A Thrilling Incident.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 246, 16 November 1903, Page 4

A Thrilling Incident.

A thrilling incident occurred at Bendigo (Victoria) a few daysi ago. While Constable ICays was on duty in View-street, his attention was attracted by piercing cries for help. He ran in the direction from which the sounds proceeded, and was astonished to see a young woman hanging by her hands from an upper storey of the Bank of New South Wales. Kays promptly obtained a ladder in £he vicinity, and placing it against the wall, ascended. By standing oil the top wall he was just able to reach theyoung woman's feet, and 90 in a measure tpok thp strajn of her weight off her hands. Bot'h, however, were i*iable to move, and theip position was dangerous i)i the ' Extreme, as the least slip would have caused both to fall on to the asphalt footpath below. A young man named Denis Hannan climbed the ladder and held Kays firmly, while Constable Gormanby, who had by this time appeared on the scene, entered the bank, and, with the assistance of Mr Barnier, accountant, caught the young woman by the arms, and drew her through the window into the room. As soon as she found herself safe, the ypupgi woman, whose name is Annie Youlden, coJ r lapsed under the terrible nervpug strain sfc had pxp.er}encp<l f iiii'd'' i$ was some tl'mo before she recovered. A number of spectators witnessed the occurrence, and warmly applauded the constables and Hannan for their plucky rescue. The young woman had been engaged cleaning the outside of the window when she slipped. She grasped the ledge just in time to save herself from falling 011 to the pavement.