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Show HOTEL CLERK A HERO. 8aves Three Salt- Lake Young Women From Drowning at Long Beach. Long Deach, Cal. Caught In tho strong undertow In tho surf horo Saturday, Sat-urday, four young women, thrco of whom nro daughters of Colonol E. A. Wall of Salt Lalto City, narrowly escaped es-caped being drowned. That they aro allvo Is duo to tho bravery of Itobort Balrd, Clerk at tho Virginia hold, whoro tho party is registered. Uaird was standing In tho entranco of tho hotel when ho heard tho young women screaming. Ho rushed to tho bench and saw Misses Allco, Sclma nnd Mnry Wall ond Laura Itogors struggling with tho waves. Ho plunged plung-ed In nnd hy superhuman efforts wns enabled to reach tho young Indies. Ho throw n ropa to Mary Wall Just ns sho was sinking nnd succeeded In pulling hor out. MIbb Rogers nnd Miss Allco Wall woro aided by bystanders, while, Balrd helped Miss Selma Wall to reach a place of safety. |