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Forme swimming out with lines through the surf, and, seizing a plank with a line attached from the ship, were hauled ashore by lines made fast to their bodies, and thus established communication with the ship, by which all the lives were saved. Anderson strenuously aided Lyan and Forme, but had to desist before the result was achieved, purely from exhaustion. Anderson was not so long exposed to danger as were Lyan and Forme. Each awarded a silver medal.

JOHN GOODALL (aged forty-five years), civil engineer, aided in rescuing the officers and crew of the “Northumberland,” as stated in previous cases, by rushing into the surf and aiding in bringing the men ashore through a heavy sea from the extemporised cradle from the ship. Awarded a bronze medal.

WILLIAM GEORGE HINGSTON (aged twenty-one years), a farmer, and JOHN TUCKER EDMONDS (aged eighteen years), rescued five persons from being drowned at the mouth of the Waitangi River, Bay of Islands, on the 10th November, 1886. The above-named Hingston and Edmonds went off in a small dingy (12ft. long), in a heavy sea, and picked up the ill-fated crew of a boat which had been capsized by a sudden squall, and were all struggling in the water. There were seven persons originally in the boat, but two were drowned. The risk was great in saving the others, owing to the smallness of the boat and her unfitness for the heavy sea then running. Each awarded a bronze medal.

MARTIN DUDLEY STAGPOLE (aged thirty-three years), sergeant of police, rescuing Haare Hautapu, and also trying to save the lives of others, on the bar of the River Uawa, Tolago Bay, on the 11th June, 1887. A steamer, the “Australia,” arrived at Tolago Bay, and a boat went from the shore to bring some passengers on shore, and when returning she was capsized by the sea at the bar, throwing all the passengers into the water. Sergeant Stagpole and two others went to the rescue, and their boat also capsized; they were struggling in the surf, a man (Glover) called out to Stagpole to save Haare, as he was drowning. Stagpole managed to get him on the capsized boat, and again all were thrown into the water. Stagpole got Haare and another again on the capsized boat, which he kept head to the sea by swimming, and managed to get her out of the surf with the Native, Haare, on it; when he did so, he righted the boat, and lashed the Native to it with the boat’s painter. By this time darkness had set in. Stagpole kept on swimming till they were eventually picked up by the steamer’s boat, after being upwards of two hours in the water. Three others saved themselves by swimming, but a number of passengers were drowned. Awarded a silver medal.

JAMES H. CARTER (aged twenty-six years), painter, Petone, rescued Edward Williams, and endeavouring to save others from drowning, during a heavy south-east gale at Petone, on the 20th July, 1887. The hulk “Jubilee” had broken from her moorings and drifted ashore; a line was got ashore, and a boat was being pulled by this line to the shore, when it sunk, throwing the people into the water. Carter stripped, and, in spite of the heavy gale and the heavy rain and squalls, jumped into the sea and brought E. Williams to the shore in safety. He at once went out again, and tried to save others, but was obliged to desist, as none of the others could be seen. Three of the men were drowned. Awarded a silver medal.

LUKE McDONNELL (aged thirty-four years), a water-police constable, saved the life of James Briggs (aged thirty-eight years) from drowning in Auckland Harbour, on the 31st May, 1887. Briggs fell into the water at the Queen Street Wharf, on a dark night; McDonnell, hearing the splash, jumped into the water, supported Briggs till help came, when he was rescued. Awarded a bronze medal.

THOMAS NESTON (aged thirty-two years), police constable, saved the lives of Harry Smith and William Griffin, two boys of seventeen years, from drowning in the Kowai River, Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand, on the 2nd September, 1886. The boys attempted to cross the river when it was greatly flooded, and were carried away. The trap got stuck on a sandbank, the horse got loose, one boy clung to the trap, and the other was washed to a bank in the centre of the river. Neston arrived on horseback, went into the river, and, by good horsemanship and cool judgment, rescued both the boys. Awarded a bronze medal.

DAVID CARTMILL (aged thirty-five years), police constable, rescued Thomas Barden, aged six years, a school-boy, from drowning at Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand, on the 14th November, 1886. The boy fell from the middle of the suspension bridge into the water, about 20ft. deep. The constable arrived when the alarm was given, and jumped in with his clothes on, grasped the boy as he was sinking, and, after great exertion, reached the shore in such an exhausted state that he had to be assisted out with the boy. Awarded a bronze medal.

THOMAS SCARROTT (aged twenty-nine years), seaman, rescued Joseph Young, aged thirty-three years, and Norah Twohey, aged thirteen years, from drowning in Auckland Harbour, on the 6th November, 1886. In going off to their craft in Auckland Harbour, at 9 o’clock at night, and getting alongside, their boat capsized, throwing Young and Twohey into the water. Scarrott, attracted by the cries of the girl, went off in a flat-bottomed leaking boat with one paddle, and rescued them. Awarded a certificate of merit.

