The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-13
Vail Medals for
Telephone Employees
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GORDON G. Gillard, Right-of-
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GORDON G. Gillard, Right-of
I Way Man, Hyde Park, Mass.
At the risk of his own life Gill
ard disarmed murderer in we'll
filled street car in West RoXbury
on September 9, 1921, preventing
the murderer from killing more
people and protecting the weekly
payroll that he was carrying to the
Norwood central office.
Just as the car started from
Grove and Washington street,
West RoXbury, Charles Wells
arose from his seat and, without
warning, fired five revolver shots
in quick succession, killing his
wife and her attorney. One of the
shots just missed the face of Gill
ard. Before the assassin could re-
load his weapon or get addition
al weapons, Gillard grasped Wells
left hand which held the revolver
and twisted the assassin's hand
until the fingers relaxed, causing
the gun to fall to the floor He
then searched Wells for addition
al weapons and held the assassin
4 for II minutes, until the arrival Of
the police.
William E. Hitchcock, Combina-
ton Man, Rutland, VT, and Ed
win ]. Farnham, Lineman, Rut-
land, VT.
Because of their knowledge Of
what to do in an emergency and
how to render first aid, William +.
Hitchcock and Edwin J. Fainham
doubtless saved the hle of David
Belland, felow-worker, who was
rendered unconscious from an cleo
trio shock, caused by 2300 volt
wire being crossed with a telephone
circuit at Manchester, Vt. on DC
tober 4, 1921.
The three men were making re
pairs along the highway and
Farnham, who was a little way
ahead of Belland, noticed Belland
lying in the road with a live wire
in his hand. Assisted by Hitchcock
the two men released BelIand
from the wire and Immediately ap-
piled artificial respiration for
about eight minutes, when Belland
was restored to consciousness.
William c. Renfree. Wire Chief.
West Exchange, Providence, r.
On November Is, 1921, an
employee of the Narragansett
Electric Lighting Company who
was working on one of the trans
formers carrying 2200 volts, lost
his footing and fell across the
high tension voltage. Renfree,
working in the West central office
across the street, heard a muffled
explosion and the ringing of alarm
bells. He rushed across the street
and, despite the warning of Others,
found the victim not wholly un-
conscious, but so completely daz-
ed that he was unable to help
himself. Part of his clothing was
in flames. Renfree extinguished
the flames by tearing oft the
clothing and beating out the fire,
got the man out from the mar
row space where he was crumpled
up and applied first aid treatment.
Joseph II. Serror, Wire Chief,
Union Exchange, Providence, r.
while driving through Whipplc
street, Providence, on the after
noon of November 10, 1921, Selror
and companion were startled
by an explosion. About Is feet
ahead they saw a man running
into the yard of the Wholey Boil
err Works, highly excited Mr..
Serror jumped out of the automo-
bile and ran into the yard. He
found Duncan J. Macarthur lying
on the ground, badly injured when
gasolene tank exploded. Serror
applied a tourniquet to prevent
death from loss of blood, and, as
the victim had compound tract
ure of one arm and one leg, Ser
ror bandaged and made partial |
first aid splints and placed them
before a doctor arrived.
Margaret Conley, Assistant Chief
Operator, Union Exchange, |
Providence, r. l.
Overcome by illness while
guarding inc Eastern coal N0m- |
pany yard at 1874 Dyer street,
November 10, 1921, Album w.
Miller, managed to reach a tele-
phone in the office, told the OPP
orator he was losing his cyesiqht
and asked that his daughter be
notified. The operator referred
the call Immediately to Assistant
Chief Operator Conley. Miss
Conley called the central station.
A few minutes later the police !
called Miss Conley and stated an
officer could find no one in trouble. /,
Not satisfied with this report, Miss
Conley found out the name of the
of the coal COM
pany, called him by telephone and
the circumstances He
went to the coal yard
and found the Waterman in