The New York herald., 1922-06-21
HYLAN STARTS OFF
.. NEW FIRE ALARMS
Tests Recently Installed Sys-
tenn Of Doorless Boxes
1923 in All.
AWARDS ANNUAL PRIZES
Drills by Firemen and Band
Program Before City Hall
Feature Program.

Manhattan's new Are alarm system.
which has been installed gradually. was
officially put into service yesterday at
The City Hall coincident with the annual
presentation OF medals to the members
of the Fire Department who have won
fhe honors through signal bravery and
ability during the year.
The few alarm system, which has
teen referred to as the million dollar"
system. utilized "doorless" boxes entire
ly. so that 1t is not necessary for any
one turning in an alarm to open door
and then, perhaps. forget to rull down
The handle. Fire Commission er Dren-
han said regarding the system:
THE obsolete boxes of the old plant
have been entirely abandoned. There
are 1928 new alarm boxes on street
corners, as against S6S in the old plant,
the increase being approximately 100
per cent. and greatly increasing the f1re,
protection in the borough. The boxes
have heen placed at every other street
intersection, so that from no location
will 1t be necessary to travel more than
400 feet to send in an alarm. Each
hlarm post is provided with red lamp
80 as to be easily distinguishable at
Snig.it,"
The system was tested by the Mayor
Fby means of a box. No. 1922, installed
at the City Hall steps, and fire ap-
paratus responded to the City Hail. The
testing Of the system, drills by the f1re-
men. review Of the firemen and music
by the Fire Department band. with
brief speech by the Mayor, were features
of the program.
The medals presented were the usual
ones. and the men to whom they were
awarded were as follows
Bennett Medal and Department Medal
To Fireman Jacob J. Ferber. Engine
Company 2S9. for heroic work. at ex-
treme personal risk, in saving the lives
of two young girls. Mary and Christina
1mperello. at a hre at 571 Union street,
on February 26, 1921.
I Hugh Bonner Medal and Department
Medal-To Fireman Hugh T. McGuigan,
Hook and Ladder Company 3. for heroic
work, at extreme personal risk. in saw
ing the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cargan, at 151-153 East Forty-third
street, on December 9. 1921.
Trevor Warren Medal and Department
Medal-To Fireman George A. Martin,
Hook and Ladder Company "a. for
heroic work, at extreme personal risk, In
saving the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cargan, at 151-153 East Forty-third
street, on December .. 1921.
Thomas A. Kenny Memorial Medal
TO Fireman Joseph A. Scanlon, Engine
Company 277, for rescue of Conrad Fink
at great personal risk at fire at 1899
Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn. on November
13 1921.
The Henri w. Van Heukelom Medal
To Lieut.. George Foster. Engine Com
pany IS. for rescue Of Mrs. Esporie
Inonas at great personal risk at los
West Seventeenth street on November
a. 1921.
The Brooklyn Cittse, Medal--To Capt.
John r. Gill, Engine Company 277. for
rescue OF Andrew Fink at great per-
eonal risk at 1899 Myrtle avenue, Brook
lyn on November 13. 1921.
William S. Hurley Medal-To Fire
man Patrick J. Foley, Engine Company
IS. for rez-ue of Mrs. Esporie Inonas at
great personal risk at 108 West Seven
teenth street on November IA, 1921.
Thomas f. Crimmins Memorial Medal
TO Fireman James Simonetti. Engine
Company %, for rescue of Fireman john
]. Flynn. Engine Company 81. at great
personal risk at 345 Greenwich street on
July IS. 1921.
Henry d. Brookman Medal-To Fire
man James J. Mulvaney. Hook and Lad
der Company /. for rescue OF Fireman
John ]. Flynn, Engine Company 27. at
street on July is. 1921.
John H. Prentice Medal-To Fireman
Charles Roggencamp, Rescue Company
I. foS rescue of Fireman Michael j.
BrosnAn, Engine Company 81. at great
personal risk at 345 Greenwich street
on July IS, 1921.
Walter Scott Medal-To Capt. David
J. Oliver Hook and Ladder Company
I. for rescue of Fireman Michael J.
Brosnan, Engine Company 81. at great
personal risk at 345 Greenwich street
on July IS, 1921.
The Stephenson Medal-Awarded TO
c~pt Martin F. Callagy. Engine COM
pany /, for maintaining the best dis
clpine and most highly efficient COM
pany in the department during the year
1921.
College efficiency medals went to each
member of Hook and. Ladder Company
No. 10. This Is the third time the COM
pany has won these medals Capt. OIL
yer. Immediately after the Walter Scott
medal had been presented to him, was
placed In chair at the top of the City
Hall steps. He was injured recently
while responding to a false alarm an6
has been in the hospital since.