The evening world., 1911-05-13
POLICEMEN
CHEERED IN FIRST
UPTOWN PARADE
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

Flood and Holahan were no, in line a.
all. These latter two were ENGAGE In
handling trsfic downtown along the
line OF march.
The chief interest Of the day CEN
tered around the reviewing stan where
the Mayor pinned the medals on the
beating bosoms OF the men who per-
formed conspicuous fests Of bravery
In the past year. In front OF the re-
viewing stand also were given the
special drills OF infantry and cavalry
in a manner that earned for the GODS
tornadoes Of applause.
Gelderman's re. lie Rescue.
An exceptionally daring and heroic
series Of adventures In the life OF a
policeman are recorded in the honor lis,
OF this year. Patrolmsn Andrew Gel
dernan was awarded the highes, honor
OF the Police Department for mernori-
Gus conduct, the Police Department
Medal. Here Is the simple. but thrill
ing recital Of his VI OF rare bravery
taken from the oficial police record.
AZ about "b a. NJ. Sept. II.
1910. Patrolman Gelderman vas rid
ing on the front scat OF an open
car OF the De kalb avenue line in
Brooklyn. on his way TO the station
house. When near Hamburg ave-
nue. a child. eighteen months OF age.
ran ou; onto the racks in front OF
the car. The car was almost upon
the child when Gelderman leapei
from his seat 10 the ground. jumped
In front OF the car and seized the
child. At the same instant he was
struck by the fender, knocked down
and swept underneath she car; but
with rare presence o: mind he man
aged TO grasp some portion of the
car or fender with one hand, ana at
the same time ciinglng 20 the child
with the other and lifting It clear OF
the ground,
The m%otornan, who In the mean
time had been making every effort
to stop the car. finally succeeded In
bringing It TO a siandstill, but no:
until Gelderman, partly under the
car. hut stlll holding the child t.
safety, had been dragged about nf-
teen feet. The chSi was unintured
and Patrolman Gelderman escaped
with bruises which required at
tendance ny an ambulance urgcon,
and compelled him 10 report sick and
remain on SICK cave lor eighteen
Gavs'
sehimp Gets RhIneisnder Medal.
The Rhiuelander medal for valor wa,
awarded TO patrolman August SchimT
OF the Edrldge street station for rescu
ing two women and two children from
a tenement house fire I'm Forsyth street
Patrolman Robert S. owens won III
Automobile club Of America medal 70
bravery at the same Are.
Mounted Patrolman Gustave 4. Boett
ger jr. OF Brooklyn won the Brooklyn
Citizen medal, Boettgsr tried 10 stop
runaway in Bedford avenue in June
1910. He was dragged from his hors,
and thrown against an automobile. Grac
. turing his skull. Despite his injury h,
. mounted his horse again and set IN pur
SUIT OF the runaway. He reached IN,
fleeing horse lust as another mountc,
policeman stopped 1, and not until the
dId he give way to has Injuries an,
fa,l from his saddle unconscious, II
has not entirely recovered from hi
injuries
Trsffic PatrolMan william 7. Beeche
got the Isaac Bell Medal for drawer,
He jumped from a pier at College poir
on a dark nleht last August and rescue
a man weighing s5 pounds who ha
. fallen overheard from an .xcursio
steamer.
= The Peter F. Meyer Medal went I
- Lieut. Wheel WIZ SHIT, In the midst OF
n terrific storm on JUNE is, 1910. he dive
q from a train on the trestle OF the Lon
Island Railroad over jamaica Bay 1
fun uniform and saved a woman an