Heroism at Bloemfontein.
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTROUS ' [ FLOOD. - Some of the many acts of heroism u fcntnessedl during the recen- dlsask* trous flood at Bloemfontein a'# reft corded by a correspondent thro, in H B tetter dated Jan. 23. ■ In particular, he says, the conH ttuct of a young English nurse Miss ■ Hollidge, aroused the admiraJnn of K. Kbe spectators. She was a the J bttlcony of the Hotel Hoyal w>en it | collapsed, and most of its occupnts Were swept away. Her one thkight was apparently to save the if ant. v -cteM of the proprietress. She Vied child to her back, seized a f >pe ~ tint was flung to her across it lie street, and plunged into the torent. i- ...., After » fearful struggle she wa rescued in en unconscious condiion, I with the child still alive. Cajtain ■ jjSHiott, H.N. (retired) and his wife MMFwho were alsr on the balcony) uctwith great heroism, and we:- i,n■■trumental in saving many lives/The l5 P !? in ' "auemlwring CI service, was actually the (it (person to leave the doomed bull(ing before it finally collapsed. 1- ' MacDonald of Be i .V- 1 ; 11 ;- a "ative of Edinburgh, i|in saving five women tit ®™™ren, but on returning into I flood to assist an old man he i\l Bwept away and drowned. Many oured persons were drowned whl attempting to save the whites 1 fc- native nursegirl succeeded in savil ner mistress and a child, but wil „ f ,?^ ned an attempt to save al white lady. One droadfl scene of panic occurred on the hold 4, when throe white 3 This wm nlmost the , )n | v in • stance of cowardice which | ms ' r „ " S.i. aml ft la comforting to reflect that the mm referred to were not of English origin. The wo men all behaved with magnifVent General Stephenson comthe forces/also rendered ' SCTeTafT 3 BCrViCe ' sta,, d'ng f or *hTfflL"[V to thc ar '"Pits in as-sisting to drag unV&Pti SUffe "?' s as li"i'e by means
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 78, 6 April 1904, Page 3
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328Heroism at Bloemfontein. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 78, 6 April 1904, Page 3
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