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Show WAITED LONG FOR REWARD. Heroic Sailors Get Tardy Recognition From Congress. Unless It bo for tho material things which directly concern Its members, Congress evidently bellows In virtue being Us own reward, writes Caspar Whitney In Outing. Lucky Is the man who, lacking thnt pnrninumit endowment endow-ment of modern America a "pull" escapes tho slanders of tho envious or lecoIveB federal recognition for a valiant val-iant deed ho hns been Indiscreet enough to perform. Recently tho Secretary of tho Navy presented gold metlal3 to Lieut. E. P. Ucrtholf, Lieut. 1). II. Jnrvls and Sup geon S. J. Call for tholr heroic rcscuo In 1897 of 27C Imperiled sailors. At tho risk, nnd very nenrly at tho cost, of their lives, theso three men mado a l.GOOmllo overland trip to Point Harrow In midwinter to carry relief to sailors starving thcro on tho Ice. Nearly eight ears later thoy each re-celvo re-celvo from this great and expanding nation a gold medal valued at $210! |