New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
|P0l|CE SMILE AFTER
. MONTHS OF GLOOM
Their Trials and TribuIatlons
Forgotten as Heroes Receive
Their Rewards.


Their Rewards.
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
singled out 10 members OF the Police De-
partmcnt yesterday for departmental
recognition because OF their worthy con
duct or valorous deeds during 1912 and up
to February Il. this year. Six of these
received honorable mention. with
medal" for acts Of bravery. and others
were commended for smaller deeds. More
than Ieo other members of the force re-
,eitcd special mention for excellent po-
!.ce duty
Yesterday was the first day 100 many
month that e smile spread broadcast
throughout the Police Department OF the
city. The biz trafic cop" wore one as
broad as MS face. while the guy Oh tho
nvcd post" pulled out his chest and lifted
MS chin little higher as much rs To
say: Now. maybe you folks will see
that Their. are some regular policemen.
after all"
There was no ceremony az Police Head
quarters when the honorabi" mentions
AMI recoguiiions Ncr. made. bat that was
because Commissioner Waldo deiNded not
20 wait as E. usually done. until the police
parade To bcstow hts approval upon hts
men. The Commissioner had special
reason for this
\ patrolmon's examination for the pro-
motion 10 the gradc of sergeant will ne
held within week. and the first three
grades Of recognition add points OF credit
Go the men taking the civil service ex-
animation.
The "houorahi" mention. with medal
carries with 20 three points honorable
mention" two and "oommendation" one
point Th" medals probably will he pre-
-outcd AT the time OF the annual police
parade.
The accounts of tie acts 81 bravery
for which the six patrolmen got honor
able mention with medal were rctold I'm
General orders SO. O. The first was q
rcscu" from drowning last March. for
which Walter Thornton. shield No $50
~ ;ho Leonard street station. VIII wear a
medal
While on fixed post NJ Canal and West
streets. Patroiman Thornton was in
River. that man was shouting Tor holp
at the end OF Pier g. Thornton. with
another patrolman. ran t. the end of the
pier and saw "a man struggling in the
water, about thousand feet out. The
temperature was % degrees and ice was
running In the river
Thornton jumped IN. swan 10 the man
and brought him back 10 the pier lie
was i'm the water more than twenty min
utes. The man was alive when taken
from the water but died shortly after
ward. Thornton was taken To the hos
pital. whore he remained several days.
suffering from nervous shock
William J. McMillcn. shield No. 6.6lS
attached 10 the Rapclyea street station.
viii wear a medal for the arrest of
man who had shot q civilian and two Do
licemen on July ). 1912
Alexander Sabannano. "a striking fire
man. In Brooklyn becoming cnragcd. shot
Ancieto Gonzales I'm the left leg Two
patromcn pursued the man, who turned
and shot both. Although the fugitive
was hidden behind "A fence. McMilen
braved his fire and made the arrest.
and John r. Sheehan. shield No. $3.50.
both Of the First avenue station on the
morning OF October 3 last rescued a faml-
ly from a five story tenement house AT
No. loo East 4th street Five persons were
burned to death as a result of this fire.
while the two patrolmen had nearly mi
raculous escapes. Lawlor's name Is also
mentioned among those who receive hon
orable mention" for the rescue OF three
women from a fire I'm January. 1872 in a
tenement house at No. 40 Suffolk street
The names of Peter J. +. Murray. shield
No. SOC and Patrick +. O'Connor. shield
No. $50. Of the West 6Sth street station.
complete the list of the Honorable men
ton with medal men These two men
on January /. 1913. while on patrol near
6lst street and Amsterdam avenue early
in the morning. were told 10y negro
woman that "A negro had assaulted her.
The policemen searched the neighbor-
hood and finally caught sight of their
man He darted into a side door, pursued
by the officers. Just as another negro
opened fire at them with revolver Muir
raw grappled with the second negro lust
as bullet struck O'Connor In the left
shoulder
The negro broke away and fred three
shots Murray also opened fire. The
negro. wounded, staggered toward the
PROSTATE O'Conuor. who raised himself
and struck him with his baton. The negro
fell to the floor and was disarmed by
Murray