Director O'Keefe Salva Fellow Director

St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. En maio 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire.

St. Louis Policía Joseph A. Gerk patrullada súa latexo Eighteenth Street durante a mañá de maio 26, 1901, when he saw flames and fire trucks blocks away. Director Gerk foi para o lume na parte de atrás 1402 Olive Street.

Cando chegou Director Gerk, Sra desesperada. S.J. Oliver pediu Gerk para salvar o seu cabalo pura sangue preso no galpón. Officer Gerk climbed over a couple of buggies but could not get the horse to move.

Gerk colleu o cabalo ao redor do pescozo e comezou a tirar o animal asustado. O cabalo de súpeto levantou a cabeza e xogou Gerk no aire. Blusa de Gerk colleu unha estaca arnés.

While being stuck on the harness peg kept the terrified horse from trampling Gerk, Gerk was helpless as the fire started moving toward both. As Gerk struggled mightily in a fruitless attempt to escape, Director Con (Cornelius) O’Keefe burst into the shed.

Director O'Keefe alcanzou a Peg arnés co seu club liberando Gerk. Both officers kicked out the wall allowing the officers and the horse to escape. Así que o grupo saíu do edificio, O galpón derrubou completamente en chamas.

O St. Louis Bombeiros apagar o lume antes de que puidese estenderse mais destruíu todos os tres galpões pertencentes a BJ. Parker. Parker vivía na casa de 1402 Olive Street. The sheds were at the rear of this address.

Thanks to Officer O’Keefe’s actions, 27-year-old Officer Joseph A. Gerk lived to the ripe old age of eighty-two. He passed away in St. Louis on April 2, 1957.

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