New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THREE LIVES SAVED BY A BOY.

THREE LIVES SAVED BY A BOY.
NOW A TRAGEDY AT COMFY ISLAND WAS AVERrEp
Chorles II. Blllar age nineteen, bookkeeper Tor
and n T. Fearey, of Newark, went TO Coney
Island yesterday morning ne hoo WAS bstween the
brighton Beach Hotel and the iron rer ne no.i39u
little child about four years OF age PLAYING on Uo
sands with a toy bucket and shovel. Further up
the beach stood horse and carriage near whch SAT
middle-aged man and girl OF about sixteen, leaa-
ing. They We're not apparently oDse ser ano
And h sS9oop %ay0 the s"' Child carried it of
its feet At ht bnS oeear 1es With she
sprang upon her feet and rushed 10 tpe eqge % co
water, only to see the chlid swept our pp lno
treating tide Dashing into the water she reached
the child, but in moment she was Deyohu her
DEPTH The man left the carriage and struggled 10
get to where the two lives were IN peril Dut Lie was
Blar who is well-built Lad and good swimmer
had advanced the spot, and without any hesitation
he kicked off his shoes and plunged into the wafer
The two girls had floated some distance, the elder
holding on to the younger, but by few vigorous
strokes BIlar reached them. he held fast TO ms
two charges, and swan with them until he got
footing on the sand. Then he dragged them beyond
the reach of the breakers Turning he saw that tne
man needed his help He had entered the Wa.eI
desperately bent upon saving the chlldren, put nau
been swept off his feet and was hounderlng ID tne
breakers WHEN Bllar dashed in again ana caugnt
him. he aaas s6d 70 them @ag he nis
Several young men ran up from a distance, anu
arrived III time to lift the form OF the gallant iai
aud rub him TO CONSCIOUSNESS. Inc cniiu "nIon
was also unconscious when brought ashore, was
soon restored. The carriage was then orougn9 Into
requisition, and the rescuer and the rescued were
driven TO a cottage some distance inland. here
Bllar learned that the three persons were father
and daughters, and that the man for whom he ha1
done such signal service was Henry Deneulct VI
PHILADELPHIA. The wife ana mother was at tine COT
tage and the family overwhelmed the young man
with gratitude. His clothing being soaked
with sea-water. he was compelled TO don
of ain his oQA
diet ascertainIng that the lad was salarled CLERK
offered him large sum of money, saying that ne
felt that it could not discharge an lota OF the oOl
CATION The money was modesly but firmly re-
fused. Then Mr.. Benedict pressed upon him superb
gold repeater which lie took from his pocket, Win
gold chain and seals attached, and also diamond
ring of considerable value. The family carriage
was agai n brought into requlsition and BIlar was
driven TO the iron Pier to catch steamer Tor New
York. .
York Life Saving Society In 1871 while scarcely
IN his teens, he was rowing on the Passalc RIVER
near the town OF Passaic when he saw boat con-
tanning three boys row into a boat IN when sat
three little girls The girls boat was overturned.
B!llar pulled Immediately TO the spot, sprang into
the water and succeeded III reSculhg all three OF
them.
THE PRESENTMENT AGAINST THE JAIL. =
The presentment against the Ludlow Street Jail
by the United States Grand Jury caused good
deal of comment yesterday. By some 1t was de-
clared that the whole thing was political move ON
the part of United States Marshal ErhaTdt 10 nave
a prison provided by the United States authorities
for the Federal prisoners. while Others declared
that there was ample reason for the action OF the
Grand Jury-that there had been abuses there for
many years and that only the most energetic
measures can remedy them.
Sheriff Davidson is IN Chicago and Is not eX-
,5ected home before the LIST OF July. nder-Sherlif
Stevens has telegraphed him the gist of the present
ment of the Grand Jury. w. Burke Cochran. the
counsel for the Sheriff, yesterday applied TO Judge
Benedict in the United States District Court for
leave TO put in aidavIts in answer to the present
ment Permission was granted, aud the atlidavlts
are now in course of preparation They will take
up the charges made by the prisoner whose testi-
,nony was deemed conclusive by the Grand Jury.
With reference TO the charge that the prisoners are
not allowed TO exercise IN the yard IL Will be shown
that Sheriff Davidson was the tTst Sheriff TO giant
them that priv ilege and that they gave him vote
of thanks in consequence. Mr.. Cochran says that
the matter will be brought to the attention of Dis
trict-AttuTney McKeOn with the request that he
ask the General Sessions Grand Jury to visit the
jall examine prisoners and otherwise thoroughly
Investigate the whole subject.
Under Sheriff Stevens said: "This whole matter
grows ont of desire on the pant of the United
States Marshal to make o little political capital.
The United States authorities have asked us TO re-
Guce our price for boarding their prisoners. We
hav. refused to do 80, and have told them II they
were not satisfied they could take their prisoners
AWAY They are more bother than they are worth
20 u.s. There are seldom more than half dVzen
United States prlsOnersein the jail At the present
time there is only one There are thirty prisoners
would make a total of So so daily receipts. This
does not look though the Sherihs Office was
making $50,0O0 or 100000 per year out OF Ludlow
STRAIT Jail.