Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

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but a good deal better to do it: and the
only way that one can do it Is by learning
how to treat drowning people If you'll
just notice the accounts of folks who are
drowned at bathing resorts you'll see that
half the time the fellow who attempts to
do the rescuing only succeeds In getting
himself drowned along with the man he
was trying to save That is because he
doesn't know how to handle the man.
And that is just what we are here to
learn in this life-saving crew-hoW to
handle swimmers who have lost their
heads, have become exhausted been swept
beyond their depth. taken with cramps or
had any other of the numberless misfor-
tunes that come upon swimmers while in
water. Each case has to be treated diff
ferently. otherwise the rescuer will find
of the drowning man..
The young member struck the keynote
of the object of the life-saving crew
Many a man jumps in to save some
drowning bather and in his unseflsh ig-
norance finds himself in the grasp OF
struggling maniac who will pay no heed
to his commands. but. hugging him in
sanely. strangles the efforts he makes to
save. and both are dragged down. 1t is
the object OF the life-saving class to edu-
cate swimmers in the manner of making
their efforts result to the best advantage.
to teach them how to lend best aid to the
drowning one and, what Is the most I'M
portant factor, teach them how to prevent
the exhausted and terrified person whom
they are rescuing from frustrating the
effort to save by the wild struggles that
characterize the drowning man.
It was last autumn that Instructor Long
conceived the idea of creating the life
saving crew and broaching 1t to some OF
his special pupils in the swimming school.
found them eagerly responsive: Inc crew
was organized with membership or more
Tttna
throughout the winter these sturdy lads
have marshaled themselves i'm the great
swimming pool room and under Mr.
Longs direction gone through driil
that has made them perfect in the SCI
ence of life saving.
"You could not find finer lot OF men
than my boys OF the llfe-savlng crew;
said Mr.. Long. They are pnysicany
perfect and to be perfect in that way
means that they must lead pretty nearly
perfect lives in other respects. Every
one of them Is trained to the notcn In
physical condition"
them to attend your life-saving schooi?'
Mr.. Long was asked.
mot the slightest" was the proud re-
ply. Instead they always are eager to
come to the practice.
Here is a list Of the boys continued
Mr. Long land II you know anything
about the young men OF Washington you
will see it represents mighty fine class
of fellows"
The Star man took the list and read it
over When he got through he agreed
with Mr. Longs opinion of the boys.
These are some Of the husky. pink-oheek-
ed young men that make up the life-sav-
ing crew:
Oscar Stratton, Reggie Rutherford,
Bruce Cleveland. Elmer Armiger. II. r.
Stewart. A. G. Grinnell Malcolm Auer-
bach. T. E. L.ampe. r. 8. Wheeler. Ted
Tanner. Harry Wood
These are my star lie savers" said
Mr. Long land a better lot Of swimmers
cannot he found the continent. We
have other members also. There are
F. s Walker. viii Curtis. lie Roy King,
c. W Martin, j. ". Burch. Bob Duncan,
Jim Cults. r. .. Deacon. Don De Lash
mutt. f. K. Schiling. Horatio Whiting
and severed others. They are all good.
but I mention those above because they
are exceptionally good.
The best man | have? Well. I reckon
Reggie Rutherford Is about the best all
round man WRen IL comes TO nfe-savfnE.
There's mighty little n man can do In the
water that Reggie can't do. l would pit
Did any of your men ever attempt any
real rescue work. Mr. Long was asked.
Well. Malcolm Auerbdch. one of my
crew. not only made An attempt at real
rescue work but he got Carnegie hero s
medal: no, only one out got the first one
that was ever awarded a Washngtonian.
II was at Ocean City. up In New Jersey.
last summer. The Washington High
School Cadets were canrped up there for
the summer outing. Ocean City is
magnificent bathing place with surf that
brings JOY 10 the heart OF the bather;
but it has an undertow that is more than
dangerous.
Malcolm was along with the boys AS