Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-06-29
AN UNKNOWN HERO.
Daring Rescue Of Miss Millicsnt
Meta, Of Cincinnati, From
a Death In The
Waves.
Sporting 6aily In The Water She
Is Seized With Cramps and
Nearly browns.
An Unknown And Fashionab!y
Dressd Young Man Comes
to Her Rescue lust
In Time.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., june 2s.-Loungers
upon the hotel balconies and bathers fsolieas,
ing on the sands gazed with admiration
upon a remarkably beautiful young girl
who stepped daintily down upon the white
beach this afternoon. About eighteen
years Of age, with wealth o! sunny hair
hanging like golden vel down below her
waist and her laughing blue eyes dancing
with merimant she presented picture tina,
caused the hearts of the gallents to bea.
like trip-hammers beneath their gorgeous
vests Her finely developed form was
set OF to great advantage by
blue silk bathing dress, trimmed with deli.
cate maroon, and dainty little straw hat
was perched coquettishly upon her golden
locks. She bowed smiling to several Of her
acquaintances who sat upon the hotelpiazza,
and who recognized her as the acknowl-
edged belle OF the Branch, Miss Milliccut
Meta, Of Cincinnati, who, with her parents
has been yearly visitor TO this popular re-
sort. Besides being an adept in all the ac
complishments usually possessed BY young
ladies Miss Meta is graceful and expert
swimmer, aud has frequently given exhibit
tons of long distance and fancy swimming
10 her admiring friends that woald drive u
professional mad with envy In her Gin.
cinnati home she is an acknowledged leader
of Queen City society, and is well known in
fashionable circles in several Western cities.
Startled by a Scream.
Jumping into the high waves which beat
with strong force upon the sands yesterda!
Miss Meta struck bravely out and in few
moments had gone some distance beyond
the end of the long Iron Pier. She dived
below the waves aud came up laughing some
distance away and performed other antics,
while the admiring throng on shore gazed
upon her handsome self A dark-haired
Young man with brown mustache and
fashionable bathing costume looked in
fascinated manner towards the pretty girl.
Suddenly the observers were startled bya
scream.
A Hero.
Help! help! | am sinking" came TO
their ears in an agonizing tone. Miss Net.
ia was feebly buffeting the giant billowsand
evidently becoming rapidly exhausted. Her
bright tresses sank beneath the water and n
cry Of horror went up from the crowd. Once
more she came TO the surface and again
sank. The young man on hearing the out
cry, although several hundred feet from the
drowning girl had instantly dashed into the
waves and was swimming Justify TO where
she had disappeared. The crowd looked on
with breathless interest and cheered
him on his way. At last he reached the
place where Miss Meta had disappeared
and diving down he arose few feet away
with the young lady clasped in her arms.
She was still conscious and with great pres
ence Of mind clutched him by the left arm
and left his right free to work toward the
shore: Many times the brave fellow and
his fair burden were submerged by the
giant breakers, but after long struggle he
came near enough to the beach for assist
ance TO be rendered, and they were helped
upon the beach Kind hands seized Miss
Meta and helped her to her room in the
hotel, and in the excitement which ensued
Tie young man disappeared.
Disappeared.
When Miss Meta had recovered 81 u
ciently to realize what had happened she
asked eagerly for her rescuer, but no one
knew who he was. He had proceeded rap
idly to his bathing house and changed hi
dress for a stylish street suit. After tia:
nobody knew whittier he had gone, snd ali
efforts to establish his identity have 50 far
cen fruitless. Miss Meta and her family
are making every endeavor to find the young
man who so nobly risked his lite.