The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-12
GRAFT CUT OFF, SAYS GAYNOR
AND IT'S THOSE WHOJE LOST
IT WHO ATTt(K MS rule.
Praises the FIRE aud Police Departments
In Distributing the Honor Medals 10
Eiremen Gold Tire Badge Like
Helen Gouid's for Mrs. Ncust adt.

Eiremen -lOid Tire Badge Like
Helen S:ouid's for Mrs. Nctst adt.
Mayor Gaynor. who presented the
honor medals of the year to iremen at
Fire Headquarters Yesterday, told those
assembled that the attack on his admin
istration. especially of the Police Depart
ment. were the work of the men who
had been deprived of 81. .OOo. .0oo OF excise
graft and gambling graft New lork's
fire and police departments. he asserted,
were now the hes, in the United States.
Almost while the Mayor was speaking
Of the risks lremen run n company Of
ipen were overcoms 10y smoke and gas
at a Brooklyn fire and battalion chief
was carried ont unconscious.
After the fremen whose names and
deeds were published last week. had re-
ceived their medals the Mayor pinned
IA gold badge on Mr1 Agnes Nenstadt.
who recently gave 1000 to a relief fund
of the Fire Department This entities
her to entrance into the fire lines at any
time. Helen Gould * the only other
woman having a similar medal Mrs.
Neustadt issan aunt of Robert II. Mainser.'
who has shown much interest in the
welfare of the iirencn.
City officials and no; a few who owe
their lives to the firemeu crowded the
auditorium on the third floor OF Fire
Headquarters Fire Commissioner Waldo
brought the Mayor there in red Fire
Department automobile and sat next
TO him on the platform. In the audience
were Andrew l. Mcbride. Mayor Of Pater-
son; the Rev. Daniel Quinn. president
of Fordham University: the Rev W. q.
McCready. Rabbi Stephen Wise. John
G. Mcclure president of the Municipal
Civil Service Commission; I.ispenard Stew
art. Philip j. Tiiden. Herman Robinson.
DIR. n NJ Archer. Rene de Russey, Frank
Loughman. Major " illiam Kenlv. Schuy-
ler Schieflelin. William n English. Charles
Feltman. Simon Brentano. Peter j. Nc
Keon. Arnold Wood William Bruce Brown.
Mr. and Mrs r. II Manner. James NJ. Leo
pold. Lloyd Warren and Miss Grace
S.rachan
The firemen Of this city have always
been known for their efficiency bravery
and loyalty" said Fire Commissioner
Waldo" and the Mayor is with us this
| afternoon TO present medals to firemen
for their acts of bravery during the last
two years"
Il am very glad to pause in my work
at the City Hall to come here and give
these medals TO brave men for meritori-
ous wor,; and rescung others from death"
said Mayor Gaynor. There are IA great
many people who have little appreciation
Of what the brave fremen and policemen
are doing every day a. a matter of course
and doing il for the best interests of the
community.
Notwithstanding the efforts of these
two bodies Of men " were to read you
the letters get abusing the police and
fir. departments you would be astonished.
You would hardly believe people existed
who would be guilty Of such abuse. We
had a great fire recently and although
everything was done there was "A great
loss Of life.
Il have myself taken the trouble to-
go up there TO this building and climb NJ
ten floors with the Commissioner here.
who il a great deal heavier in way than
| ana, and some other big firemen who
puiyed lot and We looked over the floors
where the fire occurred. The building
is an absolutely fireproof building. hut
these floors We're adapted to a particular
kind Of manufacturing Of inhammable
material strewn all over the floors and
il went up like that waving his, handl
when some one threw cigarette in it.
II may have been an impra ctca BILE place
for this sort of work and it is matter we
ought to consider.
Il recently got a letter from clergy
man saying that il was disgra ceful that
we had not enough appliances to cope
with such a fire or ladders which could
reach up to the stories where the women
Were. ] replied in kindly letter telling
him that the fremen here were the best
in the world and asking him if he knew Of
any place where they had better firemen
or ladders that would go mp higher or
heavier streams of water and if so would
he tell me about such Il place,
NOV Just look at what they are doing
to our Police Department and its Com
missioner. We have succeeded in taking
away s3.OO0.OO0 of liquor graft and as
many millions of gambling graft and the
people who are not getting this graft
are making the most noise and they are
getting some newspapers in the city of
New York that call themselves respectable
to help make this noise. say that the
Fire Department and the Police Depart
ment have the finest body OF men in the
United States and only want to be treated
right What we want to do is to prevent
yrn n and pive an oh mn n IN eQiIal chance
he he ah officer or in the ranks"
After the medals had been given out a
class of probationers from the fire college
showed what they could do with the fire
nets and scaling ladders. This exhibit
ton was in the courtyard at the rear OF
the Fire Headquarters building.
TENOR KILLED At MONTE "a RIO.