The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-09
THE PRESIDENT AND MR.. BLAINE.
Brilliant Reception at Cape May-They
Witness a Struggle In the Water.

CAPE MAY, n. j., August 4-The re-
ception rendered President Harrison and
Secretary Blaine this afternoon was a
brilliant affair. About 9, 500 persons were
present and shook hands with the Presi
dent and Secretary. During the reception
an orchestra played patriotic airs. After
the reception the presidential party were
taken for a drive through the city and
surrounding country. Mr.. and Mrs. B. X.
Jamison, of Philadelphia, dined with the
President, and later the ladies of the
party enjoyed ride on Mr.. Jamison's
tally no CHANDLER"
PHILADELPHIA, August A special
to the Ledger from Cape May says: Presi-
dent Harrison and Secretary Blaine, while
strolling on the beach this morning at
the bathing hour, were the involuntary
witnesses OF struggle for life in the surf
of several bathers. A short distance from
the shore, in about six feet of water.
raft was anchored and number of bath
ers were amusing themsever by diving
off and swimming in on top of the waves
as they rolled toward the shore. 1t was
shortly after IL O'Clock, and the tide was
beginning to run out when an unusually
large wave came rushing in. The wave
struck the raft and swept several in.
to the water, while one or two others
Owed into it. Among those were swept
off was Mrs. Dimmick, niece of Mrs.
Harrison, but fortunately, before she
realized the danger she was in, she was
rescued by John Buchanan and dragged
into shoal water. Miss Florence Haz-
zard, who is good swimmer, had boldly
Owed into the breaker, but she miscalcu-
lated the power of the outgoing water,
and was being drawn out to sea. When
she was rescued and brought to shore by
her father, r. T. Hazard, and John ID.
Lankenau.
While these two scenes were being
enacted, three more of the party were in
position of considerable danger. When
the big wave swept over the raft it threw
Miss McIlhenny, of Wilmington into the
water aud the tide began to carry her down
, m. peach and out to sea. Her cries for
helm we're answered by Carl Strauss, who
vent to her assistance. But he soon be-
came exhausted. A. w. Buck, another
| of the party seeing the peril of the two,
swan to them, but, finding himself un-
equal to the task of bringing them both
in told Strauss to save himself and he
would haul Miss McIlhenny in.
In the meantime the life.guard had
| launched his boat to go to the rescue of
the struggling trio, but before lie got
through the surf his boat was upset; and
he himself was dashed against the raft
his boat was upset and he himself was
dashed against the raft and rendered
helpless. After desperate struggle,
during which Strauss, with the assistance
of Mr.. Buchanan, had reached the shore,
MIR. Buck finally brought Miss McIlhenny
safely to short.
After Miss McIlhenny was in safely
MIR. Buck, exhausted by his gallant eff
fort to save her, fell in a faintlng condi-
tjon on the sands, The President had
watched this painful scene with the
greatest distress and had stopped pass
ing carriage and told the driver to drive
| TO the life guard station and tell them to
| launch their boat Long before the boat
arrived on the scene all the party had
reached the shore in safely.
| AS Mr.. Buck lay on the sand the Pres-
dent himself kept the crowd back with
his arms. After short time Buck re-
| covered sufficiently to got to his hotel.