The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-11
TWO HOURS OF HORROR.
Terrible Ordeal OF Two Portland Women
In the River.

Terrible Ordeal of Two Portland Women
In the River.
From the Portland Oregonian.
Two women, Mrs. James F. Brady,
mother-in-law of the late Jack Demp-
sey. and a friend, Mrs. Armstrong,
while looking for the California steam
er, walked through an opening in the
old steamship dock about o'clock last
night into the river ana were in water
up to their shoulders for two and a
half hours, when they were fortunately
rescued by a couple of longshore-
men.
From 8 until 1890 o'clock the two
women were in the water clinging to
couple of piles and screaming for
help that they thought would never
come.
What they suffered from cold, and
exposure during that two hours and a
half is impossible to describe. The
wonder is that they did not lose their
strength, especially Mrs. Brady. who is
an elderly woman, and sink beneath
the water.
The place where they fell in is the old
landing of what used to be the oregon
California ferry. At Front and
Flanders streets IL leads down to the
river and also communicates with what
is known as old steamship dock This
slip has been in an exceedingly dilapi-
tated condition for some time, planks
having been torn out so that even in
daytime 1t is hardly a safe place to
wander about
Late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Brady
received dispatch from her daughter,
Mrs. Dempsey, now in San Francisco,
saying that she had sent a sewing ma
chine up on the California steamer.
Mrs. Brady concluded to go down on
the dock to see about il, and Mr. Brady
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asked Mrs. Armstrong to go.
Mistaking the old steamship dock for
Ainsworth dock, the two women start
ed down the slip, which was inky dark,
and walked through one of the OPEN
ings, falling into the water almost five
feet deep. 1t was too dark to see where
they were, and they dared not move
from where they were standing for fear
Of getting into deeper water. So Mrs.
Brady began to cry for help and Mrs.
Armstrong to blow a whistle, but while
their cries were heard on the river,
they did not seem to be heard shore
ward. Several boats. among them the
steamer Albany, reported last night
hearing cries that they thought came
from drowning man off the steam
ship dock. But up on Front and
Flanders streets, where is located
Henry Schuffier's Boss" saloon, the
cries of the distressed women were
heard so family as to attract no atten-
ton, though they were several men in
the saloon the entire evening.
About 1890 o'clock a man suddenly
burst into the saloon and said he want
ed assistance to get a couple of women
out of the river. He said he and an
other man were coming up the river in
skiff when they heard the women's
cries for help.
A party Immediately started down to-
ward the dock to rescue the women.
Jim Boyd, a 'longshoreman. waded out
through water up to his chest to where
they were, when his mate, George Rus
sell, threw down a rope, which was
made fast to the women so as to sup
port them should the water prove deep
in getting them ashore.
Mrs. Brady, the older OF the two, was
first brought out, and the Boyd went
back for Mrs. Armstrong.
The two women were then taken to
the saloon, looking like drowned rats.
where Henry SCHUYLER made up a big
fire for them and gave them brandy to
restore their strength. After they had
recovered in a measure, he rang up a
and sent them home to the
east side.