The Washington times., 1925-01-12
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SGSVlCeJ Will aLSO VICAR oars, about
half the size of those awarded for
honorable mention. The medals
and bars are provided by The
Washington Times.
The new auditorium on New
York avenue northwest will open
for the first time Saturday nfri.t.
Commissioner Cuno III. RudoIY,h.
who will preside ut the preserta.
ton ceremonies, will also formally
open the building.
Fire Department Heroes.
The firemen to be decorated for
meritorious service in line OF duty
Lieutenant NJ. D. Murphy, Private
B.. H. STATE, No. Engine Com
pany; Private n. g. Watson, No.
4, Truck Company; Acting Battalion
Chief II. +. Mcconnell; Private 9.
l.. Wilkerson, No. Truck Com
pany; Deputy Fire Chief P. w.
Nicholson; Private w. /. Reeves,
Private r. M. Hoover, both of No.
8 Truck Company; Private j. d.
Hall, No. % Engine; Captain p.
J. Sullivan, Privates j. r. Gheen.
c. Ruffner, j. W.. Wissman, L. G.
Kengla and L. r.. Price. all OF No.
3 Truck; Captain y. Mowatt, Ser
geant p. III. Buehler, Privates A. j.
Bugden, e. w. Howard, O.. @.
Henderson, p. y. Wheeler. No. 2
Engine: Privates r. r. White, w.
r. King and J.. r. Hanley, No. II
Engine; Privates w. G.. Action, #.
S. Meagher, L. 8. McGratE and
T. T.. Berkley, No. Truck; Cap
tain j. B. Lyon, Sergeant 8. e.
Colvin and Private G. A. Wright,
No. Is Engine: Private J. H.
Shimp, No. 10 Truck; Private w.
H. Caffery, No. Engine: Private
w. A. White, No. Truck; Private
S. j. Horan and Private A. Schneider.
No. 4 Truck: J.. r.. Sherlock, No. I
Engine: Acting Battalion Chief A. G.
Busher; Private p. Boyer, No. .
Truck.
Yates D. b. Leahy, p. r. Curtis,
G. II. DePerint, +. "a. Earnshaw.
J. J. Liston and 70. G. WOLF, No.
Truck.
First Of Its Kind.
This IL the first time that fire,
men and policemen have been
honored for meritorious service.
The committee which selected the
gold medal heroes and named the
honorable mention men are respon.
siiole for the innovation.
The committee believed tha:
meTdtorious acts Of police and fire.
men in which, no risk was involved
should be recognized. They believed
that praise should be given mem.
bers Of the department when their
work was 80 extraordinary as to
bring about official commendatton
from their supertcrs.
For his part In rescuing Mrs.
Anna Posey, fifty.three years old.
al 4 fire at GIG e street northwest.
last spring, Private w. III. Caffery,
No. Engine Company, will be
decorated for conspicuous service.
Rescued Two Women.
The rescue Of Louis Hawkins and
Henrietta Butler from the third
story Of 1913 r street northwest
during q fire In the early morning
OF January Z, 1924, brings Acttns
Battalion Chief H. F. Mcconnell
Lieutenant NJ. D. Murphy, Private
B. HI. STATE. of Engine Company
No. 2. and Private n. g. watson
Private 6. L. wIIkerson, of No
9 Truck Company, on January "a
1924, rescued Mrs. 8. Moore, sixty
five years old, from the first foo;
hallway, 1901 Wyoming street
northwest, which was filled with
smoke. He also heIped Mrs. Spen
Ger, twenty-five years old, out o.
the building.
At 916 Massachusetts avenue
northwest on February 13, B. r.
Dean, fifty-five years old, was res
cued during fire by Privates w
Jaeger and G. E. Swords, OF NO.
Engine Company, who brought him
down a ladder from a second story
window.
During fire at the Fillmore
apartment. 11e9 III street northwest
on February 6, 1924, Private w. I
Reeves, of No. Truck Company
| assisted Mrs. A. Applegate to the
street; Private j. d. Hall, Of No. 2;
No. 2 Truck, assisted Mrs. G. l.
Harris to safety.
Hotel Guests Saved.
The rescue on March 26. 1924, o.
D. J. Collins, of go H street south
| west, and five other unknown guests
from q fire at the American Hous'
| brought special recognition for Cap
| tain p. J. Sullivan, Privates J. r.
Gheen, C.. Ruffner, J. w. Wissman
L. C. Kengla and L. r. Price, all o.
/ No, 3 Truck Company.
On arriving at the fire, seventy
| five foot extension ladder was placed
to the fourth story window where {
man was calling out that he was go
ing to jump. The crowd on th'
street told him to wait.
Privates J. r. Gheen and L. C
KenRla reached the man with thI
ladder and brought him to tn
ground.
Another ladder was placed agains
the building and Captain Sullivan
brought down another man from
the fourth floor. From the thirc
floor three men were rescued b!
Privates J. r. Gheen, C. Ruffnel
and L. G. Kengla. Captain Sui
livan and Privates J. w. WissmaI
and L. F. Price then assisted an
other man from the second story.
Carried Down Ladder.
At the same fire, other rescue
were made. Captain J. Mowatt
Sergeant p. II. Buehler, Privatel
A. J. Bugden, r. w. Howard, q
q. Henderson and P. J. Wheeler
all OF No. 2 Engine Company
rescued Otis Arnold, Erward DAILY
Cy Chisholm, A. w. Shuhiembach
G. e. Brown. They were carried
down ladders to safety.
The work Of Privates w. L
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