| Show HE EARNED HIS MEDAL lierle act of a st stoker k r OR on a bristik worship tow adb the end of at the year 1897 the brittoh to boat thrasher w with ith its mates lynx and sunfish left st ives on 01 a passage to falmouth on the way the 1 brasher grounded on I 1 r point causing serious injury to the th boilers and the bursting of the main mala feed pipe the bunt burst pipe instantly filled the stokehold ith scalding steam in it ere two stokers smokers sto kers edward lynch and james pan pain all the rest of the boats company were landed on the rocks but the doubling up of the deck had prevented the egress egre of th the e stokers by the starboard hatchway batch wa T there was still a port hatchway which was as partially closed al and to towards ards this the to mu mi clude their I 1 ay lynch in the lead directly under the hatch hatchway say and discharging through it was the break in ln the lynch rush it safely and turned to help kelp his mate paul but an instant convinced him paul was as unable to follow then lynch lay lav down on the deck with bis his head and face in the escaping steam celled seized bold hold of tte tre tt e inking striking paul and an 0 by a remarkable exorcise of force and tenacity drew him up on the deck dak da k lynen then rose to his feet but it was observed that he was badly scalded about the bead arms and upper part of the body the surgeon began to apply oil and wool woo to bis his burns but be he repelled the attention im I 1 all right be exclaimed look after my chum lies iles very ve badt lie ile bad said nothing about the way he had rescued paul but bis his manly conduct led the this surgeon to 1 it and it was ascertained certa ined that in order to rescue his comrade be he had plunged the whole part of at his body into what wa was practically a boiling cauldron more than this li it appeared that lynch bad hall sacrificed bis his own chance chancel of at elj etel ing ng from the stoke stokehold bold the other ira wa n order to stay with paul in recognition of this act of delfas rifle rifles and bravery lynch was pre dented with the albert medal of the first class anich li Is given primarily for gallantry in saving or attempting to save life at lot sea and in some cases for similar acts aho A falsehood ils 1 A I 1 I 1 11 A 0 |
