The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

A PILOT NEARLY DROWNED.—A few days ago, Mr.
John Williams, third master of No. 6 pilot-boat, had a
most miraculous escape from death, while attempting to
board a barque off Point Lynas, during a furious north-
wester, with a heavy sea running, which precluded the use
of a small boat. The large pilot-boat ran alongside the
barque, and as Williams attempted to jump into the mizen
rigging of the barque, he missed his hold, and fell between
the two vessels into the sea. As they pitched and rolled
heavily, every body on board thought he would be crushed
to death between them, when fortunately he rose to the
surface, and struggled hard to keep himself up. In an
instant a life-buoy was thrown to him from the pilot-boat,
which sustained him in the water until four of his brave
companions launched the punt and pulled to his assist-
ance, and rescued him from his perilous situation in a very
exhausted state, after having been in the water half-an-
ho ur.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.—On Wednesday
morning an accident occurred at St. George's-pier, which,
but for the extraordinary presence of mind displayed by a
little boy, must have terminated fatally, as the tide was
running rapidly at the time. On the arrival of the nine
o'clock boat from Woodside, Mr. Richard Bowdler, of
Kirkham, near Preston, with his son, a lad about seven
years of age, was in the act of stepping ashore, with the
boy under his arm, when he missed his footing, and both
fell into the river, between the packet and the pier-head
steps. Mr. Bowdler, being unable to swim, was clearly
in very great danger of drowning, when a rope was thrown
from the shore, which the little boy managed to lay hold
of, and' held himself and his father until further assistance
could be rendered, which was done as speedily as possible,
and both were fortunately saved. The boy seemed as if
little aware of the danger he had just escaped, and rather
amused at "papa's sound ducking." The father, as may
be supposed, was much agitated. The latter remunerated
the boatmen in a munificent manner, and was conveyed
from the pier in a car.
BEBINGTON FLownn. SHow.—The third or autumn
exhibition of the Bebington Floral and Horticultural
Society took place on Friday, in the pleasure-grounds of
the Rock Ferry Hotel. The. day unfortunately was wet,
and this prevented the throng of beauty and of fashion
which has almost invariably characterised previous exhi-
bitions. The show itself was excellent, and fully sus-
tained the high character of its predecessors. We never
remember to have seen dahlias of finer quality and greater
beauty, or in such excellent trim • and the fuschias, some
of immense size, formed a splendid feature in the exhi-
bition. The stove plant, which obtained the first prize,
the Brugmansi Knightii, was a truly wondrous produc-
tion. An " everlasting rose," exhibited by Mr. C.
Woodward, attracted considerably the attention of the
curious. We must not omit to remark, that the excellent
band of the Local Companies, conducted by Mr. Drewse,
discoursed sweet music from a neighbouring arbour. The
crowded state of our columns precludes our giving a list
of the prizes awarded ; but we may remark, that G. J.
Wainwright, Esq., was by far the most successful com-
petitor ; whilst, in regard to fruit, Sir W. M. Stanley,
Bart., stood pre-eminently alone.

DEATHS FROM FALLING.—On Saturday, an inquest
was held before the borough coroner, on view of the body
of William Murphy. Mathew Wm. Swarbrick, a printer,
in the employment of Messrs. Ross and Nightingale, of
the Chronicle Office, said that the printing machine used
by these gentlemen was on the premises of Messrs, H-
iner and Smith, in Church-street. Deceased, who was
35 years of age, was a stoker or fireman at the place, where
the printing is done by means of a steam-engine. On
Saturday morning about half-past two o'clock, deceased
left the printing room to go up stairs. He was intoxi-
cated at the time. In a few minutes, a sound as of a per-
son falling was heard. Witness got a light, and found de-
ceased lying on the landing of the second flight of stairs
from the printing room. He was insensible, and bleed-
ing from a cut at the back of his head. His feet were up.
He was laid upon his back ; the police were called in. He
for some time appeared to be asleep, and was left lying.
Soon after five o'clock he was found to be dead. A sur-
geon was called, but could render no assistance. He was
addicted ,to drinking.—About four weeks ago, a female,
aged 35, servant with Mr. Timmins, publican, 79, Scot-
land-road, became rather tipsy, and her' master, as she
was in the habit of going away when in that state, locked
the outside doors to keep her at home. She went to her
room up stairs and got out by a window, and on to a
crane, from which it appeared she fell to the ground and
hurt her shoulder and side. She went to her brother's
house in the neighbourhood, where she was attended by a
surgeon, but she died on Saturday from the injuries re-
ceived in the fall.

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