MAN'S GALLANT RESCUE.
PERILOUS QUICKSANDS.
A heroic young man and a brave little girl of nine have had a terrible experience in the quicksands off the Lancashire coast.
The little girl, carrying her baby sister, was wandering over the seashore at Seaforth, near Liverpool, when she found her feet and legs sinking. She had walked into the treacherous quicksands so prevalent in this neighbourhood Fortunately some young men were playing football not far away and one, James Bolan, ran to the rescue. The little girl had by this time sunk lower, but she still clutched desperately her babv sister. Bolan had a difficult task before he could drag out the children, and he was not successful until he had himself sunk up to his thighs. James Bolan is a real hero, for no more terrifying experience can be imagined than that which he so courageously dared. Readers of Scott will recall the closing passages of his " Bride of Lammermoor,' when the Master of Ravenswood rides to his doom in the quicksands, one of the most moving descriptions in English literature..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21136, 19 March 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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180MAN'S GALLANT RESCUE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21136, 19 March 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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