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Charitable Institutions, &C.
The silver medallion was awarded to Mr . Fitzjames , for his gallant conduct in jumping into the sea , with his great-coat on , and saving a man who had fallen overboard . . A medal was awarded to Mr . James C . Crawford , midshipman in his Majesty ' s ship Dublin , who jumped overboard , in Coquimbo Harbour , and saved the lives of two individuals . _ Thanks vellumwere voted to Mr . J . Stevenswhothough sixty
, on , , , years of age , p lunged into the water and saved a youth from drowning . The medal was unanimously voted to John Moran , for his extremely gallant conduct in saving the life of Mary Roberts . The child , two years of age , fell down a privy , and in her struggles went ten yards along the common sewer . Nearly twenty-five minutes elapsed before the child was missed , when Moran , who is in the employ of Messrs . Pontifex . in Shoelanewent down into the soilivhich was five feet deepandat the
- , , , , great risk of his oivn life , had nearly reached the child when he sunk , but regained the side of the sewer , and after a great effort succeeded in getting hold of the girl in nearly a lifeless state , and returned her to her friends , the child recovering , after proper restoratives .
The medal was awarded to Master W . G . Scott Keys , aged sixteen , years , who plunged into the Grand Surrey Canal , and saved two boys from drowning , aged thirteen and five years ; and who also rescued another lad some time before . Thanks , on vellum , were voted to Mr . Anderton , a clerk in the Grand Surrey Canal Office , for having plunged into the canal with his clothes on , saved one lad , and went in again , and after diving several times h life extinct Anderton
brought up the body of another , thoug was . Mr . rescued a boy from drowning about eight months ago . J . Tyfer , a labourer , in July last plunged into the river Lea , and brought up the body of a youth , but life was extinct , the body having been twenty-five minutes underwater . While giving evidence before the inquest , in the evening , a report was brought of a lad , named G eorge Bennett , being in the act of drowning while bathing . Ty fer ran out of the inquest-room , jumped into the water with his clothes on , against the advice of the bystanders , and brought out the lad , who was quite exhausted . The medallion of the society was immediately voted to
I yf er . Thanks , on vellum , were voted to Thomas Westall , who saved the life of a youth , fourteen years of age , who sunk while bathing near Hampton Court . The medallion was voted to Samuel Birch , who jumped into the sea at Dover , with his clothes and heavy nailed shoes on , and saved William Cavill . About fourteen months ago , Birch jumped into the water and saved the life of boy
a . The wife of P . Razer , a marine , in a fit of frenzy , jumped into the sea . The sentry on duty , though unable to swim , jumped into her assistance , and both were sinking when Doneford p lunged in from where he was , twenty-three feet hig h from the water , and though the tide was running strong , succeeded in reaching them , and held them up till the boats came to their assistance . Doneford had previously saved the life of three other The society ' s medal was awarded to him .
persons . In May last , a brig ran on a shoal at Winterton Ness , the sea breaking over her , ivhich washed away every soul on board into the sea . The life-boat was launched ivith the greatest difficulty , and twenty-five volunteers put off . Out of seven lives four were lost , one man being rescued from the stern-post , to which he clung after the vessel went to
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Charitable Institutions, &C.
The silver medallion was awarded to Mr . Fitzjames , for his gallant conduct in jumping into the sea , with his great-coat on , and saving a man who had fallen overboard . . A medal was awarded to Mr . James C . Crawford , midshipman in his Majesty ' s ship Dublin , who jumped overboard , in Coquimbo Harbour , and saved the lives of two individuals . _ Thanks vellumwere voted to Mr . J . Stevenswhothough sixty
, on , , , years of age , p lunged into the water and saved a youth from drowning . The medal was unanimously voted to John Moran , for his extremely gallant conduct in saving the life of Mary Roberts . The child , two years of age , fell down a privy , and in her struggles went ten yards along the common sewer . Nearly twenty-five minutes elapsed before the child was missed , when Moran , who is in the employ of Messrs . Pontifex . in Shoelanewent down into the soilivhich was five feet deepandat the
- , , , , great risk of his oivn life , had nearly reached the child when he sunk , but regained the side of the sewer , and after a great effort succeeded in getting hold of the girl in nearly a lifeless state , and returned her to her friends , the child recovering , after proper restoratives .
The medal was awarded to Master W . G . Scott Keys , aged sixteen , years , who plunged into the Grand Surrey Canal , and saved two boys from drowning , aged thirteen and five years ; and who also rescued another lad some time before . Thanks , on vellum , were voted to Mr . Anderton , a clerk in the Grand Surrey Canal Office , for having plunged into the canal with his clothes on , saved one lad , and went in again , and after diving several times h life extinct Anderton
brought up the body of another , thoug was . Mr . rescued a boy from drowning about eight months ago . J . Tyfer , a labourer , in July last plunged into the river Lea , and brought up the body of a youth , but life was extinct , the body having been twenty-five minutes underwater . While giving evidence before the inquest , in the evening , a report was brought of a lad , named G eorge Bennett , being in the act of drowning while bathing . Ty fer ran out of the inquest-room , jumped into the water with his clothes on , against the advice of the bystanders , and brought out the lad , who was quite exhausted . The medallion of the society was immediately voted to
I yf er . Thanks , on vellum , were voted to Thomas Westall , who saved the life of a youth , fourteen years of age , who sunk while bathing near Hampton Court . The medallion was voted to Samuel Birch , who jumped into the sea at Dover , with his clothes and heavy nailed shoes on , and saved William Cavill . About fourteen months ago , Birch jumped into the water and saved the life of boy
a . The wife of P . Razer , a marine , in a fit of frenzy , jumped into the sea . The sentry on duty , though unable to swim , jumped into her assistance , and both were sinking when Doneford p lunged in from where he was , twenty-three feet hig h from the water , and though the tide was running strong , succeeded in reaching them , and held them up till the boats came to their assistance . Doneford had previously saved the life of three other The society ' s medal was awarded to him .
persons . In May last , a brig ran on a shoal at Winterton Ness , the sea breaking over her , ivhich washed away every soul on board into the sea . The life-boat was launched ivith the greatest difficulty , and twenty-five volunteers put off . Out of seven lives four were lost , one man being rescued from the stern-post , to which he clung after the vessel went to