Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-25
SAVES COMPANION
FROM DROWNING IN
BRANOYW|NE RIVER
Thomas Bush Puts Life Saving
instruction to Good
Use.
THOMAS PALMER RESCUED


A remarkable evidence of the good
accomplished by the Red Cross life
saNinr instruction campaign las week,
has Just come ia light
The hero uf the occasion Is Thomas
Hush. aEed Il wears of aos Nswaset
street. who succeeded In saving his
companion. Thomas Palmer aged 20.
al siS Wawaset street. from drowning,
Both wore swimming tn the Bran
divine above the bancroft dam a fcM
DAYS ago Bush had Just completed a
TOO ward swim across the stream when
d. heard crieH for help. ON looking
hack he saw Palmer struggling in the
middle of the stream.
Il appears that Palmer had been
Ricaed With cramps Ia both legs. and
vas rapidly becoming exhausted. Bush
although tired SWAIN out to Palmer.
hut b1 the time he reached him.
Palmer was alsout al In and had
started cuing down lie cndcaNorcd
81 grt propet hold of Palmer. but
Mas caught around the ue,k and both
went down twice before Rush succeed
81 in releasing himself from the hold
Hush nnails Got proper hold on Palmer
AANN AAtfA NAfNhEatAt'f fAtftf htAtN NAAa FtAA
,eeded In retting him - shore. both
heine IN an exhausted condition.
The rescue wac Witnessed nv a mum
htl ~ pruplc on the banks OF the
stream and the, were most euthusi
aatlc rcgarding tho bravery and cool
ness displayed by Young Bush. Rush
was one ~ thirteen men and boys who
PASSED the Red cross lifes SAVING test
last weck under Commodore Long
fellow The Red cross campaign cont
nilttee feel exceedingly well pleased
that their efforts apparently has helped
rs saving seue one from drowning.
Hush - g,scd swimmer aud he is
one ~ hVc ComprisinE the NJ Z. A.
Junior swimming team which defeat
"a the baltimore N 81 \. last Mon
dav niEht and tho Washington chester
aud Philadelphia team earlier " the
Hrasou While his h,tug Eood swim
met uudoubtc,il, hell,rd ln thr rescue
Sea f b. had not had tho hfe saving
instructions hs could not have heen
amy hrlp iu saving young PALMER.
ruth II them would have unquestion-
ahls hrcu drowned
Thc gWtnmrg and lf, saving cam
t.atnu laat W,,k VAS remarkably suc-
rtsstul approximately 700 b,Ns and
H3rlf women and men actually took
lurt rs thc tampairu and reviewed in-
stru,tiuu sltb,r ia swrmuauE or in lfo
aavtuE aui ~ this number eve girls
and women men AMI ho,s Nho could
rot swim at all. Whrp the campaign
started were ahle ra paas the nfty
fuDt sVimmine test and received the
Hed Cruea button ~ pln Men and
bu,s got buttons elrls and Women re-
eetvrd pins
tne 81 the nost notable features ~
the campatrn WAS tht fact that there
were ao Firla and 11a hoys and men
that received Instructions IA ne say
tnH. This number was considered re
markahlt shuwing a. iearniug life
au,lnR sufficient fo pass tho yed Crnss
test j. strenuous hard work and re-
auiuss large amount ~ constant prac-
tiee
nuflng the week eleven girls and
women and thirteen bo,s and men
paased Tho test and received hand
some Red cross medallions Tor their
swimming suits
nwinr 10 lack ~ time ii was not
pnsTible 90 test ont very larEe mum
BIZ IT those Who took the iife saw
tne test. - ne Red cross arc a.
rnnaiuE a. continue this instruction
ai Braudywlne panl Through the
-. operation ~ Superintendent Mack
and tho Park Commissioners the
lirauds.wine poul Viii be used Two af-
teFneons wcck probably starting
nest week FOE hnth swimming and lite
saving instruction ON Wednesday
ffum 8 o. 6 +. m tho pool viii ~ open
90 the men and boys ~ the city for
instruction. On Thursday from 3 to
& p ~. Il viii be- open to girls and
women. Both these times will b.
regular pay periods, the usual charge
lelne mado the same as on any other
iaA period
t'pols however. will he open to the
pubue without regard a. O. whether
thr people were, or We're not in the
liod C'ross campaign last week. II is
= Kpeoted that sufficient number 81
those who acted a. instructors in the
wln be on hand to afford
al chance ID hc properly instructed
Tho Instructors are very enthusiastic
regarding the work and are anxious to
continue their part Al Instructors
a. ssked a. report Ion duty al the
llra uslY vine pool next "Wednesday and
THURSDAY