Narrow Escace of Sarah Bernhardt
The Paris Figaro of September 13th contains an account of the accident which befel Mme. Sarah Bernhardt. It appears that tbe famous actress had a narrow escape from death at Belleisleen Sur while endeavouring to reach the seashore via the cliffs. After descending a short distanca, Mme. Bernhardt was unable to advance or retreat. Her shrieks for help attracted the attention of a bather who climbed up and seized her just as the boulder to which she was clinging broke away, and thus she was saved from being crushed to death. The actress and her rescuer lost their footing and rolled down the cliff to the sea, where they were rescued by a passing boat. While Mme. Bernhart was only slightly bruised, her rescuer was seriously injured.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 103, 28 October 1897, Page 4
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132Narrow Escace of Sarah Bernhardt Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 103, 28 October 1897, Page 4
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