The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-08
HUGH DoIIsliT,.
encountered when he dived from the
8 mcrcnica on thc Enr Nc.L


And new national hero who has
Just come in for the same reward from
the aforementioned grateful govern
mcnt Is young man now plying brave
"1ughcy" Doherty'S old time trade Of
captain in a volunteer life saving crew.
This Is George Frecth. a Hercules OF
Rcdondo Beach, Cal. and his medal of
honor i'll gold has been voted him, hy
the committee that sits on such cases,
Tor "hcroicany rescuing seven usher
men" from December hurricane
which lately ragged on his station
IT appears from the testimony weigh
ed by the committee that tho sudden
hor'wcster caught a feet of small nsh-
ing boats unawares and sent them sour
rying TO shore. too late however for
safe landing. Summoned by the
ominous screcch of a siren on shore.
Captain Frecth hurried his crew 10 the
scene. and. undaunted by the waves,
which were washing twenty feet over
inc pier. ran forth alone, made spec
lacniar dive from the wharf and elid
ca IKE dolphin TO boat ina, was
ABOUT 10 be dashed to pieces upon the
rocks OF the brcaltwatcr. and thep
climplnS over the cunwalc he tool, TIM
helih and safely plotted the boat and
IT'S crew of Japanese fishermen around
me pier 10 Il safe landing ,pon the
beach. '''
but no sooner had he delivered this
crew IMAM another boat. containing two
russians, was seen to be swomned
So frceth ran this time "a tho brnals'
water, ieaped again into the waves
Inc swamped boat was a half mile our
nut before he had gone half this dis
lance lie met with another imnoriIod
Japanese hout, which he boarded tai, :
ihs the tillcr from the helpless helms
man he pilotcd this craft through ,ha
SURF M railroad speed and landed il
saitiy on the beach. And meanwhilc
the Russian boat had drirtcd non,
no"sh TO he reached by ropes thrown
from pier
rce'h was now hurried to his nuar-
ters but his crew had only ro,n,n,','f,
10 run him down when the sirens can
caused him To break from them ana
hurry again 10 the beach. from which
nc saw Two more swampcl boats str,,o
EHhe Tor life among the rocks IN,
ont. Once more he divcd from the nic,
a." pionghed his way through the
tempest tossed sea. Reaching ono
crt" ne, placed about each man a III.
Dc!i which kcpt them anoat until i
BOAT later picked them M
4 Hafhiug ncnch Mciodrumn.
summer hathcr was the provoca.
ton of q similarly plucky decd whic,
earned tho next reward on the lis,
! The scene Of tho little mcIodramn %,
real liio was Spring Like. \ J. anc
/ inc hero VINO earned his place on III,
/ forefront of the Stage was WiInam :
Doyle a citizen Of Trenton THOR
f! nearing tho cry that the hathcr wa.
/ drowning. Mi Doyle ran II q,iar;c,
mile to where hundreds of pleasure
Sc kers stood helpless ana Hopeless
! upon the esplanaie. their eyes uxe.
! upon lie mere speck that bobbcd i,
ana out of the foam several l;tndre,
of feet off shore. Without wni,in. /,
recover his breath after his long ram
or delaying TO enlist aid. Nj. poyl,
bravcly fought his way through Soy
cral hundred feet Of strong currcnt,
and broken water to where tho drown
me- man. caught in tho clutches of .
sea pass" was going down for the las
time iiu: after another dospcrat
struggle against tho angry sea. tn
roscuer, without assistance. brough
the victim safely to shore. although hi
own strengths had been expended /,
the degree that he could nd stan,
after reaching tho beach. His rcwar,
Is the golden medal. as Is thai OF III
star actor in the nest OF these thrilln,
scenes to lie Described
On sunday in October. Captain L
| j. Dodge ana his son wilbur wcr
lstandIng near their home on SOU,
Hsss Island, tin Say OhiJ ana wCr
gazing out OYER Lake Eric. who's
waters We're being dashed TO foam b
an angry nor'westcr. Tho dteame