Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
TWO RESCUES
AT KEANSBURC
Exciting Times When Canoe
Upset and Three Women
Become Exhausted.
DOCTORS WORK HARD

KeaDsburg, Aug. 26:-Martln
Hess, a well-known New York arch1-
tect, with Mrs. Hess and their chill
dren, r occupying a bungalow In
Carr avenue, Keansburg, for the
summer. Mr.. Carr Is a daily COM
muter to his city Office, and on Mon
day had taken his two children with
him to purchase some clothing for
them. While they were gone Mrs.
Hess, who is very fond of the water.
went out upon the bay in a frail
canoe.
Through some unseen circum-
stance the craft upset, and Mrs. Hess
was precipitated headlong into water
twelve feet deep. Although an ex-
pert swimmer, she was seized by
temporary paralysis induced by
fright and was unable to swim a
stroke.
Mrs. Hess Immediately sank. John
Skillman, Jr., however, happened to
be on the shore at the time and wit
messed the accident. Dof1ng his
coat, he struck out for the spot
where he saw Mrs. Hess go down.
Just then she came to the surface
and her hair was seized by Mr.. Skill
man. Mrs. Hess was limp as q rag
and her rescuer thought she was
dead.
The young nan swan with diff
Guilty to the beach. Several people
had collected, and, as some old
Keansburg waterdogs who were ia
miliar with such cases were in the
party, Mrs. Hess was entrusted to
them.
A barrel was secured and she vas
rolled upon 1t until the water in her
lungs was thoroughly drained out.
Mrs. Hess was then given restora-
ttives and she regained conscious
ness. After being dressed, Mrs.
Hess was removed to her home.
where she still lies in a critical con-
dition.
On Sunday afternoon three young
ladies who were camping out with a
large party at Keansburg, ear the
beach, unsuspectingly walked into
one of the deep holes while bathing
In a secluded spot. The young ladies
were Miss Eva Malone, Miss Althea
Warhop and Miss Gussie Calm, all of
Newark. Neither Miss Malone nor
Miss WARRIOR could swim, and Miss
Calm soon became exhausted from
her efforts in trying to keep the
frightened girls to the surface. Not
a single person was in sight at the
time, but Miss Galm's cries were
heard by Robert Winthers and Harry
Smith, who were in the immediate
vicinity, and both young men has
tened to the spot. Without waiting
to remove any clothing, they plung.
ed into the water to the assistance
| nf tho fhrnn IroTnin1 otr1u urh
were then sinking for the third
time.
The girls had intertwined their
limbs about each other and were sc
completely terrorized and exhausted
that the two men experienced diff.
Guilty in getting them out of the hole
and into shallow water. When they
reached the beach 1t was seen thai
both Miss Calm and Miss Malone
had collapsed. Rushing to Morris
pavilion, a hurried telephone cal
was made for DR.. e. 8. Cooley, o
Keyport. The usual methods of re
suscitation were resorted to and re
storatives Immediately applied. TIL,
doctor experienced little difficulty il
rallying Miss WARRIOR and Miss Ma
lone, but he was obliged to worl
nearly al uOuT WIN MISS Galm DS
fore she showed signs of revivinl
consciousness. Miss Calm is still Il
a serious condition at her tent
while the other girls have gon'
home.
During the excitement attendan
upon the rescue and the physician
efforts, the story spread that tire
girls had been drowned, and a larg
crowd quickly gathered. When 1
was learned that the girls wer
pretty well out of danger and tn
circumstances of their sad misha,
had been verified, several leadini
spirits were for wrecking the san
sucker, which was anchored in Way
cake. creek. They were only re
strained from carrying out their un
reasonable purpose after officer Oh
colt had threatened to shoot tn
first one approaching the craft. Il
the meantime steps are being take
by the Improvement Association t
compel the dredging company to I'll
with stone the few dangerous place
that threaten the safety of unwar
bathers.