R. Emil Drummer, 22, knitter, died attempting to save Alfred M. Scheer, 24, knitter, from drowning, Westville, New Jersey, June 29, 1913. Scheer and Drummer were wading in shallow water in Big Timber Creek, and suddenly Scheer got into a deep hole, where he struggled to keep at the surface. He was a very poor swimmer. A man on the bank extended an oar toward Scheer, but the oar was too short. Drummer, who was not a good swimmer, waded about 10 feet and then swam through deep water toward Scheer. Another man, on the bank, who could not swim, was the only other person near. Six feet from Scheer, Drummer became distressed, and before the man on the bank could bring a boat to the rescue, Drummer and Scheer both sank and were drowned. 12830-1003
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