The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-15
YOUNG N0RDYKE A HERO
HE HAS TWICE SAVED A BROTHER
FROM DROWNING.
Singular Accident Yesterday That
Caused Addison III. NOrdyke to
Plunge Into a Deep Cfstern.

Addison II. Nordyke, of Nordyl1e & Mar
mon, has fourteen-year-old son who bears
the fathers full name and of this son Mr..
Nordyke has occasion TO feel very proud
The lad for the second time in the last two
years rescued a brother from drowning
The circumstances under which young Nor
dyke acted yesterday afternoon brought
into play unusual daring and courage on
the boys part.
The family of the well-known manu-
facturer live in one of the fine homes upon
North Delaware street, the old number be-
ing COS. In the rear of the yard is a cherry
tree loaded down at the present time with
ripe fruit. About 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Addison jr., his five-year-old
brother Robert, a handsome little chap
and several of the neighborhood boys be-
gan to pick the cherries. Addison climbed
into the tree with the other boys, while
the five-year- brother perched himself
on stepladder to gather what fruit came
within his reach. After a while the little
fellow had stripped all the limbs near him,
and, instead of dismounting the ladder by
the steps, he jumped from the top Of it.
The boys in the cherry tree saw him leap,
but moment later he had disappeared as
If swallowed up by the earth. Addison jr.
heard cry as the child jumped, and
scrambled out of the tree in a jiffy. His
small brother was nowhere in sight. An
iron cistern top caught the eye of Addison,
but 1t was closed in its usual apparently
safe position. The boys had walked and
run across this cistern top dozens of times
and it had never given way. Some pre-
sentiment led Addison to remove this els
tern top and he heard his brother strug-
below w &c
water twelve feet deep. Without d thought
as to his own safety and without cry to
the other boys Addison jumped into the
deep cistern and caught his little brother,
who was fast weakening in his struggle to
Keep his head above the surface. There
was no projection TO the walls OF the els
tern which might be clasped for support
and the older brother was compelled to
swim as much as he could, holding Robert
with one arm all the while. The two were
in the water several minutes before Katie,
hous2ma1d, came TO the rescue. This
young woman also showed. commendable
GOODNESS. She swung down ovel,the cistern
rim and was able TO reach the hand of
Robert as the brother held him up. After
Robert was taken out the girl succeeded
summoned at once, but when he reached
the home he found the younger BOY almost
resuScitated, thanks to the effort Of the
houSemaid, who seemed to know exactly
what to do in such an emergency. Addison
did not suffer from his experience in the
clStern The younger boy was far gone
when the housemaid began work on him.
1t seems that when the child jumped rom
the ladder it struck one side of the cistern
top, which gave way under the weight
precipitating the boy to the water below
and Immediately springing to place again.
The quickness with which the iron top few
back into its accustomed position caused
the mysterious: disappearance Of Robert.
Addison jr., Is very promising roy ard
has much of his fathers Inclination
towards mechanical affairs. rhe NJ rdykes
have a cottage at Lake Wawasee, and last
summer while Horace, another younger
brother, was in bathing one day he got
beyond his depth and Addison, jr., came to
his rescue and succeeded in bringing him
safely to shore.