Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-06
SAVED From DROWNING.
Piucky Rescue Of Imperilied Bathers At ATTAIN
tic City.


tic City.
Eight persons were rescued from drown
ing while bathing near the foot Of Massa-
chusetts avenue, Atlantic City, on Wednes-
day. The party consisted of the Misses
Hance, daughters of b. A. Hance, who occu-
pies cottage on Rhode Island avenue. Mr..
II. s. Hcfeman, of Wilmington, Del Mr..
A. A. Moore, Of the Phoenix Iron company,
Phenixville, Pa; Mr.. James Leroy and two
ladies whose names were refused.
The Misses Hance ventured too far out
and were carried into deep water by the
tide, which is very strong at this point on
account of the inlet current The ladies
became exhausted one after the other
Mr.. Hofeman, of Wilmington, Delaware,
who was near at the time, attempted
Cling In the water, their perilour position
was noticed by A. A. Moore, OF the Phoenix
Bridge company, and George w. Sherman,
who were 9. standing me near the pier: Mr. Moore
ing In the waves, but he watched them care-
fully and saw that they were in danger. He
hastily procured long plank from the new
iron pier and foated out towards them.
the beach, and plank after plank was floated
out towards the imperilled persons. It was
noticed that Mr.. Hofeman was exhausted,
whereupon Mr.. Sherman went to his rescue,
safely to the shore. Mr.. Moore's son seeing
that his father was nearly exhausted, rushed
into the surf and brought him ashore.
A boy, who had witnessed the excitement
from the beginning, ran to the patrol boat Of
Rutter brothers, life guards, and gave the
alarm. James Hetfy, who is member of
the crew, ran up the beach, and, hastily re-
moving his clothes, at once plunged into the
water and assisted in bringing Mr.. Hofeman
to shore. The ladies in the meantime were
OlinDInU n N q nr rath 6nottnD n
them. Heffy managed to get several of the
planks together and lifted the girls upon
them. Charles Tyndal seized a rope and
with much difficulty swan out to the planks
| and heroically labored among the uncon-
| scious ladies until he had bound the planks
| together, the crowd ashore shouting with
| excitement during his laborious task. The
word was given and willing hands laid hold,
and soon the rude raft with its almost lifeless
| freight was landed on the beach.
The ladies were laid on the sand, and the
usual methods of resuscitation used. One OF
the ladies was bleeding at the nose and
mouth. Mr.. Sherman devoted his time to
| bringing Mr.. Moore TO consciousness and
| others gathered about Mr.. Hofeman. Shortly
after, fresh shrieks were made by the crowd
and two ladies tainted in the water and be.
gan floating out with the tide. They were
| rescued by Mr. Charles Tyndal and another
gentleman. James Leroy, during the ex
| element, attempted to swim out to the ladies
and assist Messrs. Hofeman and Moore, bu
he became cramped and exhausted, anc
| would have gone down had ii not been fol
| the assistance he received.
The scene on the beach following tho res
cues was one OF great confusion and excite
ment. Those who were attending to the un
conscious people were embarrassed by thu
| numerous suggestions made by others. A
the critical period one of the owners of a bati
house came out and accosting one of the Rut
ter brothers accused him of getting up tn,
excitement TO injure his bathing business
The Misses Hance are now attended by DIR
| w. NJ. Pollard, and one of them is reported
seriously ill. Both Mr.. Holeman and Mr.
Moore are suffering from nervous exhaustion
and are attended by a physician.
DROWNED AT REHoBoTH.
Charles Carpenter, of Geo rgetown, an ex
| cursionist, was drowned while bathing a
Rehoboth, Del. Though unable to swim, h.
| went out 200 yards and disregarded hi
friends entreaties to come ashore until h.
was struck by large breaker and knocked
off his feet He threw up his hands ant
cried for help, but he was so far away thai
his comrades were unable to reach him befor
he sank. His body has not yet been re
covered.
A Series of CaIamities
An attempt was made at one o'clock Wed
nesday morning to blow up the camp of Gee
and Charles McGhee, railroad contractors
near McConnellsburg, Pa The Hungarian
| boarding house and the house in which tn
contractors were sleeping were wrecked b.,
explosions Of dynamite. Two Hungarian
| were severely injured.
Two freight trains collided on the Credi
Valley railway, at Streetsville, Canads
Conductor Murtz was killed, and Enginee
Dake and his fireman was seriousl,
injured. Three other persons were in
jured.
William Fehr, aged 35 years, conductor c
Reading railroad freight train, fell unde
the wheels of a moving train near Readin,
and was instantly killed. His remains wer
sent to Philadelphhia, where he lived
Three cars OF a passenger train on the All
Line road tumbled down an embankmen
near Spartansburg, South Carolina The con
ductor was killed and seven passengers dan
gerously injured.
| man named Vance, who recently kille,
his wife and attempted suicide, was lynche,
by mob at Oakland, Mississippi, on Tues
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