Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-10
FOUR YOUNG HEROES.
II Votunteer Lefe- SavinO P0troI-ssNa,,, the
Nescsboy," and HIS Comrades.

II volunteer Ltfe-S0vi7sD PGtr0L-"N07a, the
Neacsboy," and HIS Comrades.
New York Times.
Few persons in this city are aware of the
existence here of juvenile association, the
real objects and practical work of which are
manifest in acts of personal bravery and
humanity. Least of all, they would sup
pose that such an organization could be
found in what are called the aslums'' of the
Fourth ward. For nearly four months two
young men and two boys have carried on
what they call the New York Amateur Life
saving association and elected president
and vice president. They do not need a
treasurer, and one of them acts as secretary,
his service in that respect being confined to
the making of entries in the "record- book p
ty-three years of age, residing at No. 81
Cherry street; Gilbert Long, age twenty. of
No. 18 Cherry street, Edward Kelly, age
sixteen, of No. Is Cherry street, and Patrick
Mari, age ten, of No. Z Oak street. O'Neill
is an overgrown boy in appearance, and has
been known as 'Nan, the newsboy,' since he
was six years old. He sells papers and
blackens boots on the Sylvan Line of Harlem
steamers, aiding in the support of widowed
mother. He has saved fourteen lives within
the past two years, three being placed to his
credit on Saturday last. Long is tinker,
employed in shop in Burling Slip; Kelly
works in Gold-street leather manufactory.
and little 'Patsey'' Mari is learning the
painters trade at a paint-shop in Peck Slip.
Long has already saved four persons from
drowning in the river, Kelly has saved two
persons, and "Patsey' has rescued one. All
are expert swimmers and divers, and a
similarity of tastes and ambition probably
led them into each others company.
Nearly every day in the week these four
brave volunteers meet at 7:3O o'clock on the
Dover streer pier. Starting thence, O'Ne1ll
takes either Mari or Kelly with him and
patrols the South street dock-front down as
far as the South Ferry or the Battery sea-
wall. Long and the remaining patrolman
go in the northerly direction and give their
attention to the river front as far up as ssthe
Hook little below Grand street Ferry.
They have scraped together money enough
to buy two ife-lines of slender, well-spun
hempen rope, each about 100 feet long and
provided with cross-b bar of wood, to which
person in the water may readily cling, and
which also aids by it's weight in the throwing
of the line. They remain on patrol usually
lAo1n wv w GuIco uOulS, always m06tln0
again at the Dover street pier and reporting
the occurrences of the night. Their plan Of
rendering assistance is to allow one to plunge
into the river when aid is needed, while the
other remains on the pier and aids the
rescued and the rescuer with the lifeline in
getting out of the water. A part of their
patrol duty consists in practicing in the
throwing of their life-lnes- aiming to throw
it accurately to objects in the water. At
present they say they need several articles
of equipment, such as life-buoy or two.
and eventually they hope to be able to get
rubber caps and capes to wear on rainy
nights. These young heroes seem to feel
some sort of contempt for men who need
boats to save life, because they say that
many persons have been drowned while
others have been looking for boat and
running around for oars to go to the drown
ing persons assistance. They would be
willing to have boat themselves, however,
merely because they would always have ii
ready for use, and they could patrol their re-
spective distances in front of the piers, see
greater distances, be more easily summoned
and could go over their patrol posts three
times where they now do it once. Thei,
method of saving person, however, is to &c
into the water after them, and support