WILLIAM COLLINS (aged twenty-nine years), railway-porter, rescued William Schleriki, aged five years, from drowning at Foxton Wharf, on the 6th November, 1887. About 6 o’clock in the evening, Schleriki, who had been fishing, fell into the water, and a strong current was carrying him away, when Collins ran up and jumped into the river, and brought him safely to land. Awarded a bronze medal.

THOMAS EDWARD TONEYCLIFFE (aged thirty-two years), rescued Harry Pillow, aged twenty-one years, and tried to rescue Arthur Pillow from drowning at New Brighton Beach, near Christchurch, New Zealand, on the 5th January, 1887. Mr. Toneycliffe and the two young Pillows were bathing, and were carried out to sea by the current. Toneycliffe first brought Arthur into a safe place, where he thought he could get ashore safely; he then went after Harry, and with the utmost difficulty brought him through the breakers and saved him. In looking round, he found Arthur had been lifted off his feet and carried out to sea again, and his body lost sight of, and he was drowned. Awarded a bronze medal.

CHARLES THORNTON STEWART (aged twenty-three years), a member of the Torpedo Corps, Wellington, saved the life of Elizabeth Collins, an infant, in Wellington Harbour, on the 19th September, 1887. Stewart and a man named Scoringi pulled out in a boat to the rescue of the Collins family (father and mother and three other children), who were clinging to their capsized boat. Leaving Scoringi to pick up those at the boat, Stewart jumped out of the boat with his clothes on, and swam some thirty yards to where the infant had floated, supported it out of the water till help came, and they were both saved. Awarded a bronze medal.

FREDERICK CHARLES SMITHYMAN (aged twenty-five years), printer, rescued George Cornes, aged six years, from drowning in the River Waihou, Te Aroha, New Zealand, on the 8th February, 1888. The boy fell into the river and sank. Smithyman jumped in with all his clothes on, dived where the boy sank, brought him to the surface, and ultimately restored him to consciousness. Awarded a certificate of merit.

CHARLES GREY (aged thirty-three years), a member of the Torpedo Corps, Wellington, New Zealand, rescued William Yarrow, aged twenty-five years, seaman in the Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteers, from drowning in Wellington Harbour, on the 4th February, 1888. Owing to a collision between the steam-launch and a small gig, the crew of the latter were thrown into the water. Whilst others succeeded in reaching the launch, Yarrow floated away. Grey jumped in and supported him until rescued by Captain Falconer, who came up in the steamer “Ellen Ballance,” jumped in and supported both, who were thoroughly exhausted. Awarded a bronze medal.

JAMES CANNON (aged twenty-five years), of Dunedin, New Zealand, Book Agent, rescued Miss Jeffreys from being drowned at the St. Clair end of Ocean Beach, near Dunedin, on the 29th February, 1888. Miss Jeffreys, whilst bathing, was carried by a strong current further from the shore than was considered prudent, a hue-and-cry was raised, when John McCutcheon, a painter, aged twenty-five years, rushed in and endeavoured to rescue Miss Jeffreys, but was drowned in the attempt. Cannon came up, and taking out a life-buoy, with a line attached, with him, placed it over Miss Jeffreys, and she was hauled safely ashore. Awarded a bronze medal.

RECORDED IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE SOCIETY.

The courageous acts of those who, in endeavouring to save the lives of others, lost their own, are here recorded:—

WILLIAM RICHARDS BULLOCK (aged eighteen years), late a shoemaker, working at Ballarat, who jumped into Birch’s Creek, near Clunes, on the 12th March, 1887, and having rescued Frank Webster, aged twelve years, who had fallen in and would otherwise have been drowned, was unable through exhaustion to save himself.

JOSIAH VAUGHAN, late State school-teacher, was fishing at a place called the Craigs, near Yambuk, on the 11th December, 1887, in company with William C. Beilby. Both were standing on the rocks, when a larger wave than usual came in and swept Mr. Beilby away. Mr. Vaughan then jumped in to save Mr. Beilby, and was not able to rescue him; both were drowned.

A boy named — McNEILD with others were bathing off the beach at St. Kilda, on the 9th January, 1888. A boy named Heywood, who was the farthest out, cried out he was drowning. McNeild at once went to his assistance, and on reaching him Heywood struggled violently, and would not let McNeild go, until a wave separated them, when McNeild sank, and did not appear again.

JOHN McCUTCHEON, late a painter at Dunedin, New Zealand, who jumped into the sea at Ocean Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand, to save Miss Jeffreys, on the 29th February, 1888, saying, as he did so, he was not a good swimmer, but