FOREST AND STREAM. 



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IN A QUICKSAND— HORRIBLE SITUA- 

 TION. 



AN incident which recently befell one of our esteemed 

 contributors, Mr. Frank i*. Wade, of Indianapolis, 

 involved some experiences of such a remarkable character 

 that it is deemed worth narrating. Mr. Wade is the Gen- 

 eral Passenger and Ticket Agent of the Indianapolis, Peru 

 and Chicago Railroad. He is about thirty years old, un- 

 married, good looking, genial, and popular. A short time 

 ago, in company with a few friends, he went up to Lake 

 Maxincuckee, a small but beautiful body of water in Mar- 

 shall county, Ind., on a fishing excursion. He had noticed 

 some magnificent water lilies in full bloom along the south- 

 ern shore of the lake, and one day he concluded to gather 

 a few. Perhaps he intended to present them to some fair 

 lady, and perhaps not. (This is not a narrative of conjec- 

 tures but of facts.) Taking a row boat he had proceeded 

 a short distance up the lake shore when he came to a little 

 rivulet not more than four feet wide. There had been a 

 heavy rain the day before, and the inflated rivulet had left 

 quite a deposit of sand and light debris along its sides, 

 partially concealing the character of the ground, and mak- 

 ing a smooth and apparently solid surface. On the oppo- 

 site side of the rivulet a little above where he stood there 

 bloomed a huge water lily— a perfect marvel of beauty. 

 Frank's soul went out toward it with a true inwardness. 

 Selecting what appeared to be a good landing place on the 

 other side of the little stream he cleared it at a leap. The 

 moment he struck the earth he felt it giving way beneath 

 him, and in less than a second he was up to his thighs in a 

 soft mud. His first impulse, of course, was to get out, but 

 he found he could not move his legs. Worse than this he 

 found that every movement he made sunk him deeper. 

 The situation began to look serious. By this time he was 

 half immersed and rapidly losing control of himself. The 

 more he struggled the faster he sank. Then the horrible 

 truth burst on him that he was in a quicksand. The sen- 

 sation was dreadfu!. The mud grasped him like a vise. 

 His legs were helpless, and his feet seemed to be treading 

 on nothing. And still he sank. Now he was above his 

 waist and rapidly losing strength. Up to this time he had 

 indulged the hope of extricating himself, but now he be- 

 gan to call for help. Again and again he called with all his 

 strength. His cries were heard by two companions, Messrs. 

 Elliott and Gall, about a quarter of a mile distant on the 

 lake, and by some instinct they at once took in the situa- 

 tion. In a moment they were making toward him as fast 

 as oars would carry them, but moments are years to a man 

 in Frank's situation. By this time he was up to his arm- 

 pits. The mud and sand seemed to press him from all di- 

 rections. Respiration was difficult, and his breathing was 

 growing shorter. Each breath was drawn with a distinct 

 effort. He grasped at a little bunch of grass and held to it 

 like a drowning man to a life preserver. With the other 

 hand he managed to get hold of a small piece of an old 

 barrel stave, which lay within reach, and worked that un- 

 der his arm. Both these stays soon failed him, and he con- 

 tinued to descend. The other boys were fast approaching, 

 but now his arms were extended above his head, and his 

 rescue seemed doubtful. He thought of home, of mother, 

 sisters, and friends. He wondered what he had done to 

 deserve such an ignominious death. He wondered if his 

 body would ever be recovered if he sank out of sight. His 

 senses reeled, and his head seemed to be bursting. The 

 approaching rescuers struck a bar. In an instant they 

 jumped out and were diagging the skiff over it. It was 

 hard work, but soon done. The life of Frank Wade was 

 at stake. In deeper water again they rowed toward him 

 like athletes. The boat strikes the land. They leap out 

 and run to Frank, bringing an oar with them. When they 

 got to him the mud was within an inch of his mouth. His 

 head was thrown back, and the back part of it imbedded 

 in mud. He was pale and helpless. With all possible haste 

 an oar was extended to him. He was too weak to grasp it 

 firmly, but managed to get it under his arms, and thus sus- 

 tained himself. Then hope revived. After a few minutes 

 of rest he worked the oar into such position that he could 

 seize it with both hands, and then the work of extrication 

 began. Little by little he managed to loosen his body, 

 though he could not move it. Then the boys would work 

 him back and forth with the oar. Without describing this 

 propess in detail suffice to say that after about half an hour 

 ,of hard work he was finally dragged out, leaving his rub- 

 ber boots behind, the most exhausted and most beslimed 

 man ever seen. Pale, weak, and sore, he submitted him- 

 self to his friends, who hastily stripped off his clothes and 

 put on dry ones. Two or three stiff drinks of good brandy 

 revived his strength and brought the color into his face. 

