The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-11
BRAVE RESCUE
BY OGDEN MEN
Man and Two Boys in Danq err
OF Drowning.
THEIR WAGON OVERTURNED.
( EXCITING TINE ALONG TIE
RIVER BANK.
special to The Herald]

- GDEN. Utah, May 10.-FOT a quar-
ter of an hour the lives OF a man
and two boys were poised i'm the
balance about o'clock this evening
just above the Ogden river bridge The
wagon fu which they were riding was
caught I'm the current and overturned
The horses were drowned but the url-
yer. Lorenzo Jarman, and the two boys
VIII Power and Willard Williams. -
years old. We're saved after half q dozen
people had risZed their own lives over
and over again. a crowd of about I.#
people. men. women and children. had
collected before nual rescue was e[-
feCJed. and such scenes or 5noUUu--
laughing and weeping for joy have sa.-
dom If ever been witnessed. The re7-
euers were Archie Bowman Clarence
Naisbitt, Ed Norris, W f. CoTtes. Lee
roy Leavitt. Leo Auheuhammer and
one or two others.
After the wagon was overturned the
man ana boys hung onto bushes near
the middle of the stream until they
were saved.
Lorenzo Jarman. tesmzter Of tEs
Boyle Furniture company. has been lH
the habit of driving the big wagon into
the stream each evening I'm order 10
wash 1T. There is a good road lcdlll-
out from the south bank about nam a
block east of the bridge The increase
tice has been without danger even after
the river got so high as TO almost oEer-
flow its banks.
story Of the Driver.
Mr. Jarman said tonight that he
started 10 drive i'm the same as usual
10 wash mis- wagon. and met another
wagon coming out He turned his
team a little i'm order 10 pass and this
seemed to make his horses stubborn.
Instead of swinging steadily around
the usual circle they ObsGlateiy turned
downstream. Immediately they were ll
ten feet or raging icy water. The cur
rent caught them and swept team,
wagon and driver down the river.
VIII Power. L. years old. son Of ALI
bert Power the sanitary inspector who
was iu the body OF the wagon gave
graphic account of The affair. The tlI-
lie fellow was so hoarse from his Wer-
ting as 10 be almost unable 10 speak
aloud,
A splendid piece of daring was that
performed by Leon AufhammeT. -
years of age. a baker for. Schwartz
Bros. The risk he took was perlauz
unnecessary, but mis- act was none the
less courageous When he arrived
throug of frightened children women
and men was collecting about the
banks, and 81 looked as though AIT Jar-
man would have To Jet 60 his hold ON
. the Oscilating cottonwood.
Plunged Boldly In
Aufhammer. q slender. strpHuE =.rL
OF youth, but a splendid swimmer,
threw OFT all his clothing eECeutIuE
+ shoes and drawers. ran 10 the Har-l
bank TO the bend of the stream and
there plunged boldly into the f1amIuEs
icy waters, striking out t1 join Jar
man. The current carried him below
the man and tangled him amongst the
. horses and wagon. lie was duH5
against the stone abutmeuts of the
bridge and caught the masouWorE-
From there he made his way back 10
where the boys were safely lodged and
aided i'm their rescue after Eaiuly trg
ing to release the drowning horses
The bringing ashore of the boys. ale
though their danger had not been great
after they got free from the wagon
was the signal for demonstrations on
the part of the crowd that had coli
lected Women Clasped the little fell
lows and wept as though they were
their own sons, while men laughed and
shOuted-eEeu Wept.
Jaman was rescued by Archie W.
Bowman. who also showed great hero
ism.