The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-02

On Thursday afternoon a party of
young men Unidentified with the Young
Mons Christian Association, composed
81 Messrs. James Mahaffy. Herbert
and Reuben Sutton, who aspire to
superiority In rowing or soulling,
wendell their way to the Steamboat
Com peny's wharf and parting with
thor street clothes put on a suit of
very thin material suitable to the busi-
ness intended. which was tho taking
OF the Associations boat ard rowing
up the creek as far as the W. 4 N, II,
Il. Cos. bridge. As the prov bent on
ward up the creek the tide was rushing
with Its usual force their way and our
boys made great progress as long an
the tide was with them. Happy were
they as 1t required very little effort to
One OF them remarked: "Boye with
this stroke and this gait we could
easily beat Yale or Harvard on it's own
waters. Let us challenge them?"
At last tho railroad bridge was
renched and tying up to this bridge
they enjoyed themselves for q short
time resting their tired muscles. In q
little while the coxswain gave orders
to start back, but alas. our amateur
oarsmen. not having had much ex-
perlence, began to catch crabs, and
before you could say Jack Robinson,
over went the skin and contents.
What walls OF anguish then went up2
helpl helpl was the cry. One poor
fellow who could not swim, grasped
Lac drowning man does at straw
and seized the boat. While he called
loudly for help, he held on Tor dear
life. This fellow all the way down
had been Dragging what good swim
mer he was in salt water But alas
he couldn't awim In fresh water.
The rest OF the boys tried to swim
toward shore. but when thoy heard the
appeals of their drowning comrade ut
once returned to the boat and lifted
him upon the keel. In the meantime
another party composed OF Messrs.
VIM. Taylor, VIM. Robinsoc and Joe
Lawson. were waiting ct Fourth street
wharf for the use of the boat upon the
first party's return. After waiting
some ttne and not seeing them ''heave
in sight. concluded some terrible
calamity had happened to them and
hiied another boat As they went up
the creek fortunately they came upon
the scene in time. Great was the Joy
OF the iirst party when they were res
cued from the seemingly watery grave.
After landing the rescued party In the
mud. which, when waded through.
made them sorry looking crowd.
they attached themselves to the other
boat and proceeded to row back
| against the tide to the boat house.
In the meantime the rescued parties
started to walk home. When the
causeway was reached they appealed
to the generosity OF passing peach
merchant. who kindly, for consider
alton, allowed them to bundle
In the back of his wagon, where these
tired fellows went to sleep, and were
driven, wet and ragged, to the boat
house. Upon arrival they discovered
the party In the boat had the key aud
there, In their disheYeled condition,
waiting In fear and trembling with
the cold air blowing upon them. stood
like Patience on q monument, until
the boat party arrived.
When entering, they changed their
muddy bathing suits for their street
attire, and with long and sorrowful
faces crept up tho back streets and
alleys until they were safely housed
In their own home, sweet home. Our
over ambitious sailors, with blistered
hands and rheuinatics and tired mus
Giles, say never more will they aspire
to beat the Yale or Harvard crews. No,
indeed.