 As soon as he was able to move he was placed in a boat 

 and rowed to the landing, and thence led to the hotel. It 

 was several days before his system recovered its tone, and 

 a fortnight before the effects of his squeeze passed away. 

 Frank is as fond as ever of water-lilies, but would rather 

 somebody else would gather them. 



The Floating Hospital. — If there is one charity more 

 than another which excites our sympathies and is deserv- 

 ing of encouragement, it is that of the Floating Hospital, 

 organized by the officers of St. John's Guild, by which 

 sick children and their parents can have one day at least of 

 pure air and enjoyment. The success that has attended 

 the efforts of the Trustees, will be greatly enhanced through 

 the benevolence of Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer, who have 

 kindly tendered the gratuitous use of their magnificent 

 steamer, the Plymouth Rock, for a select family excursion, 

 on Tuesday, the 14th of September, to West Point, return- 

 ing in the evening. Gilmore's Military Band, the Mozart 

 Glee Club, the Madrigal Bell Chimes, &c, will furnish 

 their usual entertainment. Tickets, costing one dollar, 

 may be obtained from any of the Trustees, Banks, Insur- 

 ranee Companies and principal Hotels. 



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CREEDMOOR. 



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The Crouch Btjllseye Badge Won by A. V. Canpield, 

 Jr., of the American Rifle Team. — The third competi- 

 tion for this badge took place at Creed moor on Saturday 

 last. Conditions, fifteen shots at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards; 

 any breech loading rifle; excluding the members of the 

 American team who shot in the International matches of 

 1874 and 1875; the badge to be awarded to the competitor 

 making the largest number of bullseyes, and to be won 

 three times before becoming the personal property of the 

 winner. In the first two competitions the badge has been 

 held by Mr. L. Geiger, making in each competition eighteen 

 bullseyes in a score of 176 points. It is now held by Mr. 

 Canfield with a total of twenty-three bullseyes in a score of 

 188 points, which has only been surpassed by the best 

 scores made in the Leech cup competition at Creedmoor 

 May 29th, 1875. Shooting opened at 11 A. M. ; weather 

 clear and hot; thermometer 90°; strong wind from south- 

 west prevailing during the match, and requiring constant 

 watching and changing to keep on the bullseye. The scor- 

 ing was in charge of Mr. George S. Schermerhorn, of the 

 Amateur Club. The following are the scores: — 



A. V. CANFIELD, JK. 



Yards. Score. Total. 



901) 5 4450454445535 5—62 



900 5 35544 5 5455254 4—65 



1000 2 5355455543552 3-U1- 188 



Number of bullsejes, 23. 



W. B. FAKWELL. 



800 3 554545 4 5 4550 5-59 



900 5 4434553 55 3 345 5—63 



1000 0055455340454 4—48—170 



Number of bullseyes, 20. 



H. S. JEWELL. 



800 555455554 3 4554 4-68 



900 5 54 3 3445340302 5-50 



1000 2 5423325352 45 2 2—49—167 



Number of bullseyes, 17. 



GEORGE CROUCH. 



800 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3-58 



900 1 4 3 5 3 5 4 3 3 4 3 5 4-50 



1009 4 4305443 3 43053 0-45-153 



Number of bullseyes, 9. 



A. J. HENNION. 



800. 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 5 5 2 5 5 3 4 5- 59 



900 5045532234 3 534 3-51 



1000 43 3 0320202 3 540 3-34—144 



Number of bullseye8,*13. 



R. RATMBONE. 



800 00402432453554 5-46 



900 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5-*2 



1000 32353502235023 5—44—142 



Number of bullseyes, 11. 



A. ANDERSON. 



800 3 5435434545355 5-63 



900 '4 5 5 3 2 3 5 4 Z 4—37 



1000 423052040034 3 5-35—135 



Number of bullseyes, 12. 



F. HYDE. 



800 325543R4553453 5-61 



900 3 233245335 5 20 5 3—48 



I'OO 2 4 4 3rr3 4 2 4-26—135 



Number of bullseyes, 11. 



E. H. MADISON. 



800 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 0—39 



900 2 32205545 3 5530 3—47 



1000 3 00002 2r0 30032 2—17-103 



Number of bullseyes, 5. 



The scores made in this match are to count as forming 



the first competition for the Amateur Club team. 



Banquet to the American Team.— The last of the fes- 

 tivities attendant upon the reception of the American team 

 of riflemen occurred at Delmonico's on Monday evening in 

 the form of a banquet. Many distinguished gentlemen 

 were present and many more would have been had not 

 other engagements prevented. No less a personage, how- 

 ever, than Henry Wilson, Vice President of the Republic 

 was on hand, and made a speech eulogistic of the team and 

 the manly way in which they had deported themselves 

 while abroad. Col. Gildersleeve also spoke in response to 

 the toast of tne evening "The American Rifle Team," and 

 speeches were made by Gen. Hawley, Gen. Horace Porter 

 and others. The dinner was in Delmonico's best style. 



