The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10
THE SHARKS VICTIM.

THUR COLES HERoISA
Among the extraordinary features Of this summer
is the visitation OF sharks waters Of New YORK
Harbor Yesterday tho HERALD contained an account
| OF boys uniort uuate experience the Brooklyn
shore with OF these Of the doer, which
| seized him, while swimming, by the most
neshy part OF his body and camo making meal
OF him. The event created Q great sensation in
Brooklyn and spread terror among all tho youth OF
the town. Outside OF The free baths either shore
OF this island bathing this summer has been INDUCED
IN on a most extensive and reckless SCALE aud tho
same has been the other side Of
the East River The boys, never dreaming
oil sharks, thought their chief and only danger
was from the tidal current, but tho casualty
that betell little Charley Gates the Brooklyn sido
will, It is hoped, prove enectual warning 10 the
juvenile population of both cities that love TO dsport
in the water. Tho fact that this particular shark
which near eating ny Charley Gates ap.
preached SO close to the coast OF popuous city
Thursday afternoon, and a. about the
hour another OF the same Of fnpy
buccaneers invaded the shore at Long Branch,
must argue that sharks are in our waters and that
ba. hing in deep ana exposed PLACES is attended with
some risk. 1t is years ago since any similar occur
renee took place and then IL was the Instance OF
shark biting of boys close to pier In Williams
burg.
Charley Gates, VINO went out swimming from the
Erie brcakwater, Brookiyp--not IRON rowboat, as
the police oneousiy reported-and was halt eaten
up " a shark, lay the broad OF his back "a
bed ol ST.. Petsr's Hospital, Hicks street.
Brooklyn, all through yesterday. When tho
IA, entered the ward yesterday afternoon, lille
OF the doctor awakened him. ana he exclaimed his
light gray eyes opsned, "on doctor, ies "a 4 was
tended iu length, the lower his body being
fixed by ,rcing Vi cords TO stout rope hxed above
position pos His hair Was bionus ana disposed
10 curl; his eyes gray and large; his teeth
s,r,ny nseusr and ip,srssnr i,sp 20 his voice A.
he the reporters questions he dozsd at In
ervaIs and these intervals oil momsntary duration APP
peared each him us long as whole night, for he
SAID when nc awoke that ne mad spent many nights
dreaming That there was big hsh pursuing aud ready
to devour him. His nervous organization seemed 10
be OF AN intensified nature. VI course no had been
only night tho hosp.a, but tue experience he
had passeI through mado ~ appear nonth
"How long were you In the water, Charley" asked
tue reporter, ''beiore you were attacked by the
"About ten minutes" he replied. 81 was swim.
ming absu. never .Ainkins q nO'hing aud all OF
"How lar from The snors were you .henr"
"Aooct tour Or i've feet, but t was In pretty deep
water"
~ thought II was porpose or some other animal
Ike that"
.Weli hoiiored our a good deal, especially when
felt the blpol running OUT Of me- IN quarts, and IN
ho,lorsd 20 lhe boy on The pier Was only
foo,n', but l made him osliovo l wasn't anu he
Helped out"
Ibid you iee the bite much at GrstS"
''No. very much. knew was oit badly. but the
pain was no.. 50 great. ne S.uga. me oy Que sg tne
some work Tor lady, but l used my other. my lett
leg, and kept swimln ing tor the shore"
sDd you swim while tho shark Kept hold OF youyn
"Yes; swan with one leg anu dragged him alter
me- with his teeth INTO tho bouc OF my log, aud ID
young Cole MT him Oh tho hean with sious and no
LETT on his srp; he came alter agSn, AID 1t
was tnsn Cole pulled me in.o The rowbost and saved
THE POOR LABS YoRr.ruDx
Here the poor boy, whose appearance and manner
shove Oh amount Of grit ana nero,c ortItude undsr
suffering very unusual IN ono Of his years. dozsd
again. uf. Waiiucc expressed aston ment his
