The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-01
CLING To ROCK
IN THE DAY FOR
OVER TWO HOURS
Two Boys and a Girl Face
Death After Leaving
Sinking Craft
SAVED BY PARENT
Forces a Fisherman to Row
Out at the Point of
a Revolver
MAID TO THE RESCUE
Attracts Attention by Burn
ing Skirt at the End
of an Oar
SAVED BY PARENT
MAID TO THE RESCUE

An attempted pleasure ride IN
a leaky II foot rowboat. des-
perate struggle against racing
ebb tide, a short strift on the pin
nacle of a jagged rock rising but
a few inches above the level of the
bay, a desperate struggle to
reach a large neighboring
shoal, skirt transformed
into signal torch, and
an ultimate rescue, were the
experiences of three young people
on the bay near San Quentin
point last night. One of them
was q delicate girl OF Is but a heroine.
for il was her sheer nerve which kept
I'D the courage of her two boy COM
rarions and her -its which nnalIy re-
suited in sheir being taken of the
rock to which they had been clinging
for more than two hours. Her father.
Andrew Mcclure. a guard at the state
prison. saw a signal from the rocks.
and. knowing that il came from his
daughter. forced John George. a Greek
fisherman, at the point of a gun to
accompany him in a boat to the rescue.
After being taken of the rocks the
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years old; William Bennett, 7s Brady
street. II years old, and Mildred Nc
CURE. q cousin of Dyne's and living at
the same address. were taken to the
hotel OF Henry lie Cant at San Quentin,
where the rescuing boat landed Ben
nett, Dyne and Miss Mcguire had gone
across the bay early yesterday morning
to spend the day with the girls father
at his place Of employment.
Like many another narrowing ex-
perience, the mishap of the trio re-
suited from boyish banter which a
spunky girl was too proud to accept.
Dare you TO go out on the bay with
US" was the challenge which Dyne and
Bennett hurled at the girl. Pm not
afraid she retorted. I'll tell father
where I'm going first though" she
added. and with thar she made pre-
tense Of starting toward the prison
wall. where her father was patrolling.
BOAT FILLS WITH WATER
You're afraid, you're afraidr'
called the two boys. and rather than
have her courage questioned the young
lady returned and hesitatingly entered
the boat
How far out viii you goT asked
one Of the lads.
"As far as you WILL" retorted Miss
Mcguire.
Socn the boat had got far out in
the bay md a heavy sea that had
sprung UP had caused the already leaky
craft to take water like a sieve A
swell opened a new crack and the
water poured in faster than one bucket
could baiI IL out. A hat OF one of the
boys ia the hands Of the girl was
pressed into service and one pair OF
oars was deserted to prevent the boat
from sinking.
Against the racing tide, which was
running out toward the sea. the single
pair OF oars could DO nothing. and grad
usiiy, inch by inch. foot by foot. the
boat edged out toward the strait lead
ing 70 sea
In desperation the three now thor
oughly frightened youngsters directed
all their efforts toward reaching the
Red Rock shoals. toward which the
tide was carrying them. BY dint of
hard tugging at the oars and persistent
bailing they were Just able TO catch
on TO an outlying point OF rock and
climbing to the highest point OF their
new found haven they hoisted an oar
with bit OF clothing attached and sat
down 20 wait for succor.
But the troubles OF the marooned
pleasure seekers did not end here, for
with the turn OF the TIDE instead of
a place OF safety the rock became more
dangerous than the lealky boat had been
and each wave that broke near II
threatened to wash its occupants on
into the ocean. When the water had
risen almost 70 their feet they again
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