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Show MEDALS FOR BRAVERY. King Oscar Sends Rewards to Two Gallant American Seamen. F. K. Borden of 520 South Front street, formerly chief officer of -Mie hark S. G. Bowart, was presented last week through the Swedish and Norwegian consul with the King Oscar medal of the second class for his gallantry in saving the crew of the Norwegian bark Anun-da Anun-da of Christiania, Captain W. J. Lar-sen. Lar-sen. Soaman Patrick Mulvaney, who volunteered to row Mr. Borden off to the waterlogged wreck, received a medal of the third class from King Oscar. The Bowart fell in with theAnunda off the coast in February, 1893. The latter was in a sinking condition, and although a heavy sea was running and it was hazardous to launch a boat even Mr. Borden volunteered to try to rescue res-cue the crew. Seaman Mulvaney offered to go with him, and the two . managed to get alongside the derelict and took off Captain Larsen. his officers and crew. The shipwrecked men had given up all hopes when the Bowart hove in sight, and evsp Ihen thought the sea too heavy for a rescue. The medals are of silver, with the head of King Oscar on one side, on the other the name with the motto "For humanity'' in Norwegian. Norwe-gian. Philadelphia TiineS'.' |