New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
VERA CRUZ HONORS
FOR N. Y. SAILORS
Two on Admiral Fletcher'S
Hero List Live on the
Upper East Side.
FIVE FROM BROOKLYN
WIN PRAISE BY DEEDS
Staten Island Represented by
Men on Florida Who Are
Praised in Report.

',''N'N - 49, ~ ~
TWO OF the sailors both on the Florida
Who will receive medals Of homo and a
e.s...y Cor their conduct on the roof OF
,hc Terminal Building when Vera Cruz
vas occupied 10y Admiral Fletcners
forces. five within 81 Few blocks Of each
eas- frederick = schucpei's home is at
"a East >tn St. and tina, OF James A.
NAL at 1872 Lexington av.
Sclrero Was twenty-five last February.
E4 ,a,sc~ is 2 Srickisv.r. at present H.
Re .s vouncer brothe, IT'S mother Is
81 or of the apartment house
Tho -o> attended frs; Public Scnool Il
. SSH 81. and then the public school 81
S.-l 20. lie hUG not Loeu rraduatcd when
ael.l, school soon afte" ne was fifteen.
ii's l.cS1 for work prompted him 10 be
sn eoot-ic'sn. So slow was his progress
.1s; to turned from tina: to work as a
u-or'-,s' i'm an automobile factory.
.Hcve Ice remained n,nc months and. dis
.o. ger bN his failure 20 earn good
vases ne decided 70 tchc n.y. mis- father
r-.. as employed. and when. AZ the end
r' four wears. re saw 10 future IN that
pursuit. he told his par uts b, was gone
to erust For time sine. were opposed
,1 .. but Nc won thcm over and last
August became q sailor. Tie sends them
Zach wcuth go Of the 80 ne is paid.
iIe mother said Yesterday she was TOO
much excited over tho honor Won by her
SOW 20 TAN, much about IL I'm Letter 20
r-r attor Vera Cruz was invaded he re-
'.rrcd 70 mis- part IN it briefly and quietly.
.it WAS pretty hot" ne wrote. 80 OF
f.c.ts-four hours under FIVE
1.o parents Of Walsh arc dead lie vii
no. eighteen wears old IN July. He lives
vh,o here with his aunt. Ms Mary \.
Wvrrr who reared him from the time
rc var five years old
Walsh attended the Sacred Heart paro-
,H.a school until his fifteenth birthday.
when study pal'cd and q spirit Of indie
ooudcucc urged him TO seek work. His
.-s' iob was m a printing house but he
.,1j tdt position because a young man in
charge OF his department. who had threat
..cd TO lick him II nc didn DO some
.tu- failed 10 make good when Jimmy
...crted the challenge
Hero Before Enllstine.
From there Walsh moved on 10 de-
rs-twort store. where he addressed en-
te.oroS until a wild wave Of enlistment
r~culfcd tho nciChborhood Of his home.
ro front right and LEFT Of him, his as
eocstcs begin to heed the call Of the sad
~-a waves. James told his aunt Of his
.-t-r-ion to become part Of the navy. and
... told niru ne wouldn't do anything like
r.'
.r.' naa 10 -ivc in. finally. she said
yesterday "I held him Of for five
rort.- I'm, ne persisted. he was getting
on., 50 week and that didn't satisfy
rm So ] withdrew my opposition and
~ entered tho navy That was about two
wears 20
fcv months before Walsh became
..Io- rc was walking along Avenue y
pas, ad = when cries for help halted
..r number Of playful boys. with
.tu.et .Gca OF hImor. had tossed d little
a. ,.to me East River.
Walsh didn't remove any Of his cloth
hc jumped in and rescued the boy
ruco he dried his clothes and went home
81. said nothing about his feat 10 any one
at' his elder brother John. who waited
moro thar, month before he mentioned
fr. incident TO Mrs Wynuc.
with rvc rsurcs, natives on the Vera
..r honor hst Brooklyn is proud Dor
a.cU TODAY ono Of her sons mentioned
Admiral Fl.tche~s report is Neils
prstrIp. CHIEF turrct captain OF the
Inh Ic Is thuty-sevcn. married, and
hs, two children. Drustrup was born IN
p,uuark and came 70 the United States
when 70 boy. he enlisted in the. army
during the Spanish war. and served in
Tho volunteer regiment commanded by
William D. Bryan. but saw no field ser
vice.
20 .uo me enlisted i'm tho navy. and re-
enlisted M 1894. lie was one OF the ships
company 81 the Nebraska and also Of the
Colorado His skill as marksman and
rl,nrr au.l,d him 10 become turret cap
taln o. the tab Wnen he was transferred
10 tnat -mr .n lPll. Drustrup won dis
ua.uou ls snarpshooter i'm navy rife
tear. ia yves at 81 oe'h ST. Home
bco, r.,oo'
From. F.aot'ng Stock.
co"es poua'1son Cameron, ordinary