Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-01

into it and upon the crowded ferry again.
 And while military training has much to do with daring so often observed Tn men of the army or navy, none the less may the loneliness of life in the service create restlessness and occasional breach of discipline This was evidenced in the instance of a couple of mariners trying to get ashore without leave, while their ship. the U. S. s. Raleigh, lay in Colombo harbor, Ceyion, at the end of a long voyage.
 They made the trial about l o'clock in the morning, just as George W. Nelly of Lackawanna N. Y, was completing his watch on deck. As the sailor who would watch through the dawn came to take his place, a sharp shout of "Helpp pierced the dark silence that brushed this shelter place of the Indian sea.
 Nelly, without a word, turned and ran to the gangway, his relief after him, try ing to persuade him not to risk his life But Nelly pulled away from him, and paying no attention to the cry of For Gods sake. don't jump, the waters full of sharksr' made the plunge, and com menced seeking his comrades.
 He swan for 100 yards before he could locate one of them. He was fighting to
 keep floating and unable to utter a sound
 beyond frightened gurgle such as a
 helpless animal might make. when snared. As Nelly caught at him there was the swishing of powerful fin against his foot, and in a flash he was left with only the coat of his comrade clutched in his fingers
 The other runaway was struggling just | few feet beyond. Undaunted by the | tragedy he had just witnessed, Nelly | swan over to his side, though aware by
 this time that the black waters of the
 harbor were really alive with man-eat-
 CTS, One more stroke and the hope of | rescue might have been fulfilled but just | as he reached out to seize the almost ex- | hausted sailor there was an indescribable l cry of agony-and the second man sank | to his death in the jaws of a mammoth | shark.
 | Nelly now dfved repeatedly, endeavor. | ing to find the bodies of those he had SC l unselfshly tried to save. But it was use 1 less, and the Raleigh, being fully aroused by this time, shot boat overheard, ana
 the hero was picked up and turned over to the attention of the ships surgeon | He received the gold medal July II, 1912 | August ,, 1912, silver medals were be | slowed upon Dennis O'Meara and Elmer
 J. Kelley of the metropolitan police fore
 of New York city for their rescue of | young girl who had thrown herself ints | North river at Battery Park. As it wa. close on to midnight. the girl perhaps di,
 not see the policeman standing on the set I wall. Perhaps she didn't care, in the de
 spair of the mood which made her try tt take her life. But the two stalwart son. l4of Ireland did see. and O'Meara. in tht
 effort to get down swiftly and into tn
 strong tide that beat against the wall, fel
 and almost broke his arm
 .*
 The girl-when he finally reached he
 and tried to hold her up despite his in Jury-gripped him in a frenzy that de
 fled him: Kelley, watching and nor
 agile than OMeara, was on the seen : in moment He broke the girls hoI and assisted in getting her to the bas, of the wall, from which she was lifted by a bystander who had chanced upo the attempt at suicide, just in time t help the rescuers complete their work . When medical attention was secure 2 it was found that the big biuecoars wer : as -sorely in need of it as the slip of e girl whom they had furnished an oppoT tunity for another view of the game 0 living, and for several days they wer incapacitated for duty.
 7 Down at Lowell station, Tybee Island . Ga, two young sisters, Elsie and Jose 2 phine Robider, while in bathing on morning, ventured out too far and foun
 themselves having to swim ashor
 who was only thirteen years old, ocean e exhausted, and her sister, ill going { n her assistance, saw that it was nor e than she could do to save both hersel T and Josephine, and commenced scream :, ing for help.
 e line marking wading depth whe e Joseph E. Canipos, jr., of Savannah, Ga d who, occupied a cottage perhaps 5t Y yards upshore, heard the cries. Ruf a ming, he rushed into the water, with a nl his clothes on. and swam out to then