Evening star., 1915-01-17

the dock and a group OF firemen from
the New Yorker threw a line out y"
them the rescuers securely tied IL ronnd
the poor fellows body. and. iaonf'
being lowered from the fireboat sld'.
he was hoisted on deck. but hShihs
to the very last.
1t is said that Hayes conduct in thiS
case unusually meritorious. b'-
ca use some years before. in an encoun-
ter with certain beligerents of the law.
he had lost the sight of one OF ms eye.
eye and compelled him To wear feiF
thick -lensed glasses which he lost N
the FIRST struggle with the man who
wanted only death.
James J. Skehan and Harry Taylor.
sergeant and patrolman. respectively.
OF the police department of New Yor>
City. were the first men SO honored
among the thirtyfour receiving mel
ais during the fiscal year OF 1914.
Tony Alonzo and John Edstrom looked
after a scow plying in East river
About 2:30 on the morning OF the dsy
of the rescue AioEzo aild EdetroT.
drawn in at the fooi o. 10'th street.
New Yori city. found their boat was
on fire. out the moorins lines had
burned and she had drifted from the
dock to the breast of the river before
the discovery was made. Alonzo
lcapcd into the water and tried to swim
throrCr the darkness hack to shore.
h,r tfr was high tide, and Skeha ~
ano r ~ heard his cries for help
the, ran in the direction OF tho
shouts. and. piunsins IN, swan our ar
together brought the boatn1an sste'N
to doc. where other police officers
having heard the cries for assistance
now lowered a line and pulled the
rescued man on dock
The scow had become torch bob
,sinr Up ana down on black s"a
A3i l..dstron, unable 10 SWIM, was
there In en- agony of waverins as to
whether he should perish IN tne rNer
or the flames He heard voices .,e or ",,
place the fire had not reached INTO
what he thought would be less aeoniz-
ing death.
flashing through the water toward the
scow that rode now like a burnt-oui
coal in a big black pool He ssnk
but as he rose. by the force OF tae
and fNstrom found himself safely or
shore Just as the last faint glow from
the ruined scow went out
II it were in story OF adventure
that one young man rowing on Long
Island sound came to the rescue OF 2
canoeist who had Unexpectedly fallen
from his frail craft. dived after MIN
twice and carried him on his shoul-
ders across twenty feet OF rocks. there
to resuscitate him. even the seasoned
might CONSIDER it mere romance
Ralph Hubbard of Larchrnont. New
YORK, ie proof that the truth OF I'M :
made him 1914 lnedalist. lie IL said
to be very slight of build. and the mar
he saved and carried across the rocks
weighed almost two hundred pounds.
August 80. about two weeks after
ward. young Hubbard was again con-
sidered heroic. His father has a yacht.
and the son. with some friends, was
swimming in and around II. while II
slowly trailed along in the waters JUST
off Mamaroneck. Long Island. One OF
the youthful swimmers became eA-
hausted and, in a fash was sinking
when Hubbard swan swiftly to nam.
erasped hold of him and managed t"
get him to line anchored from the
stern of the yacht.
The two had no sooner been hauieu
aboard than the sailing master OF tne
yacht fell overheard. AS is the case
with many sailors. the seaman was a
poor swimmer, and his employers son,
for the second time that afternoon and
the third time within two weeks. wen
to the aid of a drowning man. ana
saved him. Fifteen minutes went %.
before Hubbard and the sailor couid
be picked up.