The sea coast echo., 1898-01-08
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.


Two Men Who Had Fallen Overheard
dove Hunters Exciting Experience.
A Bridgeport Comm correspond
ent OF the New York Herald says that
Stratford Light shelters heroine.
Agnes Judson, the pretty daughter Of
the light keeper, late on arecent after
noon dashed into the waters that
seethe and boil off the base of the
light, and with the help Of her brother
brought ashore two men who, while
fishing, had fallen from their boat.
One Of the men was about to give up
the struggle for life when the girl
reached him with q rope and brought
him ashore.
Agnes Judson is scarcely seventeen
years old. She lives with her parents
and her brother Henry in the light
house, and at times assists her father
and brother in attending to the light.
She is noted swimmer, and has won
prizes in amateur swimming contests
along the shore.
The water OF the Sound off Strat-
ford Light is always rough, and under
tho influence Of any high wind is
broken into waves which, because Of
the shoals and the rocks in the vicin-
ity, become dangerous. At times it
is almost certain that any boat anchor
ing in the vicinity will be dashed to
pieces. Yet Notwithstanding the we'll
known dangers Of the spot, it is q
favofite resort for fishermen, the weak
tish and bluefish running in great
numbers in the vicinity.
Miss Judson was up in the tower Of
the lighthouse. A strong wind was
coming in from the south, and the
surface OF the sound was broken into
choppy waves, which were every hour
growing more difficult for any small
boat to contend against. As the
plucky girl was looking off shore she
saw small yawl which had anchored
off the reef earlier in the afternoon
pitching and rolling ominously. In it
we're two men who had been fishing
and who did not seem to appreciate
the danger Of their situation. While
Miss Judson watched them she saw
one of the men arise from one OF the
thwarts, and, going forward, attempt
10 raise the anchor.
There Is considerable wreckage at
ihis locality, and the man seemed to
be unable to dislodge the anchor,
which had apparently become entangled
N some Of the sunken iron aud rocks.
His companion, noticing his difficulty,
md being summoned by the fishermen
N the bow, started forward to help, but
40 was unused to the constant shifting
" the boat, and as he reached the for
ward part his companion gave pull,
which threw him over on one of the
yunwales. The sudden roll made the
nan in the bow lose his foothold, and
head first he went overheard into the
Ieething current. His companion was
lnable to recover his balance and
luickly followed tho other fisherman
INTO the Sound.
All this happened in q minute. Miss
hudson at once appreciated the peril
II the two men. Seizing the rope of
'he alarm bell, which is used only in
'ases Of the greatest emergency, sho
lang an alarm. Then, rushing down
he winding stairs of the tower, she
'alled to her brother, who was in
'oom on one Of the lower stages, to
ollow her, and dashed out ON the
'ocks facing the scene of the accident.
Miss Judson was clad in light
,ummer gown. Selling rope which
lad been fastened to timber Of the
over, she again called to her brother
md plunged into the waves.
The men were strugglingin the deep
vater hundred yards from the light
house. One of them seemed scarcely
.ble to keep himself n1oat. He had
llready shown signs Of distress when
Miss Judson neared him. She called
o him at the top Of her voice to keep
lis courage up and then she struck out
10 his rescue
Henry Judson also had gone into
The water and was following his brave
lister with as sturdy strokes. The
weaker fisherman seemed just aboutto
link for the second time when Miss
hudson succeeded in getting the end
If the rope within his reach. He was
10 dazed that at first he did not seem
10 know what to do, but the plucky
girl commanded him to "catch hold"
ind by sheer force Of her determine
ion compelled him to grasp it.
Then with her assistance the man
was gotten into shallow water, while
Henry attended to the other fisherman
ind succeeded in landing him at the
lighthouse platform.
Once within the lighthouse, the man
whom Miss Judson had saved and
whose name is Edward Lowe, was
overcome by his experience, but re-
,toratives were administered and soon
he and his companion, Herman Chase.
we're able to leave the lighthouse and
90 to their homes in Bridgeport,
where they related their experience
and the tale of the pluck of pretty
Miss Judson, who had saved both
heir lives.
Dove Hunters Exciting Experience.
"What was the most exciting ex-
perience | ever had?" repeated Clar-