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August 4, 1844
New Haven Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
In Brooklyn, 14-year-old Patrick McLaughlin heroically rescues 6-year-old James Jaffers from drowning after the child falls into the river from a wharf at the foot of Jay Street.
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A Noble Boy.—Yesterday afternoon, as a
group of children were playing together on
the wharf at the foot of Jay street, Brooklyn,
one of them, James Jaffers, about six years
old, fell into the river, and struggling some
time, sank. The cries of his companions
brought to the spot a fine little fellow, by the
name of Patrick McLaughlin, who is only
fourteen years of age, and who happened at
the time to be crossing the street at the head
of the wharf. When Patrick reached the
spot, the child had disappeared below the sur-
face, but he sprang in, and swimming under
water discovered the child gradually sinking
to the bottom, seized him and brought him to
the wharf, amid the acclamations of a crowd
of men who had by this time assembled. The
anguish and gratitude of the mother of the
child, who was at hand, may be imagined.
American.
group of children were playing together on
the wharf at the foot of Jay street, Brooklyn,
one of them, James Jaffers, about six years
old, fell into the river, and struggling some
time, sank. The cries of his companions
brought to the spot a fine little fellow, by the
name of Patrick McLaughlin, who is only
fourteen years of age, and who happened at
the time to be crossing the street at the head
of the wharf. When Patrick reached the
spot, the child had disappeared below the sur-
face, but he sprang in, and swimming under
water discovered the child gradually sinking
to the bottom, seized him and brought him to
the wharf, amid the acclamations of a crowd
of men who had by this time assembled. The
anguish and gratitude of the mother of the
child, who was at hand, may be imagined.
American.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Survival
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Heroic Rescue
Child Drowning
Brooklyn Wharf
Brave Boy
What entities or persons were involved?
James Jaffers
Patrick Mclaughlin
Where did it happen?
Wharf At The Foot Of Jay Street, Brooklyn
Story Details
Key Persons
James Jaffers
Patrick Mclaughlin
Location
Wharf At The Foot Of Jay Street, Brooklyn
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon
Story Details
Six-year-old James Jaffers falls into the river while playing on a Brooklyn wharf and sinks. Fourteen-year-old Patrick McLaughlin, nearby, dives in, swims underwater, grabs the sinking child, and brings him safely to the wharf, earning crowd acclamations and the mother's gratitude.