Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-03
THREE LIVES SAVED,
Sailors Jump From the Blake Into the Nortl
River and Make Gallant Rescue.

Sailors Jump From the Blake Into the North
River and Make Gallant Rescue.
Shortly after noon a small rowboat contain
ing James Brown and his tweve-year-old son
of 419 West 43d street, another passenger and
two oarsnen, says the New York Times, put
out from the foot Of West 95th street for the
British flagship Blake.
Just as the little vessel was approaching the
gangway of the warship it was caught broad
side in a heavy swell from passing excursion
boat. Badly overloaded, the rowboat settled
down in the swell and in a few moments filled
to the gunwales, leaving her passengers strug-
Cling in the water.
From the Biake's decks big crowd Of sight
seers watched the accident, and cries of alarm
went up. But no one stirred to rescue the
imperiled people below, three of whom. Mr.
Brown, his son and the passenger, were unable
to swim
They chung to the sinking boat, shouting for
help, and as the vessel disappeared under them
they threw up their hands and for a moment
disappeared under the waves before the eyes of
the horrOr-stricken crowd. As they rose again
to the surface they we're greeted with encour-
aging cries, but everybody thought it was all
up with them, for the boats that were hurrying
toward them from all directions were still 30
far away that they could not possibly reach
from the Blakes skid deck of:
Hi. Hold on below there!"
There was the shadow Of a human form
plunging through the air, a sphsh and then a
bluejacket was seen striking out for the spot
where the boy was vainly striving to keep
afoat.
IN moment the sailor was beside the lad
and a ringing shout went up from the multi
tude above as be grabbed the boy about the
waist.
Almost at the same instant two other tars
were seen to leap from the Blake into the water,
one from the gangway and the other from the
deck. They made for and reached the other
two drowning persons, who were Just about
sinking for the last time. The tide was run
ming strong and it was all the three sailor men
could do to keep themselves afoat with their
burdens.
shouts from the throng on the Blake's deck,
from which came the advice to
"Hold on helps comingn'
"Hurrah for the Englishmen!'
"Bravo for the jack tars!'
There goes launch now; hurr1hr'
But the launch was distanced by two tugs
the Indian and the Goodwin, which we're rae
ing for the struggling sailors. The Goodwin
got up first and threw q line to the sailor who
was bearing up the boy. But the struggle
against the tide had been a severe one and as
the bluejacket reached for the line his hand
Tell SNORT, anu IL lOOheu as II DOM ne ana the
boy would be carried down, when William
O'Connor, a battery boatman, who was on the
tug Indian, made a spring from the deck Of
that vessel which landed him beside the sailor.
Steadying himself in the water he gave
hand to the boy, and soon all three we're pulled
on board the Goodwin, from whence they were
transferred to the Indian.
In the meantime the other four had also been
pulled aboard the Goodwin and amid the
cheers of the people on the Blake the three
brave English sailors were put back on their
vessel.
They went below to change their clothing as
modestly if nothing had happened worth
mentioning. Their names were given by the
officers as Robert Halfyard. Richard Hunt and
John Lloyd.