On Saturday last, about five o’clock, as one of the Woodside Ferry boats was about to leave the broad steps at George’s Pierhead, a female who was rather late, missed her footing, and fell into the river. She immediately passed under the paddle wheel, was carried down the river by the ebb tide, and had disappeared twice under the water, when a gentleman of the name PIKE divested himself of his coat, and in the most heroic manner leaped from the stern of the vessel to her rescue.
Being an excellent swimmer, he soon reached his object, whom he caught, and a small boat pushed off, reaching the parties in tie to save both.
We believe the gentleman has not suffered from his manly and generous efforts, and we are gratified to learn that a subscription, not exceeding one shilling, has been commenced at Woodside, for the purpse of presenting Mr PIKE with a small token of the admiration in which his conduct is held high by his friends and the public
Old Liverpool 1998-2008