Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-10
SALEWS DARKEST DAY.
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over the log in dead faint.
The party on shore then for the
first time realized that two lives
were lost. They knew that five
men and one girl were out there,
aud saw the log come in with three
men barely able to paddle, two lying
insensible across the log, but Miss
Boise nowhere 20 be seen. As they
reached shore ali dropped on the
sand, and it scented to the terror
stricken spectators as though all
five were absolutely dead.
Bystanders and rescuers now went
to work to resuscitate the half
drowned and they were revived.
One man picked up Mr.. Lombard
by his feet and threw hIm over his
back, in which position he was held
fer some time.
Then willing hands lent their aid
and the five were brought back to
life. which seemed gone out of all Of
them forever.
Young Lombard suffered greatly
from his lungs, which were filed
with water while he was buffeting
with the waves.
MIR. LoMBARD'S ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Lombard has made the fol-
lowing statement to the press: 81
have been in surf almost all over the
world, but 1 never saw or heard of
such condition of affairs. 1t came
upon us so suddenly that no power
on earth could have foreseen it. 1t
seemed as though all the water was
in the uudertow except the very
crests of the waves which beat
straight down on us like great loads
of earth and had no ingoing tend
ency. OF course, the excitement
was great, and although we were
only struggling few minutes, it
seemed a month. The sand actually
could be felt moving under my feet,
and after / had once obtained my
foothold it would carry us right out
with it.
A BRAVE GIRL.
Miss Boise was the coolest, bravest
girl / ever heard Of. She never
cried out once, kept hel b. ad all the
time, and never tor an instant at
tempted 10 clutch me as drowning
people usually do.
1 held on to her as long as l re-
tanned my consciousness, but my
head began to be dizzy when 1 was
completely under water, and a great
wave completely settled me, and
carried Miss Boise away at the same
time. How it happened that all the
party were not drowned is miracle
to me.n
THE DEADLY CURRENTS.
From the conversation with one of
the party on the beach it is learned
that very suddenly two currents
came in to shore and in slanting
directions, and met with their apex
OH the beach, about twenty feet
from the bathers. This formed a
fierce undertow which rushed out
and made plainly visible ridge on
the surface, going out at a fearful
rate. 1t also carved out a channel
in the sand below and really deep
ened the water some four or five
feet. This is what they were all
drawn toward, and the fact of Lom-
bard and Miss Boise being a little
closer than the others is what made
them fare the worst.
The Evening Telegram says: Mr..
Lombard feels terribly over the affair,
and his first words, when revived,
were that he wanted to drown too.
He certainly did everything possible
in human power to save Miss Boise,
and it was a miracle that Mr.. Shep-
erd was able to save him.
SKETCH OF HER CHARACTER.
| No mere newspaper sketch can do
Justice to the character of Miss
Helen Boise as she was known to
her friends. A young woman of
high spirits, she stood among her
associates as the embodiment of all
that was pure and loyal in friend
ship and maidenly virtues. The
many bright attributes of mind and
fine social qualities of her heart,
combined with a pleasing counte-
nance and graceful willowy figure
made picture so pleasing to con-
template that every memory will
cherish it to the last. All who
knew Miss Boise will unhesitatingly
declare that for fine spilits, anina-
tion, charm of manners and sweet
ness Of disposition she had pot her
superior Oh the Pacific coast. She
retained all the gentleness and
freshness of child, yet possessed
the mature dignity of woman.
The personiflcation of womanly
modesty, sweetness and light, she