A BRAVE DEED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 88, 4 October 1911, Page 5

A BRAVE DEED.

A BOY RESCUED FROM DROWNING. Auckland, October 2. An act of singular bravery was performed on a recent afternoon by Mr. Harry Tanfield, of Kingsland, in rescuing ft ten-year-old boy from drowning. The boy, who is a son of Mr. R. Brown, Kingsland road, was playing with a, younger companion near a clay pit in what is known as Cabbage Tree Swum,p. The ipit contained about twelve feet of muddy water, and in endeavoring to recover a stick which had fallen into it, young Brown, who was unable to swim, lost hi 9 hold and fell in. The other boy ran for his mother, who in turn summoned an elder lad. The latter, however, was unable to swim with hi? clothes on. and accordingly went for Mr. Tanfield, who was painting a house some distance away. Mr. Tanfield ran straight to the spot, and without waiting to remove his apron, dived in after the lad. The latter had gone down for the last time, and only his cap could be seen. Mr. Tanfield was at first unaible to find the body, but diving a second time happened to be more successful, though the muddy water prevented him from seeing anything. The boy was apparently lifeless when brought ashore, but artificial respiration was applied by Mr. Tanfield, and the boy came to in a short time. Dr. P. Moir then arrived and took charge of the lad, who was removed to the house of a neighbor. Mr. Tanfield was the means of saving the life of a small child some ten days previously. lie was in his house when he heard criep, and going out found a child with its dress in llaines. These he promptly smothered', thus saving the child from almost certain death by burns.