AN ACT OF BRAVERY. REWARDED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10165, 27 September 1894, Page 5

AN ACT OF BRAVERY. REWARDED.

Lust night, before the ordinary buniw_s oi the City Council was proceeded with, Constable G. P. Blanchard, aged 31 year,?, aud nt one time & member of the Permanent Artillery, wab presented with the Australasian llnmaue Society's medal, together with a certificate, for

Ny attempt to says life in Lyttelton Harbour. The noufitabulary force attended in larg« l_nmV,.:r.<; under Inspector tardy, and Dr jCou^t'frey. the stciety'a representative, was uiso pn --nt.

• His Wi.-.'*.-.tiir toe Miroit mentioned tbat be had rccs-ive-1 ■; communication from the Coluuial Secretary with a request that be would mate the presentation in ~-, Dublin n manner ao possible. Ho re.\d the letter xnd the Gazette notice, and atari an lic-ivvic _>f the. accident, taken from tbo Lyit. Ron Times. Proceeding, his Worship said there wa* a considerable sea on at the time the secidc-.it occurred, and two men on board ihe launch cacie iuto collision cnir.g to n lurch ou tho vecsel. arid b...ih tvenfc overboard. Tho launch went. 200 or 300 \ art!. before she was Hopped, and Cnogtiblft Blanchard and another man jumped in!o the les-, and although tbey succeeded in i>upportii)_. one of tbe men (Hwniltoo), ho was found to be dend when got. en board. Addressing Constable Blanchard, bis Worship raid hi* act was s. highly meritorious *nd br*v« one. Ke need not tell him (Countable Blanchard) that it gave him tuidividtd pleasure *o present the medal nnd certificate in retr-jjnition of his bravery and heroism. Is was a_>>i»u thing that they h»d a socioty in existence tor tlio purpose- of rtcojnisinf these hfroic art-, and it was yralifying iudeed to ibHr c-jnumm tcnliugs to know that there were mon i;i the force who would, at .tho peril of their live-, rii'li into a bailing sea and attempt to c.-'V.-. tbe !.'f'> b. a follow creature. That GciiMWjio Rlanchxrd and his comrade trcre rot cHCKiwfuf in faying life was cot their fault, but what they i'ad done wm well done and done, fcravely. and thoy dsst-rved the thanks of everyone. He (the speaker) had much pleasure in prer-cotiug Constable Blanchard with ibis recognition of his ronduct. Hn we»t on to ep»ab in very hi^'h terms on tbe appearance presented by tbo assembled tusreberrf of ths force, and said he felt tbat Conttable Bl&ucb&rd would value tho medal, not in the slightest degree ou account of Its intrinsic value, but r.s a rccogaatiou of his tctual bravery, acd he hoped it would stimulate others to go and do likewise. His Worship having read the certificate, piunad tho medal upon Constable Blanchard's breast, and placed in his hands the certificate.

Constable Blanchaud returned thaukßvcry briefly.

. Dr Coogktiiky, at the invitation cf the Mayor, addressed those present, and dealt with the objects ami aims ol tbe society. He also referred to a number of other presentations that were ta be nude for various acts of bravery.

Inspector Fakivv returned thanks for the complimentary remarks about the force, that tad fallen from his AVorship.

His V/onsmr replied that Inspector Pardy bad every reason to be proud of tho body of taen he had under him, and those present then Retired.

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