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Show frantic effort to save himself. He seizeu i several calces of ice, but they sank under un-der his weight and sent him again and again beneath the surface. Ho cried loudly for help, but he w;is so far fron ' either shore and the flouting ice was so heavy that no one dared to attempt his rescue. At last Opfer, his strength almost roup, managed to climb upon an ice floe, whoro ho fell exhausted. Ilia struggles had been witnessed by two mt-,n on Petty' Pet-ty' inland, and as the floo drifted np toward the noint thev unshed (iff in their boat at the risk of their own lives, and pulled the unconscious Opfer off tho Ice. After a hard fight the boatmen managed man-aged to make the island again, and they carried Opfer into the little dwelling house that stands there. lie had been struggling with ice for an hour, and gave no sign of life when efforts to resuscitate re-suscitate him began. After two hours' hard work, however, Opfer opened his eyes, and at last was brought out of death's grasp entirely. "I thought I wa3 a goner, sure enough," said Opfer yesterday, "when I found myself banging away nt thoso cakes of ice. Oeerozalum, but I was cold! Then all of a sudden I got warm mid cozy and settled down for a nap. My! but it was nico till thoso men on the island woke mo up." Philadelphia Record. i'uiy in aa Ic Cake. After a tough three hours' struggle with death John Opfer came out ahead, and he was full of jy. Opfer is an iu-ploye iu-ploye of the West Jersey Ferry company, com-pany, and is fond of skating, lfo was enjoying this exhilarating snort on the Delaware at tho head of Third street, between the Camden shore and Petty s island, Saturday, when he st ruck a weak spot in the ice and broke through. Tbe current dragged Lim down and he bo-canie bo-canie benumbed. When he arose to ibe surface Opfer was in the midst of tbe broken H'e floating float-ing rapidly up stream, aud be made a |