BOYISH ADVENTURE AND GALLANT RESCUE.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 308, 27 November 1883, Page 3

BOYISH ADVENTURE AND GALLANT RESCUE.

DONBDiyr,, Nov, 25. — Two High, school boys, boarders at the Rectory, named Lane (from Uamaru),and Lovegrove(f rom Timarn), want sea. fowl nesting on the' rocks , off the ' ' Ocean Beach, about four miles from town, .. * yesterday afternoon. The tide was low and they had;not very far to swim to the rock. ; ' After amusing themselves for some time on ■ 'the' rock they attempted to come ashore but .: one of 'them taking cramp they returned to ' the., rpek. The tide having risen coneider- ' " ably it became evident to some. of their companions who had remained on shore! that they :.c,ould .a?*, get off « A ff ood deal of e^cite- • ! merit sprang up on the situation of the boys being made known, and some 60 persons, among fwhom were Inspector Weldop, and „ several members of the police force, and Dr "Brown, congregated on the beach t« irendar Fhat.asfljißtance.they coxddi.rAjjtelegram was | *! Jen* fe^rt Chalmers, afid-tiOarbofmaster r«i — -despatcß^ithe "steamer Plucky to rescue the lads. After some hours' steaming, the vicinity •£ the rocks was reachvd, but owing to the darknerisTnothing could be done. Fires were lighted as a signal to the steamer, and also to show the lads that steps were 1 being teken-for th.eir recovery} #ri<l'\a|' hulf -past 1 Zi isiiyß^iiw«.mbrhing:Mesßrs'Ph«an'(wh6has on several occasions been instrumental . in saving life in Dunedin), 'Miller, a <,very old ] resident in the district ; Aißelie, of Mosgiel, «nd a young gentleman whose name has not yet transpired, swam out to the rock with xopea. The witer was one seething mass of .. foam, ,and- after. reaching » point of thareef w ' t^rb^of the swimmers had to go through a channel where there was a very swift current to get at the boys.JThey found them sheltered in a cave, and with the aid of the ropes | brought them ashore. Beyond a few braises ] /.' «a^ «uff{sring_ aflittlei froja exhaustion,haviis,^ . "~ "^ been naked oh the rocks for twelve hoars, they were not a great deal the worse for | A their adventure. . ,* I