The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-13
Hasten to Assistance Of Five
Big Men and Save Their Lives
GRACE DARLINGS IN DISGUISE
4 Formal Toast 10 Their Bravery viii
Be 0fIsrsd at ROckaway Beach
Saturday kerl.

New York. Aug. ls.-Two slender wo-
men. Mrs. May Mcdonald and Mrs. Mamie
Manchester, wives OF Rockaway Beach
policemen. are the heroines OF Rockaway
Beach. having rescued Ave big, strong
, men from drowning. Each Is about 25
years old and modest over their joint
achievement.
The rescued men are: Edward Joyce.
Is. OF No 3s7 West Twelfth street. Man
+. haitian. who confesses that he weighs
more than 226 pounds; Joseph Mcguire.
27. guest at the Crystal hotel. Rock
away Beach. who gave his weight as 1856
pounds; William Hill 20, son OF Jane Hill.
who runs the Robert Emmett House at
Rockaway Beach. 10 pounds: John Coo
gan, 2S. OF East One Hundred and Ninth
street. Manhattan, i15 pounds. and John
Hopkins S2 200 pounds and more than
six feet tall.
STARTED OUT IN CATBoAT.
The Ave men started out In a small cat
boat from the -Four Jacks Fishing club at
Hammelfs station yesterday afternoon
and sailed down Jamaica bay, intending
TO go through the Rockaway Inlet and
cross TO Sheepshead Bay. When their
craft was off Seaside dock the sheet
boat went about and capsized. throwing
all the men into the deep channel.
Policemen Mcdonald and Manchester
wero out In a catboat while their wives
were rowing In a sixteen-foot skin. The
policemen did not see tire boat capslze.
Their wives did and called Justify FOR help.
but their shouts were drowned by the
blowing OF the whistle OF the steamer
Grand Republic. the captain OF which saw
the accident but was not In n position TO
render assistance.
RoWED TO THE RESCUE
Seeing that help was not forthcoming
the wives OF the two policemen caught up
their oars and pulled with all their might
20 where the men who were fully dressed
with the exception OF their shoes and
stockings. were struggling in the water
Hill was the first man the women pulled
into their boat. He was thoroughly ex-
hausted. The little women tackled
tough proposition when they caught
Joyce. the heaviest man in the party. but
they managed TO drag him In. too Coo
gan was next pulled into the skin Be-
fore Mcguire and Hopkins were reached
both had disappeared for a second time.
but the women caught both OF them,
and with the assistance OF the three al
ready III the boat dragged them TO safe
~.
HERoINEs' HUSBANDS APPEAR.
Policemen Mcdonald and Manchester
came alongside In their catboat. 10 which
the rescued party was transferred.
Policeman John Moore rowed out to the
overturned catboat and righted her. but
the Ave men refused 10 go aboard again
and they were provided with old shoes
and made their way back TO the Four
Jacks Fishing club. after they had
thanked their rescuers and given their
mn ar,ea m Policeman Moore whose duty n
was TO make record OF the narrow es-
capes.
The women refused TO talk Of their per-
Torrance. except that one said:
1--WE did Just right Even If our hus-
bands are policemen they are not the only
ones who can save lives"
They were cheered last night wherever
they went. A formal toast I'm their honor
will be drunk next Saturday-Devery Day
at the beach