The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
Drills in Madison Square Keep
Movie Men Busy-Feats
by Dogs. Too.
ELEVEN BANDS PLAY
AS LINE PASSES By

Seven thousand men marched yester-
day in the annual police parade.
Although Gov Whitman was unable
to be present. Mayor Mitchell sat in
the front row OF the reviewing stand
in Madison Square beneath the folds of
his own flag and smiled in just pride
and contentment. Beside Mayor Mitchell
sat Police Commissioner Arthur Woods
whose face showed the pleasure OF
general whose labor and plans have not
gone amiss.
II was a golden spring afternoon.
Spectators. ten deep, crowded the line
Of march along Fifth avenue from Fifty
eighth street TO Washington Square. Some
held their coigns of vantage for two
hours and more. Flags, The Stars and
Stripes and the blue ana gold of the
police gave Murray IEill and beyond
the hues of gayety and patriotism.
Years Heroes Hold Interest.
Interest centred in the six heroes OF
the year who received decorations,
Chief Inspector Max r Schmittberger,
whose blueclad figure was mailed with
medals. and Inspector Joseph A Faurot.
head of the detective force.
After the last policeman had passed
tho reviewing stand by the Worth
monument AN exhibition space was
cleared before the stand In rapid and
orderly succession New Yorks guards
kept the movie men busy immortalizing
drills and various feats with motor
cycles and police dogs, such as pro-
vide the thrills of detective stories.
Close upon the heels OF Inspector
Schmittberger in the parade came his
stan OF nine. led by Capt. Jacob Brown
of Traffic Subdivision A. The police
band-there were eleven bands in the
parade-folowed, at the head of the
honor regiment, led by Inspector Cor
nelius F. Cahalane The second regi-
ment then swung into view. Inspector
James r.. Dillon commanding. Next
came the mounted policemen the motor
cycle policemen and the dogs
The dogs furnished an interesting
Incident of the parade. man dashed
out of the throng near the reviewing
stand The cry of stop thief 80 rose.
The man fled A police dog was UNI
leashed 1t was the work of "A moment
The man was brought down. IL was
part OF the show.
As the bicycle squad was passing the
stand one of the policemen fell on his
machine with such display of realism
that another policeman stepped forward
to aid him, Four members of the am
bulance squad. however, were before
him. stretcher was produced and the
actor-cop was swiftly carried away In a
bicyCle ambulance.
Rirst HOnors for Lieut.. Hearle.
The distinguished honors of the day
were for Lieut. George Hearle of the de
tective bureau, who walked into darn
room and shot the murderer of his part
ner. Detective Joseph Guarnieri.
Mayor Mitchell presented medals .
FIVE other policemen, Patrolman Ernes
r. w. Seyler, who though shot by
cocaine peder kept up the chase unit
he arrested the man, received tn
Rhinelander medal for valor, The isaa'
\ Bell medal for bravery was won b!
patrolman Patrick Gllshinam, wh'
rescued a drowning man from the Mort!
River one cold January morning.
Patrolman Terence +. Smith, WHINE
Of the Peter +. Meyer medal, found I
lighted bomb in a hallway one nigh
last September and in tearing the fus
patrolman Daniel +. Stack, winner o
the Brooklyn Citsen medal, pursue
and captured three burglars on tn
morning of March s. 1914, after the.
had shot and killed Patrolman Thoma
Wynn. who found them in a Brooklyl
drug store. Patrolman Joseph Gros
won the Automobile Club Of Americ
medal by saving two children fror
death by FIRE,
Had there been three more medal
hey would have gone to acting Detec
50 Sergeants stephen w Birmingham
Stanley +. German and George L
O'Connor.
Liei. Thomas +, Walsh, Sergt, Rich
ard O'Flaherty, Sergt, Louis Menschnf
Detective Sergeant Henry l., Barth an
Patrolmon Max l.. Sigel. John Pitt an
John +, Conlan won commentator 70
excellent police duty. Forty other police
men were given honorable mention.
Among the guests on the reviewin
stand were Major-Gen Wood COR
msnder OF the Department of the East
Rear Admiral Usher, comma ndant OF tn
Nrooklvn navy yard President Georp
acAneny of the Board OF hlderme,
Comptroller william A. Prendergas
Borough Presidents Marcus NJ Mark
Douglas Maehewson and Maurice Co,
molly: Fire Commissioner Adamso