cool and planning SAID tnat strong
and usty men cou not nave exhibited more genuine
mauiness under 81 ncring tie Explained IN mis- pro-
fcss,onai way that tho wounds extendsd IRON the
crest OF the iliium The right side the
anterior pa Of Tue thish foot IN length There had
much nemorrhage. and The boy hardly exasger-
ated IA saying ne lost several quarts OF bio0L There
WAS u wound over the femorai artery aud severa,
wouu Is ~ the abdomen me shsrS's teeth had
side aud en,srei tue bones to some extent
maKng the inusntaton perfectly visible. lLe
himself his modest way cboss charscte rlzs
IT, ''ihe mp was that ot long, jagged cut made
with blunt nstcnss, arguing ma, Tue SHARK ,estn
uDeves Alignment When the Doy was brought into tue
iookcu, ths doctor relates, very pale Inc face,
AID his cbsnces OF lie appeared sum. Tor his body
small and his organ zsti"p part ook more Ci the
nervous. in iciec uai than oi tho pnysc1i form. he
had noIhins all ne DAY. aud tue dos,or pre-
scribed Tor HIM wniskcy ami mix. whicn gave him
Temporary degree OF spirit ana susteaaDce. Hi-
wounds were all sswed up, h was
placed IN the most comfortable position
Tor rapid healing that eou,d be Devised All tho
patients 10 he ~ard expressed the,r sympathy Tor
tue boy aud those VINO able crow1 led round the
bed wnile tne reporter was engaged taxing 10 MIN
l. Is needless TO say the sisters IN charge OF tao
hospital, which IL one oil tn best Ia Brooklyn, paid
Tue unfortunate you'n every aten'on, which be was
I'M a emf nuu N "a IA
BRAVE AKruUR COLE
From here the reporter wen, 20 see the boy Arthur
Cole (not Hale as the police wronsiy reported ~ who
with uncommon presence o. mind picNcd up ncasy
sharp stone, vito which ne struck the sbarA
mold vi young Gates ANA thersD, MS lie
saved. Artuuss age H. nineteen tIoi -ixlaen, ~
the ponce give ~ ani h. lives Al NJ. s6 sacKett
street, Brooklyn, wners ae he,ps his iaieer ~ his
bus,osss , as a pA'ntsr' he a.a y'ans Cts
came gu, IRON England ~iin their pa,
reols SIX years ago, and were more or ess
10 tDe Ere orcas~ater wnich sire cnss out into the
East X yer OIL me loot of CoumOi. street Doc &C
cGp,ou Dlmse III lsnlng iof crto- ana Gss stripped
oil went IN Ia swim. SOM attci Cole hoard
scream, AND, looking IN the direction from whsace u
came, saw big nsn aprro cnins and at once realized
the situntlon He Instantly picked NJ . heavy
piece Of sharp rock, wn,cn he was hardly able ~
carry IRON OF the breakwater, AID hurled II wuh
Keen steady aim at the object beneath the sur
face iaking not TO hit the boy Gates aud luck
would have u the stoue dropped aiieciy The
OF the shark must have mauc MIN SICK, Tor he
turned tail aud swan away. but returning almost
medi.iey 10 anisn his meal on The Juicy portion OF
Gates lendcrloiu.
Cole told Gates from some motive he could not ex-
acty explain, not To 20 IN the water 10 SWIM that
psriIcu. afternoon, hut Gales INSISTED he the
best Judge OF ois own actons. 'Wnen Gates
screamed and cole finally realized the situation
the latter jumped into boat tina. was
hurled the stone Vt the sharks head caught
his Iriand Gates under the armpls and dragged MN
into the boat. This IL the third lite young Cole has
saved, the OTTER two being that Of n COY VINO 10
among the logs at the loot OF Inc Erie brcskwae ana
the other q grown man, whom, with mo assist
ance oil two Others, he rescued from certain DEATH
He never let his fatner mother know of these
things, showing that no - boz OF rare manIinsss
and heroic humility
When be pulled Charley Gates out OF the water
Charley excai med, son. dear, THIS II Just the
place as II happened year agop treierrIDg to the
breaking of his leg twelve months agol .'Oh." he
continued, addressing his companion, Cole, 'g,ve my
ne, TO my mother aud throw me back Ia the wator,
and let dic.p
hero the best possible prospect that nls Charley