NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
A NAiinow escape from drowting happened at the North Shore to-:lay atnoon it appears that some boys were fishing or, tbo md of tho whar\ when one of them fell into tbo water. Aery of •'boy overboard" wr.s raised, and a gadaut young miner from the Tlmniej, named John Lyons Scott, immediately pullol off his coat, and taking hold of a lishing line th«swas fastened to the wharf, jumped into the %vator and struck out for the fast sinking- boy The greatest excitement prevailed nmonit&t .he by-standt-rs, who were chiefly ladies, an<l who, with true womanly heroi-m. did all in their power to save both the boy and his rescuer, wto was novw in danger himself!. Immediately lie got no*r to the boy, tbe latter twined his *rms round his lege, and as |the line was only flight twine, he was afraid to pull too hard, as it would not bear the strain. Had it not been for tbe presence of one or two gentlemen, who, by gently pulling in tbe linSv It is quite evident that they would both
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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2713, 2 January 1879, Page 3
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184NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2713, 2 January 1879, Page 3
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