Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-02-28
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A SAD DROWNING
HORACE y. MEXNER BREAKS
THROUGH THE ICE.
An Effort Made to Rescue Kim,
But it Fails Unfortunately,

Swiftly gliding along on the treaoh-
erous ice-a crack, and an instant later
a boy is in the cold water of Jeddy's
pond, and when he is taken from the
pond Horace J. Mixner is corpse.
1t was one of the saddest accidents
thathas occurred in this city in many
years, that happened Tuesday, at
Jeddy's pond, and resulted in the death
of Horace, son of Elmer Mixner. Hor-
ace is a lad of about fourteen, and yes
terday afternoon when school was
over, he hurriedly gathered up his
skates and proceeded to Jeddy's pond
to enjoy skate. He put Oh his skates
on the East side of the race, and was
warned by those near him that the
ice would not bear him. He had
taken less than half a dozen strokes
when the ice gave way, and he was
precipitated in the water. He called
for help, and Harry Westcott, who
was putting on his skates, called to
him to keep up his courage and he
would save him. Immediately Mr..
Westcott started for him, and hardly
had he proceeded twenty feet before
he too was fioundering in the water.
Immediately he swan to Mixner and
caught him under the arms and helped
him to the ice, and told him to hang
On the ice. Instead of doing this,
Mixner beat the ice with his arms un-
til he broke it, and sank again. West
colt once more caught him and helped
| him to the ice, and once more did the
| unfortunate young boy break the ice
and sink. Mr.. Westcott made another
heroic attempt to save him, and suc-
ceeded in catching hold of him, but
his hands were so benumbed that III tx
ner slipped from beneath his grasp,
and sank under the cold waters, COM
ing up under the ice. Westcott strug-
gled to the shore, and was pulled out
| by the aid of tree limb, almost ex-
| hausted. He had made most heroic
effort to save Mixner, but. unfortunat-
ieIy had been unsuccessful. Rev Z. E
Coyle and another gentlemen immedi-
ately procured a boat, and after break,
ing the ice found ihe body, and it was
Immediately taken to the boiler room
of the stave mill, of the Cumberland
Nail and Iron Works. Here DIR. T. J.
Smith, Lew Cass and Capt. Charles
Demaris did everything in their power
to resuscitate the youth, but after an
hours hard work it was given up with
ont avail, and the body of the uufor-
tunate boy was taken to the home Of
his agoniZed parents, on Church street.
The family could not give up that
their boy was dead, and until eight
o'clock last night they worked with
the body, but life had fed, aad the
body lay stiff and stark dead.
| Words cannot express the apprecia-
ton of the services rendered by West
colt. His heroic work was the talk of
the afternoon, and it was no fault OF
his that the young man lost his life.
Last summer, Westcott jumped from
the pier at Cape May and saved the
life of three women from drowning in
the surf of the ocean.
Horace Mixner was an exceptionally
smart boy and he is spoken of in the
most endearing words by the teachers
OF Bank street school. He was es-
pecially smart in the study of mathe-
MATES and the sciences, and would
have made an exceptionally smart
man had his life been spared. In de-
pertinent, he ranked high, being one
of the most quiet and studious sehol-
ars of the school. Due notice OF the
faneral will be given.