The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-02
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Waa on patrol duty Arriving ~ The hihld-
Ing ha found Tho nre rarurra crowded with
men, wrftrn and thildfrp With flames aOd
smohe coming from tho wiodows M lad
der brinR nvnilnhle hr tore hpHrIa m y
fence and fof nci n bridge from tho IRE
eNrape ~ n shed I'M lhia frHI atftICiutn he
helped humorous ppraouu ~ rucHUe Afiet-
ward, pefrcivihg u man hanging ~ his hands
from the nrr esrnpe IN tho third hnor.
DWan went up tho fire carHts ladder. so
currd the man, brought him down "a ~"
board bridge and saved he lifo The build
ina vas Nv this time pn]vciourl IN nhmcs
and smoke Nevertheless. UwHn again
apcended the nre caratP and rescued u Young
Grl who wna severely burned, carrying hot
on his back over the am route 20 safety
This girl subsequently, dlcd oi her inIun"S
The heat and flames had now hecOmc 40
intanae that II appeared impossible To save
several persons sttll m the fire escape
In spite Of warnings Dwnn again asccnded
10 the second floor and saved n Young girl,
unconscious from smoke, nv cnrrying her
on his hack down the fire escape ladder and
across the board bridge. Dwan was by thus
time suffering from burns IN Tho hands n
body and also from inhalation Of smoke.
Becoming dizzy he fell from the frail bridge
OF fence boards to the stone Tagging four
teen feet below and recei we'd a tract ure OF the
left oollarbone and left shoulder, injuries
turies TO his left hip subsequently acute
bronchitis developed from breathing smoke.
About 1920 A, NJ, January /, 1905, Patrol
man Fox was in the vicinity Of Madison and
Market streets. The streets were densely
crowded. A street car passed upon which
were a number OF people blowing tin horns,
The noise frightened a team ATTACHED to a
wagon and they ran away. A woman and
child were crossing the street directly in the
path of the frightened horses, The woman
screamed and Fox jumped forward, push
ing her TO one aside and the child to the other,
thereby saving them from being killed or
very seriously injured. He was struCkin the
breast by the pole of the wagon, knocked
down and sustained injuries from which
he was six months in hospital.
At 5:45 P. NJ, August IL, 1906, Patrolman
Shaw was on duty at Pier A. North River.
The cry was raised that a boy had fallen
overheard from the sea wall Of Battery
Park. Shaw, throwing off his cont, jumped
into the water without hesitation in spite
of the presence of a thick collection of drift
wood. The boy had already zone down
once when Shaw reached him and ii was
with great difficulty that he succeeded
in swimming with the boy through the al
most solid mass of driftwood to the pier
steps. His exhaustion was so great that he
bad to be assisted out Of the water.