Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1912 — DOG SAVES DROWNING WOMAN [ARTICLE]

DOG SAVES DROWNING WOMAN

Canine Pulls Her From New Jersey River When Her Canoe Is Overturned.

New Brunswick, N. J. —A homeless Newfoundland dog limped forlornly through South Boundbrook a few days ago, and lingered under the boathouse on the Raritan river. The dog was lying on the pier when Miss Bertha Thompson put out in her canoe. When she was 50 feet from the pier she dropped her paddle, and in trying to recover it upset the canoe. The nfext Instant the dog had plunged off the pier and was swimming swiftly toward her. As she came up the second time, the animal fastened his teeth in her clothes and in a few minutes had her safely on shore. The dog no longer is homeless. 1