Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-07-18
Heroic Rescue Made by OrInF.
Browning, k., After Victim
Had Gone Down for the Third
and Last Time.
BROUGHT OUT UNCONSCIOUS

While his bride of six weeks stood
on the beach vainly imploring aid
from fifty onlookers who made no
move to help, Clinton VanSchoick,
twenty-five years old, of 70 High
street, sank to the bottom of the
Raritan bay fifty feet OFF the Esberg
beach at the foot OF High street three
times, and was nearly drowned yes
terday afternoon. But for the quick
actions of Oren F. Browning, Jr., who
was about fifty yards away at the
time, witnesses say VanSchoick
would have died. Young Browning,
fnding no one would risk aiding the
man, swan out to where he had been
last seen, and grabbing him by the
-hair raised him and towed the limp
body ashore. VanSchoick was un-
conscious and seemed lifeless. DR..
George w. Fithian, who was sum-
moned, declared today that If Van
Schoick hadDeen left in the water a
moment longer he could not have
been revived. AS it is, he is in a
serious condition at his home today,
but the physician believes he will re-
cover
VanSchoick had been married only
since June. Yesterday at food tide
he and his wife went to the beach.
Neither knew how to swim, 80 they.
kept close to the shore. yanSchoick
gradually became bolder and shortly
0cfcre 4 O'clock, when the tide was
at about an hours ebb, walked
out to the end OF the guard ropes.
He went over his depth and sank to
the bottom. He strove to get back
toward the shore, but every effort
was frustrated by the strong ebb
tide His wife saw his predicament
in an instant and pleaded with those
about the beach. men, women and
children, to save her husband Her
tears were in vain as none OF the
fifty men, women and children made
any move to aid the drowning man.
Young Browning, who was wading
of the beach in front OF his home at
81 Water street, heard the commo-
ton, and saw the man sink, appar-
emily for the last time. He dashed
to the Esberg beach and plunged In
the water. The man is much larger
than Browning, and the latter used
all his strength in pulling the victim
shoreward. Several times both the
victim and rescuer appeared on the
surface OF the water and disappeared,
Browning being unable to swim
rapidly with his heavy burden. When
he got near the shore he stood In the
water holding the man, while others
threw him a rope. VanSchoick re-
NAMED unconscious for about fifteen
minutes.
Browning called for barrel and
vanSchoick was rolled on this and
much OF the water extracted from his
lungs. He was aided In being resus-
citated by a stimulant supplied by a
resident nearby. Mrs. Eugene Biller
ran to 81 Water street to summon
DR.. Fithian, while Mrs. Browning
also called the physician by tele-
phone When the doctor arrived the
mans body was blue from his long
experience In the water, but he had
been revived and was conscious. He
was taken home In the physicians
automobile.
~ It Is said that none of the fifty or
more people on the beach at the time
could swim. When she found no one
would aid her husband, Mrs. Van
schoick bravely started out into the
sound, but de4eted when Browning
came to the rescue Mrs. VanSchoick
tainted after her husband had been
saved. She was before marriage
Miss Ethel Braun, OF Red Bank.