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St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. May 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 Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, when he saw flames and fire trucks blocks away. Officer Gerk ran to the fire at the rear of 1402 Oliwa z ulic.
Picture of St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe from the Public Domain
When Officer Gerk arrived, a desperate Mrs. S.J. Oliver begged Gerk to save her thoroughbred horse stuck in the shed. Officer Gerk climbed over a couple of buggies but could not get the horse to move.
Gerk grabbed the horse around the neck and started pulling the frightened animal. Koń nagle szarpnął głową i rzucił Gerk w powietrzu. Bluzka Gerk złapany na kołku uprzęży.
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, Oficer Z (Korneliusz) O’Keefe burst into the shed.
Oficer O'Keefe uderzył kołek wiązki z jego klub uwalniając Gerk. Both officers kicked out the wall allowing the officers and the horse to escape. Jak tylko grupa wyszła z budynku, rzucić zupełnie padł w płomieniach.
St. Louis Straż Pożarna ugasić ogień, zanim rozprzestrzenił ale zniszczył wszystkie trzy wiaty posiadanych przez BJ. Parker. Parker mieszkał w domu przy 1402 Oliwa z ulic. Talerze były na tyłach tego adresu.
Dzięki działaniom na funkcjonariusza O'Keefe, 27--letni oficer Joseph. Gerk lived to the ripe old age of eighty-two. Zmarł w St.. Louis w kwietniu 2, 1957.
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