New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-10
BRAVE POLICEMEN
HONORED BY WOODS
Sixty on List for Awards
of Merit for Deeds
While on Duty.

Police Commissioner Woods an
nounced yesterday awards for merit in
the case of many men in his depart
ment. Honorable mention was grant
ed TO Joseph Gross, 9Th Precinct, for
saving two children from death at a
fire at 521 East 18th ST.; Thomas Bo-
land. 10th Precinct, for disarming Gu
scope Tucceo, who shot Frank Collova;
George Wangerman, 25th Precinct, for
saving Nicholas MartinOvitch, who had
jumped into the East River; James
O'ConnOr. 16fth Precinct, for rescuing
Thomas Ward from being run over in
the subway; Thomas Riordan. Traffic
Division, for stopping runaway horse
and Frank ]. Wood, 1st District. for
rescuing a child from the East River.
Excellent police drty was the award
in the cases of Detective Lieutenant
Patrick II. Gildea, Detective Sergeants
Patrick J. Slevin, James G.. Reynolds,
Charles S. Corrao and Patrolman Lieb
Kaner. 18th Precinct, and Raymond W.
j. Collins, Brooklyn Bridge Squad, for
aresting four safe burglars; Acting
Captain William A. Jones, Lieutenant
Patrick II. Gildea, Acting Detective
Sergeants James j. Gegan and William
J. Raftis. Detective Bureau, for captur-
ing a blackmailer; Acting Detective
Sergeants Felix b. de Martini, John j..
Fogarty, Anthony c. GRECO and Pas
quale Marine for arresting gang OF
Italian kidnappers.
The same honor was awarded to Ser
geant Charles Bruins, 2S3d Precinct, for
stopping runaway; Sergeant William
c. Mckay, 9th Branch Detective Blu
reau. for saving a woman and four
children from being run over by sur
face car: Patrolmen Thomas j. FitZ-
patrick, I'd Precinct, for saving child
from drowning; Joseph II. Cahil, 9th
Precinct, for arresting two hold-up
men who were trying to rob drunken
man; Henry j. Mccormack, 18th Pre-
cinct, for arresting four burglars with
$4,000 worth Of stolen property; John
?. Soden, John w. Kissinger. Conrad
G. Krauss, 14th Precinct; Peter p.
Corcoran, 10th Precinct; Timothy Cot
ter, 10th Precinct; William Cooke, 31st
Precinct, for rescuing ten persons from
burning tenement house; Harry Kent,
l4th Precinct, for stopping runaway
horse; William r. Wittenberg, 18th
Precinct. for rescuing work at fire;
Joseph NJ. MCGOWAN. 18th Precinct;
James Allen, 10th Precinct, for rescu-
ing two persons from burning building;
Daniel p. Hart. 25th Precinct; Charles
A. II. Ernst, l54th Precinct, for stop
ping runaway.
John Casey, John J. Delaney, 36th
Precinct. and William Reith, Central
Office, rescuing five persons from burn
ing building; Martin f. O'Connor, cd
Precinct, for stopping runaway horse
Patrick Curry. 65th Precinct, for stop
ping runaway; Arthur p. Hunt, 65th
Precinct, for arresting burglar; Will
lam Delaney, 74th Precinct; William L.
Mott, jr., 14Sth Precinct; Andrew T. F.
Browne, 149th Precinct; Daniel j.
Kelly, 151st Precinct; Edward Smith,
154th Precinct; Christian Gonseth,
l55th Precinct. and John G. Wolpert,
156th Precinct, all for stopping run
always; Henry Barnett, 160th Precinct,
for rescuing persons from burning
buildings; John W. J. Fink, 167th Pre-
cinet, for stopping runaway; Charles
+. Wireman, 27Sth Precinct, for recov-
ering body OF boy he tried TO save fro,
drowning; Washington l. Hegeman and
John Feeley, 279th Precinct. for sto -
/ ping runaway; James +. Smith, 290th
I Precinct, for recovering body of man
from East River; Michael F. Egan
Traffic Division, for stopping runaway;
David VI. King, lst District, for stop.
/ ping runaway, and Thomas p. Kelly, "a
District, for stopping runaway.