The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-08-15
BRAVE GIRL SAVES
THREE FROM DEATH.
AIDED BY FORMER CITY ATTORNEY
ZIMMERS, MISS LILLE WAY
EFFECTS RESCUE.
IN THE LAKE AT OKAUCHEE.
Young Milwaukee Woman Plunges Into
Water at Risk of Own Life to
Save Swimmers.

an heroic and successful attempt TO
save the lives of three men who
became exhausted while swimming in
Okauchee lake Wednesday afternoon,
Miss Lille Way, the 1G-year-old daugh-
ter of Prof. Rudolph Way. the dancing
master, nearly lost her life. and was
saved together with the three men only
by the extraordinary efforts of William
j. Zimmers, former assistant city attor-
ney.
Men Were Exhausted.
When drawn from the water the three
men were exhausted and those on the
beach worked over one of them, named
Lederer, for several hours before he
could be revived. Miss Way also was
completely exhausted from her efforts to
keep the three above water until Mr..
Immers reached the scene. The second
OF the young men was known as Neis-
kopt while the third is unknown.
The three had spent the greater part
OF the afternoon in the water swimming
to and fro between large Sund-har
eighty feet from shore and the beach.
None of them could swim very wei and
they became somewhat exhausted, When
they decided to swim back 10 the shore
for the last time, one of them, Woskupf,
became weak and losing confidence.
grasped one of his companions. The
second man struggled to free himself
and i'll few seconds all three lost their
heads and iIoundcred about in the water.
holding to each other in Il mad effort
TO keep their heads mp.
Those on shore thought for time that
the youths were playing in the water.
but the SerousncSs of the situation soon
became apparent through the few rLua.
ing cries given 10y the drowning mru.
Gin BUSHES 70 the Rescue
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helm and Lositotin,. moi ~ ,'iI,,t. ,.,.,'r.I
bravcly into the water reaching iur
scene OF the death struggle in "A few
strong strokes She graspod one of
them and also shouted tor help for She
found she could NOT manage all three.
All those ON shore who saw the sight,
with the exception of MIR. Iimmrrs, bn-
came frightened aud ram away. He
shouted 10 Miss Way Get around b.r;
of them. Don't lot them ho.d yul u.
they'll pull you down. I.mmcrs was d..
yrsrug himself of a part of h.s gnthm-
while giving these directions and ,ulIlt-
diutrly plunged into the water. Nirau.
while Miss WAY made n dive into lLr
water after Icdcrcr. who had zone down
for the third time. and fortunately found
hIm and drew him to the surface. She
luStlllpu some confidence INFO nm. prIrr
two and kept them all above waiter mn.
til Iimmcrs arrived when hc drew the
four 10 shore, Miss WAY barely nb,, ~
swim herself, holding L.cdcrcr's head
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The place where accident occurred il
n deep hole between the sand bank and