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Show (AMK Ni:Aiuion ningT The President's Niece and Miss Hazard Hare a Narrow Iscap at Capo lar, WEKE SWEPT INTO A HIGH SEA. A Gallant Rescue With Which Some Startling Start-ling and Exciting Features Ware Associated, ! (M r. Mat l.ir. N J . Aug. S -T bathing ground at Cape May Poiut was tho scene of wild excitement, occasioned occa-sioned by the narrow rscapw from drowning of Mrs. I'immick. niece of ('resident Harrum!. mid Miss Floranca lla.ard of I'hilad'dpli'u. These ladies had been diving from the ruft attached to the old stcamlmat landing when heavy breaker swept lhm out into th high sea, where they cmitintied to swim about, unconscious of their danger. The president and hi daughter. Mrs. Mi Kce were standing together oa the) beach watching the merry throng of bather, when their attention il attracted to the fact that Mrs, I"im mirk and Miss ll.i.vard wet being carried out by the tide. Tim crowd on the beach realized the statu of n IT airs alsiiit the same lime that M.n llaard threw up her arms, us if haustcd ljuiek as thought Mr. Hock, tint nsftislaut of I'r. Stewart at Cp May i'oiut. swam toward tho Udi', while Mr. Strauss, one of the nrvhesir from the Carlt Pm House, ato went to their assistance. Mr. !uck, who Is au expert swimmer and win of the bless ble-ss ing corps, went for Mrs. Itinirahk nod told her to hold on t him. The president's niece still had n Is-conie aware of her dangi-r, and told hun she needed no aistane. as she was getting along comfortably. Mr. Iblck, however, again told ber t hold mi quickly and for th lint time she, suspected there was danger, nu t immediately did a sha was told. I ha rescue was. however, no easy matter. The four continued to go from, rather than toward, the shore. Then was an bout near save a little rowing shell, that capsied as soon as loosed from Its moorings. "Why doe not mime one do soma thing."" asked Mrs McKva etciiudly. Thu president, too, show nl great concern con-cern at the danger of the situation, and turning to a man who was sitting calmly by In a luipgy told him to drive us quickly a posailile to the life sitting station for help and a Imal that could breast the tide. Tho timn waa oft like tho wind and sunn the boat arnvrd w ith a sturdy crew o( oarsmen. Ilefur th n lifeboat arrived IHiek and htrauss succeeded III bringing the Indies ill, all In ait utterly exhausted comiliiott. Mrs, llimmlck w less so than the other,. lliotiKhpalo and nervous. Mi Ha-yard Ha-yard tt unconscious, and wa carried to the, cottage second from he presi dent's, whare Mr. Stewart rendered her every attention. Mr. tu k faintod ns soon as he reached the shore with tils burden, and when letived fainted repeatedly. The president expressed much eon. cern at the lark of provision lor assist-Inn assist-Inn those In danger at this point of the bathing ground. In speaking of whsl came near living a fatal accident, tin said he thought llm current llirre was very stiff, and as tha lido was going" out and the wind binning 1MW tlo danger was 'i-y great. Secretary Itbiine anil Mrs. Kusell Harrison, who had remained til the cottage, viewed the s "no of excitement through held glusses, not being stall aware what was the cause of llm commotion on the beach until the president, Mrs. Mi Kne. and Mrs. Uunuiii k return!. Iloth of tho rescuers behaved r-laiitly. |