Reports of the Society instituted in the year 1774, for the recovery of persons apparently drowned. For the year MDCCLXXV.

  • Royal Humane Society (London, England)
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[1776]
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Credit: Reports of the Society instituted in the year 1774, for the recovery of persons apparently drowned. For the year MDCCLXXV. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    then near high-water. Thomas was in his boat dole by, and immediately took the child up. They did not apply to a Medical Affiftant, the child not being at all hurt. Some fortunate cir- cumfiances attended this accident: if it had been Jow-water, the child muff inevitably have been killed. As it was, there were two boats almoft immediately under the place from which he fell: thefe boats were a little afunder : between them the objedl fell. Thomas was in one of them ; and no doubt, from motives of humanity, and we will likewife fupppofe adfuated in fome meafure by the reward offered, immediately took him up. The mother of the child would have paid Thomas, but he would not receive any thing from her, as fhe is poor. I am, [5?c. J. Hodgson. No. 299, Wapping^ 5th July. Richard Thomas was properly rewarded by the Society. CASE XXV. Saturday, July 16, 1775, about half pad four o’clock in the afternoon, as John Venables, a boy about thirteen years of age, was bathing in the river Thames, by Black Fryars Bridge, fome per¬ son prefect unfortunately threw a pear into the water, after which the unhappy boy ventured out of his depth, funk under the furface, and after lifing a iecond time, totally difappeared. It being Sunday, the iron gate which lliurs up the ferry was locked: But Jojeph Knight feeing the lad fink, unened lately ran for the key. He procured D 2 al fo