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Show SANK TO HIS CHIN IN QUICKSAND, BUT LIVES i Peter Johnson Saved From Horrible Death by United 1 Effort of His Neighbors. . NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Peter Johnson, John-son, a resident of Hoboken, has narrowly nar-rowly escaped a living death in a swamp near his home. He had sunk to his chin in the quicksand when rescued. res-cued. Johnson had started out in the darkness to investigate a fire not far from home. He walked unwittingly into a place known as the bottomless swamp where several persons have met death. Before Be-fore realizing his peril he was caught and . continued to. sink rapidly. By screaming wildly for help, he aroused several persons living near by and they procured a rope. A nooise was formed and repeated attempts were made to cast It over the victim. Johnson continued to disappear at a great rate and soon only one arm remained re-mained free. A lucky throw by the rescuers finally noosed the upraised arm and after Johnson got the rope around his shoulders he was drawn out. It required the united efforts of six men to do this, however, and they worked nearly an hour. Johnson collapsed col-lapsed from . fright when he reached dry ground and was taken to a hospital. |