Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-27
A P[R|LQUS POSITION.
Narrow Escape From
Death Last Night.
OFFICERS BLACKS BRAVERY
Rescues a Man From An Icy Grave in
Mill Trench.

Officer Alexander Black saved mans
lie last night, and at considerable risk,
too.
II was about o'clock when shouts were
heard coming from the direction OF the
river bank little above the Main street
bridge. The officer was on North Main
street at the time. No one seemed to be
paying any attention TO the cries bat he
thought he had better investigate.
He soon found that the cries were APP
peals for help and he located them in the
direction of the Littleheld Manufacturing
Company's mill, across the river on the
west side of the river and just below the
upper dam.
BY this time quite crowd had collect
| ed, and when he arrived near the river.
bank at Littlefleld's Mill, the cry for as
sistant, though faint, satisfied the officer
that he had found the place.
There Is the electric light station build
ing abutting on the river front, and be-
low this, under which is a raceway, is
an opening covered over with planks.
Next to this opening is the Littlefeld
Mill, the raceway leading to the trench
which is in under the bnilding.
With lanterns, Officer BLACK and other
officers, besides citizens " no had gathered,
looked about, and while they could hear
the cry for assistance nobody knew just
exactly from whence it came. The door
leading into the basement Of the mill was
opened, and then it was learned that
man was in the trench, the water in II
being about five feet deep.
a rope was thrown TO the man, with in
structions TO catch hold of it, but he was
30 weak from the effects OF being in the
water 80 long, it then being about
o'clock, that he could not do as bid.
! The man was at the further end of the
! trench, and a ladder was procured so that
he might climb up it out Of the water. 1t
could not be placed near him, and rs he
was too benumbed to walk to it or to
catch the rope, there was but one thing
to do. "For Gods sake, come" SAID he.
officer Black went doWh the ladder into
the chilling five feet OF water, walked over
! to where the man was and took hold OF
! him.
The man fell into his arms unconscious.
! The long time he had been i'm the water
bad had its effects, and he was perfectly
helpless. The officer carried the man to
the surface, where willing hands quickly
| took the man 10 the police station, the
officer hurrying on behind, soaking wet.
| On arrival at the station Dr. Fuller was
summoned, and he was put to bed, the
| physician in the meantime having given
himthe nee, ssary medicine.
Officer Black quickly changed his
clothes and then went home. Who the
unfortunate fellow WAS could not be
ascertained, but between Inartlculate
mutterings it seemed as though he said
his name was Louis Yeandry or Louis
Beaudry, and that he resided on North
Main street, Central Falls. No such per
son OF that name appears in the directory
as residing either in Central Falls or Paw
| tucket.
| How he got in the trench under the
| building is mystery. Although the only
feasible explanation is that he walked
into the river from the planking over the
raceway, and ii being dark, he, in trying
to get out, walked under the planking
and then into the trench.
Today il was learned that his name was
Louis Beaudry, and that he lived on Mil
street, Central Falls, opposite the Stafford
Mills. He was employed at Gray's boiler
works and for j. ii. Andrew for some
time. He is married and has n family Of
| several children.