Match with the Victoria Rifle Club, of Hamilton, 

 Canada, and the Amateur Club.— The Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Amateur Club held a special meeting on Sep- 

 tember 2d to take measures toward the selection of a team 

 for the above match, to be held at Creedmoor on Saturday, 

 the 25th inst. It was resolved to invite the members of the 

 Amateur Club to take part in three competitions at Creed- 

 moor September 4th, 8th, and 11th, after which the Execu- 

 tive Committee will select eight members to constitute the 

 team. 



Mr. Alford submitted a letter from Mr. F. P. Fairbanks, 

 late Secretary of the club, acknowledging the receipt of 

 the testimonial presented to him on his retirement from the 

 office of Secretary last Winter. The testimonial consists 

 of a handsome bronze clock, surmounted with a female 

 figure, and mounted on a black marble base. It bears an 

 inscription:— "Presented to F. P. Fairbanks by the Ama- 

 teur Rifle Club as a testimonial of their esteem, and for 

 the services rendered as their first Secretary and one of its 

 founders." 



The President next read a commmunication from Col. 

 G. W. Wingate, tendering the resignation of his office as 

 member of the Executive Committee. On motion of Mr. 

 Johnson, his resignation was accepted, and a vote of thanks 

 was tendered to him. Mr. G. S. Schermerhorn was unani- 

 mously elected to fill the vacancy, and was subsequently 

 appointed by the President to take charge of the competi- 

 tions previously mentioned for the selection of a team. Col. 

 Wingate reported the receipt of the following subscriptions 

 toward procuring a testimonial for the American team: — 

 Gen. Hiram Duryea, $25; Oswald, Ottendorfer, $50; Allan 

 Campbell, $25. After some further routine business the 

 meeting adjourned. 



Yonkers Rifle Club. — A number of citizens of Yonkers 

 assembled last week and formed themselves into an Asso- 

 ciation with the above tittle. The officers elected were:— 

 G. L. Morse, President; Col. Matt. H. Ellis, Vice Presi- 

 dent; H. L. Garrison, Secretary; William B. Edgar, Treas- 

 urer; Douglas Smyth, Range Superintendent; Frederic 

 Shonnard, Robert P. Getty, Hugh Hughes and M- K. 

 Couzens, Directors. An admirable range has been found 

 on the premises of the President, affording ranges up to 

 600 yards. The rules of the club are similar to those 

 governing the National Rifle Association. Mr. L. M. Bal- 

 lard, of the American team, is a member and some good 

 shots will doubtless be developed. 



The Forest and Stream badge was shot for again last 

 evening in Conlin's gallery, 930 Broadway, but too late for 

 the result to appear in this issue of our paper. 



California Rifle Association. — The opening meeting 

 of this association will take place at the Presidio range 

 near San Francisco, on the 24th and 25th insts. Gov. 

 Pacheco will open proceedings by firing the first shot. The 

 matches comprise a military short range match, similar in 

 conditions to those of the National Rifle Association; the 

 Kellogg Challenge Cup, presented by Major S. J. Kellogg, 

 late of Co. A., Twenty-third Regiment, Brooklyn. A 

 match for enlisted men of the United States Army stationed 

 at the Presidio; a military long range match at 1,000 

 yards; a team match, and various subscription matches, 

 conditions of which will be determined on the day of shoot- 

 ing. The prizes are very valuable, the four in the team 

 match aggregating $850. 



Capt Bogardus as a Rifleman. — A number of gentle- 

 men assembled at Jones' Wood, on Saturday afternoon, to 

 see Capt. Bogardus execute his remarkable feat of killing 

 fifty pigeons in eight minutes, and to witness a match with 

 the rifle between Messrs. T. Broadway and Bogardus. The 

 last named has had no experience in rifle shooting and it 

 was almost his initiation. Broadway is an old rifle hand, 

 as well as pigeon shot, being a member of a Brooklyn club. 

 The score lor Broadway was:— 12, 17, 12, 18, 14, 15, 17. 

 18, 18, 14, 15, 14, 15, 16, 18. Total, 233. Bogardus, 18, 

 12, 9, 14, 18, 18, 14, 16, 14, 5, 16, 15, 14, 16, 16. Total, 215. 

