The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-23
BRAVE POLICEMAN
SAVES TWO FROM
| DEATH IN CANAL
Edgar Burton and Albert Feize
Rescued by Brodesser,
Park Cop.
OWED TO BOTTOM AND
BROUGHT UP ONE BODY
Revived Unconscious Lad, Saved
Other Easily and Said
Nothing About 1t.

In one of the most remarkable res-
cues recorded this season Thomas H.
Brodesser, an Essex County Park po-
liceman, stationed in Branch Brook
Park saved the lives of two youths who
were drowning in the Morris canal
and said nothing about it. He regard
ed it merely as a part of the days
work.
that the story became known, and 1t
establishes the best claim for Car
negie medal noticed this season.
Brodesser would never make the claim.
AS a good wine needs no bush, SO
does the narrative of Brodesser's hero
ism need no establishment. The plain,
unvarnished sale, as told by the CRATE
full near victims follows:
Edgar Burton II years old, of S4h
South Fourteenth street, and his neigh
bor, 14-year-old Frank Kelly. of 81
South Fourteenth street, went swim
ming in the canal They were in most
Of the afternoon, and on the way home
thought they would take another
plunge. Burton jumped in first and
was Immediately seized by cramps. He
was going down tie second time when
|. young Kelly saw him.
Two Struggle In Water.
Kelly ran to the playground in Or
y ar,ge street and summoned Albert Feize,
"a years old, of 122 North Second street.
who was playing basketball there.
F'eize ran to the bank of the canal,
Jumped in and seized Burton, VINO had
lust reappeared oil the surface, Inc
drowning boy clasped Feize about the
neck and the two struggled in the
water. The Kelly boy saw that Felze
and Burton might drown. SO he ran to
summon aid a second time. He was su-
premely fortunate in running into Po-
hceman Brodesser Brodesser won hrst
prize in the diving competitions In the
park last year. In these contests the
park policemen were required to bring
up dummies from the bottom OF the
lake In record time. He understood
Kelly to say There's a boy drowning
in the canal" and ran with him to the
bank. He saw Feize struggling In the
water. 1t was the work of a few min
utes for the expert to plunge in and get
Feize. and as he drew the exhausted
young man to the bank he heard him
say feebly: "There IS boy on the
bottom
Brodesser jumped back into the canal,
swan to the spot where he had first
seen Feize and dived He found the
Burton boy on the bottom of the canal
In the soft mud, brought. him to the
surface and swan with him to the
shore Apparently Burton was dead.
Revives Unconscious Boy.
1t was a part of Brodessers training
that he acquire all of the methods
whereby an apparently drowned person
is brought to life. Brodessor worked
with the energy of three over Burton
for half an hour. In the, end he was
rewarded by faint signs of life. He re-
newed his effort and soon had the boy
breathing feebly. Running to the near
est telephone Hrodesser summoned the
City Hospital automobile, and by the
time 1t arrived had Burton out of dam
ger. After the boy had been at the hos
pital an hour and half he was per-
mitted to go home.
All this happened on Wednesday aft
ernoon. Had 1t been left to Brodesser
the story never wo lid have been known.
1t was an incident of more than usual
interest to him, Of course, but merely
an incident.
Burton told about it today. "I went
kown nine times counted them," said
he boy. but each time when 1 came
took breath and held 1t when I
rnt down. After nine times 1 didn't
COW anything. I guess I never would
We known anything again IL it hadn't
q for Policeman Brodesser"