Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

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A special despatck from Rsscs, Pa. sayS:
Ice TO the thickness M two 49, lorpSe6
over . small pond IN tbe 6vcr uort a
Green township during three or icnr cold
Gays and nights Of the rat yveek. On
Tuesday James Mcguire and BIS two sons.
yames and Lawrence, one ared ten snd
tne other fifteen, went out rsbblt-huntiug.
Inc Two boys came upon fox-trsck that
ied rom piece Of woods toward the pond.
Inc istber had gone In another direction,
intending to make circuit through the
WOODS and come back to the pond
on ,he other side. He told the bows to
wait Tor him at the pond. He had been
gore some time when they discovered the
iox-track: They followed Il To the pond,
where y led across the fee near the inlet.
1be rain OF the saturday previous had
weakened the ice considerably, but the
smaller OF the two boys thought II would
be safe for him TO walk across II. When
about rod from the shore the Ice broke,
and be disappeared beneath the surface.
He came up quickly, and giasped the edge
OF The broken Ice; but in endeayoying
to draw himself out IL broke. and
he sank again. His brother started
TO rescue him, but the cracking ice caused
him TO return. The boy came US IN the
seine spot again. and clutched the lee attbe
edge. This time II bore bis weight. but he
was unable TO pull himself out upon 1t.
His brother now resolved to run the risk
Of going out 10 his aid. He had shouted
loudly for their father. but had received no
response. He made as much haste as the
threatening character OF the Ice would per-
NIT, and seized bis brother by the shoul-
ders. In attempting 10 pull him out the
ice gave way beneath him, and left them
both struggling in the water.
Fortunately both boys could swim well,
and the elder one reached the further edge
OF the hole. ard by great care succeeded in
drawing himself out upon the ice, which
seemed TO be stronger on that side, being
nearer the shore. The younger boy fol-
lowed his brother to that side OF the hole,
but he was 80 much exhausted that be
could merely clutch the ice and hold him.
self above the water. His brother seized
bold OF him, but made no effort to help
him to get out. fearing that the Ice would
break again. He resolved to keep his
brother from sinking, as he was now so
exhausted aud chilled that II would not be
possible for him TO support himself much
logger. A continual shouting IN his father
for help was kept up. but for nearly hall
an hour no reply was received.
The elder boy felt that IL would not be
possible for him 10 retain bis hold on his
brother much longer, and the latter seemed
to have lost oil power to help himself. His
fingers were beginning to relax his hold
when he heard his fathers voice In answer
10 his cries. Mcguire came running out Of
the woods near the pond. and but for the
shouts OF bis elder son TO keep back, would
have run out to their rescue. and plunged
them all beneath the lee. He hurriedly cut
a busby sappling and pushed 1t out on the
ice from the shore. The boy In the water
had strength left sufficient TO clutch the
branches and hold on until he was pulled
out and dragged ashore more dead than
alive. He had to be carried home. But for
the nerve and endurance Of his brother he
must have drowned.
When James Mcguire was eight years
old he exhibited another remarkable evi.
deDce OF nerve. He fell into an abandoned
well in an old grown.up garden near his
fathers house. There was but little water
IN the well, but the well itself was twelve
feet deep. Unable 10 make his cries herd,
lie climbed up the side Of the we'll by the
cbinks in the well. falling back 10 the bot
tom twice. but reaching the top and draw
ing himself safely out on the third trial.