 The highest figure that could be made was 18, and the 

 highest possible score in the 15 shots was 270. The rifle 

 used was a muzzle loading German rifle. Capt. Bogardus 

 will make a rifle shot of no small calibre, if he will study 

 up, as he has coolness, nerve and eye to make one of the 

 best marksmen of the day. We will before long expect to 

 hear his rifle crack at long range and his shooting equal if 

 not surpass the scores of some of the big guns of the Ama- 

 teur Rifle Club. 



— During the recent encampment of the Seventy -first 

 Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y , at Oakland Beach, R. I., they 

 were challenged by a picked eight from Prescott Post, G. 

 A. It., to shoot a friendly contest at 200 yards from the 

 shoulder, standing; each man was allowed five shots. The 

 Rhode Island men shot with Henry-Martini rifles, and the 

 Seventy-first with regulation military Remington guns. 

 The new Wimbledon target was used. Shooting com- 

 menced at 4 o'clock, the Rhode Islanders shooting first: — 



SCORE OF 718T RBQT TEAM BCORE OF RHODE 



Name. Score. T" 



Lieut. O. C. Hoffman... 3 4 4 4 4-19 



Sergt. Serverer 4 3 4 5 2—18 



Sergt. White 3 4 3 3 4-17 



Capt. T. V. Smith i 4 2 4 3—17 



Lieut. J. H. Sturche..3 4 3 3 3-16 



Private Teets 4 3 3 2 3—15 



Capt. It. 3. Or?or 4 3 3 3 2-15 



Private McDonald 2 4 4—10 



8CORE OF RHODE ISLAND TEAM 



Name. Score. T'l 



O. Gifford 3 2 3 4 3—15 



C. Grey 3 4 3 4—14 



E. E. Roper 3 3 4 3-13 



A. Sweet 4 2 3 4 0-13 



P. T. Collins 3 3 4 3 0-13 



G. A. Wallace 3 2 4—9 



W. C. Crasley 2 3 0—5 



E. Hagan 4 000 0—4 



Total i6 



Total 127 



The 71st winning by 41 points. 



Ontario Rifle Association.— The annual prize meet- 

 ing of this organization commenced on the last of August 

 and continued for the four following days. The number 

 of competitors was smaller than last year. In the all- 

 comer's match the number of entries was 198 ngainst 266 

 last year, and in the affiliated association's match 199 

 against 262 last year. The most important events and the 

 results were as follows: — 



Match. Distance. Shots. Winner. Pn'ts 



All Comers 1 Match,. ...200 and 500 yards.. 5 Sergt. Lewis 37' 



Affiliated Association.. b00 and 500 yards.. 5 Dr. Aikins . 32 



Battalion Match 200, 500, BOO yaids. . 5 Gov. Gen Foot Gds* 466 



District Match s... .500 and 600 yards.. • 7 Capt. Anderson 47 



Nursery Stakes 500 yards 7 Major White 26 



Small Bore Match 700, 800, 900 yards. 7 G. Murison " ' " 5i 



Do 2d stage.. 1000 yards 7 Major Gibson....'..' 24 



Ten men. 



The weather throughout the meeting was warm, but the 

 meeting generally was a success and but few complaints 

 were made. 



—Adjutant General Townsend has issued an order an- 

 nouncing that the revised manual of rifle practice, prepared 

 by Col. George W. Wingate, General Inspector of Rifle 

 Practice, is adopted for the instruction of the National 

 Guard of the State of New York. 



— A match was shot on August 30th at the Cedar Grove 

 range by the members of the New York and Staten Island 

 Amateur Rifle Club for the Donvan cup. Distances, 200 

 400 and 500 yards, five shots at each range; position, stand- 

 ing; any rifle. Won by Mr. F. Miller. The following are 

 the scores:— 



SCORE. 



400 Yards. 

 4 3 5 3 5-20 



2 5 4 3-14 



3 5 5 3—16 

 3 C 4 3 5—15 



200 Yards. 



F. Miller 5 3 5 4 2-19 



G- Wilson 4 4 4 4 5-21 



F. Gordon 2 4 4 4 4—18 



B. McCabe 2 5 4 3-14 



a 500 Yards. Total 



4 5 2—11 50 

 4 2 4 4-14 49 

 3 5 4 -12 46 

 2 3 4 0—9 38 



—Company B, Sixty-sixth H.--V. B. I., Capt. Hart, had 

 its annual target practice at Bedford, Nova Scotia, on 

 August 26th. The day was fine, and the shooting Letter 

 than that of previous years. Range, 200, 400, 500 and 600 

 yards, ten shoots each distance. The first prize, a medal 

 one silver badge and $5, was won by Private Alex. Myers,' 

 with a score of 127 points, being 39 points more than' won 

 last year, and 19 points more than in 1873. Altogether 

 there were twenty-four prizes presented, the last being a 



