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there Since last wear, but this year he got
another medal MaoDonough is the only
man Of the squad who has been twice
hOnored for extraordinary heroism. ..
The Mayor and the Commissioner, with
their secretaries following, left the stand
and stood before the new medal men,
three obviously embarrassed heroes. The
Msyor said a few pleasant words TO each
man and pinned the medal to a coat lapel
The Isaac Bell medal went TO Patrolman
Harry l.. Lobdell Of the traffic squad, who
hauled man from the Fast River on Decem-
ber IS, 1851, and nearly lost his own life In
doing il. MacDonough got the Peter +.
Meyer medal for saving an Italian from
death in the North Xiv er in December. 1907.
The Brooklyn Chisen's medal was awarded
10 PatrOman Patrick Reilly, who arrested
and delivered to his station house an Italian
named NassinO after heilly had been shot
and stabbed by Massino's friends, The
hhineander medal and the medal Of the
Automobile Club Of America were not
awarded this year.
Then the march past the stand began
Perhaps the loudesi demonstration was
in honor Of Inspector Cortright, but he
went by erect and soldierly. not a muscle
Of his face showing the pleasure he may
have felt Inspector Jim Dillon the drill
nm:ter a fine young figure Of policeman,
was the chief inspectors stat leader.
Others Of the stat were Chaplain John p.
Chadwick, Chief Surgeon John j. Quigley.
Inspector Pat HarkinB tone Of the new
ones. Capt. Sylvester d. Baldwin, Capt.
John I Stephenson Capt. John COoDey,
Capt William Hogan and Capt. William
Cruise.
The Dutchman Max Schmittberger -
went by sttf as a Prussian Colonel, COM
mandmg the first brigade, with Lieut.. Billy
MCC ullagh as his aide There was once
time when Inspector Max did not figure
Importantly in police parades but those
days have been forgotten apparently and
there was good round hand for the boss Of
the traffic squad and the guidon Of blue
and yellow silk
Behind SChmttberger rode his pets, the
dragons he has fashioned pretty much
after HE own German standards, lean hard
men on lean hard horses, not a pound OF
flesh too much on man or beast. The
Mayor and the Commissioner found or
seemed to find in their cavalry the most
pleasure Of the re' lew.
Inspector John T. Flood commanded the
second division with Capt John W. OCon-
nor Of the old men on his stan. Al the head
Of the second regiment rode George ".
McClusky Chesty George they call him
in the department Last year summaI1ly
reduced by the Commissioner McClusky
walked among the heavy footed captains,
too game to play sick or sidestep the hui
initiation. And last year there was a yell
Of applause when he went by, game as a
fighting rooster But on his horse, an
Inspector again, McClusky was not the
same dramatic figure and there was little
more than Whit Of cheering when he
passed.
They looked in vain for Billy Mclaughlin,
who footed il as gamely as NcClusky a
year ago, but Mclaughlin is clear out OF
the department now. Another missing
was Inspector Bill Hodgins. whose round
figure and heroic struggle TO sling a foot
with leaner men produced applauding
laughs in other years Inspector Bill has
gone 10 join McCusky.
Capt. John D. McNally. with one Of the
best looking companies In line; Capt John
j. Lantry and Capt Con Hayes we're kindly
remembered by friends in the grand stand
Inspector Holahan commanded the third
regiment. with Capt Donald Grant, once
an Inspector as one Of his captains Steve
OBrien, head VI the Detective Bureau
in the McAdoO days, wa ked ahead OF the
West Thrty-seyenth street company.
Capt. Pat Byrne, skipping like ballet
dancer; Inspector Jim Thompson, Young
Bob McNaught and George Titus, the Beau
B7lmmell of the department, got a hand
from the crowd The only captain who
relaxed his face when he assed the review
ing stand was Thomas Kelly, the new boss
Of Coney Island Kelly used to he in the
Mayors office, and when he went by he
smiled at Col Mcclellan and the Colonel
grinned bark with friendly wave Of the
hand
Miles O'Relly. now an inspector. COM
manded the fourth brigade and got some OF
the warmest applause ha 1ded out along
the line. The old fellow rode like cavalry
man and looked tick led all through. Other
important features Of the parade we're the
whiskers Of Cayt. Owen Rooney, the length
of Lieut. Tageart and the trim figure Of
Inspector Jim Hussey
The four police dogs now doing time in
Brooklyn, had a division Of the parade to
Themselves, every dog straining at leash
ahead Of a copper who looked as il beating
il up and down on his post would have been
heaven compared to that detail The
doRs seemed to enjoy il, though, and it's
certain that persons along the line Of march
did. Every dog had "P. D. on his blanket
and was muzzled What struck the on
lockers was that the dog sleuths were small
and not a bit ferocious in appearance.
Lieut.. Matty Corbett wheeled the mounted
men and showed what his centaurs could
do-mountng, dsmountlng, remounting,
wheeling into column OF Tours, waking,
trottlng and galloping, all at the short notes
Of the bugle. Then the recruit battalion
under Lieut. Barney keleher, a body OF
well drilled youngsters who excited favora-
hle comment, returned TO show the best
trick in their bag-the riot drill.
They marched steadily in solid square
down the avenue guarding a supposittious
prisoner in very real patrol wagon. They
returned without the wagon and repelled
mob assaults with drawn revolvers. After
that they showed the finest stunt Of all.
how they would tear through a mob OF
rioters il somebody ordered them TO break
a way They came ripping up Fifth avenue
in diamond shaped formation, a heavy
policeman at the point Of the wedge and
men spreading out behind him by twos and
threes and fours Back Of the centre the
wedge thinned by the same precise align
ment until a single stalwart olceman
brought up the rear
At word, the men wheeling, the diamond
reversed itself Then il turned its sharp
wedge toward the east and as swiftly
wheeled il directly toward the stand II
was pretty work and got the applause It
deserved
At little past I O'Clock the parade was
over and the men, breaking rank in the cross
streets of Madison Square, hustled back 10
relieve the 5000 and odd coppers whose
turn it was TO stay on the job while their