The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-16

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ployed as a book-keeper at VIM. e.
Springer and Company's came very near
being drowned yesterday afternoon at
Wrightsville Beach, but was rescued
by two men who went out to him i'm
a life boat.
Mr.. Moore went to the beach yester-
day afternoon and, in company with
a number of friends, went in bathing
opposite the Atlantic Club. He is a
good swimmer and he went out beyond
the breakers and kept getting further
and further out until he passed the reef.
When his friends saw him getting so
far cut they called to him n warned
him Of his danger, but he had often
don the same thing before and felt
safe. One of his friends called to him
again to come back and then it was that
he found he could not return. He call
ed to his friends to help him, that he
could not get back Several of them
started to his assistance but they soon
saw that it ould be impossible for
them to save him 50 they ran to the
Club house and secured the life boat.
In the meantime Mr.. Moore was be-
ing carried further from the shore.
The boat was launched and Mr.. John
Handy nd Mr.. c.. c. Wilkinson, who
is janitor at the Atlantic Club,
to the young mans assistance.
The sea was very rough and the two
men saw at nee that a desperate I'M
dertaking was before them. At one
time the boat, which was very small,
came near being swamped. A high wave
struck the boat and instead
of riding the wave it went over the
boat, almost filing it with water.
For a few second the two men were
bewildered and when they looked in
the direction where young Moore had
been last seen he had disappeared. 1t
was the second time he had sunk and
for a homer the men heSitated as to
back They had about decided that
the man was lost and were
ready to turn back when they saw
him rise. They began rowing with all
their might hen to reach him.. To add
to the dangers of the situation the
the reef the boat was carried out by
the tide. When the boat reached
young Moore he was several hundred
yards from shore. As soon as the boat
was near enough a large life preserver
was thrown around him. He man
aged to get his arms over the life pre-
server and kept his head above the
water until the water could be bailed
out of the boat. He vas then pulled
into the boat and in a few minutes was
on shore.
He was conscious when he reached
shore but it was some time before he
was able to walk. Mr.. Moore was. able
to be ON the streets asst night, but he
was feeling very weak from his awful
experience. He stated that he was
ready to give UP, but when he heard
his friends calling to him and upon
looking in the direction of the shore
and seeing the boat coming to his res
cue he determined to use all the
strength he had to try to keep his
lead above water untlI the boat arriV-
ed. When he was taken into the
boat his hands were purple and so
Were his wrists.
The act Of Mr.. Handy and Mr.. VIII
hanson was certainly a brave one
and they cannot be praised too
highly for their deed. There were many
on the beach at the time, but the
dangers of going out in a frail boat
were so great that no one wished to
take the risk. At first Mr.. Williamson
was going alone, but Mr.. Handy knew
two men could come far nearer hand
ling the boat than one 50 in he jumped.
1t was some minutes from the time
young Moore was first seen to be in
danger until he was brought to
the shore. There was a large crowd
on the beach and many of them quickly
assembled in front of the club house.
For some minutes there was much eX-
citement and this lasted for some time
after Mr.. Moore had been rescued.