Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-02
Westerly Boarder a Carnegie Hero
Arthur Penny in Line for Medal for Life Ssving-Had
Valiant Assistance from Golored Chauffeur-Water
ford Boy Found at Watch HiII-Ambrose Maine Civ.
en- Jail Senterce-Purtill-Rouse Marriage.

Arthur Penny, an itinerant photog-
rapher, was lucky one for Miss Mar
ina Ninchon, cook for the Wagner
| Iamhy IN the Weekapaug colony Early
tuesday evening Miss Winchon went
m bathing from the jetty end of the
nreachway and would have lost her
ne put for the timely rescue by Mr..
TennX and negro chauffeur named
A., william johnson. Miss Winchon is a
IalrlS good swimmer and she went out
Deg ond the breakers, but when she at
! tempted to return her strength failed
and she cried for help but she had the
presence of mind to turn on her back
and float
Mr.. Penny heard the cries and throw
ing off his outer clothes started to the
rescue of the young woman He had
not swan far when he was seized with
| a cramp in his right leg and gained
4 the shore with difficulty. He then
( Jumped into an abandoned skiff and
| calling johnson to his assistance start
ed again to rescue the floating woman
| There were no oars at hand and the
men tore the seats from the skiff and
! with these padded out through the
| breakers. the skiff was partially filled
| with water and Johnson, realizing his
danger, began to pray while Penny
padded on in the direction of the float
ing woman Then Johnsons courage
returned and he assisted Penny in get
ting Miss Winchon into the skiff She
was almost exhausted and said she
could not have kept afloat much longer.
Penny and Johnson then padded to
the shore, where they were assisted to
lSnd by those who were attracted to
yhe beach by the rescue Miss Win
chon was taken to the Wagner cottage,
where she received the necessary at
tention and Mr.. johnson went to his
rfPrS q pbanGe Of oil hut
Penny although not penniless, had no
place to go at Weekapaug and no
clothes to change, his change of raj
ment being at his temporary boarding
place on Main street. Although Penny
had proved himself a hero by saving
the life of Miss Winchon, none of the
automobile or horse owners at the
beach offered to take him back to
Westerly
Finally someone at the beach tele-
phoned for a horse and carriage from |
James A. Welchs stable. told of the |
brave act of Penny and asked what |
would be the charge to convey him 10 |
Westerly. Mr.. WEIGH replied that the |
team would be there in short order and /
that there would be no charge for the |
service.
Mr.. Penny was considerably weaken |
ed by his exertion in the rescue. but /
was able to leave his boarding place |
during Wednesday.
Walter Kenyon of Wyoming, who
was injured by being thrown from a
sulkY while driving on the Potter Hill |
road. has just been discharged from
the Rhode Island hospital, where he
has been under treatment for the past
three months. Mr. Kenyon. who is an
expert horseman, employed at the
Bashaw stock farm, was driving in
suky when the horse SHE'D at the APP
proach of Charles d. Chapman's auto
mobile
Mr.. Kenyon had the horse under full
control and in guiding the animal to
the right one of the wheels slid off an
that should have been
protected and he was thrown from the
sulky. His right leg was broken just
below the thigh and his back was Sc
verely strained. Mr. Kenyon claims
that the highway was defective, mas
much as there was no guard rail on the
edge of the embankment. He has sig
nified his intention of bringing a suit
in damages for injuries received
against the town of Westerly.
At the time. of the mishap. three
months ago, Attorney Walter P. Dixon.
counsel for Mr. Kenyon, notified the
town council officially Of the occur
renee and the expectation of the pay
nent of damages.
Charles Moore, the II year old son
IF William n. Moore, of Waterford,
vas taken into custody just before
midnight by Policeman Lamphere at /
Watch Hill for awakening cottagers
md asking for food He was held at
he hill during Tuesday night and
brought to the Westerly police station
Wednesday morning. Chief Bransfield
allied up the New London police TO J
scertain if they knew or wanted the
10Y. The reply came that they kn4w
he boy but did not want him. AT the
ime young Moore was taken into Gus
ody he had fifty cents in his pocket
nough to pay his fare to New Lon
on. and he was sent on the noon train
o that city.