The record-union., 1892-05-23
KIDS Who CAME TO GRIEF.
Three Boys Venture Out in a Boat to
Hunt Corpse,
And Narrowly Escaped Death in the
Rushing River, by the Capsiz-
ing Of Their Boat.

Three boys were discovered founder
ing IN the river, just above the bridge,
about noon yesterday. Their boat had
capsized, and two of them were clinging
TO the middle pier of the bridge, while
the third had succeeded in clambering
upon the inverted boat and was being
carried rapidly down the stream.
young man ran rapidly to some boats
on this side of the river and gave the
alarm, and two men rowed rapidly to the
rescue OF the boys at the bridge. They
arrived none to soon, for the little fellows
were about exhausted and ready to sink.
The current was very strong, and
heavy breeze was blowing, making the
river very rough, and the men in the
boat had to put forth every exertion.
They made a good pull, however, and
soon brought the youngsters to shore.
In the meantime the third boy had
floated down the river some distance on
the capsiZed boat, 10 which he chung
desperately. He was observed by some
fishermen on the Yolo side, who i'm
mediately rowed to his rescue, and the
three boys were landed in safety, but
badly chilled and frightened.
Two Of them were taken TO the Receiv-
while the third and smallest, upon seeing
the officer, ran into a undergrad and
escaped. In the hospital the two boys
gave their names as Gus. and George
johnson, and said their companions
name was Willie Hildebrandt. The eldest
of the three is about 10 years of age, while
the other two are from L to II.
When questioned by Officer Ferral the
Johnson boys told peculiar story, stat
ing that their father lives at 102S Market
street. San Francisco, and that he is a
gripman on the cable ears. They stated
further that they came to Sacramento yes
terday morning with man by the name
of Williams, and went to attend the serv-
ices at the Cathedral. According to their
story Williams left them at church while
he went to a picnic down the river.
The Johnson boys left the church,
picked up Hildebrandt, and went down
TO the river front, where they claim they
hired the boat of some other boys for fit-
teen cents.
Some one told them, there was a corpse
floating near the bridge, and they rowed
ont to investigate, and. found it was only
a floating blanket. When they undertook
TO row ashore their boat was capsized.
The officers thought this story rather
crooked, and held the two Johnson boys,
intending to telegraph to San Francisco
TO ind out II their parents lived at the
address given. They were given chance
10 wiring out their clothes and dry out at
the station.
The younger of the two was particu-
larly anxious that the reporters should
not learn of their adventure, saying they
wanted TO write to their parents first
They were very fortunate in not having
been drowned. The parties who rescued
them did some very arduous and rapid
rowing, and are entitled to great credit
The names of the rescuers could not be
learned.
ANOTHER NARROW ESCAPE.
Two young men were upset into the
river from a boat at the foot of l. street
about o'clock yesterday evening They
We're rowing about in the vicinity, and
evidently trying to see how near they
could come to upsetting the boat without
doing it.
They were finally rewarded by a cold
bath and a narrow escape from being
drowned in the swift current. They man
aged to cling to their overturned boat I'M
I'll lines were thrown to them from the
shore, and they were pulled in, presenting