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Show GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THE GIRL, A Voung Mf.ui Saves a Drowning Companion Compan-ion hut Perishes Himself. Portsmouth, N.H., April 25. Yesterday morning Rose Foster, Ethel Gray, Oscar Treftehen and Fred Burke, all of this city, started up the Viscataqua river in a sailboat. When near thj: Portsmouth and Kittery bridge, a strong current set the boat against the bridge and t, 1 four occupants were upset. Yoicg Trefteliwii caught hold of the bridge and pulled himself out of the water. Burke tried to support both isriris, but finding that he could not, relinquished his hold on Miss Gray, who turned on her back and floated. The cries from Trettehen caused boats to put out from two schooners lying at the pier. One of the boats reached the Gray girl, who bad floated half a mile up the river, and picked her tip unharmed. The o ther boat proceeded after Burke and his companion, but just before it reached them Burke sank and was drowned. The giri was sinking sink-ing for the third time when seized by her rescuers. The Foster girl was taken ashore at Kittery. and, after remaining unconscious uncon-scious nearly two hours, recovered her senses, but was in a very precarious condition condi-tion all day. |