Show STARES AT DEATH 12 HOURS man sinks I 1 into nto soft mud help arrives when only head and shoulders remain in sight san francisco mired in the mud of the flats near lake merritt merrita in oakland aa nd james L aguilar a watchman was res rescued cited just in time to save hl him front from being drowned by the rising ude for 12 long hodds aguilar struggled to free himself staring death drawing near by inches but every instant he san sank k deeper and deeper into the oft mud until when help arrived shortly after daylight only his head and shoulders were above the surface slowly the tide was corning in and death was creeping stealthily tauntingly upon the man cries for help had dwindled into a feeble wall wail as a res result alf of his terror and exhaustion when lie he was finally dragged from his perilous position and taken to the oakland receiving hospital he was in a state of almost total collapse and the physicians who are attending him fear that the shock he suffered front from his night of horror may have serious results Agui aguilard Ag ullars lars cries for help were heard throughout the night by persons living in the vicinity of the east end or of eighth street but all attempts to 10 lo cute cato the sound failed even after daylight came lie he was not able to attract attention from the bridge for some time at last A W saw the unfortunate mans hed head projecting barely a foot above the black surface of the mud lie he ran for help and returned with policemen murphy and mckeegan and a score of men from nearby houses ropes were obtained and passed about Agui aguilard Ag ullars lars body beneath ills his arms and he was finally anally dragged out of the trea treacherous cheroti mire |