The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-28

New York. Aug. 27.-Mounted Po-
licsman Johnny Dreamer Of the Coney
Island cavalry twiddled his legs over
his bay horse and wondered why his
relief didn't show up. Johnny was on
post at the Ocean Parkway and the
Concourss, where hs could keep an
eye ON the crowds drifting between
BRIGHTON and the West End.
A scream came In on the seq wind
and then muff1ed shouts for help.
Johnny made out indistinctly that .
man was struggling for life away out
IN the rough water. Then he glanc.
cd at the stretch of sand between him
and the rollers and gave the bay .
touch of spur.
The horse flashed across the road
way, took the stone wall clearly and
stretched his legs In . long gallop
through the soft sand. Johnny press.
ed him straight into the water with
people cheering right and left He
slid OF the horse when the water was
belly deep. turned it, head toward the
shore and clipped Il lightly on the
rump. The bay shouldered his way
to the beach and waited with dropped
head for Johnny to come back.
Dreamer struck out for the drown
ing man. burdened with his whole out.
At. leather puttees and all. The
crowd on the beach saw him bobbing
In the waves and noticed that he
hadn't even thrown off his cap.
Dreamer got . hand on the mans
neck after what seemed an age, and
Il was lucky he wasn't minute slow
or. The man was going down COM
pletely exhausted when Dreamer
caught him and an undertow had
him by the legs. He was too weak to
night his rescuer and Johnny towed
him back to land slowly.
II was then q few minutes past 8
o'clock. The New Brighton Theater
and other places were letting out the
crowds and they ran to the beach
and some Of them helped Johnny sal.
wage the man and empty salt water
from him. He was all right In . few
minutes and was able to tell them
his name. Felix Heidrick Of 2753 First
street. Coney Island.
Johnny. dripping and chilled was
about to climb on the bay to report
at the Coney Island police station
when . young man breathless from
excitement tore into the crowd and
caught his arm.
There's two lids drowning up the
beach," he shouted. III you don't
get to 'em now they're goners!"
He lit out on . run for the bulk.
head that strikes out into the ocean
from . point above where Dreamer
pulled Heidrick out and the policeman
followed - fast 40 he could. Behind
them trailed life guards from Balm
er's, Capt Tom Reilly and his crew,
but they couldn't step with Creamer.
Handicapped ~ he was by his soaked
uniform.
Crsamsr saw two boys away out
beyond their depth who frantically
paved the waves and called for help.
He took . header on the bulkhead
and SWAN toward them. He realised
then how tired he Was. Rescuing
Heidrick had used him up. but he set
HE teeth and plugged on. He man
aged to grip one boy By the hair and
the other chung to his arm. He tried
to work his way toward the bulkhead
but ho WAS % tired that he was
afraid every minute that the boys
woulA pain him under.
Thon the man who led him to the
second rescue was struck By an idea.
He b chauffeur. Heary Dalton Of 500
Halosy streee. Brooklyn His auto.
mobile was parked near the Con-
course and he had been repairing .
tire which he had Inflated while on
- Wheel Wheo ~ saw that Cream