommended by President VII
liam Mckinley, and ordered by the
unanimous vote OF the Congress OF the
United States IN recognition OF your
heroic services as the leader OF the
overland expedition 10 Point Barrow
Arctic Ocei n, composed Of three officers
relief OF inloeriled whaiers.
The conditions which confronted you
throughour that four months march,
beginning the 10th day OF December
1897, were full Of difficulty. discourage
ment, and ever present danger, but YOU
and your gallant comrades. Lieut.. E. P.
Bertholf and Surgeon Samuel J. Call.
prosecuted your journey and fulhlled
your mission undaunted and undeterred
What Mckinley Said.
The estimation and appreciation in
which your great services were and are
held cannot be better expressed than in
the language OF President Mckinley In
his special message to Congress, under
date of January II. 1889. wherein he said:
The hardEhips ana perifs encountered
by the members OF the overland expe-
dition in their great journey through
an almost UninhAbited region. a barren
waste OF ice and snow. facing death
itself every day for nearly four months.
over route never before Travelled by
white men. with no refuge but at the
end OF the journey, carrying relief and
country, all make another glorious page
IN the history Of American seamen
They reflect by their heroic and gallant
struggles the highest credit upon them
selves and the Government which they
faithfully served. I commend this heroic
crew TO the grateful consideration OF
Congress and the American people.
The year just closed has been fruit
ful Of noble achievements In the field of
war, and while I have commended TO
your consideration the names Of heroes
who have shed luster upon the Ameri-
can name IN valOrOus contests and bat
6les BY land and sea, IL Is no less my
pleasure TO invite your attention 10 a
victory Of peace, the results OF which
cannot well be magnihed, and the daunt- |
less courage or the men engaged stamps
them as true heroes whose services can |
not pass unrecognized-'
Secretary's Congratulations.
Upon the brilliant and successful |