The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

strokes himself. one OF his pleasures was
10 give swimming parties
One day there was gathered at the pool
the two daughters OF the late Elliot T.
Shepard, Mr. Vanderbilt's nieces: Miss
Beatrice Jones, daughter Of Frederick
RhineIsnder-Jones, young Elliott r Shep-
ard, then a boy OF fourteen. young VIII
liam Sloane, then fifteen, and Mrs
Charles Dodge, daughtr OF John Bige-
low. all very well-known New York So
ciety folk. The guests had left the water
and Mr.. Vanderbilt was padding about
IN IT, Everybody knew he could not swim
and when he dived and did not come up
there was great alarm
Mrs. Dodge PIunges In
Mrs. Dodge. who could not swim a
stroke. nevertheless plunged into the
pool 10 rescue the drowning man. Mr.
Vanderbilt came 20 the surface. called
for help, caught hold Of Mrs. Dodge and
down they both went Quickly, Mr. Van
derbilt released his hold Of Mrs. Dodge
and came 10 the surface again.
BY this time. the two boys. Shepard
and Sloane. had realized their duty and
into the water the two lads plunged
They quickly got Mr. Vanderbilt out. for
Ltle UOES were EtGNitZ SMlilAAlEGCs UAA "
fish out Mrs. Dodge was a more difficult
matter, for she had tainted and lay mo-
tionless upon the bottom Of the pool
However. they dived for her and brought
her safely 10 the shore. But il was q
long time before she regained conscious
ness
Another Vanderbilt-Mrs. William x
Vanderbilt. jr-once Virginia Fair-went
day, z couple OF years after her mar
rage The canoe upset and its occupants
were thrown into the water. Mr. Keene
could not swim, but Mrs Vanderbilt was
strong swimmer. She kept her GOODNESS
and courage, and brought herself and
her companion safe 20 shore.
BeresfoFd's Life-savfng Medals.
Among foreigners OF distinction who
have been life-savers. Lord Charles
Beresford holds high rank He has
medals for the saving Of the lives OF
three men. and his friends say that he
has saved at least a dozen
His first exploit along the iife-Saving
line was when he was a Mildly in the
royal navy. ard his ship was at Port
Stanley. IN the Falkland Islands A
boat was overturned alongside his ship
and q sailor. who could rot swim. thrown
into the water. Hastily tying a line
about his waist. Beresford jumped over
board 20 the rescue. He swan 10 the
sailor and caught him as he was going
down for the second time
The strong tide which was running
would have swept them both away had IL
not been for the line which was held by
steady hands on the ship. With strong
and powerful strokes the MILDLY kept
himself and the sailor above water until
boat came and rescued them Beres-
ford was SC exhausted that he had 10 be
carried aboard ship by the men VINO
came 70 his assistance.
Fifteen or twenty years after. when
BeTesfOrd was speaking at a public meet
ing in London. he noticed a cOmmotiOn
near the door where The police were try
ing 70 prevent the entrance Of a sailor.
who cried out that ne wanted 70 speak
20 the speaker Let him come in" said
Beresford. and down the aisle walked the
sailor whom he had rescued as a MILDLY
al Port Staniey-just dropped il 70 thank
his rescuer-
once BeresfOrd jumped into the water
at Liverpool and pulled ont a biz. buTly
sailor who was drowning The man did