The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-23
HOBSON SAVES
A DROWNING GIRL
May Cert S Foolish Jest
Comes Near Costing
Lives

Hobson and Miss May Cert, of st. !
Louis, came near costing the latter
her life st the Piasa Chautaqua, near
East st, Louis.
The girl would have been drowned
IN the Mississippi but for the fact that
Hobson is a magnificent swimmer and
has had experience in rescuing drown
ing persons before.
Banteringly the girl asked him from
the deck Of the yacht If he would res
cue her If she should fall overheard.
Laughingly the naval hero who was
swimming in the river, replied that he
would take pleasure in doing so.
Springs into the River
Immediately there was a splash and
vision of white skirts and fair arms
struggling in the water aroused the
hero Of the MerrImac to the necessity
for action
He was some yards away frmo Miss
Cert and as he saw her sinking he
realized that the jest had been carried
dangerously far. He started to swim
70 her with long, rJwe.Al strokes.
He was accompanied by his swim
ming com alou, Albro Giberson cfl
Elsa Ill
The river As sy'S,ler by the recent
heavy rains and the two powerful
swimmers we're buffeted abouo by big
waves. 1t seemed an age before they
reached the spot where Miss Cert was
last seen. Captain Hobson. slightly
in advance of his less expert compan.
on. turned with the current and float
ed, scanning the yellow water for a
glimpse of the white hat and skirts
Dives to the Rescue.
Suddenly he dived The spectators
who had been screaming and shouting
now held their breaths. In a moment
h' reappeared and as the crowd saw
that he grasped the girl securely
around the shoulders , mighty cheer
went Up.
Bur the rescue was not yer COM
pleted. It was FIVE minutes before
the strangled, almost unconscious girl
and the two men, exhausted and pale,
were pulled upon The deck OF the
yacht
Powerful swimmer as he is, Captain
Hobson probably would have gone to
the bottom of the Mississippi with the
girl who had followed her mad inn
pulse TO test his valor but for the help
OF his companion. The two we're un-
able to do more than keep the girls
head above water. It was impossi-
BILE to swim against the current with
her heavy garments dragging her
down and it seemed hours before the
yacht could be brought to the point
where the three struggled in the wat
Ter
Both Of Them Smile.
After the administering of restora-
Itives Miss Cert revived. She was ex-
hausted, but managed to smile weak
lly To one of her girl friends she
said.
u know it was very foolish, but !
knew that ! should be rescued"
Then she looked at Captain Hobson,
who smiled rather grimly as he pant
ed against the deck rail. Then he con
graduated her and went into the cab
lin to put on Hannels.
This afternoon Captain Hobson de-
llivered lecture at the Plaza Chautau-
qua. Al its conclusion DR.. X. A.
Ford delicately referred to the kiss
ing proclivities of the hero and in
vited all TO come up and shake hands
with Captain Hobson."
Shake hands. that's ALL he said.
A litter passed over the audience
and many young women ayailed them
selves of the opportunity TO meet him.
Afterward party of young women
was invited with the captain to a trip
on the yacht Camilla. Here someone
told Miss Cert that she could not in
duce tho captain to kiss her,
No" she replied, Il guess not, but
n can make him rescue me"
That bantering remark came near
costing lives.
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