The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-22
THREE SAVED
IN UPPER BAY
SUNDAY NIGHT

After falling overheard early last even
ing from the steamer Baltimore. a young
man named Drake wallowed In Nara
gansett bay for Is minutes before he was
picked up by the Pontiac.
The Pontiac was on it's return trip from
Newport to Pawtucket about 6 O'Clock
and had passed Conmicut Point light
house and was shaping It's course for
Bullocks light when Capt Ponds atten-
ton was called to man struggling In
the water. The steamer was stopped and
preparations made for lowering a life
boat. Seeing that the mans strength was
rapidly falling. Capt. Pond hailed the
small lumber schooner Shark, which was
near by ana at whose stern was towing
a rowboat. and notified the crew OF the
mans perilous plight. A boat was at
picked up In an exhausted condition,
placed on board the steamer, taken to
Pawtucket. and then brought In a car
riage to his home on Gladstone avenue,
this city
brakes disappearance from the Balti-
more was unnoticed on that steamer and
he was houndering In the water while
that boat was fast disappearing toward
Rocky Point, when Capt Pond of the
Pontiac saw him.
All endeavors to learn how the mishap
occurred proved fruitless. After his res
cue and resuscitation Drake was unable
to talk coherently. his nerve having failed
him entirely and he was a physical wreck.
Superintendent Windsor of the Provi-
dence, Fall River and Newport Steam
boat company said the report was made
to him that the man. whose name could
not be learned, was sitting on the stern
- n 1att hA
the trip to Rocky Point. He seemed all
right Shortly after the boat had reach
ed a point about midway between Bull
locks Point and Conimicut lights, IL was
noticed that he had disappeared. The pur-
ser was notified and the boat was slowed
down. but by that time II was seen that
he was being taken aboard the Pontiac.
Nothing more was done about the matter
until the Baltimore returned to this city,
when the report OF the affair was made.
The slowing up OF the Pontiac attracted
the attention of It's passengers to the
mans plight and one OF their number.
John Mcdonald OF 81 Jefferson avenue,
pulled off his coat and shoes and jump
ed overheard.
Drake was fast losing strength and IL
was plainly evident to Mcdonald that II
he ever got his hands on him IL would
be disastrous for both OF them. He. how
ever. swan to the rowboat that had been
sent from the schooner. Boarding this he.
with the sailor. picked Drake up just as
his strength was about spent.
After Mcdonald jumped from the Pom
tiac that steamer let down rowboat,
hut before Il reached the scene the drown
ing man had been rescued, so that all
that was necessary was to transfer Drake
and Mcdonald to the latter boat ana
take them aboard the Pontiac.
on board the Pontiac was sailor from
the Naval Training Station at Newpart,
who went to work to resuscitate the
young man. After 10 minutes or han
work Drake recovered his senses.
There was another escape from drown
ing Just as the steamer Mount Hope was
making n landing at the Rocky foint
wharf last evening about O'Clock.
young man and n young woman who had
been out I'm the bay In yawl attempted
20 PASS from their boat TO catboat that
was tied up at the wharf. The steamers
swell and the consequent uncertainty or
motion OF the small craft caused both oc-
cupants OF the boat TO miss their footing
They were precipitated into the water
Frank Marshall, an employe or the
Providence Fall River and Newport COM
many who was on the wharf. slid down
the mast OF tho catboat and threw rope
To the young woman. Both victims were
ouIckly hauled ashore, and the excite
y,e.,, .obssdsA The ycsn0 man and San'-
nm went away without leaving names oS
addresses A