The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-15
SEAMENLIKE WORK OF CADETS
Prompt Rescue OF Man Overheard
in the East River.

in the East River.
New York, March 15.-Lieut. ,Comman-
der Reeder, L. S. N, was sitting III ms
cabin on the receiving ship ST MARY
last night when confused sounds ana the
flashing Of lantern on the river 'front.'
just below Bellevue Hospital were borne
to him through the open port.
There's a man overheard just below
sir.' announced the boy orderly.
Man the searchlght" shouted the
commander, as he reached the deck In
three skips and a hop.
The embryo tars sprang to their posts
with the precision of veterans. In an
other moment a great ribbon of light shot
from the deck of the receiving snip ana
bent itself in obedience to skiilful hands,
on the stream inshore. beneath where
men were scurrying on the wharf. Inc
st. Mary's is anchored at East twenty
Eighth Street; this disturbance was at
Twenty-sixth fStrset, and board the
BIacllwelrs ISland transport, Thomas
Brennan, which was moored there 1or the
night.
little further down stream, moving
! with the swift tide, the electric beam
played upon dark object which moved
convulsiveiy.
Man the Iifeboat.' shouted Comman-
der Reeder.
| The strident command was heard at
! Bellevue Hospital and the sea wall was
quickly lined with men and women an
ious to see how the juvenile tars would
answer the abrupt call to duty.
! A cheer went up as long, white boat
shot from the side Of the receiving ship.
| Dfmly through the dusk could be dis
cerned eight forms swinging backward
| and forward with perfect rhythm. The
creak of the rowloeks and splash of the
| blades alternated with the precision OF
| machinery, and awoks curious echoes
| among the deserted piers.
In the stern sheets sat Martin COT
fin. an apprentice petty officer. his
body could be seen swinging in unison
with the rowers, and his voice. as he
steadied the tiller, was plainly heard'
uttering the sharp Injunction:
Give way. there. Give way, for your
lives men!'
The boat slipped into the searchlight
beam presently. and then the crowd
cheered again, as the logged faces oil
the young tars became visible. CONN
steered straight for the drowning man
. At his sharp word of command, all
hands "backwatered,' and then the
eight oars were held skyward as Appren'
tees James Holbrow and j. b. Murphy
plunged their arms over the side ana
hauled on board foriorn and dripping
object.
once more the oars dipped, and the
alternate creak and splash recommended
This time Coffin headed the life
boat for the hospital wall. and ran hei
alongside with the skill of an old cox
swain The boy tars hOisted the res
cUed man in their small but sturdy arms
and the hospital attendants lifted hin
over the rail and carried him hastil,
into the hospital
He was Morris Jacobs, an epileptit
old man. who was discharged yester
day afternoon from the hospital Oi
Wards Island. Whether he had falleI
or thrown himself off the pier was no
clear.
The remainder Of the crowd at tn
sea wall did not soon tire of cheering
the midshipmite rescuers.
You're the kind of boys TO make
. monkey of SPAIN" shouted one specta
| tor, and this and similar comment
{ were confirmed with yells. The boy
bore their honors modestly, and rowe'
{ | back to the ship as if they had bee
, 1 out on a mere exercise cruise.
AS for the ACCOMPLISHMENTS, h
( could not conceal his pleasure at the i'm
preston his charges had created
They're great boys" he said emphat
ically, when complimented on their he
havior land I'd trust them just as i'm
plicitly on the high seas or in action a
| trusted them tonight