The evening times., 1902-07-21
HOW CAPTAIN HOBS9G
RESCUED" Miss CBRP
Young Lady Says It Was
All : Little Joke.
PUSHED Her INTO WATER
Was Dangling Her Feet IN the River
When the Hero Of the Merriz7ac Save
Her Shove For Fun-Neve- in any
Danger

ST LOUIS, July 21--AHG now comes
Miss Mamie Cert, who, 5y her own hand
and over her own signature. protests
that she was not rescued; that she did
not fail, neither did she jump. into the
river; but that she was showed. and that
IL was none other than the redoubtaeIe
Captain Hobson's strong arm that did
the showing. Further. that the water at
the time and place was nowhere deeper
than her waist line, and that she was
therefore. in nc danger at any tins of
browning, but after touching bottom
with her feet waded ashore with Cagtain
Iobson.
The stories that were published con
cerning Miss Cerfs rescue from The
waters Of the Mississippi at Pfaza by
Captain Hobson. just after that gentle
1an had concluded his address to the
Chautauqua Assembly, were Of such q
character, and agitated the members os
the family to such an extent. that Mr.
samuel Cert, brother Of the young lady.
went on the first train TO Pis-sa to make
a personal Investigation He saw his
sisters and others. and the result Of his
Inquiries bears out the statements OF bis
sister. He said. on his return:
Water Hot Two Feet Deep.
The launch OF Mr. Brinrhurst was
anchored a. the shore in about oae and
one-haf fest OF water. which il barely
draws when fun Il passengers There
were about ter young ladies wading
about the Iauaeh in bathing costume.
and they saw Csp,siE Ho5son. All i'm
mediateIy called TO him and insisted that
he 20 in bathing with them. 4 suit was
borrowed for MIN fr5m one Of the gen
tlemtn present. and Captain Hobsor
soon was in the water, Jumping aroEuI
IS frisky as one can be who IS a na-
Jional hero All idolfsed BY the young
iadies in general. Ny sister Mamie was
sitting. on the e6ge of The launch in rec
ular' dress. bUt had taken Of her shoes
and WAS enjoying the scene formed by
the bathers. when Captain Eobsou steD-
ped up behind her and pushed her into
the water. 1t vas CaI.- ~ f5ot and haIF
or two feet deep, and, as lar as Teseu-
ing her was Concerned. IL vas g remote.
unnecessary, and UncaIIed-for proposI-
I on FJrtEeT. there WaS ne resc,iug in
any form done. Ny sister. as well as
The family, is greatly annoyed at this
Unnecessary no-or!ety- The Misses Mes
sing. FawcGtt, Flint, and many Others
were surprised al Caltain IobsOa push
ing her into the water. While il ali ere
ated sensation TO the public. il was
looked upon as a joke at Chautauqua-'
Re-enfOrcins this statement is the fol-
lowing letter from the young lazy her
self, written before the publication Of
the first stories of her episode. giving
her account Of the whole affair.
Ny Darling Mother: arrived here
all Q. K. NT. Bringhurst informed me
that one OF my brothers teIephoned TO
him that some fcol tory had gotten
cut about Capt Richmond Pearson Hob
son and myself There isn't a word
Of truth that I was IN any danger A
crowd went cut in Bringhurst's launch
part Of them dressed IA swimming suits.
expecting to go in the water Hobson
is q magnificent swimmer. and OF
course We were anxious 70 see him
swim. I hadn't the slightest intention
of going IN. as ! am decidedly minus
suit. ! was sitting en- the edge OF the
launch, dangling Ely stocking feet IL
the water H0bsOu came along and jol1-
iHgly dared me 20 slip in Now. the
launch was tied TO the shore. and half
q dozen girls who cent swim 1T ali
were wading around 80 you know the
water could not have been very deep.
We all started 70 laugh abOu, the dare
when the noted captain gave me a lit
tie shove, and in ! went up 10 my