The sun., 1893-06-17
HATTIE FISHERS RESCUE.
THE TIDE SWEPT HER TOWARD AN
APPROACHING SCHOONER.

Leouorn Keteham, = Companion She Had
Ketchnm'. Sister Were just Starting to
Race When Miss Ketchatn Hogan to Sink.
SHELTER ISLAND June 18-Leonora Ketch-
am. one OF tho loveliest girls In this village,
was drowned yesterday afternoon. Tempted
by the heat OF the day and the calmness OF the
water she went with her sister and friend
bathing In Peconic Bay. She stepped unex-
pectedly into deep water and with cry OF de-
spair she was carried out OF sight. Her friend
in trying TO save her became so fatlgued that
she would have drowned II help had not come
at tho moment 1t did.
Miss Kctcham was II years old. Her father
is a wcll-to-do builder in tho village. Her sis
ter Alice who is Ia years old. suggested the
idea Of bathing.
Il saw Hattie Fisher this morning." sho said
to her sister mt noon time, and she said she'd
go bathing II you would"
"All right" said Leonora. Let's start at 2
O'clock"
1t was very warm here yesterday afternoon.
and not q breath of Dir came In from the ocean.
Tho Ketcham girls left their house Mt 2 o'clock
with their bathing suits under their arms.
They walked down tho road to small white
cottnge. where girl with n bundle under her
arm stood waiting for them. This was Hattie
Fisher. IT. years old. the daughter OF u painter
She is tall for her age and strong. The three
girls started across the hill for the shore.
almost half q mile. The surface OF the
bay was as smooth as glass Tho girls came
to the house OF the Rev. J. L. Scudder. a
Brooklyn preacher. In the summer time
there are two bathing houses on the beach In
front Of his house. but they nre not yet in
order. The girls knew Mr.. Scudders children.
and had no hesitation in entering the wood
shed which stands near the waters edge and
using 1t for dressing room. AS soon as they
had donned their bathing suits they ran
toward tho beach. The shore at this spot
slopes gradually. but there are certain spots
not very far from shore where 1t dips sharply.
At the edge OF the water the girls seated them
selves on big rock to rest.
After resting for short time they entered
the water. "We had hold Of hands" said
Hattie Fisher to-day. and We were jumping
up and down. The water was nice and cool
and We ducked our heads. l splashed some
water over Leonora and she sMpiashed M some
over me. but that was only In fun. We were
THE water was stronger than thought. and
1t kept tugging at me lust as though 1t were
All right II said. Wen get in line: We le.
out out IittIs further ST. stayed nearest the
shore and Leonora went out about five OF, six
feet rom mo $" that we tTn would sbd all be In line
Are you ready? asked.
Il didn't look around. for I thought they
ing to say. Co Leonora screamed and said,
0h I'm aroHna Haq ha Rnd TaT Tn
to swim to her and Alice did the same. All of
us could swim pretty we'll. but Leenora was
Bless me. I'm so young, Oh, Godl,
caught hold Of her lett hand. and Alice took
the IS as could sd f9 the
tom. Alice began to scream:
"oh. Hattie l can't hold herl can't hold
heFsa She had to let 90 her sisters hand and it
was all she could do to keep her head out Of
the water. think Alice. then swan with the
not watah her ec JUST sstes
hand Leonora put both her hands on my
and saw the green water over my head:
tide was pulling IN me that he'd to
1 Save ss' got % awially rcusS. and eouidnt sec
ief didne know VS where was was Or IN what direee SSe
tion was going. only knew that the water
iis Then my my 1I legs grew stiff and I could not
move them. l Thought was was going to drown:
said nd eysd ysad
took O long breath Of air. Then thought
20 s4sa ls. .r
heard som mebody cry Keep your head up but
just then went down again; threw UP my
arms and somebody caught hold OF my wrist.
WHEN / came TO- myself two men were
drasg1ns wsH and down the beach trying to
Miss Fisher had not noticed schooner that
Tass up BEEN sss
against the tide: making almost 1mperceptible le
ening the water an, and driving the schooner into
Hattie Fisher and Leonorn Ketcham toward
sSof sy hf so
RAPIDLY toward them. They saw Leonora sink.
but did not see her rise again. They saw
Hattie and cried:
Hold your head up!"
A moment later they came unto her, seized
her arm. which alone was visible. and lifted
but could soc no one else. Alice had reached
beach in IN aEony Of grief; The men row"d
to the shore and did what they could to restore
Hattie to consciousness.
Soon the servants from the Rev. Mr., Scud-
ders house came running down to the beach.
Hattie over to them. and rowed of to tho |
schooner. No one has been since able to discover
the name Of this boat or Of the men who. res
villagers began to search for ,Ieonora's body. |
They have been searching with drag nets and
sas Sa fayS r it.
ever since lice is prostrated from |
Ss 1a ess S her her sus Rsd aa
OF to-day she has been sitting In a rocking |
chair reading the Bible anu occasionally |
weeping |
GRIEVANCEs OF READING MEN,