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Show Brave Act Recognized. The navy department has commended commend-ed Matthew MeCabe, a water tender, for Kallantry and heroism in jumping overbonrd from the United States steamship Pocahontas and rescuing from drowning a fireman who had either jumped or fallen overboard. When the man was seen to disappear from the ship MeCabe, without hesitation, hesi-tation, jumped into the water and succeeded suc-ceeded in getting a line around the man, who was hauled up on deck. MeCabe Me-Cabe enlisted in the navy August, 191G, at New York. |