Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-10-27
New York Herald, July O. 1891
HEROIC,
How a Lady Rescued rive cempaa'
ions trom u Watefy Grave

ADOul hiA ppipth ph i"pe"'y WV
ming, q party consisting OF the Misses
Goodal, Agate aud Tate, Mr., Freder'
lok Hemmlng, Of No, s Wall street,
New York, and Mr., u, Preston Will
lngham, Of the firm Of Kinshudst %
Co., Of New York, started from OH
entail College, near the Rutherford
Park hotel, on the Passple river for 0
row to Belleyille, The time on the
out and ,homeward trip was pleasantly
whllcd away in singlna and merry
talk, and though the sun had long
since set and the thick darkness conc
down on the river long before they
neared tho finish Of their journey, the
yoyagcrs had no fear OF danger ~ nj
that hour Of The night--ior It was
fully 0.aO o'clock-lhey iancled them
selves alone upon tho river IN the
middle Of . merry song aud chorus
without u moments Warrington
mono OF the occupants Of the boat had
seen the craft that was raridly APP
preaching IN an opposite direction
another rowing boat came crushing
into them. In the confusion that en-
sued the boat capsized, aud IN IN in
slant the five yuyagers, who, but Il
moment before, we're heartily joining
in mirhin chorus, we've struggling
tor dear life in tho deep waters Of the
Passiac The first instinct OF each OF
the party was to endeavor to gain n
hold ON the bulom oi the boat aud
this they all momenlarily succeeded
in doing. The gentlemen were both
expert swimmers; but Of the ladies'
Miss Goodscll alone is mistress OF the
natatory Grt, In response to the
screams for help that assailcd their
cars on all sides and guided by their
sense Of hearing, for the darkness was
so intense rs to obscure all surround.
Ing objects, MeSsrs. llemmlng and
Willinsham, aided by Miss Goodsill,
swan hilher and thilher, guided by
the sound Of the pleading cries Tor
succor of the sinking women, until
there was n deathlkc silence on the
water save for the half.chokrd sobs OF
the distraught ladies'. who, guided by
their brave saviors to the boats side,
clung on with desperation 10 any pro-
tuberance on its hull.
On calling a muster to make sure
that all their party was safe, Mr.. Hem
mng found that Mr.. WllI.ngham and
himself had two additional! charges ON
their hands in the Misses Olsel) and
Story, of New York, who, with COL
DEFY, CT Boston, and Spanish gen.
tleman named Fcrrarf, had been the
occupants of the boats with which
they had collided. These ladies had
also been thrown into the river at the
moment OF the collision, and then los
sight of their escorts, whom they had
seen no more. During the terribl;
moments that Immediately succeeded
the catastrophe nothing was seen Of
heard OF those two gentlemen. Al
that is known 10 that they got satel,
ashore. Messrs. Wilingham ane
Hemming left Passsic yesterday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock, no information
forthcoming. Certain it is that the
ladies under their care owe their safe
ty wholly and solely, as do those WHIT
were in the other boats, to the Drawer.
and GOODNESS. in the time of terrible
danger, of the above named gentle,
men and Miss Goodsell.
eve cannot hold on"
The boat capsized as it vas, ant
swinging to and fro under the grass
of the eight terror-s,ricken men AM
women, soou proved but broker
reed tor at least some of the party t.
depend upon. "We cannot hold OF
any longer simultaneously cried tw
OF the ladies'. Brave as they PROVED
themselves, the hearts of the me-
quaied within them as they listened
to, as it seemed to them, the dyin!
words of at least two Of their it'll
party. Then Miss Goodsill, who ha
throughout maintained the utmos
composure, was equal to the occasion
and her quick woman's wit suggeste
a plan that saved every soul alive. ~
you cannot swim, girls" said she a
; calmly as though she were bathing i
shallow water at Manhattan Beacf
"you can tread water. Now kee
cooi and we will all get safe to shore.
Then the heroic girl instructed tn
two men to take Mrs. Olsell, who wa
the weakest of the party. betwee
f them, and to give their disengage
!, hands to two of the other ladies'; sh