New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-19

Miss Titus was sixteen years old in July, iSe4.
when with her family she went TO Maine Tor the
GUNNER. About q year before" she told a IT'D
une reporter Il had learned TO swim. because my
father thought swimming was one Of the Things
every woman should know how 10 DO. on the
day OF the accident large party OF US young
people had gone out yachting. The yacht Romance
owned by Captain Frank Burgess, OF Boston was
& large one and could not get close IN khoTe on
the return trip, so were taken OF in q small
boat This boat was towed. the water being TOO
rough 70 GLOW of rowing
-Four Of t1s-three girls and man-were belng
carried ashore from the yacht, when suddenly the
boat got caught in the trough Of the sea and cap
sze5 We were ali thrown out. I landed on my
back
7 was wearing q heavy macintosh at the time
went on Miss Titus. laughing, not an ideal gar
rnent to swim in but as soon as I could I rfgnted
myself and then I saw my friend. Miss Laura
Fseifsnv5er of East Orange, with her head uhder
the water all bent over and evidently IN a serious
position I 10 her, got her head up OUT OF
the water so she could breathe, and held her there
-tll o,r friends could come out for Us and get US
ashore the man had meanwhile rescued the
fourth person IN the party
For this splendid act of bravery bronze medal
was awarded 10 the young girl last fall by the
Carnegie hero fund commission. which examined
into the case with the utmost thoroushness' send
srg representatives the Titus family TO Casco
Bay and 10 all the persons known 10 nave oeen
resent on the occasion, IN their anxiety 10 arrive
truth. Miss TITUS II i S64I- oV-4i-41- win
characteristic uodesty 10 open her mouth on the
subject.
The ~acr that although several men were Close 10
The sro1 where the accident took place the entire
resnonsilitv Of saving both herself and Miss Reif-
SNYDER was the young girl is thought TO have
weighed with the commission
As = fact however, the bronze medal has never
hae received BY Miss Titus, although noullnally II
was awarded 10 her last fall Since then her father
the late Dr. William Titus has died. This, together
with the knowledge that Miss Maud is a junior IN
The Newark High School and very ambitious 70 go
the form Of 1hs honor which Il wishes % 40 LeT
In other words the g 50 which has been AWARDED
&c her ID complete her education may be q suosL-
tute for the medal
the two viii come together, neither Miss TITUS nor
her mother knew yesterday In TACT. they had re-
ceived no Official notification OF the award, ana
knew only what they read IN the papers.
Mss Tins who IS a slender. pretty girl, win
thick yellow hair rolled back from her ioreead on
either side Of q parting, was the recipient OF
fellow students yesterday but she came home from
school ate her luncheon and sat down 10 gel heT
Fridays lessons calmly as II bronze medals ana
S2s5a9 gifts were everyday affairs
abe said and expect % be graduated next January
Then want 80 10 college o. yes with q pTlght
smile. I've made Up nItn6 which college want
20 20 It's the WOrnans College, OF baltimore
A chum OF mine IS going there, and l want 10 80,
too"
Miss Titus seems 10 have been born collected and
friend from drowning she figured successfully in a
runaway horse EPISODE At school she IS especially
fond OF languages With al her school ana social
engagements she finds time TO do charming water
gfyiish ard unspoed spite Of al the honors that
have come crOwding upon her