The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE,
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

A f5ir1,s Awful Peril - Awaited Rescue
while the Waves Swept Over Her
Rock Pinned Her Down-Bravery of
Soldier Who Was Thought a Coward.
One of the most thrilling scenes ever
Witnessed on the Greenville shore of
New York Bay occurred few morn
ings ago near the Greenville Yacht
Club house, at the foot of Linden Ave-
nue., Jersey City, N. J.
Charles Roeder and his sister Lii
ian left their home in Jersey City, to
go grabbing. Arriving at the bay shore
they went to the "cove," a retired
nook in an old-fashioned stone pier,
about two hundred yards south of the
Greenville Yacht Clubs house.
The top of the pier was about SIX
feet above the surface of the water,
which at that point is eight feet deep
at high tide. The tide was making
food. Miss Lillian slipped and fell
in. Her brother grabbed for her and
lost his balance. Both found them
selves struggling in the water.
They saw nothing to fear. Both were
expert swimmers. Young Roeder, as
q member of the crews of the yachts
Ensign and Frank, is at home in the
| water. His sister, the best skater IN
her set, wheel-woman, thoroughly
athletic girl, is nearly his equal.
Standing on therock jutting from the
pier they found themselves in only
| four feet of water.
ssStand here, Lille, said her brother,
"while I climb up, and then Eli give
you hand and pull you up"
/ He grabbed hold of big bowlder in
the side of the wall to draw himself
up. Under his weight itpulled loose,
and to his horror crashed down directly
ON top of his sister. She fell back
ward, the rock, which weighed fully
four hundred pounds, tumbling on hel
right leg.
She screamed and her brother
dropped back, expecting to see hel
come up again, but she did not come
to the surface. He went under thu
water after her. There he found tina
the heavy bowlder had pinned he
down and he was powerless to extri
cate her.
| Putting his arms under her neck h
raised her face above the level of tn
water, As her head was lifted abov
the water she gave faint gasp AM
cried:
"Don't raise me too high or you'l
snap my leg of"
Her brother was at his wits end
He could not get her lips more than
bare two inches above the water
Every now and then q wave, highe
than usual, would cover her mouth
The only way she avoided stranguls
tlon was to cease breathing until tn
wave had receded. His arms wer
steadily growing weaker. There wer
some small boys on the pier and
them he shouted:
"Call for help, boys, for Gods sake
I can't stand this much longer"
At the first cry for help Charlie
johnson, of the Greenville Yacf
Club, accompanied by his son JohI
and Albert Lightbody, jumped into
, boat and two pairs of oars soon brougl
them to the scene, not moment to
soon.
"Don't waste any time, called Ro'
| der, 'sfor my sister is pinned fa'
!, and the tide will cover her in fe
, minutes"
, johnson dived and tried to remoy
the stone with his hands, but coul
not. Every movement of the roc
caused the girl excruciating pain, b,
she bore it with fortitude. and said:
"Don't stop for the pain, but let N
get one good breath"
Lightbody was helping Roeder hol
up his sister. John Johnson hurrie
!. ashore for hickory shad pole to III
! as a lever. Even with this the me
a found their task still difficult.
r They were afraid that sudden shi
, of the rock would throw it over on I'll
q other leg or cause the young woman
, faint with pain.
D The water rose steadily. Mr.. job
!. son had to remain almost constant
/. below the surface to get the pole in
!. the proper position. Other men q
Z rived and lent their aid The rock W
a removed and Miss Roeder rose to Il
: surface.
Q She was put into the boat and row
e to the club house, near by, whe
y ,timulants were administered until Il
arrival of DR.. Limeburger. He -four
!. the right leg broken and so painful
n mangled that she had to be remov,
+" to the hospital.