THREE HEROES
LIVES GIVEN FOR WOMAN The dramatic rescue of Mrs. Charles Rennie from a tiny raft on Lake Michigan lias revealed the story of three men who gave their lives that she might live (says the “Daily Mail”.) One was her husband, and the others were James Gillette, a seaplane pilot, and his mechanic, Peter Keller, all of Traverse City, Michigan. The four left their home town by seaplane for Milwaukee, 170 miles away, on the other side of Lake Michigan. Fog forced them down on the lake, and in the impact, the seaplane was so strained that water began to seep in.
The three men tore a petrol tank from one of the wings, making a smooth metal raft about four feet square.
On this ihey placed Mrs. Rennie while they themselves slipped into tho icy cold water, gripped the slippery edges of the raft, and prepared to await the arrival of a. passing vessel.
The fog lifted, but no rescue was effected until late next day. when a ship sighted the raft, took off the woman seated on it. but found no trace of the three men.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1933, Page 2
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