BATHERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16729, 12 January 1920, Page 6

BATHERS IN DIFFICULTIES.

A SMABT RESCUE. But for tho prompt and offectit* .lotion of so mo members of the Taylor's Mistake Surf Oluh, a drowning accident. would have ornirrod at Taylor s' Mistake yesterday nfteiu.mn. A young man, W. Machin, of 21 Rugby street, was swimming outsido tho breakers about 4.30 p.m., when Mr E. Davins, who was doing patrol duty on tlio beach, noticed that tlio bather was in difficulties. Mr Davies signalled to tho j pavilion, where Mrs D. C. ]>avidson immediately sounded tho alarm, and some members of tho Taylor's Mistake Club took out the reel. Meanwhile, Mr F. Priest, had entered tho water, closely followed by Mr O. Turpin. .A few moments later Mr I>. C. Davidson, captain of tho team, wont in with tho belt life-line. Priest, who is only 1G years of age, lost no timo in leaching tlio man in difficulties, and was almost strangled. Ho kept his presence of mind, however, until O. Turpin reached them both. Priest then signalled to Turpin to let him drift in, but ho was 111 koitip trouble until assisted by F. Stevenson, who had also swum out. Davidson had by this timo reached iiirpin and the subject of tho rescue, and all were quickly hauled in bv the members of tho team. Machin was unconscious when brought out of tlio water, but was revived in about twenty minutes by tho artificial respiration method, directed bv Mr A Barrett Subsequently ho Ws rewl PT put to S' J?° .to a watchful patrolman and a well-trained life-savinir team. "