THE ROLL OF HEROES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3579, 19 July 1912, Page 6

THE ROLL OF HEROES.

GROYNE FATALITY RECALLED. 'HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS. MR DOUGLAS AWARDED A BRONZE MEDAL. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, July IS. The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand has made the . following awards: Richard J. Ferris, for rescuing J. Nis'bett from drowning at Auckland on April 17, a certificate. Wm. H. Douglas, for attempting to rescue Gordon Brown from drowning at Gisborne on April 11, a bronze medal. Dorothy Irwin, for rescuing Margaret Reake from drowning at Timar i, on March 4, 1911, a letter of commendation. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Dillver ...lor rescuing Mrs Corbett from drowning at Napier on November 3, 1911, certificates. Tawhai Kara for rescuing Eric Jones from drowning at Napier on January IC, a certificate. Walter H. Gordon, for rescuing Mrs Brown from deatn at tbe railway r ■ Hastings on May 22, a silver medalHarete Serange- and 31ary Hororiri, for rescuing Alice B. Hallett from draw nine; at Mercer on February 11, certificates. Mary Anne Coyle, for rescuing Florence 31. Underwood from being burned at the Union Collieries on October 1, 1911, a silver medal. At the annual meeting of the Society last year’s officers were re-elect-ed with the addition of the Prime 3linister (Hon. 3Y. F. 3lassey) as one of the vice-patrons. Of 37 applications received 32 werp considered worthy of recognition. The report regretted that assistance from the public was not more liberal, j [lt will be recalled that on April 11 a. serious drowning fatality occurred at the groyne* when a man named Leonard Goatley and a boy named Gordon Brown were swept into the sea and drowned. Wm. Douglas, employed on the dredger Maui, made a gallant attempt to rescue Brown, but found that tne latter had become entangled in a fishing line he was using so that Douglas could not free him. The Coroner (3lr W. A. Barton, 5.31.) remarked at the inquest that Douglas's action was most commendable and was well worthy of recognition by the Royal Humane Society. It is pleasing to note that the Society has accorded Mr Douglas recognition of what was certainly a brave and commendable attempt to rescue the lad.]