NORTH SHORE BREEZE. oe, 
LIFE SAVING AND HOW TO DO IT. 
BY PROF. JOHN F. CONROY. 
Since I have been teaching swimming 
in-all its forms at Singing Beach, Man- 
chester, a great many persons hearing 
that I have received a medal from the 
Congress of the United States for the 
many lives that I saved while a_ life- 
guard employed by the city of Boston, 
have been beseeching me with inquiries 
as to the best method to rescue a drown- 
ing person and to bring same to shore. 
When a swimmer knows how to ap- 
proach and take hold of a drowning per- 
son there need be no fear of the much 
talked of “‘ death grip.’’ I have several 
different ways of taking hold of a drown- 
—Arm Lock. ES yt ES 
ing person, and if I miss one I try an- 
other. 
My advice to those who are not expert 
swimmers is to be very careful in making 
arescue. Don’t be in ahurry to close 
in, for once a drowning person gets a 
hold it is difficult for even an expert 
swimmer to do anything. 
One of the best ways to makea rescue 
is to approach them from behind and if 
they are facing you to dive and come up 
behind. 
There are many ways to make a res- 
cue and the one illustrated above shows 
the hold known as the Arm Lock and is 
really a difficult hold unless a ear dil- 
igently. 
‘To rescue a person by the use " of the 
“Arm Lock’’ approach as mentioned 
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above, and reach around the head grasp- 
ing the right shoulder with your left 
hand. ‘The picture tells the story. 
Keep the chin of the drowning person 
against your forearm, and if a struggle is 
made the arm can be dropped a bit into 
what in wrestling is known as the 
* strangle’’ hold. 
When making a rescue this way, swim 
on your side, pulling the rescued along 
on his back, as shown in the illustration. 
‘This of course is only one method and 
as aclosing remark I wish to say that 
there are books published by me, per- 
taining to all swimming strokes, life-sav- 
ing methods, etc., and that my services 
can be obtained to teach, by writing or 
*phoning to me at the Masconomo 
House, Manchester. 
Last Band Concert of the Season at 
Manchester Next Week. 
The last in the series of six band con- 
certs in the square at Manchester will be 
civen by the Salem Cadet band next 
Wednesday evening. If the weather is 
fair it is safe to say the largest crowd of 
the summer will be out. The concert 
this week was one of the finest presented. 
The electrical illumination made the 
Common almost as light as day and 
made a very pretty showing. 
There was a crowd of fully 2500 
people in the square and the streets near 
the center. Scores of carriages and auto- 
mobiles lined the street on both sides 
throughout the evening and added to the 
scene. 
‘That the concerts have grown in pop- 
ular favor was evidenced from the in- 
creasing numbers who have attended 
each night. Members of the summer 
colony, too, have become interested and 
many have come over for the concerts. 
Beverly Farms, Beverly, Salem, Mag- 
nolia and Gloucester contribute their 
quota to the crowds, as is evidenced by 
the throng that are at the station waiting 
for trains after the concert. 
Next Wednesday evening the follow- 
ing program will be presented: 
1. March, Honor and Glory Fillmore 
2. Overture, Orpheus Offenbach 
3. Selection, Merry Minstrels Voelker 
4. Solo for Cornet, Inflammatus Rossini 
Mr. Nelson Bernier 
5. (a) Original Patrol Von Blou 
(b) Sextette from Lucia Donizetti 
6. “March, “Gi Ace R: Barnes 
7. Selection, Romeo and Juliet Gounod 
8. Polka for Cornet and Trombone 
‘Therese-Short 
Messrs. Bernier and Proctor 
9. Selection, Songs of All Nations Rollinson 
10. March, Rocked in the Cradle of 
the Deep 
Jean Missud, Conductor 
Hays 
Grover Cleveland souvenir plates, a 
cents each, at Beaton’s. 
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