The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-07

thought l signaled to be brought to
the surface. On reaching it | called
for another two inch rope-besides the
one under my arms-looped at the end
/ would have preferred wire p but
Il was not at hand.
What are you going to dol" l was
asked.
There's no way to save him but to
go into the suction myself, place the
rope under his arm and signal you to
draw US both up"
you'll both perish" was the re-
Spouse.
Mabel was looking at me, and my
eyes met hers. We understood each
other. though not a word was spoken.
But what passed between us? All,
that only we and the Lord knowI
Hanging the loop Of the duplicate rope
on my shoulder, l went down again. l
had advanced but a few inches nearer
to Granger than before when l was
caught Ia the suction, and 1t seemed
that a mountain was on me. l was
pulled down on to him, and so strong
was the current that / could not move
the rope from my shoulder to put it
around him. The only motion l could
make vas a lateral one with the cur
rent. Placing my hands and knees
against him. ! managed to move ms
body so that my shoulder, on which the
rope rested. was near the top of Gran
gers head. / moved so that 1T slipped
of, and by a great effort / guided 1t so
that 1t went down over his head. He was
lying on his back. and 1t would go no
farther, but | managed to insert my
knee between him and the masonry
beneath him, and this enabled me to
slip the rope down nearly to his waist
BY a succession Of efforts / got 1t be-
low both hands, SO that when moved
back again toward his armpits it left
the arms free. ~
l had now done all / could do. The
question remained would the rope
stand the strain Of hosting him-would
he live till this question was decided?
As to myself. only the first Of these
questions pertained. ] was In my full
strength. Granger just before my sec
ond descent had made a feeble pull on
the cord.
/ gave the signal and waited for the
final act in the play for two lives. l
felt a strain on the rope under my
arms which soon grew 10 be terrific. l
signaled on Changers cord The strain
IN me ceased, and the rope under him
Anhko~o6 Tors . N4naA I a M roA4n
ment In him; then | could discern one
similar to the minute hand of a clock.
He was slowly sliding away from over
the hole. If he were removed and i re-
manned l would be sucked into his
position.
A machine on the capstan principle
had been provided which would enable
those above to pull us both up II the
ropes would stand the strain. / pulled
my rope and Changers at tn.
same time. There was a halt, and In
few minutes the strain on both Of us
recommended. The ropes slanted, and
we very slowly began to move horizon
tally. l knew from the strain, which
was intensely painful, that only the
stoutest rope could stand 1t. We
moved so slowly that l would not have
known we moved at all had | not noted
our positions In relation to the mason
~. Suddenly the upper part Of our
bodies passed beyond the suction col
mi Of water, and the strain was per-
ceptibly lessened. Then it diminished
rapidly. and we began to rise.
There was nc shout when we reached
The surface. for it was not known
whether we were alive or dead. Those
present soon knew that | lived, for |
motioned them to attend to Granger
When his helmet was unscrewed his
wife removed II, Her head dropped
on his breast. and | knew that he was
dead.
No one could do enough for me to
show appreciation of the risk had
taken to save a fellow man. When
Mabel and | parted she conveyed her
thanks by a pressure Of the hand with.
out looking at me. l heard nothing
nom her and did not go to see her for
4 year The day after the anniversary
Of her being made a widow | called
upon her. What passed between US
would not think of transcribing here.
but within a few months she gave me
my reward tor my effort-herself.