The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1874-09-05 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SAVING LIFE.  An unusually large number of cases of saving life has just been brought under the notice of the Royal Humane Society. The silver medallion has been unanimously voted to Captain Charles Lacon Harvey, of the 71st Highlanders, Deputy Assistant-Quartermaster•General of the South of Ireland, for saving, on the night of the 4th ult., Mrs. Thompson and her baby, who accidentally fell into the river Lee at Cork. It appears in this case that it was very dark at the time of the accident, but on hearing the cry of distress Captain Harvey merely took off his sword and plunged into the river. After considerable exertion he succeeded in finding the child, which he took ti Her Majesty's hip Tamar. He then returned in search of the mother, whose position had become very perilous, and amid the cheers of all who had witnessed the gallant act, he landed her also in safety, though not without great difficulty, on board the same veissel The bronze clasp of the society, the recipients having each previously received the bronze medal for saving life, was voted to Robert Pritchard, for saving Frederick I'. Ranting, who fell into seven fathoms of water from the landing stage at Holyhead; also to Sergeant James Potter, drill instructer of the 17th Suffolk (Lowestoft) Rifles, for saving John Allaopp, who sank while bathing in the sea; and to Samuel Channon, for saved Sidney Richards, who sank while bathing in the river Taw, at Barnstaple. The bronze medallion was awarded to Sub-Lieutenant M. O'Callaghan and George Horn, of Her Majeety's ship Alacrety, and to James Proctor, for saving William Cuthbertson, James Arnold, and John Ledner, who were capsized from a boat at Vitt, Leon, where sharks are known to abound; to Walter Pond, a boy of 14, for saving Arthur Dix, who sank while bathing at Norwich ; toJohn S. Humphrey, for saving James Trick, who was in danger of drowning in about 10ft, of water at Portishead ; to Leonard Jelly and William Johnston, privates in the 28th Regiment, for saving Lance-Corporal David Ray, of the same regiment, who fell off the rock into the sea at Fort Ricasoli, Malta ; to Hugh M'Gregor, a boy of 12, for saving Donald Brown, who fell into the river Murray, Victoria, Australia, in 20ft of water ; to the Rev. John Davis, for saving ,T. Shanahan, who fell from a river steamer into the Thames at Temple-pier; and to Hugh Veitch, a private in the 79th (Cameron) Highlanders, for saving John Laurie and John M'Donald, who fell into the river Tay, at Perth, in about 14ft, of water. Testimonials inscribed on vellum and on parchment, recording the services rendered and the thanks of the society, were also awarded to William Palethorpe for saving Hannah Denham, who attempted suicide in the river Leen, Radford; to Joseph Poultney and W. Curtin, for saving Catherine Lee, who was in danger of drowning in 14ft, of water in the river Black water, Fermoy; to Isaac Evans, forsaving William Lewis, win, sank while bathing in the canal at Newport, Monmouthshire ; to John B. Pritchard, for saving Owen Hughes, whose boat was capsized in 9ft. ~f water in Carnarvon harbour, a strongebb tide running at the time; to Charles Hibbs, for trying to save Thomas Derham, who sank while bathing at Grange-on-Sands, Lancaster ; to Thomas Sutherland, for saving Charles D. Edwards, who was in danger of drowning at the Mitl Baths, Leamington ; biltdround.T. Julian, for saving John Bullman, who was knocked overboard into :10ft, of water at Queenstown; to Michael Reilly, for saving Michael M'Cormac, who fell into 20ft. of water at Drogheda ; to William Lee, for saving Mary A Duffey, who fell into the river Athlone; to Albert Winspear, for saving James Swann, who sank while bathing in the river Ouse, at York; to Arthur Milner, for saving Edward Selby, who sank in 15ft, of water while bathing in the river Des-went; to John Russell, for saving James Hutchinson, who sank while bathing at Derby; to Henry Reed, for saving Samuel Butler, who fell into the river Thames g Woolwioh ; to Windham Cutler, for saving his brother, who fell into the river Stour at Marnhull, Dorset, in Ilft. of water; to John H. Brookshaw, for saving Corporal George Tupper, of the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Regiment, who fell into 15ft, of water at Devonport ; to John Heppe% for saving Ann Purvis, who fell into 20ft. of water at Gateshead ;to Edward Morgan, for saving George Dandy, who was carried out by the tide while bathing at Greif. ; to Ilenry C. ra,:g, for saving Emma Comber, who fell into the rivet Tharays