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left hand under so as to grip her other 

 shoulder. Then by releasing one hand from 

 above and grasping the lower edge with it, 

 we succeeded in safely getting her under it. 

 At this juncture Mrs. C. had become quite 

 composed, and spoke to her sister, who up to 

 that time was so nervous and frightened that 

 she clung to the boom with a maniacal grip, 

 unable to move. The next movement brought 

 her to the boom and the end of the plank, 

 and between us she was raised on to them. 

 " Saved ! saved ! " I could not but exclaim. 



Had they been alone when this happened, 

 as they were likely to have been, doubtless 

 both would have been drowned, for the 

 suction, which is very strong the whole length 

 of the boom, was doubly so here, as I found 

 by this experience. They would have been 

 swept by it into the fish-pass eddies, and 

 against the rocks there by the rolling, tum- 

 bling, eddying billows. It was some time 

 before they gathered confidence sufficient to 

 complete the crossing. In the mean time I 

 ran up on the bank and obtained the assistance 

 of two men off the road, which materially 

 assisted me by getting a second plank for the 



